Bright, sunshiny Day: London Jeweller Ben Day brightens up our gloomy January...

This year is all about colour.

We're happy to leave behind the gothic blacks and greys of 2011, and embrace the bright and beautiful world of coloured gemstones for 2012.

Following on from our last post celebrating the choice of colour for engagement rings, we thought London jewellery designer Ben Day deserved his own post.

One of the UK's best ambassadors of coloured precious and semi-precious gemstones, Ben Day is a London based jewellery designer at the top of his game.

We can't get enough of the rich sapphires, rubies, emeralds and opals (our current favourite gemstone) and have been devouring his collections online to try and inject a little colour into these dark days of winter.

Exquisite craftsmanship and a beautiful collection of stones, Ben Day is a fine jeweller who is really celebrating the beauty of the coloured gemstone.

The go-to man for an alternative engagement ring choice, we think.

Have a look at much, much more at www.benday.co.uk.

All images copyright Ben Day 2012