The design of modern jewelry can be inspired by present or recent events but also by ancient symbols and traditions. A good example of recent events that have inspired jewelry designers is the first atomic bomb leading to a massive increase of starburst designs and sprays of diamonds. Ancient traditions can be found in the designs of Egyptian jewelry, spiritual jewelry with kabala symbols, tribal designs, amulets for protection and sacred talismans. The day or night time also has its influence on these designs being gold as the preferred metal for daytime jewelry and diamonds for the evening or night



Jewelry you can use during the day and others for the night

So, if you are interested in gold jewelry items that incorporate a modern designer jewelry look and is worn in the daytime, you would find many Florentine finishes and mesh as well as foxtail chains and many other similar designs, while another alternative for daytime use is a string of cultured pearls that were most representative of modern designer jewelry that was most popular during the fifties.

The colorful sixties marked a radical change in the use of materials by jewelry designers. Instead of using the traditional diamonds, gold and platinum these modern jewelry designers also started to make use of less noble materials like gemstones, silver, geode crystals and even regular metals like steel or copper. Women started to use these hybrid jewels because of their colorful designs

Because trends change every so often, the seventies saw the blooming of women's movement and feminism became the new driving force that saw yet another change in women's fashion purchases, and it was now time for the jewelry of this era to look and feel much as women wanted them to appear which meant a more personalized style of jewelry becoming the new rage. It saw changes in type of materials used and now wood, ivory as well as rock crystals and coral became incorporated in the modern designer jewelry of this era.

And, with the dawning of the eighties and beginning of the nineties, people became more affluent and so modern designer jewelry took another turn and veered to the more glamorous, glitzy as well sparkling style of jewelry, and when Princess Diana wedded, there was a noticeable shift to elegance and also grace in the modern designer jewelry of this time.

When we entered the new millennium modern jewelry designers started to use even more materials in their creations to make them even look more special and unique. The use of hybrid metals, metal clay, synthetic materials, PMC , non-precious metals, synthetic gemstones, the coloring of pearls and multicolored diamonds ave given birth to a complete new style and look of modern jewelry.

When Man became aware of the presence of powers greater than himself he started to create spiritual jewelry for protection and blessing. This spiritual jewelry came in the form of rings, bracers, amulets, talismans and necklaces. Today there are many spiritual jewelry designers specialized in this kind of jewelry. Although the process of making the jewelry may have changed these unique jewels are still made based on ancient traditions and they make an excellent gift.