In jewelry, lapis lazuli was often favored by ancient Egyptians for carved scarabs or for amulets. Lapis beads have been found in Neolithic burial sites, and the stone was unique in past ...

I gasped later that day when, at a high jewelry presentation inside a historic villa, I saw a carved lapis Cartier necklace ... with the garnet and spinel beads also outlined in turquoise.

There were fresh takes on classics (think: semiprecious hard stones like lapis), and tried-and-true materials took on new life (chains, beads ... From carved strands at Sylva & Cie Jewelry ...

The beads were made from iron meteorites. On either side, ancient Egyptian necklaces are displayed, with other exotic materials, such as lapis lazuli and gold, strung together. For the science ...