Gold is such an important material and has been for centuries. It was utilised by our ancestors in ancient civilisation across the continents. Gold is precious and so it follows that some value is attached to it. It is the value of the material that also makes it desirable. Craft workers have been designing gold jewellery for hundreds of years and today up and coming designers and bringing gold jewellery design into the 21st century with new and innovative designs for gold bangles and other gold jewellery.

The ancient Egyptians worked with gold and made jewellery and decorations for the wealthy. Gold is such a versatile material and used today throughout the world for a variety of things. In its
pure form of 24 carat gold is pliable and easy to work with but not very practical for everyday use. In India, twenty four carat gold jewellery is reserved for the wedding day and is passed from one generation to the next. In order to make gold more practical for everyday use the jewellery industry add alloys to the pure gold to make it more durable and less prone to scratching. Gold is so versatile that if different coloured alloys are added you can make different coloured gold.

So when you go to buy your gold bangle it needn’t necessarily be yellow gold, which is the more traditional colour of gold. Rose gold or red gold also looks very pretty when fashioned into a bangle and equally to give a more modern twist white gold looks stunning.