British mining firm, Gemfields – a world-leading provider of responsibly-sourced colored gems – has partnered with Rachel Quinn, a superb artist and goldsmith based mostly in Los Angeles, to launch the Loopy Love assortment, that includes the corporate’s Zambian emeralds and Mozambican rubies.

“Falling in love has been described as a type of short-term madness,” stated Rachel, explaining the inspiration behind her new designs.

“On this assortment, I seize the exhilarating emotional rollercoaster that’s uniquely discovered within the early levels of romantic love: dizzying highs, crushing doubts and uncertainty, equally thrilling and distressing, filled with trepidation and hope. However oh, what an excellent trip it’s.

“This assortment, created in collaboration with Gemfields, showcases responsibly mined rubies and emeralds in ten distinctive designs, every representing a distinct emotional side of burgeoning love: seduction, vulnerability and craving, to call a number of.

“These sensible gems not solely improve every design’s magnificence, but in addition deepen the gathering’s narrative: rubies, the gems of the center, symbolise passionate love, whereas emeralds characterize loyalty, concord and new beginnings – all the weather we search within the first flush of recent love.”

Emily Dungey, Gemfields’ Advertising and Communications Director, enthused: “It’s such a pleasure to see our Zambian emeralds and Mozambican rubies in Rachel Quinn’s enjoyable designs!

“The pops of crimson and inexperienced sign the standard of every piece: every one a characterful murals, designed by a intelligent thoughts, crafted by cautious fingers and made from nature’s treasures. The gathering is exclusive, refreshing and tells a narrative, similar to the gems themselves. Who wouldn’t need to acquire all of them?”

Zambian emeralds sparkle playfully as spots on the Lovesick Necklace and full the spider lurking within the Spiderweb Earrings, whereas vibrant Mozambican rubies take pleasure of place within the centre of the Fortunate Love Token Necklace and Radiant Coronary heart Pinky. 

These colored gems have all been responsibly mined at websites majority-owned and operated by Gemfields, which strives to offer a optimistic influence from its operations. The mining firm actively contributes to native economies by offering employment, vocational coaching in abilities equivalent to carpentry and bricklaying and assist for agricultural cooperatives to encourage a constant meals provide.

Gemfields has additionally established neighborhood tasks within the areas of well being and training and the distant areas through which the gems are positioned now boast clinics and faculties, funded by the mines, though there’s all the time extra to do.

“Partnering with Gemfields has been a enjoyable and imaginative journey,” Rachel added.

“Their lovely and responsibly mined gems impressed me to develop my artistic boundaries, to create distinctive items that remember these exceptional rubies and emeralds, which, in flip, present important assist and care to the areas they’re sourced from.”

Costs within the Rachel Quinn x Gemfields Loopy Love assortment vary from USD5,600 to USD17,200.

For extra info, please go to www.gemfields.com or www.rachelquinn.com.