COLLECT, CATEGORISE, COMMUNICATE// Daimond Engagement Rings

Today I have been doing some research about diamond engagement rings for our new brief. It seems there is a rule called the '4 C's'. Cut, Colour, Clarity, Carat when looking for the correct diamonds. This article in The Guardian explains how to shop for a diamond, but lacks information about the rest of the ring. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2002/feb/13/shopping.familyandrelationships1

Also have been looking at some illustrative examples of different types of rings;

It is clear that the diamond engagement ring is a statement of money more than of love, if this were a personal brief I think it would be interesting to make a social statement about this. The Guardian article also brings up the point of the irresponsible actions of the diamond industry and their involvement in exploiting war torn areas, and how buying diamonds that have not been ethically sourced is effectively funding a rouge government or militia group.     

More articles
http://weddings.about.com/cs/weddingbands/a/weddingrings.htm
http://www.ehow.com/how_2004240_buy-wedding-ring.html


Hopefully this information will form the basic content for our design.