The key to working with different types of gemstone is to understand their unique properties. One must be aware of the possible treatments, enhancements and the effects on the material is essential when choosing, buying, working with and trading gemstone and jewelleries.

This section compiles the different qualities and techniques and how it is being used by jewelleries makers and designers.

We exploits the use of gemstones as a designing tool and see the many possibilities arising from the play of colour, texture, scale and groupings. We also reviews the many ways of treatment used on gemstones and organic materials involved.

Join us as we enters into the world of jewelleries and gemstones settings techniques in use now and how they might be adapted to embed gemstones to integrate into a design.