Yes, diamonds are forever. But that doesn’t mean that the world of precious stones is stuck in the past - it’s driven by innovation. Case in point? The Gloucestershire-based company Skydiamond, which creates lab-grown diamonds with a carbon-negative footprint. Fitting, then, that the company has tapped environmentalist and model, Lily Cole, to collaborate on a new collection - titled Gaia - giving a stark reminder that ‘we are entangled with the planet,’ says the brand ambassador.
Made from the sky - as the brand puts it - using CO2, wind, sun, rain and renewable energy from its company sister Ecotricity, eco-entrepreneur Dale Vince worked with British engineers to come up with entirely eco-friendly lab-grown diamonds that have gained official certification from AnchoCert, using the 4 c’s grading system.