Sounds like Deep Purple

The client wanted something versatile for business Moscow, but with character. At sixteen she loved going to rock festivals and was sure adult life would be boring. Today she has business suits and a serious job, and her favourite band is still the same — Deep Purple.

That is where the idea came from: find a stone that is literally deep purple, a dense, saturated violet. We went through many amethysts and settled on a stone from Rwanda. Rwandan amethysts have a rare dense colour with no pink or grey undertones. A stone like that sounds like a guitar riff: powerful, with character. In bright light violet sparks flare inside it, like stage lights.

In a radiant cut the stone looks strict and opens up a wealth of rich violet shades. It is held on double prongs: more secure, and a little bolder than an ordinary setting. Two daring trillion diamonds sit at the sides. They add movement without arguing with the classic.

The result is a ring that belongs at a business meeting and at her favourite band’s concert alike. Refinement outside, hard rock inside.