Today my grandmother would have been 93-years-old, it's been 3 years since she passed away and I still think of her with lots of love and emotions. I would love to create a piece inspired by her for my first collection, as I am sure that she would have been my first fan.
I recently stumbled upon synthetic diamonds or "memorial diamonds", made with carbon extracted from the remains of a body. Sounds kind of creepy, but in fact the extracted carbon is converted into graphite after purification and placed in a diamond synthesis process (the rest of the ashes is send back to the family). One human body can give up to 50 gems weighing one carat each and the process takes between 6 and 9 months, depending on the colour of the diamond. Available in different cuts. I think it is a cool idea. American... of course! I wonder if it catches on here too? I would be happy to work with these diamonds, as it must be really gratifying to create these unique pieces.
And of course I would have gotten a Almasi Kijani, a green one. Price for 0.20ct is 3.500 USD, what? Quite expensive, but nowhere close to the price of a natural green diamond of course. Maybe I should ask for some crowdfunding ;-)
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