Labels:text | human face | woman | fashion accessory | screenshot OCR: FASHION Left: The diamond is Oscar awards, has pushed the barriers of design celebrated in this forward. Often involving the innovative mix of ma- whims ical plat inuny, terials-from lacquer and mother-of- pearl to space- gold and titanium necklace age materials such as titanium-the winning pieces Below right: The represent the jewellery industry in the world of high square-cut diamonds in fashion and, however avant-garde the designs may this 22.18-carat ring seem at the time, influence jewellery designs for are set upside down to years to come. create the shell shape As civilisation marches on, people of all ages Below left: Triangular and cultures will continue to strive for the ever-elu- and baguette diamonds sive goal of eternal beauty and perfection. The dia- wrap around a platin um- gold ring for mond is Nature's manifestation that anything is abold statement possible. the oval, the pear and the marquise. Coloured dia- monds, too, are starting to catch on. The astonishing versatility of the gem is perhaps best demonstrated in the biennial Diamonds-Inter- national Awards, a programme sponsored by De Beers Consolidated Mines in honour of the most original and trend setting designs in exquisite dia- mond jewellery. Since its inception in 1953, this worldwide com- petition, the jewellery industry's equivalent of the
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