Designer Gemstone Jewelry

Jean François Albert is internationally recognized for creating some of America's most innovative and beautiful jewelry. He has a well-deserved reputation as a master craftsman and classic designer. His clean and simple lines can be seen throughout his collection of signature bridal rings, contemporary diamond rings, and masterful colored stone jewelry. Albert's innovations are based on the most elegant meeting of form and function.


18K White Gold Rubellite Tourmaline Pendant
Rubilite oval pendant with 3.24ctw surrounded by 7 diamonds with .06ctw all set in 18K white gold
$2200

Jean-Francois Albert's world sparkles with unique, exquisite diamonds luxuriously cradled in gold or platinum, in a style that flatters both the jewel and the hand that wears it. Each creation is a trademarked original, each is a masterpiece made possible by the distinctive artistry, incomparable craftsmanship, and endlessly creative mind of Jean-Francois Albert.


18K White Gold & Aquamarine Pendant
Oval Aquamarine center stone pendant with 1.94ctw surrounded by 6 diamonds and .06ctw set in 18K White Gold. Chain sold separately.
$2000

The designer first addressed the issues of comfort and size in one of his earliest breakthroughs, the "soft square" band. Albert developed the cushion-shaped ring shank, which follows the shape of the human finger. Just as this form changed the way in which the jewelry industry thought about bands, Albert's Signature Fit Ring offers a fresh alternative to sawing and stretching to resize rings.


18K White Gold & Rhodolite Garnet Pendant
Rhodolite oval pendant with 4.42ctw surrounded by 24 diamonds with .15ctw set in 18K white and yellow gold. Chain sold separately.
$3450

Some designs readily lend themselves to CAD (computer aided design), says Albert, especially those requiring geometric symmetry or the repetition of a design or motif. The two sides of a design can be made with mathematical precision by drawing one half and then using the computer to replicate the reverse image for the other half. It can be used to make left and right earrings precisely and can repeat motifs from a ring to a pendant to a pair of earrings quickly and easily.

While any skilled artisan can draw forms with precision, no one can draw them with the CAD software's speed or its ability to manipulate size, shape and angle, says Albert. It's also useful for designing pieces with minute detail - enlarging a tiny section of a piece to work on and then reincorporating it. Albert says this is a great help for middle-aged designers whose eyesight isn't what it used to be.