Love Ritual: New Arrivals to Honour Your Affection

There is a particular kind of ring that doesn't ask to be noticed so much as it insists on being lived in. This is the quiet promise behind Melanie Katsalidis' Love Ritual collection — rings conceived not as trend-based objects, but as pieces meant to accumulate meaning the longer they're worn.

The latest rings to join the collection include warm Australian parti sapphires and cool, saturated Australian blue sapphires. They make a case for a different kind of forever: not the conventional, expected, white diamond forever - a more particular, discerning one.

The Heartbeat Parti Sapphire Diamond Love Ritual ring (below) features a round Australian parti sapphire set in 18ct yellow gold, flanked by two diamonds. Parti sapphires are famous among those who know to look for them. No two show quite the same shift of tone, from honey through to green through to deep blue, depending on how the light finds them. This is a ring for someone who likes a little unpredictability in their forever piece — proof that no one else will ever have exactly this stone.

For those drawn further into that same idea, the Harmony Cushion Parti Sapphire ring (below) is the collection's most arresting new arrival. A cushion cut opens up more of the stone's surface, demonstrating more of its shifting colour, and more of the sense that you're wearing something closer to a small piece of geology than a piece of jewellery. It's the kind of ring you commission a future around.

Where the parti sapphires feel warm and story-rich, the new blue sapphires exude pure, quiet confidence. The Affection Blue Sapphire Love Ritual ring (below) keeps things elegantly restrained. A classic silhouette - with an additional modern edge, thanks to a hexagonal gemstone - is built to let the sapphire's depth of colour do the talking. This ring is ideal for anyone who wants that unmistakable Australian blue without straying from a familiar solitaire setting.

Some rings whisper; the Heartbeat Blue Sapphire Love Ritual ring (below) states its case plainly. This classic three-stone setting trades the softness of an accent stone for something with real presence — a ring that doesn't share the spotlight so much as own it outright. There's a coolness to blue sapphire that reads as composure rather than restraint: confident, a little formal, entirely sure of itself.

If you're weighing up a piece from this collection, it's worth noting that these one-of-a-kind designs move quickly. Some of the most sought after Love Ritual sapphire engagement rings are made to order or currently unavailable online — so if a particular design catches your eye, make an appointment to view these pieces in the flesh with a member of our team at our gallery, 28 Russell Place, Melbourne.

View the full collection here: Love Ritual by Melanie Katsalidis