Medallions as modern heirlooms: Jewelers see rising demand for meaningful personal tokens
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Kate Youde
Summary
The article explores how medallions have evolved from religious and cultural tokens into modern heirlooms and jewelry pieces that carry personal meaning. It features Rachel Boston, a London-based fine jewelry designer who was inspired by a medallion her Venezuelan mother gave her for her 18th birthday, depicting the recently canonized doctor José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros. Boston's Echoes collection includes gold medallions designed as modern heirlooms to be passed down through generations. The piece examines how jewelers are seeing rising demand for medallions as people seek to mark personal moments and find meaning amid a turbulent world.
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Twitter / XMedallions as modern heirlooms: Jewelers see rising demand for meaningful personal tokensft.trib.alKey quotes
· 3 pulledI like the idea of creating a modern heirloom that can carry personal meaning to the wearer and then possibly be passed on to the [next] generations.
Her mum had a difficult pregnancy and had the piece made when Boston was born.
Jewellers cite a desire to mark personal moments amid a turbulent world as a key driver of the rising popularity of these pieces.
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