When the Copenhagen Goldsmiths“ Guild announced the event ”Worthy of a Queen", where the city's goldsmiths were invited to present their interpretation of what was worthy of a queen, I decided to create a diadem. Of course, one might be tempted to say, because I love creating diadems and do so roughly once every two years.

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This particular tiara was intended for a forest queen, and its main motif was therefore to be silver leaves and/or flowers. I tinkered with the various elements for quite some time before arriving at a simple, but stylish version with only leaves. I also loved the flowers, but felt they were rather “young”, and since the tiara was meant for a queen, I decided against the flowers in favour of only leaves. However, I was still unsure how the ends of the tiara should be finished and therefore asked my loyal Facebook readers, who voted for a finish not with a curl, but with pearls.

And so I started by creating the main axis, which was to hold the largest pearl, and which would carry it on an 18k gold bead with a 0.9ct diamond.

The shank was then soldered onto the frame of the diadem itself, which was to hold all the leaves together. The loops at each end allow for either a cord or hairpins to secure the diadem in place when worn.

One by one, the leaves were added, along with several twigs, each ending in a gold bubble with a diamond, ready to hold the pearls.

Once the entire tiara had been soldered together, each leaf was hand-engraved to give it a satin-like texture, before the tiara was gently curved into shape and the pearls were set.

It took several days, but the result was absolutely lovely, and the tiara matches beautifully with a pendant and earrings created from the same materials.

The tiara is for sale and can be found here

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You also have the option to rent the tiara – perhaps for your wedding? Contact us for a price on design@castens.com or call 32 200 444