The Natural Diamond Council & Assouline Release “DIAMONDS” Coffee Table Book
Shine bright like a diamond
Diamond earrings from De Beers’s Talisman high-jewelry collection, which feature 32 floating diamonds suspended from a rare 1.6-carat oval-shaped white diamond in an 18-karat yellow-gold semi-bezel setting. Alternating white polished diamonds and green and orange rough diamonds imbue this design with a soft and elegant color. Courtesy of De Beers Jewellers
A 200+ page coffee table book all about the beauty and brilliance of diamonds? Sign us up. The Natural Diamond Council has teamed up with publisher Assouline—a go-to authority on fashion , travel and luxury publications—to create “Diamonds,” dedicated to the world’s most sought-after jewel. In telling the story of today’s expression of natural diamonds and their continuous impact on the world, this new tome dives into tales of the world’s most captivating stones, from the Hope Diamond, De Beers Millennium Star diamond, to the legend of the Beau Sancy Diamond, and cultural moments like Marilyn’s infamous “Diamonds are a girl’s bestfriend.” The book features stunning images, tall tales, and interviews with top designers, tastemakers, and enthusiasts and a forward from esteemed editor, Edward Enninful.
The edition, authored by fashion critic Anders Christian Madsen, covers the scope of diamonds, from its history, to providing a space for new and merging artisan jewelry designers to highlight their diamond focused creations. Brands like Meesika, Suzanne Kalan and Anita Ko. As diamonds are a huge widespread cultural piece of iconography, the book includes quotes from today’s cultural figures and disrupters like Kendall Jenner, Offest and actress Lucy Boynton about their sentiments around the precious stone.
Cover of “DIAMONDS”. Courtesy of Assouline.
“While it is these pop culture diamond moments
that are forever etched in our collective memories; out of the spotlight, all around the world, people are having their own diamond moments,”
Customized $5 million Big Bang watch from Hublot, encrusted with 1,282 diamonds, including more than 100 carats of baguette diamonds and six emerald- cut stones each weighing more than 3 carats. Courtesy of Hublot.
Necklace with 63.5 carats of diamonds from Graff’s Tribal high-jewelry collection. Courtesy of Graff
Model wears a Sabyasachi necklace in 18-karat gold with rose-cut diamonds, brilliant-cut diamonds, Colombian emeralds, Zambian emeralds and Japanese cultured pearls Errikos Andreou/DEU: Creative Management.
Awakening Lotus high-jewelry necklace by De Beers, with an 18.79-carat bluish-green rough that’s suspended from a line of round brilliant and marquise-shaped diamonds totaling 46.69 carats. De Beers Jewellers.
