Stephen Webster’s Thorn Embrace: Emeralds Entwined in Edgy Elegance

British designer Stephen Webster has collaborated with Colombian mining company Muzo Emerald Colombia to create a captivating jewelry series called “Thorn Embrace.” This collection ingeniously incorporates the unique “thorn” element into emerald jewelry designs, resulting in pieces that exude modernity and vitality.

The series showcases three-dimensional double-sided setting techniques to accentuate the sharp points of thorn branches, with emerald center stones encircled by these intricate “thorns.” Webster emphasizes the beauty of asymmetry and conflict in each piece, infusing the entire collection with a sense of tension and dynamism.


Thorn Embrace Platinum Necklace, by Stephen Webster

Set with an oval-cut emerald, accented with round-cut diamonds.

Thorn Embrace Platinum Necklace, by Stephen Webster

Thorn Embrace Platinum Necklace, by Stephen Webster

Featuring a pear-shaped cabochon-cut emerald, complemented by round-cut diamonds.

Thorn Embrace Platinum Necklace, by Stephen Webster

Thorn Embrace Platinum Ring, by Stephen Webster

This standout piece is the collection’s pièce de résistance. The ring’s band is designed with four intertwining thorn branches, centering a pear-shaped emerald. The cut of the main stone perfectly complements the sharp thorns, creating a style that is both natural and edgy.

The main stone is a pear-shaped cut emerald, accented with round-cut diamonds.

Thorn Embrace Platinum Ring, by Stephen Webster

Thorn Embrace Platinum Earrings, by Stephen Webster

Set with oval and round-cut emeralds, embellished with round-cut diamonds.

Thorn Embrace Platinum Earrings, by Stephen Webster

Thorn Embrace Platinum Earrings, by Stephen Webster

Featuring two pear-shaped cut emeralds, accented with round-cut diamonds.

Thorn Embrace Platinum Earrings, by Stephen Webster

Stephen Webster’s Thorn Embrace: Emeralds Entwined in Edgy Elegance