De Beers London’s Vibrations Gets Rave Reviews at London Fashion Week Debut

By Karen Dybis | September 29, 2026

Since its London Fashion Week premiere, De Beers London’s new High Jewelry collection, Vibrations, has been earning industry accolades for its smooth, cabochon-cut diamonds, its use of colored diamonds, and its connection to De Beers’ diamond-sourcing partners and their beautiful waterways.

Presenting Vibrations in London was an important moment for De Beers London, and the response from press (including WWD and Vogue Business) as well as clients was extremely positive, De Beers London CEO Emmanuelle Nodale tells JCK.

“We were particularly encouraged to see the House increasingly recognized as a challenger in High Jewelry, bringing a distinctive point of view rooted in our unique connection to the source of diamonds, innovation, and creativity. Unveiling the collection in London, our creative home, made that response particularly meaningful,” Nodale says.

De Beers London said in a statement that Vibrations celebrates the brand’s connection to the Earth and life-enriching bodies of water in Botswana, South Africa, and Canada. Its first jewelry set, Echo, debuted in January 2026, and its inspiration is Namibia’s Fish River Canyon. Three new sets—Cascade, Shimmer, and Undulation—join Echo for the complete Vibrations collection.

DeBeers Undulation pendant — *De Beers London Undulation pendant with one 1.23 ct. emerald-cut diamond, green rough diamonds, and baguette-cut, brilliant-cut, and cabochon-cut diamonds*

Vibrations highlights how water shapes everything around it, like a river winding through the landscape, crystallized ice, or droplets clinging to nearby flora and fauna. De Beers London compares those journeys to that of a natural diamond, which is formed deep within the earth and shaped into what nature designs.

The collection also speaks to the kind of rare diamonds to which De Beers has access. It showcases seven diamonds from its Natural Works of Art collection, using fancy pink and blue diamonds.

What is especially of note is the Undulation designs, which are finished with De Beers London’s cabochon-cut diamonds. Developed over five years, this is the first time it has used stones cut this way in high jewelry, the brand said.

The goal was to create rounded diamonds that look like water droplets. They are softer than traditional faceted diamonds as well, giving them a luminous glow, De Beers London said. In her review of the collection, jewelry expert Carol Woolton said on her Instagram: “They seem almost like drops of water caught on the skin—soft, luminous, and wonderfully strange.”

The jewelry itself also speaks to De Beers’ high-jewelry artistry with intricate articulations, which aim to replicate the fluidity of water. Three of its designs also are transformable, allowing unique styling options.

Here are some of JCK‘s favorite pieces from the new high jewelry collection.

Cascade

Cascade looks to Tugela Falls in South Africa as its inspiration. The highest waterfall in Africa, it is the perfect example of water at its most intense, De Beers London said.

The highlight here is a pair of earrings that feature a removable tassel of chalcedony beads—the first time this soft-blue chalcedony has been used in its high jewelry. Its designs also include round brilliant, pear-shape, oval-cut, baguette, princess-cut, and pavé diamonds that are meant to replicate swirling streams and rapid currents.

Shimmer

With Shimmer, De Beers London looked to Canada’s Ellesmere Island and the special pink light its residents can see during long polar transitions. It chose rare fancy pink diamonds to represent the vivid pinks, violets, and magentas on view when ice, air, and sunshine come together at dawn.

Shimmer has seven pieces that use lace-like motifs to try to replicate those ice crystals, the idea of frost flowers, and geometric snow. Its highlight is the Shimmer Masterpiece necklace set with a 2.07 ct. fancy intense pink diamond from Botswana.

Undulation

Undulation honors the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the world’s largest inland delta and home to one of the most unique wetland habitats. The six-piece jewelry suite features articulated designs that mimic the Okavango River’s path through the delta. Here, De Beers London chose rough green diamonds—among the rarest in its collection.

“For every 10,000 fancy colored diamonds discovered, just 10 display a natural green shade, created over millions of years as a result of natural radiation deep within the Earth’s crust. Every rough diamond was chosen for its unique character, creating a rich palette that reflects the diversity of shades in the Delta’s vegetation,” De Beers said.

Top: De Beers London recently debuted its new high jewelry collection, Vibrations, which is inspired by the waterways in its diamond-producing partner countries. (Photos courtesy of De Beers London)