Stephen Webster is one of the few jewelers who combine fine craftsmanship with edgy design and a sense of style. The founder of his own eponymous brand, Stephen Webster is also the creative director of Garrard, the world’s oldest jewelry house. Stephen Webster has firmly established himself as one of the best luxury jewelry designers Britain has to offer, blending classic craftsmanship with a chic aesthetic, as demonstrated in his Zultanite collection.
Zultanite Collection by Stephen Webster Couture:
The collection, originally presented at the Couture Show in Las Vegas last year, takes advantage of a rare color-changing mineral called Zultanite, found in the Anatolian Mountains of Turkey. This kind of rare and exciting material is perfect for Webster’s glam-rock stylings, he said. The phenomenon of color change stones holds a special fascination for me, and it’s thrilling to be able to provide my customers with a gem that stands out from the competition”, further emphasizing that “it’s not one color, it’s about four. Something out of the ordinary will be the first thing that catches your eye if you’re looking for it. This collection features dazzling rings, earrings, and pendants all set in 18K white gold with diamonds, exhibiting the chameleon-like traits of this emerging gem. Under the supervision of master cutter Stephen Kotlowski, 96.20 carats of Zultanite are set into a jewel-like couture collar necklace; originally weighing 72.53 grams, the stone took 30 hours to complete.
Stephen Webster and Rankin’s new collaboration:
Rankin and Stephen Webster join forces for a global ad campaign for the edgy jewelry brand on 27 September 2012 WebsterRankin1 By Claire Roberts. The Rolling Stones star Kate Moss. The group of famous faces here was all “Rankined” – the not entirely technical term for having your portrait taken by world-famous photographer Rankin. Rankin is renowned for his ability to capture the essence of his subjects, rather than simply photograph them. He has shot major ads for Nike, Longchamp, and Rolls-Royce as well as an extensive portfolio of portraits. This month, I learned of an especially exciting collaboration: Rankin’s advertising campaign for edgy jeweler Stephen Webster, which promotes the Forget Me Knot fine jewelry collection. When the British bad boy of photography and the British bad boy of jewelry design teamed up for a studio session, what would result.
CH2 Stephen Webster:
London-based jeweler Stephen Webster unveils CH2, a continuation of the original Crystal Haze collection. As in Crystal Haze, doublets remain a key characteristic of CH2. Facetted rock crystal domes create a magnifying glass effect over layers of opaque gemstones such as turquoise, falcon’s eye, or green agate. A jumbo-size turquoise CH2 cocktail ring is like gazing into a David Hockney blue swimming pool. Having celebrated 25 years of success, CH2 has expanded its range of designs and techniques. Stacking rings, channel-set baguette gemstones such as emeralds and rubies and double domes of rock crystal give this collection a contemporary and sophisticated air, originally aimed at women who were considering buying their own jewelry. At the time, this was a radical concept, but as soon as Madonna was spotted wearing her ring, other celebrities adopted the idea. Crystal Haze made fine jewelry fashionable and edgy by empowering and edgy. While Stephen Webster breaks the rules in terms of design, he is committed to traditional craftsmanship and his love of gemstones is evident in this vibrantly colored new collection.
Introducing Stephen Webster’s Last Straw:
Silver straws offer a stylish and environmentally friendly way to avoid polluting our oceans with plastic while ensuring our seas are not polluted. By releasing Stephen Webster’s sterling silver Last Straw, the British jeweler hopes to raise awareness of the damage done to the seas by the 8.5 billion plastic straws that we use in the UK alone each year. Plastic straws take 200 years to decompose and are the second most common item found at beach shore clean-ups around the world. Stephen Webster has teamed up with the Plastic Oceans foundation for this project, and he will donate 10% of all sales of the straws to its work. Stephen said: “We are taking a stand for social responsibility with this initiative.”. It is no secret that I am a lover of all things aquatic and, as a result, have taken part in several clean ocean and water initiatives over the years. Whatever part we play in preserving our oceans, no matter how small, is important.