THE RANGE

A HISTORIC LANGUAGE OF JEWELLERY, REIMAGINED THROUGH COUTURE.

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AT THE HEART OF BEYOND R.E.G.A.R.D. LIES THE HISTORIC ALPHABET OF GEMS A TRADITION OF ACROSTIC JEWELLERY THAT ROSE TO PROMINENCE DURING THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES, WHEN GEMSTONES WERE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE FIRST LETTER OF THEIR NAMES TO SPELL WORDS OF SENTIMENT, AFFECTION AND MEANING.

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FOR R.E.G.A.R.D., THAT LANGUAGE IS FORMED THROUGH RUBY, EMERALD, GARNET, AMETHYST, RUBY AND DIAMOND TRANSFORMING A CENTURIES-OLD JEWELLERY TRADITION INTO THE CREATIVE FOUNDATION OF A CONTEMPORARY COUTURE COLLECTION.

FOR CLAUDIA SMITH LONDON, HISTORY IS MORE THAN INSPIRATION; IT IS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE, CULTURAL MEMORY AND EDUCATION. THROUGH METICULOUS RESEARCH, THE HOUSE BRINGS HISTORIC NARRATIVES INTO THE PRESENT, USING COUTURE AS A MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH HERITAGE CAN BE PRESERVED, INTERPRETED AND CARRIED FORWARD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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EACH GEMSTONE INFORMS THE COLLECTION THROUGH ITS COLOUR, SYMBOLISM AND CHARACTER. RICH JEWEL TONES SHAPE THE PALETTE, WHILE METICULOUS HAND-BEADING, CRYSTALS, INTRICATE EMBELLISHMENT AND TIME-HONOURED ARTISANAL TECHNIQUES TRANSLATE THE BRILLIANCE, DEPTH AND PRECIOUSNESS OF FINE JEWELLERY INTO CLOTH.

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HERE, THE GEMSTONE BECOMES MORE THAN ORNAMENT. ITS COLOUR BECOMES THE PALETTE. ITS SYMBOLISM BECOMES THE NARRATIVE. ITS BRILLIANCE BECOMES CRAFTSMANSHIP.

THE RESULT IS A DIALOGUE BETWEEN JEWELLERY, HISTORY, EDUCATION AND COUTURE,WHERE CENTURIES-OLD SYMBOLISM IS REINTERPRETED THROUGH CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AND EXCEPTIONAL HANDCRAFT.

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BEYOND R.E.G.A.R.D. TRANSFORMS THE HISTORIC LANGUAGE OF GEMSTONES INTO THE LANGUAGE OF COUTURE—PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE, CELEBRATING CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CREATING LEGACY.