Word: onyx
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Amid an interior of beige and white, coolly accented by ebony tables and white onyx cutlery, French chef Laurent Gras gives seafood a new sense of immediacy with a menu as precisely executed as it is unconventional. His ingredients are global and first-rate: Maine codfish, Spanish octopus, deepwater snapper from Japan. His dishes are modest in size yet generous in potency. Shrimp tartare is sprinkled with edible pansies and gold dust; a trifle is composed of caviar, salt cod and potato. That snapper is smoked over cherrywood and glistens with apricot oil. See www.l2orestaurant.com. (See 10 things...
...same nongovernmental organization that helped expose the violence that plagues many of the sources of diamonds.) However, the accused companies, with varying degrees of hostility, deny any culpability, saying Global Witness oversimplifies a complex economic process in a chaotic geopolitial setting. (See pictures of diamonds set on onyx and black enamel...
...time for the holidays. Based on the mythic stories of Neptune and his queen, Cleita, the Van Cleef creative team explored the deep sea, using smatterings of pearls to depict ocean spray and rare aqua colored tourmaline's to evoke the ocean depths. One stunning pendant is composed of onyx and set with diamonds and white gold coral-shaped branches. Other pieces include sea nymph pins encrusted with sapphires and a Poseiden-like creature made of yellow gold and fashioned into a pin set with yellow and white diamonds and a 7 carat spinel...
...precious-stones wholesaler?has long been a favorite of celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Princess Grace and Uma Thurman. This new line was inspired by landmarks in the City of Light, including the Tuileries, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. The Etincelles minaudière, left, in white gold with onyx and diamonds, pays homage to the elegant parties held in the jeweler's hôtel particulier on the Place Vend?...
This page, clockwise from far left: Bulgari yellow gold cabochon ring bulgari.com) Di Modolo Favola yellow gold and onyx ring dimodolo.com) Tiffany & Co. Frank Gehry Torque yellow gold ring (Tiffany & Co., 800-526-0649); David Yurman Albion black onyx and diamond ring davidyurman.com) Cartier Panther yellow gold and black lacquer ring cartier.com) Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière leather hard-case wristlet (Barneys New York, 212-826-8900); Valentino satin-embellished sandals (Valentino, 800-997-0140); La D de Dior gold watch with sun-brushed dial, crocodile strap and diamond bezel dior.com