Graff’s Le Collier Bleu de Rêve can be worn as a necklace or a brooch, its magnificent emerald and fancy vivd blue diamond remaining the focus of each. Photo courtesy TEFAF.

BY KAREN AANONSEN

There are just six jewelers exhibiting in the Haute Joaillerie section of TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s leading art fair. But it’s clear to see why Graff Diamonds deserves a spot. For the 2015 event, the label is celebrating stone-led design, displaying dazzling pieces that take shape around a unique, rare, or even famous diamond or precious gemstone. Case in point: Le Collier Bleu de Rêve. The necklace, which debuted at the 2014 Biennale des Antiquaires, centers around a 10.47-carat fancy vivid blue, internally flawless briolette diamond drop. Gorgeously contrasted with a 4.22-carat old-mine Colombian emerald, the unusual stone — and its striking counterpart — continue to draw the eye even as a wave of white diamonds sprout around them. This astonishing accomplishment in craftsmanship and more from Graff are on view at TEFAF Maastricht through March 22. 

—March 2015