Symbols and stones

Symbols

The message of symbols, the power of stones and the effect of materials: what each piece of jewellery carries.

  • Buddha

    Buddha

    The historical Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha Gautama about 2,500 years ago in Lumbini, at the foot of the Himalayas (in today's Nepal). He grew up in luxury…

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  • Jasper

    Jasper

    The name jasper comes from the ancient Greek word iaspis – "spotted". And indeed, it is hard to find two identical stones: jasper is an opaque variety…

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  • Swan

    Swan

    The swan is one of the most beautiful and best-loved birds. Its whiteness, strength and grace have made it a symbol of light, purity and perfection in almost…

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  • Aquamarine

    Aquamarine

    Aquamarine shows every shade of light blue – from a pale, almost transparent sky blue to a deep blue-green. Its name comes from the Latin words…

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  • Tourmaline

    Tourmaline

    Tourmaline has the richest range of colours of all gemstones. It occurs in pink, red, green, blue, yellow, brown and black, and often in several colours…

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  • Rock crystal

    Rock crystal

    Rock crystal is the purest, colourless and transparent variety of quartz. The finest crystals have the clarity and sparkle of crystal-clear water. Eternal ice The ancient Greeks…

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  • Volcanic stone (lava)

    Volcanic stone (lava)

    Volcanic stone, known in jewellery simply as "lava", is solidified volcanic rock – most often basalt. When molten lava erupts and cools quickly, the gases in it…

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  • Labradorite

    Labradorite

    Labradorite looks like an ordinary grey stone – until you turn it in the light. Then blue, green, golden and sometimes orange and purple flashes burst across…

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  • Quartz

    Quartz

    Quartz is one of the most common minerals on Earth and a true family of stones. Amethyst, citrine, rose quartz, rock crystal, smoky quartz, as well as…

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