Heart-Shaped Highlights From Las Vegas Jewelry Week

During last month's Las Vegas Jewelry Week, hearts was one of the most popular motifs among independent jewelry designers at The Couture Show and Premier Show "Throughout history, different heart motifs have symbolized a range of meanings which spoke to different phases of love including friendship, eternal devotion, romance and passion If we look back at the motifs from Georgian and Victorian jewelry, hearts reflected more specific sentiments and were rendered in a variety of shaped from double bowed hearts signifying 'two hearts together as one' to the earlier witches heart which first protected babies from evil and then went on to represent 'bewitching a lover' to crowned hearts for"love triumphant' and winged versions which suggested 'protector of my heart' to name just a few.

Thereza Kaz's Heart Burst Necklace in 18K gold pink opal, pink sapphire, pink tourmaline, iolite, amethyst, raspberry rhodolite garnet and diamonds M Spalten' Larimar opal and diamond 18K gold heart necklace.

Brent Neale's 18K yellow gold carved amethyst with pink sapphire inset heart ring Carolina Bucci's 18K gold rainbow heart pendant Christina Alexiou's 18K gold heart bracelet with heart link chain. Source