Iconic, timeless designs faithfully revisited
When, in the mid-1960s, Jean Dinh Van set out to revolutionize French jewelry, it was indeed a ring that made him popular. In this case, the French-Vietnamese artist created the
square two-pearl ring for another avant-gardist, fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who decided to market it. The precious minimalist jewelry was born, freed from the traditional codes of jewelry, it remains the trademark of the House of Dinh Van.
The refined language is also timeless. A
Dinh Van ring born in the 1970s is still, fifty years later, incredibly modern. The Spiral ring is a perfect ambassador of this. Imagined in 1971, it is formed of rings in the shape of spirals that interlock with each other. In yellow, pink or white gold, with or without diamonds, the ring offers a multitude of possible combinations. Over time, it hasn't aged a bit, so much so that the
Spirals line was relaunched in 2013 and is still featured in the Dinh Van catalog today in its Duo version, in 18-karat white gold set with diamonds and black diamonds.
So it goes. Dinh Van has repeatedly revisited the models, brought them up to date, like, for example, the
three finger cuffs ring that now comes snaking between the phalanges. The fact remains that the fifty or so annual creations remain faithful to the Dinh Van heritage and the House's signatures and that the rings are still inspired by the iconic motifs, the handcuffs therefore, but also the link and the
diamond cube.
Cuffs, the Dinh Van ring always plebiscite
Timeless among timeless, the Menottes ring, and the collection in general, remains perhaps the best reference to characterize a
Dinh Van jewelry. When Jean Dinh Van imagined it in 1976, he was inspired by an everyday object, the key ring attachment system, with one idea in mind, to make the invisible visible, namely the clasp. It is only later that the shape of the two parts entwined as a symbol of the attachment between two people will take the name of Handcuffs.
Yellow gold, rose gold,
18-carat white gold, white gold and diamonds, semi-paved or fully paved, the Menottes ring represents another constant of the House of Dinh Van: personalization via the variation of a motif.
The same is true with other
iconic rings, such as the Cube Diamond, where an eternal stone all in roundness comes up in an openwork cube allowing the light to circulate, like
Seventies, with the circle cut by taut lines. Or like Impression and its square structure - paved with diamonds or mother of pearl.
How, again, not to mention
Anthéa, a Dinh Van icon that has hardly changed since its creation in 1972, just slightly refined. The first tube ring with its dazzling disc paved with 19 diamonds is more current than ever, proving how timeless Dinh Van rings are.
