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>In the mid-1990s, De Beers began promoting a series of five fancy shapes। Commissioned by the diamond giant in an attempt to find a niche for unusual rough and off colors, the suite of stones, known as the Flower Cuts, was created by Gabi Tolkowsky in 1986. Each of the Flower Cuts – the Dahlia, Fire-Rose, Marigold, Sunflower and Zinnia – is based on unconventional cutting angles and dimensions. The cuts were designed to maximize the natural brilliance and color of diamonds, and create desirability for stones that might have otherwise been shunned. They are neither patented nor trademarked, as De Beers wanted to allow anyone in the world to cut and sell them.

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