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The cushion cut diamond combines a square or rectangular outline with rounded corners and brilliant-cut faceting — creating a warm, romantic stone with vintage character. This guide covers everything about the cushion cut.
The cushion cut is a square or slightly rectangular diamond with rounded corners — like a pillow or cushion, which gives it its name. It is a brilliant cut, meaning the facets are triangular and kite-shaped rather than rectangular steps. The cushion cut is older than the round brilliant — its origins lie in the old mine cut of the 18th and 19th centuries — and it carries a warmth and vintage character that the more precisely optimised round brilliant does not.
The cushion cut is available in two main variants at Fenora: standard cushion (larger facets, chunkier light performance, closer to the original old mine cut character) and cushion modified brilliant (smaller facets, more sparkle, more like a round brilliant in a cushion outline). A third variant — elongated cushion — is covered in its own guide.
| Standard Cushion | Cushion Modified Brilliant | |
|---|---|---|
| Facet pattern | Larger, more open facets — closer to old mine cut | Smaller additional facets in the pavilion — more sparkle |
| Sparkle character | Chunky, defined flashes — warmer and more romantic | Brighter, more numerous smaller flashes — more brilliant |
| Visual character | Vintage, romantic, distinctive — less like a round brilliant | More contemporary — more similar to round brilliant in a cushion outline |
| Best for | Buyers who value the vintage character and warmth of the original cushion aesthetic | Buyers who want maximum sparkle in a cushion shape |
| Fire (colour dispersion) | Higher — more colour flashes visible | Lower — more white light return |
| Proportion | Square Cushion | Slightly Elongated Cushion |
|---|---|---|
| Length-to-width ratio | 1.00–1.10 | 1.10–1.20 |
| Depth % | 58–67% | 58–67% |
| Table % | 53–65% | 53–65% |
| Polish | Excellent | Excellent |
| Symmetry | Excellent | Excellent |
Book a free online consultation. Yash Chandpara shows standard and modified brilliant cushion cuts side by side on screen.
