Carbon dioxide maybe one of Earth’s biggest enemies–but not for Aether Diamonds. In fact, it’s the main ingredient to create one of the most valuable materials on earth: fine diamond. And now, these sustainable diamonds have been released in a new fine jewelry line, aptly called the Bombé Collection.
What is Aether Diamond?
Aether Diamonds’ Bombé Collection is its first line of sustainable jewelry. It encapsulates the company’s unique process to gather carbon dioxide emissions to form “air diamonds.” On the surface, the Bombé Collection looks like any regular sophisticated line of luxury jewelry. It includes a variety of pieces, from beautifully crafted rings to diamond-studded bangles, to even delicate cable necklaces that have a variety of diamond cuts to choose from.
Some of the collection may appear pricier than many diamonds in the market. The price range on Aether’s official website puts the Bombé Pavé Set Double Stud Ring with Floating Diamond at $12,000. The Bombé Double Pavé Set Octo Stud Bangle at a whopping $48,000 apiece. However, the brand seems set to establish that luxury living and lifestyle can still be sustainable.
What Should I Expect From the Bombe Collection?
The Bombé Collection may be considered as very unique choice pieces. First, the diamonds are made with air, and come certified as, technically, lab-grown diamonds. Under the microscope, Aether diamonds have the same composition as mined diamonds. The only difference is that with every crystal-clear piece, one can be assured that they have been mined in the most ethical, no-conflict environment and procedures.
If that’s not enough, Aether diamonds also make use of Fairmined gold for their collection’s setting. According to the Aether Diamonds website, Fairmined follows the most stringent standards of ethical and responsible sourcing of its gold materials. This means that, apart from the diamonds, Aether’s gold sources have been obtained in the most responsible manner possible. In fact, it attests that the partnerships it has within the organization ensure that it is building a better integrity for jewelry, hand-in-hand.
Who Founded Aether diamonds?
This air-to-jewelry endeavor was something that CEO and co-founder Ryan Shearman has been working on since 2020. They established a lot of partnerships, with the Bombé Collection posed to debut the fascinatingly luxurious but ever-ethical experience of fine jewelry.
Aether Diamonds’ Chief Design Officer Jenna Housby designed the collection, taking inspiration from New York fashion. The collection has also garnered a number of supporters who value both the luxurious design and the campaign’s aim of sustainable luxury.
The Bombé Collection features an almost ethereal quality to its pieces. Instead of diamonds that are too big for comfort to wear, a lot of the pieces showcase brilliant small stones, with star pieces, as in the masterfully made Double Octo Stud Ring with a magnificent floating center diamond.
With the Bombé Collection, Aether has also managed to overcome a massive endeavor: the price scaling of capturing CO2 emissions to make diamonds. Even if air is around us, pulling carbon from the air that is viable to make diamonds is quite intensive in technology and resources. Sustainability has its price, and Aether understands that this is why air diamonds fit perfectly in the fine jewelry space. For one thing, it can incorporate the price ethically into the market.
How are Aether Diamonds Made?
Currently, Aether works with Climeworks to forge diamonds from carbon. According to The Verge, Aether taps Climeworks for their air capture services. Aether diamonds make use of atmospheric carbon. The producers gather this via carbon sequestration technology, pulling CO2 from the air to forge diamonds.
Some individuals may compare this to lab-grown diamonds. On the surface, they seem to produce the same results. But in reality, carbon sequestration has less impact on the planet. It goes for zero emissions, and goes so far as being carbon-negative. Some lab-grown diamonds still use fossil fuel, and thus, still make an impact on the total carbon footprint.
On its website, Aether reveals just how much the true worth of its diamonds really are: “What’s more, for every carat of diamond we sell, we commit to removing an additional 20 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. That’s over a year’s worth of carbon emissions for the average American.”
Where is Aether Diamonds Located?
Located in New York, Shearman ensured that everything, from production to operations would be conflict free. Aether Diamonds’ packaging is also eco-friendly and sustainable, using plant-derived material for its jewelry boxes. Other structures and fabrics come from recycled material.
The production team appears to have gone all out when it comes to the presentation, in the hopes that perhaps the packaging of the jewelry can also be a part of its collection as actual jewelry boxes for the consumers’ other jewelry collection. And if that’s not the case, even thrown-out Aether jewelry boxes still won’t harm the environment. The exterior is also made from biodegradable materials.
Best of all, if you want to make doubly sure that you’re getting your money’s worth, you may be pleased to know that each of them comes fully certified. Aether Diamonds partners with the International Gemological Institute, which provides a full grading report for each jewelry.
