CHIC x SKYDIAMOND CHIC x SKYDIAMOND

Created for Nile Rodgers and inspired by the legacy of CHIC, this exclusive collectible brooch features over 1.10 carats of Skydiamonds — the world's most sustainable lab-grown diamonds.

Originally a bespoke gift from Skydiamond’s founder Dale Vince OBE to Nile Rodgers, the piece quickly became a personal favourite, inspiring an exclusive release for CHIC fans around the world.

Drawing on the iconic visual identity of CHIC and Nile Rodgers' contribution to music, fashion and culture, it is both a statement of style and a celebration of the CHIC legacy.

Own a piece of CHIC history while helping amplify the voices of young people at the forefront of global impact, with 20% of every purchase donated to Nile Rodgers' We Are Family Foundation.

“ Innovations like this are exactly what the planet needs. Skydiamond proved you can create something truly beautiful without destroying the Earth to do it - and that’s a message I’ll wear with pride.”

Nile Rodgers

Skydiamond

CHIC x SKYDIAMOND Brooch

$3,151.00 CAD
$3,151.00 CAD
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1.10 carats of Skydiamonds set in recycled silver.

  • Cut: Round Brilliant
  • Colour: H
  • Clarity: VS2
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What is a Skydiamond

• Lab-grown diamonds created from the sky
• Made using wind, sun, rain, and carbon dioxide (CO₂)
• Produced in the UK using 100% renewable energy, powered by our sister company, Ecotricity
• The world's only carbon-negative lab-grown diamond
• Lab-grown diamonds are physically identical to mined diamonds, with none of the devastating environmental impact. We call it the "Bling without the Sting."

How are Skydiamonds made? 

Our lab-grown diamonds are crafted in Britain and made unlike any other. Everything we need to create them comes from the sky: sun, wind, rain, and something the world has too much of — CO₂.

Not all lab-grown diamonds are created equal, and our Sky Lab in the Cotswolds proves it every day. It is the only facility in the world producing lab-grown diamonds locally and exclusively from nature's elements, ensuring end-to-end traceability.

Powered by 100% renewable energy from our sister company Ecotricity.

FAQs

What Makes A Lab-Grown Diamond?

There are many names for conventional laboratory grown diamonds: 'man-made', 'created', 'above-ground' or 'synthetic'. They are created by replicating similar high-pressure, high-temperature conditions as mined diamonds. A selected diamond 'seed' experiences these conditions in a lab, crystallising into a rough lab-grown diamond after several weeks. The rough jewel is then cut and polished, resulting in a stone with the same chemical and optical properties as mined diamonds.

Are All Lab-grown Diamonds Created Equally?

No, they are not. Whilst a Skydiamond is technically also a lab-grown diamond, it leads a new wave in man-made diamond creation due to a first-of-its-kind, patent-pending production process, and end-to-end traceability. Skydiamonds are completely clean, created with raw materials exclusively from the sky; C02, Wind, sun and rain. The renewable energy is powered by our sister company Ecotricity, and this informs their carbon-negative status, setting them apart from other lab-grown diamonds in terms of composition, characteristics, and emissions footprint, creating incredibly beautiful stones ordained by nature.

What Is A Natural Diamond?

Diamonds, the toughest natural substance on Earth, originate from carbon through a naturally occurring underground process taking between one to three billion years. Formed at depths miles beneath the Earth's mantle, they are created under extreme conditions of high pressure and temperature. Following their creation, diamonds travel to the surface through molten rock and are mined and extracted. While natural diamonds are cherished for their beauty, the mining process does carry significant environmental and social impact, with often hard-to-monitor working conditions, leading to loss of habitat for wildlife, deforestation, soil erosion, and water pollution. That’s why we are now seeing a growth in popularity when it comes to man-made alternatives.

What Is Traceability In This Context?

Skydiamond traceability ensures a 100% transparent journey. All stones over 0.5 carats through the meticulous process of AnchorCert certification (see further below). Each diamond over 0.5cts is engraved with ‘SKYDIAMOND’ and a unique code, with an accompanying report and product breakdown. This code becomes an indelible and infinite link between a stone and its origins – We never want to be mistaken for a land-mined diamond.

What Is AnchorCert, And What Guarantee Does It Give?

AnchorCert is a best-in-class, UK-based gemmological laboratory conducting rigorous assessments and certifications for gemstones; the British equivalent to the Gemmological Institute of America (GIA). Their 360 degree process guarantees the gem has undergone thorough examination and testing by AnchorCert experts, to assure the diamond's authenticity, quality, and adherence to specified standards, instilling confidence in its value and characteristics.

Where On The Universal Diamond Grading System Does Skydiamond Sit?

We adhere to the industry’s leading recognised system of diamond quality, the 4Cs, which represent the universal grading system for all diamonds. The official, industry-standard colour grading scale as defined by the Gemmological Institute of America (GIA).  80% of the Skydiamonds we create are between D Flawless and H VS2.