Contemporary Brooches

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Contemporary jewelry is inextricably linked with the moment in which it is created, frequently reflecting current social, cultural and political issues such as environmental consciousness, identity and sustainability. It’s informed by fashion trends, from the chokers of the 1990s to the large chain necklaces of the early 2000s.

Jewelry is one of the oldest forms of adornment. Lockets made of silver or gold have been treasured gifts for hundreds of years, for example, and charm bracelets, which have existed since prehistoric times, didn’t become especially popular until the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. For many centuries, fine jewelry was used primarily to express wealth or status through lavish materials. Then, in the 1960s, a concept known as the “critique of preciousness” emerged, with jewelers creating pieces that did not get their value from gemstones or precious metals. Instead, it was the jeweler’s artistic vision that was prized and elevated.

This shift still informs Contemporary jewelry being made by artists today. Whether they are using cheap, found materials and working with provocative geometric shapes or seeking out the rarest stones, they are imbuing their work with meaning through their skills, techniques and ideas. Innovative designers such as Elsa Peretti, who popularized sculptural sterling-silver jewelry for Tiffany Co., and David Yurman, who twisted metal into the simple yet striking Cable bracelet, have also influenced the direction of Contemporary jewelry’s forms and aesthetics.

Meanwhile, technological advancements like metal alloys and laser engraving have led to new possibilities in jewelry design. Now, edgy makers and brands as well as minimalist designers are pushing Contemporary jewelry forward into the 21st century.

Find a collection of Contemporary rings, earrings, necklaces and other jewelry on 1stDibs.

Style: Contemporary

Ruby and Diamond Silver Apple Brooch

Located in BEVERLY HILLS, CA

Stunning ruby with diamond apple brooch. Approximately 1.50 carats of oval rubies heat and 0.75 carats of round brilliant diamonds. Silver. Approximatel...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Brooches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Silver

Ruby and Diamond Silver Apple Brooch

$3,360 Sale Price

20% Off

14 Karat Yellow Gold Cameo of Woman s Profile Pendant and Brooch

Located in Manhasset, NY

14 Karat Yellow Gold Cameo Of Woman's Profile Pendant and Brooch Height: 35mm Width: 28mm 5.70 grams total weight.

Category

2010s Contemporary Brooches

Materials

14k Gold

14 Karat Yellow Gold Cameo of Woman s Profile Pendant and Brooch

$1,026

Diamonds and Sapphire Eighteen Karat White Gold Contemporary Brooch

Contemporary Brooches

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Brooches

Ruby and Diamond Silver Apple Brooch

2010s Contemporary Brooches

14 Karat Yellow Gold Cameo of Woman s Profile Pendant and Brooch

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Diamonds and Sapphire Eighteen Karat White Gold Contemporary Brooch

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

White Gold Contemporary Brooch with Emerald or Sapphire

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Transformer Drop Brooch with Mint Tourmaline

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Fourteen Karat Yellow Gold Bamboo Brooch N1 by the Artist

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Contemporary Sculptural Bamboo Brooch by the Artist

2010s German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Blossom Brooch with Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

18 Karat Yellow Gold Contemporary Blossom Brooch with Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Transformer Brooch with Red Ruby

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Transformer Drop Brooch with Ruby

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Transformer Drop Brooch with Sapphire and Amethyst

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

GGTL Certified Unheated Heart Padparadscha Light Pink Sapphire Brooch

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Drop Brooch with Green Emerald and Pink Tourmaline

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Featured in Vogue Yellow Gold Pine Sculptural Brooch by the Artist

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Mesopotamian Paraiba Tourmaline Contemporary Brooch

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Yellow Gold Heliotrope Contemporary Brooch with Pink Red Rubies and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Sculptural Brooch in Yellow Gold with Pink Morganite and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Rose Gold Contemporary Brooch with Natural Emerald and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Rose Gold Contemporary Sculptural Brooch with Sapphires and Malaya Garnets

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Pink Sapphires Brooch with Rubies and Malaya Garnets

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Brooch in White Gold with Natural Emerald and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Brooch in White Gold with Natural Emerald and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Brooch in Eighteen Karat Rose Gold with Chromdiopside and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Brooch in Eighteen Karat White Gold with Natural Morganite and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat White Gold Contemporary Hortensia Floral Brooch with Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Brooch in 18 Karat Rose Gold with Light Pink Morganite and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Brooch in Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold with Natural Morganite and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Brooch in Rose Gold with Natural Sapphire and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Yellow Gold Contemporary Sculptural Brooch with MGL Certified Tanzanite

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Brooch in Rose Gold with Natural Sapphire and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Drop Brooch with Diamonds and Paraiba Tourmaline

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Yellow Gold Contemporary Brooch with Diamonds and Paraiba Tourmaline

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Sculptural Brooch in White Gold with Natural Sapphire and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Sculptural Brooch in 18 Karat White Gold with Natural Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat White Gold Mesopotamian Paraiba Tourmaline Contemporary Brooch

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Eighteen Karat White Gold Nature Morte Style Brooch with MGL Certified Tanzanite

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Brooch in 18 Karat Rose Gold with Natural Morganite and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches

Contemporary Brooch in White Gold with Light Pink Morganite and Diamonds

21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches