The design of modern jewelry can be inspired by present or recent events but also by ancient symbols and traditions. A good example of recent events that have inspired jewelry designers is the first atomic bomb leading to a massive increase of starburst designs and sprays of diamonds. Ancient traditions can be found in the designs of Egyptian jewelry, spiritual jewelry with kabala symbols, tribal designs, amulets for protection and sacred talismans. The day or night time also has its influence on these designs being gold as the preferred metal for daytime jewelry and diamonds for the evening or night

Jewels during the day and Night

So, if you are interested in gold jewelry items that incorporate a modern designer jewelry look and is worn in the daytime, you would find many Florentine finishes and mesh as well as foxtail chains and many other similar designs, while another alternative for daytime use is a string of cultured pearls that were most representative of modern designer jewelry that was most popular during the fifties.

The next decade, or the very colorful sixties saw a radical change in modern designer jewelry where hybrid jewelry items became fashionable and women broadened their horizons by also wearing silver, gemstones as well as geode crystals besides the usual diamond, gold and platinum. This era of flower power was well embodied in diamonds that were brilliantly cut and also some organic and abstract as well as jagged shapes became popular, and a lot of the modern designer jewelry of this period was made from metals.

Because trends change every so often, the seventies saw the blooming of women's movement and feminism became the new driving force that saw yet another change in women's fashion purchases, and it was now time for the jewelry of this era to look and feel much as women wanted them to appear which meant a more personalized style of jewelry becoming the new rage. It saw changes in type of materials used and now wood, ivory as well as rock crystals and coral became incorporated in the modern designer jewelry of this era.

In the eighties and beginning of the nineties people tended to become more affluent which was noted by the jewelry designers and they started to create more glamorous, sparkling and glitzy styles of jewelry. When the princess of Wales, Lady Di wedded there was again an obvious change in the creation of designs , shifting to a more elegant and graceful touch.

From that moment until today there have been many changes in modern jewelry design especially the incorporation of synthetic materials, non-precious metals, hybrid metals, metal clay, PMC, synthetic gemstones, the coloring of pearls and multicolored diamonds. These new designs of the 21st century are more unique and special than ever before.

A special place amongst jewelry designers and special designs is been taken without a doubt the designers of spiritual jewelry, talismans, amulets, jewelry for protection, sacred jewelry and so on. These designs are made for protection and the possibilities to receive special blessings and powers from nature. The Spiritual jewelry designs are based on ancient traditions and their basic forms have always been more or less the same. This Spiritual Jewelry has a very long tradition , probably from the beginning of mankind. Today's spiritual jewelry is modern with the same traditional forms and traditions but using a different process and different material to create them. These designs are unique and special and a very worthy alternative for more classical designs. If you want to look different you should take a look at the Spiritual Jewelry.