The Best Lab-Grown Diamonds
Lab-grown diamonds are the latest frontier in the world of sustainable jewellery. Set to reach a market value of 29.2bn USD by 2025, lab-grown diamonds promise to mitigate concern regarding the environmental and ethical impact surrounding the traditional diamond industry.
Lab-grown diamonds, as the name suggests, are grown in a laboratory using cutting-edge technology to replicate the natural process of unearthed diamonds. The result? A genuine diamond with the same look, feel and chemical composition as its mined counterpart.
Mined diamonds have an immense impact on the environment, requiring between 88,000 to 176,000 pounds of dirt to be excavated for a single 1-carat diamond. Conversely, lab-grown diamonds often take less than a month to grow and can cost up to 40% less than traditional mined diamonds of the same quality.
Here is our round up of the best lab-grown diamonds.
1. Pandora
The Pandora Brilliance collection delivers stylish, yet sustainable lab-grown diamond rings, earrings and necklaces that brandish a meticulously crafted, round-cut diamond handset in a reimagined infinity style.
2. Vrai
Wth its lab-grown diamonds powered by renewable energy producing zero emissions, each carat of diamond grown by Vrai saves 57kg of air pollution and 65kg of carbon dioxide when compared with a natural diamond. Vrai specialises in timeless luxury jewellery, with individual pieces forged in their workshops across Belgium, India and China.
3. Lightbox
Lightbox is the latest offering from De Beers, boasting exceptional quality lab-grown diamonds available at an accessible price. The Lightbox lab located in Portland, Oregon, carefully crafts its diamonds into intricate cuts of Heart, Princess, and Round Brilliant, which once refined, can be fashioned into three individual colours: white, pink, and blue. These diamonds are available in an array of styles including pendants, studs and standalone diamonds.
4. Kimaï
Childhoods in Antwerp and families in the diamond trade, are what unite Kimaï founders Jessica Warch and Sidney Neuhaus in their crusade to improve transparency in the diamond industry.
Kimaï pairs lab-grown diamonds with recycled 18k gold in a selection of earrings, bracelets and engagement rings, all of which are made to order and housed in a green keepsake pouch.
5. Swarovski
Swarovski have embraced the innovation of lab-grown diamonds with their Swarovski Created Diamonds collection. This collection is available in six classic shapes and sixteen striking colours which include vivid pinks, deep yellows and intense reds. This diverse collection is certain to have something to suit all styles.
6. Aether
Aether boasts the world’s first positive-impact diamonds, employing direct air capture technology to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The results: well-crafted and fully formed diamonds, seen across their selection of lustrous designs.
Aether diamonds, each forged in the United States, are among the rarest, with their quality among the top 2% on the planet. Their unique collection includes dazzling rings, necklaces and earrings made using Fairmined 18K gold, available in white, yellow and rose finishes.