Elle USA April2020

SELIM MOUZANNAR“When resetting a ring for a client, I always feel they want to forget any sad or old energy and transform the ring into a contemporary style full of happiness.” Rings, $1,020–$4,210 each, Selim Mouzannar, Dover Street Market, L.A.

work, it felt like the perfect meeting of ting her diamond in rose gold and black “Wrived at a sustainable solution: reset-with the Beirut-based designer and ar-modernity and tradition.” Wenamel. Now she seldom takes it off. Mhen I first saw Selim Mouzannar is among a select group rarely wore my ring,” says ELLE’s of her original engagement ring. accessories director, Alexis W’d been married nearly 12 years but olfe worked ouzannar’s olfe,

ents popularizing upcycling in its highest Wform. And with so much value at stake, perhaps it’s time to take a closer look at your own treasures before making your next purchase. New York’s Brent Neale of environmentally conscious jewelry tal-Eliane Fattal seeks out antique pieces, ing her signature flush-mount “Gypsy” setting, which embeds stones in metal for a mosaiclike effect, while London-based which she transforms into fantastical inston creates updated heirlooms us-

Jenny Klatt, who love breathing new life wares that have been exhibited at So-cool, modern feel,” say Jemma Wing it, reset it!”cofounders Stephanie Wtheby’s. “Our design philosophy is taking precious materials and giving them a into their clients’ neglected stones with slightly minimalist, asymmetrical set-tings. Their mantra: “If you’re not wear-—Naomi Rougeauynne Lalin and ynne

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Sotheby’s Diamonds, NYC.for jewelry that resonated history than as a jeweler. “I see myself much more on an intellectual level.” I suppose I was looking x Sotheby’s Diamonds, with metal, stones, and Necklace, Eliane Fattal ELIANE FATTALas an artist working
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