Every year the Swarovski experts get to work to understand (and get) the trends of jewelry and style that will dominate the next season. The result is Gem Visions. The report aims to provide insight into the design trends in the world that are expected to affect the jewelry industry and, consequently, consumers. According to the report, in 2016 the topics will be the evolution of 2015: aesthetics of modernist design and future-oriented, open to fresh ideas and technological advances, but that does not deny the traditions of the past. In short, classic design but combined with innovation and technology. We see, then, what are the trends for 2016.
Magic. It is seen as a magical ability to jewelers, goldsmiths and those who cut the stones to become magicians like that through the many facets, cuts and shapes of stones and jewelry they create an illusion. The color palette alternates between light and shadow. Night with a deep blues and burgundy shades in blue, lilac and white. Blue sapphires, marcasite and cubic zirconia are combined with reflective materials, mirror surfaces and the exterior as iridescent mother of pearl and opal. It is the inspiration for designers and artists to work with techniques that blur the boundaries between the physical and digital.
Eternity. It is based on the idea of the heritage to be passed on, the tradition, the human desire to be immortal. So iconic shapes and color scheme sumptuous. Shades like honey, amber and citrine are complemented with deep blue and tones intensely dark. Bright orange, electric blue and green are mixed with whites. Topaz, citrine and peridot and materials are mixed with complex and multi-layered, combining the techniques of metalworking traditional with modern technology.
Body Art. The intimate relationship between the jewelry and the human form is explored in Body Art, where the body is seen as a space for installation of the new forms of ornament. Chains for the body, ear cuffs, hairstyles. All in shades of pink and burgundy, with flashes of amethyst and turquoise. The materials are organic and artificial: skin in combination with precious metals, but also synthetic stones and technologically advanced. The jewels are cut following the curves and body movement, to express fluid forms, almost liquid.
Radical craft. This trend reflects the meeting between the do-it-yourself and technology. It focuses on the design and radical production, with the engineering-oriented disciplines such as electronics, robotics, 3D printing and the use of numerical control. It includes stones with defined edges, corners, and stones like black spinel, smoky quartz and zircon in warm tones. The jewelry will be made with plastics, elements in series, precious stones, including synthetic, coatings and plating metal intriguing. The color palette is masculine: industrial gray, khaki, with some vibrant orange and pink.
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