Reading Light Through Jade
What to look for when viewing jadeite, and what a photograph can tell you about a stone.
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GREIGN Journal
Journal
Essays on jade and jewellery, with guides to choosing, wearing and caring for your pieces.
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Look closely at a setting, follow the colour of a stone or find a new way to wear a familiar piece. These stories connect the details of jade jewellery with the choices you make every day.
The Architecture of Restraint
How the width of a setting, an open space or a fine metal edge frames the stone and changes the way light reaches a jewel.
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Jade and Cultural Memory
How personal memory can inform contemporary design, without asking one object to stand for an entire culture.
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The Art of Setting Jade
A setting gives a stone a place in a jewel. Its proportions, edges and connection to the body all deserve a closer look.
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The GREIGN Woman
The pieces we wear often, the ones we save and the choices that make a wardrobe our own.
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Objects for a Private Life
Building a collection around the jewellery you enjoy wearing and want to keep.
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Colour in Context
How light, clothing and photographic backgrounds affect the way we see a jewel.
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The Space Around a Jewel
An approach to styling through neckline, sleeve and silhouette, giving a chosen piece room to register.
Read articleA Gift with a Story
Choosing jewellery for someone else begins with attention to their life, and a few words about the moment you want to mark.
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A Personal Jewellery Vocabulary
A simple exercise in noticing shape, scale and repetition, to better understand the pieces you return to.
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Preparing for a Private Viewing
A practical guide to bringing the right questions to a conversation about a jewel, from scale and fit to documentation.
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Caring for Jade Jewellery
Cleaning, storage and signs that your jewellery needs a professional inspection.
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