Don't be afraid to go all out!

Don’t be afraid to go all out with KJ Design!

White diamonds are the classic choice for a wedding ring – but did you know that diamonds come in all colours and that you can have a ring made of – green gold? Master goldsmith Kristina Johansson, KJ Design, guides you to rings that are truly out of the ordinary. What could be more absolutely, utterly wonderful and unique than a green gold ring set with a lime-green sapphire and one with yellow diamonds!

– On a special occasion like a wedding, I think you should dare to challenge yourself. And by that I mean choosing something more unique that stands out from the crowd. In my experience, you’ll grow tired more quickly of a wedding ring that looks just like everyone else’s – a mass-produced model.

A visit to KJ Design is like stepping into One Thousand and One Nights, a fairy-tale world filled with jewels and gemstones in all the colours of the rainbow and featuring unique designs.

If someone wants a coloured ring, which stones would you recommend?

– We usually recommend coloured diamonds because they are a durable and always

sparkling gem that comes in many colours – even black. The naturally coloured sapphire is also a good, hard gemstone that comes in every shade. Spinels, tourmalines and garnets are other beautiful gemstones – but they’re a little more delicate for everyday wear.

Aren’t diamonds white and sapphires blue?

– It depends on the presence of various minerals and trace elements in the stone. It’s also possible to alter a stone’s colour through heating.

Nowadays, there are also synthetic diamonds; what do you think is the most important thing to bear in mind when choosing between natural and synthetic stones?

– A wedding ring with a natural diamond can be insured and retains a good resale value. A synthetic diamond has no resale value, and a wedding ring containing a synthetic diamond cannot be insured. Pawnbrokers do not accept them either.

And what about ‘green gold’? What is that?

– Gold can come in many different shades due to alloys with other metals. Each shade is created by mixing pure gold with other metals, such as copper, silver, palladium or nickel, in varying proportions. Green gold, in particular, is produced by an alloy with silver.

Kristina designs wedding rings together with the bride and groom. There are many questions to sort out.

– I ask about the shape, colour and which gemstones they’d prefer. I want as much information as possible so that I can tailor the design to you as a person.” Kristina also emphasises the importance of setting a budget. “That makes it easier to work out which model or models we can recommend to stay within your price range.”