Sophie Reyre's jewellery unites tradition and modernity. Her designs are inspired by the jewels and artefacts of India's 17th-century Mughal rulers. She has drawn on the skills of French craftsmen and the qualities of novel modern materials, to set the gleam of gold and the sparkle of precious gems against the enormous range of colours inspired by jade, turquoise, onyx and other fine stones. The result is a bold step up from the levels of high-street jewellery toward those of the finest individual pieces.
As early as the 1930s Fulco di Verdura, working for Coco Chanel, began to set the finest gems in ivory. In the 1950s the great New York jeweller Seaman Schepps used composite materials made of French new-bakelite mixed with powdered coral, turquoise, etc, as a setting for gold, precious and semi-precious stones.
Modern technology has brought today's jewellery-designer still further possibilities. Using gold, semi-precious stones and French new-bakelite, the creator can design pieces of the highest quality, and great strength, in a vast range of brilliance and of colours. That's what Sophie Reyre does. However high your standards, however special the occasion, you can wear her designs with confidence (and afford to!).