Ghada Ghazi Taj Jan
Associate Professor, Department of Visual Arts, College of Designs and Arts, Umm Al-Qura University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Volume: 17 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 54-68| September 2025-|- https://doi.org/10.54940/ep64132030-|-PDF
Received:-26/08/2025-|-Received:-10/09/2025-|-Accepted:-10/09/2025
Corresponding Author: [email protected]
Abstract
This research represents a scientific attempt to explore the philosophical dimensions inherent in jewellery design using gemstones. This is achieved by analysing the relationship between beauty, symbolism, and cultural and intellectual connotations, through a deep dive into the morphological properties of gemstones and the interpretation of the meanings embedded in contemporary jewellery designs. The study applies a descriptive-analytical methodology and a case study approach on a selected sample of contemporary designs adorned with gemstones.
The results proved that gemstones are no longer merely decorative elements; they have become a means of aesthetic and philosophical expression, capable of embodying deep cultural concepts within jewellery design, which gives them artistic and semantic depth.
The researcher recommended encouraging researchers and designers to explore the symbolic and philosophical dimensions of gemstones and to incorporate them as a philosophical vision when designing jewellery. She also recommended the necessity of documenting the cultural heritage associated with gemstones and analysing their aesthetic and intellectual connotations.
Keywords
Ornaments, Metals, Morphological Analysis, Semiology, Semiotics.
How to Cite
Jan, G. (2025). The Philosophical Dimensions of Gemst-ones in Jewellery Design. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Educational and Psychological Sciences, Vol17(3), pp54-68. https://doi.org/10.54940/ep64132030
License
1658-8177/© 2024-by the Authors. Published by-J. Umm Al-Qura Univ. for Edu. and Psychological Sci.-This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/-