





What stone or setting would complete this collection?
Turning 40 this year and decided that instead of buying one giant “serious” diamond, I’m designing three completely different lab-grown rings that feel more like wearable art projects.
The dropping price of lab diamonds is honestly part of what made this fun. Fancy colored natural diamonds in these sizes would have been absurdly expensive, but now I get to experiment with color, shape, and settings just because I love them.
So far:
- a dusty brown-pink cushion with step-cut trapezoids
- a green pear in a sculptural curved setting
- a moody vivid blue oval in a half bezel
I know lab prices are dropping fast, but I’m buying these because they make me happy, not because they’re investments. (Also yes, I am aware this is an aggressively millennial/elder-soft-summer trilogy.) :)
What stone or setting would complete this mildly unhinged midlife jewelry adventure?