38 Exquisite Jewels To See At The 2025 Couture Show

Each year during the first week of June, jewelry and watch professionals from around the world converge in Las Vegas for a series of jewelry trade shows. The annual Couture Show is one of those shows. It serves as a showcase for some of the world’s best designer and high jewelry brands.

The invitation only trade fair will be held June 4 – 8 at the Wynn Las Vegas casino resort. Approximately 350 jewelry designers from the U.S., Europe and Asia will present jewels that represent a range of style and talents. It is the best showcase in the U.S. for talented and accomplished fine and high jewelry designers.

From this range of talent, I selected 38 designs that I believe will make an impression this year among consumers. There are many more jewels and creators to be seen during the duration of the fair, many of which will be on display at specialty retailers in North America and abroad.

Jade Trau’s contemporary diamond-centric jewelry designs have been making a mark in recent years. One piece she is showing at Couture is an 18k yellow gold ring that features a 1.01 G colored trillion-cut diamond set in a platinum alchemy setting, under a Frankie Stacking band (top photo).

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Trau gets a second mention as she used her design skills to glam up a selection of vintage 1970s Rolex watches with hand-crafted diamond bezels and exotic straps, while preserving their original mechanics and silhouette.

Few jewelers can match the craftsmanship, precious materials and storied history of Oscar Heyman, a century-old family-owned firm known for its classic high jewels. Among the many that the high jewelry brand will exhibit at Couture is this colorful “Pansy Ring” made with layers of round sapphires, emerald-cut peridots, emerald-cut amethysts and round diamonds.

Art jewelry brand, Tabayer, is unveiling the Zorae collection of jewels. It’s the second jewelry collection Tabayer is doing in collaboration with artist photographer, Lina Scheynius. Instead of releasing images of the jewels, the brand chose to release photographs by Scheynius that inspired the pieces.

Harwell Godfrey, founded in San Francisco by Lauren Harwell Godfrey, is making a name for herself by designing and crafting jewels that are thoughtfully selected to enhance the wearer’s experience. This is represented with her Tie Dye Giza ring created with a 15.39-carat bi-color tourmaline set in 18k yellow gold.

Buddha Mama, founded by Nancy Badia, is a handmade fine jewelry brand based in Miami, Fla. Badia’s jewels are inspired by the spirit of Buddhism and rooted in the philosophy of contribution. The pieces are crafted from 20k gold, gemstones and enamel. The Guitar Pick pendant is made of 20k yellow gold with a diamond ball chain.

The internationally renowned brand, Marco Bicego, is celebrating 25 years of Italian craftsmanship, innovation and design. To mark this milestone the brand will be introducing new jewels at the Couture Show. Among them are new pieces to the Lunaria collection featuring 18k yellow gold combined with candy-colored gemstones.

The former designer of watches for some of the most prestigious Swiss and French luxury brands inspired Anna Maccieri Rossi to produce jewels with the theme of time. She says her pieces are a tribute to memory through imagination. Anna Maccieri Rossi’s Jewelry is an Italian brand with the goal of creating precious and timeless pieces of art. The pieces are designed in Italy and made by hand in Italy, France and Switzerland. The “Carpe Diem Look at the Moon” is a celestial 18k yellow gold pendant with two 18k yellow gold openable clasps. It is equipped with a quartz watch movement that powers a little golden star. It’s completed with an aventurine and mother of pearl mosaic dial and the caseback is engraved with “Carpe Diem.”

As its home on the Italian resort island of Capri would suggest, fine jewelry brand, Chantecler, creates jewels that are poetically shaped by the sea. The Nautilus Collection is perfect representation of this, in which pieces are a precious mix of white enamel and diamonds that reveal light, shade, color and shape of the exotic shells. The collection includes a ring made of 18k yellow gold, titanium white enamel and diamonds.

The Boules collection by Italian jewelry brand, Nanis, is known for its its sinuous shapes and colors inspired by Italian drinks from the 1960s. The brand, led by Laura Bicego, will reveal an addition to the collection at the Couture Show called, “Dolcevita,” which is enhanced by an iridescent and shimmering shade of white mother-of-pearl.

Chiarelli Milano was founded in 2020 by Jessica Nasr. It’s a brand that blends Nasr’s global influences with the refined expertise of Italian craftsmanship. The brand will unveil the Istinto collection inspired by “the sleek power of the leopard to the hypnotic energy of the serpent,” Nasr says. Among the pieces in the collection is a pendant necklace in 18k yellow gold with black and white diamonds.

Italian brand, Peruffo, is a two-time Couture Design Awards winner, takes a unique approach to jewelry creation when it comes to forms. For example, its latest collection, Blocks, is an elevated form of brutalist architecture combined with building blocks from childhood. The sculptural shape features a micro titanium spring system for functionality and movement. The Peruffo Block pieces are made in 18k yellow white gold with a matte or high polish finish and are meant to be layered and combined to create different looks.

Italian jewelry brand, Miseno, founded by Antonio Cardamuro, specializes in contemporary interpretations of classic jewels. The company recently released “The Arco Collection,” to mark its 10-year anniversary. The collection is inspired by the actual Arco (arch) Felice, located on the seaside of the Gulf of Naples. Original plans for the arch were conceptualized in 95AD by Roman emperor Domitian, creating an inspiring feat of architecture and engineering that has lasted the test of time. The hero piece in the collection is the Arco High Jewelry Necklace featuring 34.67 carats of diamonds and 26.20 carats of turquoise, set in white gold.

Vhernier is an international brand that exemplifies the best in Italian contemporary design and style. Its unique sculptural jewels are in demand worldwide. The Pirouette collection is an example of this design and style. The collection of rings and earrings feature simple round forms that are designed to softly hug the finger and ears. Perhaps the most interesting pieces in this collection combine jet with the classic Vhernier diamond pavé that covers the curved surfaces, adding brightness to the subtle form.

Picchiotti is a storied Italian family-owned firm that produces jewels which embody Italian style, jewelry technology and traditional craftsmanship. The company, located in the Italian gold-making center of Valenza produces gold, gem-set and diamond pieces that range from fine jewelry to high jewelry. One of its signature designs is “reversable jewels,” a versatile collection in which the pieces can be worn on either side like the necklace pictured, crafted in 18k yellow gold, diamonds and mother-of-pearl.

Located in the gold jewelry-making center of Vicenza, Italian fashion fine jewelry brand, Mattia Cielo, combines modern industrial design with traditional jewelry making skills. An example of this is the five row flexible bracelet pictured which showcases pearls and diamonds set in 18k yellow gold.

Los Angeles-based Sylva & Cie produces jewels that combine history with the present by hand selecting and creating unique arrangements of stones and elements. The necklace pictured, “Treasor,” uses ankh inspired diamond pendants, intaglios and Egyptian amulets that are reimagined into a contemporary jewelry piece. Adding to this multi-cultural statement are Victorian-era collets and floral references along with layers of colored gems.

British fine jewelry brand, Robinson Pelham, specializes in “joy-inducing pieces that brighten up your jewelry box and become bold statements of self-expression.” This approach must be working as the three founders of the company have a strong following in the U.K. and U.S. These shield-shaped “Daystar” pink opal earrings include a slim, elegant half-moon and drop shield gemstone shapes that are exclusively cut for Robinson Pelham. Drawing inspiration from the Georgian era, the earrings also include diamond spokes in a claw setting, creating a ray like effect.

Karina Choudhrie is a designer based in London who creates about 70 unique high jewels a year, alongside several collections using recycled gold. Every jewel receives eight rounds of polishing to achieve the mirror finish that has become her signature. The Icon Wish ring in yellow and rose gold is set with 33 brilliant-cut pavé diamonds.

French fine jewelry designer, Marie Lichtenberg, is a former fashion magazine editor who moved to creating jewels with personality and style that quickly created a strong following in the U.S. Her handcrafted 18k yellow gold rivière bracelet is set with 216 rubies and is inspired by Indian craftmanship. The rubies are articulated on the gold mesh and hand assembled. An invisible clasp opens and closes the bracelet.

French fine jewelry brand, Rainbow K, produces Art Deco inspired jewels with bold touches of modernity and heritage. A company motto is “More is More,” meaning that it advocates for the accumulation of jewels. The Blossom necklace features delicate petals articulated for fluid and elegant movement, where brushed gold blends with smooth gold.

Yvonne Léon says she respects the traditions of jewelry making but gives herself the freedom of breaking the rules with her jewels that are created from her workshop in Paris. Because of this, she says women choose her fine jewelry pieces when they treat themselves. An example of breaking tradition is her “Checkerboard” wedding band made with malachite and lapis lazuli blocks in yellow gold.

CADAR, founded by Michal Kadar, a former fashion designer, creates gold and diamond jewels that are sculpted in a way that creates movement and resembles fabric. The radiant diamond Evil Eye cocktail ring in 18k yellow gold is designed as a talisman for protection and a good luck piece. White diamonds are placed on a concave surface with a gold ball in the center representing the pupil of the eye that rotates on an axis to reveal a round, brilliant center diamond encircled by white diamond baguettes.

The Circa 1700 “This Be Your Lucky Star Talisman” pendant is crafted with enamel and diamonds and set in 18k yellow gold. The “Love & Protection Armor Mechanical Hand Clasp” is in 14k yellow gold with rubies, diamonds and enamel. The jewels are attached to a “Cosmic Connection Chain” in 18k yellow gold.

Howl, a Los Angeles-based brand founded by artist and craftsperson, Tini Courtney, creates jewels using a tedious and time-consuming wax carving technique as represented by her Stella mandarin and violet spinel ring in 18k yellow gold.

Vanessa Fernández handcrafts one-of-a-kind, sculptural jewels from her Miami studio using sustainability and ethically sourced materials. Her “Classic Curva” ring with a 5.82-carat cushion-shaped blue sapphire is set in 18k yellow gold that wraps around the gem.

Clean lines, classic shapes and unexpected edges define Jade Ruzzo jewels. An example of this is the Cymbal pendant in 18k yellow gold centered with a blue sapphire.

Contemporary and geometric may best describe the jewels created by Los Angeles native, Lizzie Mandler. Pictured is her Othello Cigar Band Ring in highly polished 18k yellow gold.

Retrouvaí, based in Los Angeles, is the brainchild of Kristy Stone who uses nostalgia as the starting point for her creations. Pictured is the Retrouvaí “Carnelian Love Pendant” in 14k yellow gold with carnelian and diamond .

Jenna Grosfeld, the founder of Los Angeles-based Jenna Blake Jewelry, specializes in creating modernized renditions of classic designs. An example of this is her Deco Chandelier Earrings made of 18k yellow or white gold with 9.12 carats of diamonds.

Khepri Jewels is a fine jewelry house rooted in ancient symbolism and modern artistry. This is underscored with this pair of twin-set pave fringe drop earrings crafted in 18k and 22k yellow gold adorned with about 13 carats of natural and untreated fancy-colored diamonds.

Indian design firm, Studio Renn, founded by Rahul and Roshni Jhaveri, returns to the Couture Show with its newest designs that they say, “exist at the intersection of concept, craft and innovation.” Highlights include abstracted silhouettes of Cacti and Seed-Leaf collection and additions to Godna collection featuring 3D geometry. The Studio also will debut Vessel, a study that explores the craft of making vessels and their significance.

New York-based Verragio specializes in bridal jewels but in recent years added fashion-oriented fine jewelry to its offerings, such as the Devotion 18K yellow gold double-wrap bead ring with diamonds and rhodolite.

Anita Ko is a Los Angeles-based jewelry designer who creates contemporary, luxury pieces with a twist, such as Ko’s Diamond Zara Ring in 18k yellow gold with 0.92 carats of diamonds.

Cicada is a New York-based jewelry brand founded in 1985 by Armenian jewelers, Arsavir Zarokyan and Aras Tritirian. Many of their pieces are heirloom quality and bespoke, such as with this luscious diamond and emerald necklace.

Jacquie Aiche designs her jewels from her bungalow in Beverly Hills, Calif. She is known for layering and her signature technique of draping diamonds and gems in a way that looks effortlessly put together.

Maison H Jewels was founded by Hisham Mahomed and Fatima Tayob. It produces a diverse inventory of fine jewelry made with precious materials. The Brush Disc Mini Earrings are made with 18k yellow gold with a brushed finished that feels smooth and gives a softness to its appearance. The earrings are completed with diamonds in the center.

The Greek jewelry brand, LaLAoUNIS, specializes in reviving the designs of ancient Greek artifacts and turning them into contemporary jewels through yellow and gems, such as the Byzantine necklace that is pictured.