During Paris Haute Couture Week, David Morris unveils Legacy of Colour: Volume II, the next chapter of its High Jewellery collection, introducing 12 one-of-a-kind creations centred around some of the world’s most vividly coloured gemstones. Expanding on the collection first introduced in January 2026, the new volume continues David Morris’ exploration of rare colour through important gemstones, instinctive pairing and intense chromatic contrasts. From electric blues to vivid greens and a daring combination of pink and orange, Volume II reflects the distinctive colour language that has become synonymous with the House.
A house with colour at its heart
From the earliest years of David Morris, exceptional emeralds, sapphires and rubies formed the foundation of its High Jewellery collections. Under Jeremy Morris’ creative direction, the House’s approach to colour has become increasingly bold, embracing rarer stones, richer saturation and a broader spectrum of hues. Alongside modern House signatures such as pink diamonds and Paraíba tourmalines, Volume II introduces cobalt spinels, Fancy Orangey Yellow diamonds, a monumental Sri Lankan sapphire and an extraordinary suite of Colombian emeralds.
Some of the gemstone compositions within Legacy of Colour: Volume II took years to assemble. Behind the scenes at David Morris, emeralds, coloured diamonds and Paraíba tourmalines are continuously being arranged and rearranged, in search of precise balances of tone, saturation, proportion and light. Elsewhere, a single stone becomes the catalyst for an entirely new colour direction.
“Colour has always been about instinct for me,” says Jeremy Morris. “Sometimes a combination reveals itself immediately, and other times it can take years to find the stones that belong together.”
Colour in motion
The opening chapter of Legacy of Colour: Volume II explores movement through colour, where intensely saturated gemstones travel through articulated silhouettes, suspended drops and fluid lines of pink, orange and electric blue.
The Samsara suite combines 17.28 carats of Fancy Orangey Yellow diamonds with 10 carats of Fancy Pink diamonds in one of the collection’s most arresting colour pairings. Flickering between the fiery energy of orange and the softer glow of pink, the coupling echoes the sunset tones of a Padparadscha sapphire, with more than 43 carats of pear-shaped white diamonds cutting through the necklace and earrings as a continuous current of light.
Drawing inspiration from the Najades – water nymphs from Greek mythology – the Gemma necklace interlaces white diamonds and luminous Paraíba tourmalines, creating fluid waves of colour across the neckline. Suspended pear-shaped Paraíba drops totalling more than 27 carats appear almost to levitate beneath the composition, releasing flashes of blue-green light as they move.
Within the Artemis necklace, intersecting pink and white diamonds create a striking, armour-like silhouette inspired by the Greek goddess and her silver bow. A classic David Morris colour pairing, alternating V-shaped motifs outline the neckline, while nearly 82 carats of oval and marquise-cut white diamonds guide the eye through the centre of the composition before tapering gradually towards the reverse, extending the movement of pink and white brilliance through the entire silhouette.
The blue spectrum
Blue has long held a particular fascination for David Morris, explored in Volume II through radically different expressions of the colour. Paraíba tourmalines, cobalt spinels and sapphires move between neon, royal blue, indigo and violet, revealing the extraordinary breadth of colour contained
within a single spectrum. A personal favourite of Jeremy Morris, Paraíba tourmalines have occupied a special place within David Morris High Jewellery for more than two decades. Drawn to their singular colour long before they captured wider attention, Mr Morris began collecting exceptional Paraíbas early, establishing the House as one of the foremost destinations for the gemstone.
Alongside the Gemma necklace, Legacy of Colour: Volume II reveals three entirely different expressions of the Paraíba tourmaline. The Indico ring features a 16.43 carat unheated oval Mozambique Paraíba tourmaline, paired with Vietnamese cobalt spinels whose deeply saturated blue matches the intensity of the Paraíba’s vivid neon colour.
Invisibly set purple sapphires and diamonds rise in faceted planes beside a 12.95-carat cabochon Brazilian Paraíba tourmaline in the Tetra ring, punctuated by shield-cut diamonds that lend the composition a deliberate strength. Pura, meanwhile, places a 7.08 carat unheated cushion-cut Sri Lankan sapphire at the centre of a cluster of cabochon Paraíba tourmalines, outlined with cobalt spinels that appear like droplets of electric blue between
the luminous spheres.
In the Levity ring, a 16.79 carat unheated oval sapphire is uplifted within a halo of rounded silhouettes, where luminous clusters of white diamonds gather around the centre stone. At either side, the vibrant blush of pink diamonds contrasts beautifully with the sapphire’s deep, velvety blue. The blue chapter culminates in the Riviera necklace: a scintillating expression of the classic rivière, where rows of white diamonds articulate a continuous line of brilliance across the collarbone, punctuated by delicate sapphire accents. At its centre, an unprecedented unheated cushion-cut Sri Lankan sapphire radiates vivid royal blue. At 184.15 carats, it is the largest sapphire in the
history of David Morris.
The power of green
The final chapter of Legacy of Colour: Volume II explores green through the lush richness of Colombian emeralds and the rare brilliance of a Fancy Intense Green diamond. One reveals the hue at its most verdant, the other in one of nature’s most elusive manifestations. Totalling more than 108 carats across the necklace
and earrings, the Colombian emeralds within the Kalamos High Jewellery suite took five years to assemble. Kalamos means reed in Greek, with the woven construction of traditional reed baskets
informing the design of both jewels.
In the necklace, the graduated Colombian emeralds are set within an intricate lattice of round and tapering baguette-cut diamonds. Emerald-cut diamonds placed between each stone extend the elongated geometry of the emeralds, while two lozenge-shaped diamonds are positioned one above the other at the necklace’s tip, emphasising the necklace’s angular silhouette.
A legacy that continues to evolve
Legacy of Colour is built on the belief that colour should lead, not follow – a philosophy that continues throughout Volume II. Reflecting David Morris’ enduring pursuit of rare colour, the House intends to build on this legacy in the years ahead through ever more distinctive gemstone combinations, tonal variation and chromatic harmonies.
Perhaps no jewel expresses the House’s legacy of colour more powerfully than the Fantasia ring. Showcasing a 4.42 carat Fancy Intense Green diamond, among the scarcest and most highly sought-after gemstones in the world, the ring echoes the angularity of the radiant-cut centre stone through successive layers of Fancy Pink and baguette-cut white diamonds. A zig-zag of round white diamonds runs diagonally across the composition, slicing through the ring’s precise geometry to emphasise the striking colour harmony between the green diamond’s cool, incandescent hue and the rich rose tones of the pink diamonds – a remarkably rare meeting of colour that brings Legacy of Colour: Volume II to its most captivating conclusion.
“What excites me most about coloured gemstones is that the possibilities really are endless,” says Jeremy Morris. “You can spend decades working with certain stones and still discover combinations that completely change the way you think about a palette. There is always another direction colour can take you in.”