Bold designs and remarkable details are the hallmark of this Sterling Silver jewelry collection. Each season, the NATE & ETAN design team select the most significant trends affecting pearls, stones, colors and silhouettes. They search the globe for unusual and interesting components, allowing each design to highlight some unique and specific detail. This collection is based on usage of iconic symbols from various cultures and times. In many instances, the icons cross cultures and continents, giving the symbols universal meaning. Aluma USA has researched these symbols and their meaning to create a fashionable, on-trend collection using silver and natural stones. Anthology's contemporary look is characterized by clean organic forms , strong natural shapes, and vivid color. These primary shapes are focused with the addition of surface texture which helps one see the entire form. The collection contains purely silver statements, some with 14K accents, but the majority of the pieces are paired with the brilliant color of semiprecious stones. The spirit is post modern, a collage of minimalist forms with ethnic references and ornament. It is heavy silver with gorgeous, intensely colored semiprecious stones. We begin with genuine semiprecious stone that we artfully shape, carve and polish until we find the perfect shape and finish. We deposit a layer of 14 karat gold in an alloy of pure Gold and Titanium. This space-age process results in a finish that is 500 percent harder than standard 14k alloys. Even more amazing is that this process is environmentally green which is extremely important during this day in age.The use of genuine stone means that you have no base metal content to your jewelry; it is semiprecious stone.