Murray Woodman » jewelry

Diamond rock

Murray Woodman — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:26:00 +0000

Apparently extremely flawed diamonds are almost worthless as they have no ornamental value. Not sure if they have industrial value. Some of them get to large sizes – 5 carets. It should be possible to use these low quality diamonds in a decorative manner.

Idea

It might be possible to find a source of these large, uncut, flawed diamonds for a cheap price and use them to create a more organic form of jewelry. ie. The diamond is not being used to display its brilliantly clear refractive properties. It is being used as a signifier of something eternal and earthy. Setting these stones simply could result in a post greed symbol of eternity. It would be gratifying to turn even a flawed large diamond in your hand.

Carbon Carbon

Murray Woodman — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:25:00 +0000

I just went to visit the diamond exhibition at the Museum of Natural History in London. The Millennium Diamond was on display along with a number of others. This idea is not new – it is a rehash of a piece of jewelry I saw at the exhibition. The jewelry in this case was a number of coal pieces about the size of a large marble wrapped with diamond studded braces. The pieces were strung together to form a necklace.

Idea

This can be simplified to setting a single diamond in a piece of coal. The black would contrast nicely with the diamond. The coal (about the size of a large marble) would be wrapped in platinum braces and held by a single discrete chain.

The world’s most potent symbol

Murray Woodman — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 09:58:00 +0000

A diamond represents more than you think.

The most potent symbol is a diamond nestling in a woman’s breast. At the same time breasts represent warmth, food, comfort (the mother) and sexual desire (the lover). However, there is a spiritual side to the diamond. It represents the eternal, pure light (the mystic) and worldly wealth (the material). The combination of these four facets is incredibly powerful and that is why a beautiful maiden/mother wearing a diamond in her cleavage is dynamite as it pushes so many buttons for both men and women, straight or gay.

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