About Paloma Picasso
Paloma Picasso‘s journey as a jewelry designer began in the 1970s when she moved to New York City. In 1979, she signed a licensing agreement with Tiffany & Co., one of the world’s most prestigious jewelry brands. This collaboration catapulted her to international fame. Her innovative and distinctive designs quickly gained popularity. Picasso’s jewels became highly sought after by fashion-conscious individuals.
“Art was a language spoken around me all the time when I was growing up”. Being a child of two artists, Paloma Picasso fully expressed her creativity in jewelry making.
Paloma Picasso’s talent was thriving in 1980s. She was just right on time with her direction and artistic energy. After starting to work for Tiffany & Co., she immediately grasped the aesthetics of the New York’s street art. She used it as a visionary filter for her “Graffiti” collection in 1983. She also named museum visits and music concerts among her other inspiring things.
Over the years, Paloma Picasso’s jewelry has been worn by celebrities and influential figures, further cementing her status as a prominent designer. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, and she has received numerous awards and accolades for her contributions to the field of design.
Paloma Picasso jewelry is famous for her colored stone designs. Her favorite were big cabochons: blue topaz, tourmaline, amethyst. She expresses her gemstone admiration in Paloma’s Sugar Stacks collection and the most recent Paloma’s Studio collection. She found the way to showcase a semiprecious stone as an important diamond: big and bold. Her approach to jewelry making was refreshing, and stays being ahead of time nowadays.
About Tiffany & Co. Brand
Tiffany & Co. is a symbol of refined taste and superlative quality all over the world. The brand has a reputation of a leader in luxury goods and diamond jewelry.
Everything about this high-end jewelry maker, including Tiffany Blue color, is iconic. During the time Tiffany’s has collaborated with the best jewelry designers such as Jean Schlumberger, Elsa Peretti, Angela Cummings, and Paloma Picasso.
Tiffany & Co. has several iconic designs that have stood the test of time. Some of the most well-known and sought-after include:
- Tiffany T Collection
This collection features bold and modern designs, often incorporating the letter “T” as a central motif. It includes rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings that exude sophistication and contemporary elegance. - Tiffany Victoria Collection
Inspired by the Victorian era, this collection showcases intricate floral and scrollwork designs. It includes diamond-encrusted rings, necklaces, and earrings with a vintage charm. - Tiffany Keys
This collection offers a variety of key-shaped pendants and charms that symbolize unlocking life’s possibilities and celebrating milestones.
Tiffany & Co. engagement rings are unquestionably the most popular among diamond ring brands. What makes it to stand out? The answer is Tiffany diamond cut. Each diamond by the maker comes with excellent cut grades and is graded in house. The company controls every step of the grading process. Tiffany claims their standards as being higher than GIA standards. For a stone with borderline parameters, Tiffany’s experts will go down in grade in order it to be exactly as it described.
