Georg Spreng
Conscious, Unabashed Adornment

Big, bright colored stones in sculptural contemporary jewelry are the hallmark of Georg Spreng, a German jewelry designer whose first career was in industrial design. His jewelry is often playful, sometimes outrageous, always challenging to wearers and observers as it begs questions about jewelry—its form and function. Beyond the color are subtly beautiful, perfectly shaped and engineered mountings of 18-karat yellow gold or platinum.  [continued below]

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Though Spreng’s jewelry is often large, its beauty arises from soothingly simple lines, the opposite of garish. Chuckling with delight and surprise is generally the first response to a Spreng collection. Then follows deep appreciation for the craftsmanship, the gemstones, and the proverbial pushing of the envelope. Who says you can’t wear more than 5 a time—that a ring has to be shaped this way or that? Though peppered with diamonds and sapphires, the creations usually feature “semi-precious” stones, enabling the use of large stones. His selection of stones is impeccable, with the rough cut in Idar-Obserstein, for centuries Germany’s renowned cutting center. Georg Spreng jewelry equals joy: the joy of conscious, purposeful, unabashed adornment.