Edina Kiss’s Devil earrings tempt with lapis, ruby, sapphire accents

Edina Kiss has built a pair of devilishly persuasive earrings around 53.12 carats of lapis, with ruby and pink sapphire accents catching the light like a sly wink. At 1.5 inches long and 8.4 grams total, the Devil drops are not delicate in spirit, yet their scale stays wearable enough to feel intentional rather than costume.

The construction is where the piece earns its place in the current mood. Set in 18-karat yellow gold, the earrings balance 53.12 carats of lapis drops with 0.12 carat of ruby and 0.47 carat of pink sapphire, a combination that gives the deep blue stone a flash of heat and mischief. Kiss’s own product language calls them “a little wicked” and “entirely exquisite,” which is exactly the right balance for a client who wants jewelry to carry character, not just polish.

That personality matters because the Devil earrings are not designed as a one-note novelty. Kiss sometimes wears one with an Angelfish drop earring for a deliberate asymmetry that turns the pair into a literal devil-and-angel-on-your-shoulders statement. The Angelfish version, with 42.40 carats of pink opal, pink and blue sapphires, and cognac and white diamonds in 18-karat yellow gold, is priced at $24,500, which places the Devil earrings in the same world of gemstone luxury while pushing the mood further into playful provocation.

Kiss has described the idea behind the earrings as the pull of “Don’t do it, don’t do it ... and I do it,” and that instinct explains why this kind of jewelry is outperforming safer design narratives. The strongest statement pieces in 2026 are the ones that read as personal codes: a small rebellion, a private joke, a talisman with edge. These earrings feel made for collectors who want fine materials but also want the conversation starter, the piece that says something about temperament before it says anything about wealth.

That tension runs through Kiss’s new namesake line, which she began building in 2024 with guidance from Elizabeth Bonanno and Joel Cheatwood of The Gems Project. The initial launch includes 35 pieces, and 15 to 20 new debuts are set to follow at Couture next month, split between a summer-and-fun group and a more serious one. Born in Budapest and shaped by a life between Europe’s old-world elegance and California’s modern ease, Kiss makes pieces in small batches through a hands-on process, and the result fits neatly into Couture’s Design Atelier, where 13 new brands joined this year’s discovery corridor for editors, retailers, and insiders looking for the next name with point of view.