Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Silver is seducing us once more, slipping back on to mantelpieces and shimmering around necks. \u201cIt\u00a0creates a sense of refinement, effortlessness and faded grandeur,\u201d says interior designer Georgie Stogdon \u2013 who has swapped out her gold jewellery for an earful of silver hoops. \u201cThe reflective tone can feel cool in newer pieces, but it\u2019s that sharpness that gives it sophistication. Mixed with warmer materials, it can be tempered to create a balanced space.\u201d\u00a0Heritage silversmith brands have long built legacies on the precious metal, crafting decorative keepsakes that are now in the spotlight once again. At Tiffany & Co, artistic director of its Home collection Lauren Santo Domingo has refreshed five pieces from the updated Bamboo collection, launched in 1961. First used as a pattern for coffee spoons, the\u00a0latest offering sees the motif on vases, placecard holders and adorning napkin rings.Italian jewellery and silverware brand Buccellati has just showcased a\u00a0collection of intricate woodland animals \u2013\u00a0some lifesize \u2013 as part of its Naturalia exhibition at Milan Design Week. Global communications director Maria Cristina Buccellati says there\u2019s a creature for every environment \u2013\u00a0\u201ca\u00a0deer in the dining room of a country manor or a small sparrow on the coffee table of an\u00a0apartment\u201d. Meanwhile French silversmithing house Christofle, established in 1830, has spent the past two years working with jewellery designer Charlotte Chesnais on Carrousel. The 24-piece set of flatware embodies the\u00a0curving forms characteristic of\u00a0Chesnais\u2019s jewellery. \u201cSilver flatware is something you choose for life,\u201d says the designer, who from the age of 18\u00a0was gifted small sets of\u00a0silver cutlery each year. \u201cNow I can host a dinner for eight with a full exquisite set.\u201dSadie Perry, who trained as a silversmith in Mexico, sources vintage modernist objects ranging from mirrors to\u00a0coupes to\u00a0showcase in her Hackney store, Studio\u00a0Mantel. \u201cArt deco, modernism and\u00a0secessionist movements are being referenced a lot in silver at the moment,\u201d says Perry. \u201cThey favoured cleaner lines that altered the way the material was used in everyday objects \u2013 from overly decorative to pared-down.\u201d\u00a0Icy sterling silver is a\u00a0symbol of\u00a0new beginningsDetailed or spare, silver remains a classic choice for celebrating milestones. \u201cAntique silver, whether a\u00a0truffle knife or\u00a0trinket dish, offers a charming way to\u00a0honour the \u2018something old\u2019 wedding tradition,\u201d says Bryony Sheridan, buying director at Abask, which handpicks antique and contemporary pieces from makers around the world. The\u00a0designs themselves can also hold symbolic meanings that add to the romance. \u201cSilver objects have long been associated with purity and timeless beauty, making them perfect emblems of\u00a0love and commitment,\u201d says Ippolita Rostagno, founder and creative director of\u00a0Artemest. She points to Braganti\u2019s Swan\u00a0centrepiece that \u201cembodies devotion \u2013\u00a0just\u00a0like swans, who\u00a0are known for\u00a0their lasting bond\u201d. Sheridan favours the symbolism of\u00a0knots \u2013\u00a0\u201ca\u00a0powerful expression of unbreakable love\u201d \u2013\u00a0finding a set of knotted\u00a0cocktail picks\u00a0by\u00a0silversmith Heath\u00a0Wagoner particularly sweet.\u00a0Along with homeware, jewellery too is becoming cooler in tone. Over the past six months, Net-a-Porter has seen searches for\u00a0silver rings increase by 527 per cent, and\u00a0silver cuffs by 438 per cent. Last year, jewellery brand Alighieri launched its first silver-focused collection, Votive Offerings, which takes alluring skeletal forms. Alighieri\u2019s founder, Rosh Mahtani, sees the\u00a0series of\u00a0modern heirlooms as a sort of\u00a0rebirth \u2013\u00a0\u201cthe icy sterling silver was a\u00a0symbol of new beginnings\u201d, she says. Meanwhile, Herm\u00e8s will be adding new\u00a0silver pieces to its studded Clou d\u2019H series of\u00a0necklaces, earrings, cuffs and rings.\u00a0With gold prices soaring, young designers are turning to silver for its affordability, which allows for more experimentation. \u201cIt enables designers to\u00a0play with larger, more sculptural pieces\u00a0and, in turn, for wearers to express individuality through bold designs,\u201d says German-Brazilian designer Carolina de Barros, whose organic pieces are crafted using the ancient technique of lost-wax casting. Recently, de Barros has noticed her clients gravitate towards statement pieces such as her Figo ear cuffs and rings, which have a scrunched effect.\u00a0Freer forms are possible thanks to silver\u2019s malleability, which also lends itself\u00a0to\u00a0texture. Aura, the latest collection of vases, bowls and coasters by the historic Edinburgh-based brand Hamilton & Inches,\u00a0takes inspiration from Scotland\u2019s rugged seascape and features a diagonal planishing technique achieved using a\u00a0special hammer to create wave-like indentations. \u201cPlanishing is a highly personal process, so no two silversmiths approached this collection in the same way,\u201d says its CEO Victoria Houghton. \u201cAs\u00a0a\u00a0result, each one crafted their own set\u00a0to ensure consistency.\u201d\u00a0For incorporating silverware into both modern and traditional spaces, Stogdon suggests adding small accents through accessories such as candlesticks or\u00a0a\u00a019th-century rose bowl. \u201cThey can be a chic focal point on a table without feeling overwhelming,\u201d she says. The designer herself has a collection of antique pieces picked up at auctions or passed down by family. \u201cThey\u2019re not the biggest or boldest,\u201d she\u00a0says, \u201cbut they\u2019re the ones that have meaning, and\u00a0always will.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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