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The precious leaves of Michael Aram

Handcrafted worked metal and colored stones in jewelery by Michael Aram ♦ ︎

In Hindi, the word aram means “sweetness, peace, love, and care.” If this is Michael Aram’s mood, it is uncertain. In any case, he emphasizes this semantic affinity. Michael Aram is an American designer and artist, born in New York, where he works. At the end of the 1980s he traveled to India and this trip changed his life: he discovered the tradition of metalworking and created a home and laboratory in New Delhi. From there, the business continued and Aram founded a company that produces home design items. Furniture, design, but craftsmanship. But it also offers jewelry.

Orecchini in argento rodiato nero, oro, diamanti
Earrings in black rhodium-plated silver, gold, diamonds

The passion for ancient traditions has been linked to an entrepreneurial spirit that has transformed it into a signature in its field. But after a few years, Michael Aram has expanded his business to jewelry as well. Of course with collections that have hand-crafted metal their fulcrum. Not only that: Micheal Aram’s jewels, which also appeared at Couture 2017 in Las Vegas, make a large use of precious stones and precious stones, as in the Botanical Leaf collection. This is something that the Indian likes too much.

Collana con perle grigie, ametrine, zaffiri viola
Necklace with gray pearls, ametrine, purple sapphires
Anello in oro, argento rodiato nero e diamanti
Ring in gold, black rhodium-plated silver and diamonds
Anello Butterfly Ginko in oro, argento e diamanti
Butterfly Ginko ring in gold, silver and diamonds
Orecchini Butterfly Ginko in oro, argento e diamanti
Butterfly Ginko earrings in gold, silver and diamonds
Anello Butterfly Ginko, in argento, oro, diamanti
Butterfly Ginko ring, in silver, gold, diamonds
Orecchini a foglia in argento con diamanti
Silver leaf earrings with diamonds

The myth of Seaman Schepps

Seaman Schepps is one of the oldest American high-end jewelry brands. His jewels have been worn by actresses, celebrities or simply women with great money and refined taste. The brand was founded in 1904 in Los Angeles by Seaman Schepps, born in New York and the son of Hungarian immigrants. And his name was chosen by her mother (looking at a bank sign) because it sounded good in English, a language she didn’t know.

Anello in oro 18 carati con smeraldo colombiano e diamanti
18k gold ring with Colombian emerald and diamonds

As in the most classic of American dreams, Schepps transformed from a street vendor in California into a jeweler once he returned to New York, in 1921, in the eclectic neighborhood of the Lower East Side. The jeweler has experienced success, through ups and downs, starting from 6th Avenue. Many of his clients were patrons of the arts and theater and stars of stage and screen. With the stock market crash in 1929, however, Seaman lost everything, including his newly built store. The shock pushed him to rethink his business strategy and develop designs mixing unique ideas, bold colors and sharp textures.
Bracciale Mousetrap in oro bianco e diamanti
Mousetrap bracelet in white gold and diamonds

His jewels have found admirers such as President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Duchess of Windsor and members of the Du Pont, Mellon and Rockefeller families. For this reason Schepps has been called “America’s court jeweler”. After the founder died in 1972, the Schepps brand continued its activity based on the heritage design concepts of the Maison. Many famous art collectors, such as Andy Warhol, Joan Quinn and Holly Soloman, have become fans of Schepps’ work. Today the flagship store is located on the corner of 69th Street and Madison Avenue in New York City.
Orecchini a disco in oro giallo e smeraldi
Disc earrings in yellow gold and emeralds

Anello Golf Ball in palissandro e oro
Golf Ball ring in rosewood and gold
Orecchini Double Cab in oro, tormalina rosa, ametista, topazio blu, peridoto e zaffiro giallo
Double Cab earrings in gold, pink tourmaline, amethyst, blue topaz, peridot and yellow sapphire

The combinations of Roule & Co

Playing volumes by Christopher Roule and Laurin Lucaire: a precious Tetris of jewelery ♦ ︎
Maybe Christopher Roule and Laurin Lucaire are passionate about Tetris, the game that consists of combining geometric geometric shapes. Perhaps yes, because the jewels of their Roule & Co brand, born in New York in 2010, who for the second consecutive year arrived among the finalists at the Las Vegas Couture Design Award, seem to be assorted by combining the simplest geometric shapes, such as triangles , circles, squares. Only combinations are multiplied and the same volumes of jewels are covered by other small areas, in turn triangles, circles, hexes, and so on.

Bracciale in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti4
18k yellow gold and diamond bracelet

Like the forms of Tetris must be complementary, so is the work of Christopher and Laurin, husband and wife who founded the jewelery brand. The simplicity of the style is only apparent: in fact jewelry often surprising with the possibility of the enclosed elements, as small precious stones. But jewels also have architectural references, as in the Wired collection inspired by the hyperbole of engineering used by archistar and past characters, such as Buckminster Fuller, Gustave Eiffel and Antoni Gaudí.

Orecchini in oro brunito e rubini
Blackened gold and ruby earrings
Laurin-Lucaire
Laurin Lucaire
Ciondolo in oro rosa e rubini
Pendant in rose gold and rubies
Anello in oro rosa 14 carati e diamanti champagne
14k rose gold and champagne diamond ring
Anello in oro bianco annerito con ametista cabochon e diamanti bianchi
Blackened white gold ring with cabochon amethyst and white diamonds
Ciondolo in oro rosa 14 carati e diamanti bianchi
Pendant in 14k rose gold and white diamonds

Sorellina loves the daring

The brand in New York Sorellina, by Nicole’s and Kim Carosella’s, born for daring women ♦ ︎

Sorellina is an Italian word meaning little sister, but it is also an affectionate way of expressing a very intimate woman friend. In the case of Sorellina, the two aspects coincide. To use the Italian language are two Sisters of Long Island, near New York, Nicole and Kim Carosella. The surname, indeed, indicates the origin of the family in the country that created the Pisa Tower and invented the pizza (that would be enough for a sympaty for Italy). Their jewels are highly appreciated: Sorellina came first in the Best in Platinum category at the Couture Design Awards in 2023.

La collana in platino, perle, diamanti, zaffiri vincitrice nella categoria Best in Platinum ai Couture Design Awards 2023
The platinum, pearl, diamond and sapphire necklace winner in the Best in Platinum category at the 2023 Couture Design Awards

Nicole and Kim had also as when were little girls, they tell, passion for design, art and, of course, jewels. Nicole studied Fine Arts, but in California, especially photography. Then, he began collecting vintage jewels and studied jewelery design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Kim, the youngest, studied art history at the University of New Orleans. Afterwards, he chose to live in Florence, Italy.
After, the experiences of the two sisters have come transformed in Sorellina, which proposes “jewels neither thin nor discrete”. In contrast, Sorellina’s pieces are bold, with a mix of female and masculine, vintage and modern style.

Orecchini in oro, tormalina blu e lapislazzuli intagliati
Carved gold, blue tourmaline and lapis lazuli earrings
Nicole & Kim Carosella
Nicole & Kim Carosella
Anello cocktail in oro giallo, tanzanite, zaffiri blu e diamanti
Cocktail ring in yellow gold, tanzanite, blue sapphires and diamonds
Pendente La Papessa Owl in oro giallo, acquamarina intagliata, diamanti
La Papessa Owl pendant in yellow gold, carved aquamarine, diamonds
Pendente La Forza Piccola Tarot Card, in oro giallo, malachite, zaffiro orange e rosa, diamanti
La Forza Piccola Tarot Card pendant, in yellow gold, malachite, orange and pink sapphire, diamonds

Alison Lou, jewels and smiles

The new amusing jewels of the American designer Alison Chemla and her Alison Lou ♦ ︎

She creates jewelry that is beautiful to wear. But also fun. It is the idea on which the work of Alison Chemla, the founder and designer of the New York brand Alison Lou, is based. As in the Pop Art movement, Alison Chemla is also inspired by popular and contemporary motifs. For example, with his now famous Emoticore collection, which uses expressive icons that all add to smartphone messages.

Bracciali con conchiglie e palme
Bracelets with shells and palm trees

Next to the icons, Allison Lou then added themes like Casino and Secret Garden, but always with the addition of a bit of irony. The Mama Mia collection, instead, was created after a summer trip to Italy: it is an expression that she must have listened to who knows how many times. Finally, in the spring of 2018, Alison launched Loucite, a collection of hoop earrings made of lucite, a material that is polymethylmethacrylate, a plastic, and hand-painted enamel. Although the material is not precious, the jewels of the Loucite collection were worn by Emily Ratajkowski, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Gigi Hadid, Tracee Ellis Ross, Celine Dion. They also like jewelry with a smile.

Anelli in oro e diamanti
Gold and diamond rings
Alison Chemla
Alison Chemla
Anello in oro, smalto e diamanti
Ring in gold, enamel and diamonds
Collana in oro con pavé di rubini
Gold necklace with ruby pavé
Anello Fettuccine, collezione Mama Mia
Fettuccine ring, Mama Mia collection
Anelli in oro e smalto
Gold and enamel rings

The Seasons of Lionheart

You have to be brave to move to a distant country and found a jewelry brand. Perhaps it is not accidental, therefore, the choice of the name: Lionheart. But the sisters Joy and Sarah Haugaard, who as teenagers left Denmark to live in New York City, in addition to the heart of lionesses, also have a connection with the world of jewelry. The liveliness of the American city served as fuel to determine the design and jewelery collections, which combine minimal Scandinavian style with the dynamism of Manhattan. The passion for jewels, however, is a legacy from their grandmother, to whom they dedicated their first collection.

Ciondolo personalizzato di Lionheart
Personalized Lionheart pendant

Lionheart’s new collection is Seasons. It is centered on a pendant with interchangeable discs, which are inspired by the beauty of winter, spring, summer and autumn. The discs are crafted from semi-precious stones such as lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, red coral paste, malachite, turquoise and black mother of pearl and are supplied with each pendant (as part of the overall price). All are handmade in Italy. The collection starts at $3,925. The brand uses ethically and responsibly sourced diamonds and precious stones. The gold is 14 or 18 carats and the craftsmanship is made in Italy and New York.

Le diverse combinazioni della collezione
The different combinations of the collection
Ciondolo in oro e pasta di corallo
Pendant in gold and coral paste
Ciondolo Seasons indossato
Seasons pendant worn

Nouvel Heritage, but in the tradition

The innovative but judicious jewels of the French Maison Nouvel Heritage ♦ ︎

He has only a few years of life, but he has already conquered a place in the world of jewelry: born in 2015, Nouvel Heritage has succeeded in getting itself talked about. A merit that is above all the founder and creative director, Camille Parruitte. And thanks also to his mother, former director of Cartier, who encouraged the vocation of Camille, who worked in the gemstone trade before founding her jewelry brand.

Diamond Thread ring
Diamond Thread ring

Having tradition with active goldsmith workshops in and around Paris, including the one purchased by Camille’s mother, allowed the young Parisian brand to immediately establish the right contacts to make the pieces of the collections. The jewels are in 18 carat gold and with diamonds and precious stones of ethical origin, while the design is a bridge between avant-garde and tradition. Because Nouvel Heritage wants jewels to be fresh, innovative, but also comfortable when worn. A need that Camille Parruitte has understood well by working within the jewelery manufacturing world. Now, however, Camille is based in New York, although it continues to produce collections in France that were immediately successful.

Dinner Date Mood Hoops
Dinner Date Mood Hoops
Monday Morning Mood Hoops
Monday Morning Mood Hoops

Tuxedo Mood Bangle
Tuxedo Mood Bangle

Anello in oro rosa con diamanti, collezione Thread
Rose gold ring with diamonds, Thread collection

Anello in oro rosa con diamanti
Rose gold ring with diamonds

The abstract art of Swati Dhanak

The jewels inspired by the abstract art of Swati Dhanak, a designer of Indian origin who lives and works in New York ♦ ︎

Her grandfather, an Indian jeweler, moved to Dubai in the 1950s, at the beginning of the economic boom that transformed the city. Swati Dhanak was born in the city of the Emirates, and since she was a child she has attended the family jewelry workshop. But the jewelry store in Dubai was not enough for the designer, who moved to New York. At the same time, however, direct experience with jewelery work was fundamental to her choices.

Anello Orbit con diamanti a taglio diverso
Orbit ring with different cut diamonds

In the American city, Swati Dhanak studied at the university, but she also worked for Armani and Chanel. Between East and West, with a solid history behind her and the influence of the family, the designer created her own brand, with a style that however has nothing that can remember the oriental style. Indeed, earrings and rings in 18K white or yellow gold and diamonds are inspired by abstract art, with unusual compositions of geometric and asymmetrical elements. Certainly they are jewels with a strong personality and a good creative dose, perhaps even the grandfather would have approved.

Anello Orbit con diamanti a taglio diverso
Column ring in 18k gold and diamonds
Anello Column Crown in oro 18 carati e diamanti
Duo Column Crown earrings in 18k gold and diamonds
Orecchini Duo Column Crown in oro 18 carati e diamanti
Duo Column Crown earrings in 18k gold and diamonds
Bracciale Column Crown in oro 18 carati e diamanti
Column Crown bracelet in 18k gold and diamonds
Anello Duo Four in oro giallo con diamanti baguette e di taglio diverso
Duo Four ring in yellow gold with baguette and different cut diamonds
Orecchini Duo Orbit in oro giallo e diamanti
Duo Orbit earrings in yellow gold and diamonds
Orecchini Emerald Column in oro giallo e diamanti
Emerald Column earrings in yellow gold and diamonds

Geometries in Valani Atelier

Geometries and precious stones: the amazing story of Heena Shah and her Valani Atelier ♦ ︎

Forget the story of the little girl who loved to play with her grandmother’s jewels and grew up to be a designer. No. Heena Shah, originally from India, worked as an engineer at Google. From algorithms to gems: it was not a simple jump. But now she is satisfied and has known success with her Maison, Valani Atelier, based in New York.

Bracciale Stella con smeraldi e diamanti
Stella bracelet with emeralds and diamonds

The story of change, on the other hand, passes through the designer’s husband, who is part of an ancient family of gem merchants. For over 80 years, in fact, the Valani family has been buying precious stones directly from mines all over the world and employing artisans who work with traditional techniques. The designer is passionate about art and sculpture and at some point in her life she decided to travel. Before with her husband in Hong Kong, and then through the mines of half the world. The passion for sculpture and the discovery of the beauty of gems did the rest of her.

Rival Diamond Ear Cuff
Rival Diamond Ear Cuff

To become a jeweler, however, one step was missing: learning the trade. This is why Heena Shah attended design courses at the Gemological Institute of America in New York. The engineering profession has probably helped the designer in her design work. And in a short time she has collected several awards for her work, including an Agta Spectrum Award, a WJA Diva Award and the Platinum Innovation Award, while this year a diamond and emerald bracelet came first in the InStore Design Awards category. The style of Atelier Valani ranges between classic and modern: some jewels follow a kind of Nordic minimalism, others have an aspect that corresponds more to the typical canons of jewelery.

Orecchini in oro bianco e zaffiri
White gold and sapphire earrings
Orecchini con rubini e diamanti
Earrings with rubies and diamonds
Orecchini Cyra con smeraldi e diamanti
Cyra earrings with emeralds and diamonds
Anello con opale, rubini, zaffiri rosa e diamanti
Ring with opal, rubies, pink sapphires and diamonds
Anello con opale, smeraldi e diamanti
Ring with opal, emeralds and diamonds

Diamonds and fantasy with Beauvince

Iconic jewellery, that is, symbols of beauty: this is the goal that every high-end collection aims to achieve. Like The Iconics, the new high jewelry collection signed by the New York brand Beauvince. Yellow diamonds set in yellow gold, combined with white diamonds set in platinum, precious and colored stones are the ingredients of The Iconics menu. On the other hand, Beauvince is the fusion of the words beauty and winning, combined to mean that with beauty you conquer.

Anello Wizard of Oz con diamanti e uno smeraldo di 6,3 carati
Wizard of Oz ring with diamonds and a 6.3-carat emerald

The collection includes a matching necklace and earrings adorned with a striking collection of oval and pear-shaped yellow diamonds, totaling 24.43 carats (necklace) and 8.36 carats (earrings). The gems are paired with a set of marquise-cut and pear-shaped diamonds. The ring uses an 8.85-carat fancy yellow diamond, with an additional 2.87-carat yellow diamonds set in platinum and 18k yellow gold. The Radiance Diamond stud earrings feature yellow and white fancy diamonds, totaling 7.58 carats. The one-of-a-kind Butterfly Fall ring has a vibrant array of orange, green, yellow and brown fancy diamonds, totaling 3.80 carats, with a butterfly, a universal symbol of transformation and metamorphosis, at the center of the design .
Orecchini Radiance con diamanti per 7,587 carati su platino
Radiance earrings with diamonds for 7,587 carats on platinum

Our 2023 Iconics collection is all about color. We love diamonds and this season we wanted to explore the interaction of warmer yellows with classic white. We always play with colors in our clothes. Why not in our jewels?
Komal Bajaj Sankar

Orecchini con diamanti gialli per 23,86 carati e smeraldi su oro giallo
Earrings with 23.86 carats of yellow diamonds and emeralds on yellow gold

Beauvince Jewelry was founded by second-generation designer and jeweler Komal Bajaj Sankar, who earned his Diamonds Graduate degree from GIA in 2006, AJP in 2009, and MBA from Columbia Business School in 2015. Komal Bajaj Sankar has more than decade of experience in the sector thanks to his family roots, which have allowed him to aim high. Furthermore, its years of experience in the production of fine jewelery have allowed it to personalize and adapt, where possible, its finished jewelery offerings.

Anello Butterfly in oro bianco e diamanti gialli per 4,95 carati
Butterfly ring in white gold and yellow diamonds for 4.95 carats

Syna from silver to gold

From silver to gold: the pair that founded Syna collects awards ♦ ︎

Syna won in the Best in Silver category at the Couture Design Awards 2019. Not only: they also won the Silver, also in category Centurion Award. But, in reality, it is not a silver focused brand. His jewels, in fact, also use colored stones and gold, as in the Indian tradition, even if Dharmesh and Namrata Kothari, the founders, have not adopted the style of the Asian country for their production. The couple founded Syna Jewels in 2003.

Orecchini in argento di Synia
Silver earrings by Synia, winners of Best in Silver at the Couture Deisgn Awards

Indian jewelers usually do not forget their cultural origin, spiritual beliefs and, in short, their roots. But Syna has adopted a simple stylistic approach, as is the pop cultural environment of much of the West and, perhaps, that of Fort Lee, a suburb of New York, where designers live and work. The jewels, therefore, in addition to the classic tree of life, exemplify the concept with fairly simple jewels: semi-precious stones cut by drop, semi-precious stones with a graceful shape.

Anello con opale etiope verde
Ring with green Ethiopian opal
Pendente con opale rosa intagliato
Pendant with carved pink opal
Orecchini in oro e calcedonio
Gold and chalcedony earrings
Orecchini con topazi
Earrings with topaz
Anello in oro con pietra luna, topazio e piccolo diamante
Gold ring with moonstone, topaz and small diamond
Orecchini in oro e calcedonio, con piccoli diamanti
Gold and chalcedony earrings, with small diamonds
Pendente con l'albero della vita
Pendant with the tree of life

The jewels that speak with Kendra Pariseault

Creative jewels, designer jewels, jewelry that reminds of voices. They are those of Kendra Pariseault ♦ ︎

You can find runners not only in the morning in city parks or engaged in a marathon. There are also runners who prefer to engage in other speed competitions. For example, with a trunkshow on Moda Operandi even before having a fully functioning website. This milestone (it was May 2019) is reach by the runner-designer Kendra Pariseault, the new rising star of US design. His work, which has just begun, has already been promoted with flying colors. All that remains is to follow his career.

Bracciale Resonance in oro 18 carati e diamanti
Resonance bracelet in 18k gold and diamonds

Kendra Pariseault grew up in Rhode Island, attended Skidmore College where she specialized in Gender Studies and art and then jewelry at the Rhode Island School of Design. Later, he worked for Calvin Klein and David Yurman, where he discovered the world of colored stones. She is also co-founder and creative director of the low-priced jewelry line Kendra Phillip. Now, instead, with his brand Kendra Pariseault Jewelry, he aims higher, at more expensive and refined jewels. Without forgetting what his interests are outside of jewelry: fashion, femininity and feminism. And some esoteric aspects: he claims to have recorded the voice of a deceased on his cell phone and, from this experience, he has drawn some jewels that represent sound waves. Pariseault also creates personalized bracelets with the sound wave of a word or a sound at the request of a customer. His jewels cost between $ 5,000 and $ 50,000.

Orecchini in oro 18 carati
Volume earrings in 18k gold
Bracciale Love One Another in oro con perle e diamanti
Love One Another bracelet in gold with pearls and diamonds
Orecchini in oro 14 carati con tormalina rosa
14k gold earrings with pink tourmaline
Anello in oro e zaffiri rosa
Ring in gold and pink sapphires
Orecchini onde sonore in oro e diamanti
Sound wave earrings in gold and diamonds
Orecchini in oro e zaffiri rosa
Gold and pink sapphire earrings
Orecchino in oro giallo 14 carati, zaffiri, topazi blue London, acquamarina, rodolite spinello-blu
Earrings in 14k yellow gold, sapphires, blue London topaz, aquamarine, blue-spinel rhodolite

The creativity of Castro NYC returns

Life goes on and an inimitable style does not disappear with its creator. In 2022, New York designer Terry Castro finished his journey on Earth. But now his work continues thanks to the founder’s son, Sir King Castro. The Castro NYC brand, therefore, continues to live with a new creative contribution, without losing the inventiveness that characterized the jewels of Terry Castro, a designer who focused on the possibility of choosing unconventional creativity. Jewelery created with precious gems, but at the same time with unusual materials, with unusual shapes, and a craftsmanship more similar to that used to create sculptures compared to traditional goldsmithing.

Orecchini Eggplant, spilla Money e anello Catamando by Castro NYC
Model wearing Eggplant Earrings, Money Brooch and Catamando Ring by Castro NYC

I want to share the story of Castro NYC with the world, so people can find inspiration. I see Castro NYC jewelry as rare collectible sculptures rather than simple jewelry.
Sir King Castro

Sir King Castro
Sir King Castro

Sir King Castro takes up the path followed by his father, obviously with the addition of his experience. Born and raised in the world of jewellery, Sir King represented the Castro brand at the prestigious Sotheby’s Black and Brilliant event in London in 2021. And previously he had often participated in street jewelery sales in New York’s SoHo neighbourhood, and minor repairs in Castro’s studio in Harlem. The designer attended the Toledo School for the Arts in Ohio and then the Chicago College of Performing Arts. In 2016, Castro moved to Istanbul, Turkey, where his father had settled and where he gained experience as an apprentice. Which he will now put into practice, also thanks to a partnership with the Carpenters Workshop Gallery, a world-famous gallery with offices in London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles.

Orecchini Croissant indossati
Model wearing the Croissant Earrings by Castro NYC
Drip earrings in oro 18 carati, argento, diamanti bianchi e brown, granato cangiante, rubini, perle di acqua dolce
Drip earrings, 18k gold, sterling silver, white and brown diamonds, a color change garnet, rubies, freshwater pearls
Eggplant earrings con diamanti bianchi e brown, smeraldi, quarzo fumé, argento
Eggplant earrings, Brown and white diamonds, emeralds, smokey quartz, .750 sterling silver
Money Brooch, in oro 18 carati, bronzo, smeraldi Muzo
Money Brooch, 18k gold, Muzo emeralds, bronze
Orecchini Zeeporah indossati
Zeeporah Earrings, 8 karat white gold, white diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires. The dimensions are 5.7×1.3×0.8cm. The left earring weighs 7.8grams and the right weighs. 8.5 grams. The pair weighs a total of 16.2 grams
Terry Castro
Terry Castro

The occasions of Amàli

Among the inhabitants of Astoria, a corner of Queens, New York, there are also Sara Freedenfeld and her husband Daniel Tishbi. Sara is the founder of Amàli, a jewelry brand named after the designer’s grandmother. Yet it was not her grandmother Amalia who pushed Sara Freedenfeld to pursue a career in jewelry, self-taught. It was the case. Or, better, a theft suffered in her youth, while she was walking through the streets of Chile with her backpack. Left without money, Sara began to see bijoux made with braided rope, a skill she acquired in Valparaiso. From that rudimentary activity she moved on to metalworking, learned with the help of a Venezuelan goldsmith. In short, a strange story, which could fit well in a sliding door series.

Anello con pietra luna intagliata
Carved moonstone ring

The fact is that at 26, after returning to the United States, the designer put into practice what she learned during her travels and in 2006 she founded Amàli. The Maison’s jewels are in 18-karat yellow gold, dressed with precious and semiprecious stones, in particular opal and tourmaline. Necklaces, rings and earrings are all handmade.

Anello in oro con opale etiope
Gold ring with Ethiopian opal
Bracciale in oro con diamanti neri
Gold bracelet with black diamonds
Collana con opale messicano
Mexican opal necklace
Orecchini con opali boulder
Boulder opal earrings
Orecchini con tormalina
Tourmaline earrings

Orecchini con opale lavanda e tanzanite
Earrings with lavender opal and tanzanite

Anello Galaxy con opale boulder
Galaxy ring with boulder opal

The A.Link’s diamonds

The American Maison A. Link, specialized in the most loved stone by women: diamonds ♦

Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds: some people love jewels only if they revolve around the most popular gemstone. And this is the story of A.Link, a New York company that specializes in diamond jewelry. Does just that since 1904. It was founded by Adolph Link, jeweler from Vienna who emigrated to the US, which has brought the taste loved by the wealthy Europeans of the Belle Epoque in a nation that was growing rapidly. More than a century later, the company is still family owned, managed by Jeffrey Link and Douglas Sills in New York.

Collana di diamanti di A.Link
Diamond Necklace by A.Link

Passed the mark of 110 years, celebrated in 2014 with a Jck prize to a ring, You and Me, continues to propose his recipe that seems to have an eternal success: diamonds, diamonds and more diamonds, but with certificates of origin and sustainable production. Adolph Link, it seems, was the first to study and sample the diamonds to get uniform quality of the stones. In this way the jewels have created a homogeneity and, of course, a more certain value. The company also boasts a special ability in the choice of the cut. In short, if you like diamonds, by A.Link you find to the full.

Bracciale tennis in oro rosa e diamanti
Tennis bracelet in rose gold and diamonds
Orecchini a bottone in oro bianco e diamanti
White gold and diamond stud earrings
Pendente Eclipse
Eclipse pendant
Set con diamanti baguette, montatura in platino. Questo anello ha vinto il premio del 2014 JCK Jewelers nella categoria Platinum per vendita al dettaglio meno di 10.000 dollari nei Jck Awards 2014
Set with baguette diamonds, platinum setting. This ring won the 2014 JCK Jewelers award in the Platinum category for retailing under $10,000 in the 2014 Jck Awards
Bracciale di diamanti e platino, per un totale di 10 carati
Diamond and platinum bracelet, totaling 10 carats
Collana per Forevermark, diamanti e oro bianco
Necklace for Forevermark, diamonds and white gold
Bracciale Bubble con fermaglio, oro bianco e diamanti
Bubble bracelet with clasp, white gold and diamonds
Orecchini a forma di goccia, diamanti e oro bianco
Drop-shaped earrings, diamonds and white gold

Marei’s mix art

Angie Marei, designer born in New York from an Egyptian-Dominican family. The designer has a degree in communication design and an eclectic background of studies ranging from sculpture, illustration, painting, art history and architecture. You made your jewelry debut with a brand that didn’t go unnoticed: Diaboli Kill. But she later changed her name to a more classic choice: Marei. Based in Brooklyn, New York, the jewelry brand presents itself as something different, very personal, alternative.

Anello Ayala Arabesque in oro giallo,diamanti e uno zaffiro di Ceylon taglio marquise
Ayala Arabesque ring in yellow gold, diamonds and a marquise cut Ceylon sapphire

But, in addition to having many interests, it is also active on many fronts. For example, alongside her work as a designer she has been a creative direction consultant at a number of agencies working across a variety of verticals, with a particular focus on luxury, fashion and lifestyle brands. The range of clients and projects includes everything from creative direction, photography direction, campaign and presentation design, visual design, social media campaigns and content, e-commerce design, storyboarding, video editing, print design, packaging design . For example, you design watches for brands such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar De La Renta and Fossil.

Angie Marei
Angie Marei

Her style is quite eclectic: Marei has rediscovered her love of jewelry by tracing back her Egyptian family tradition and family tradition of collecting gold jewelry. She studied jewelry school with her in New York, discovered a true passion for wax modeling and metalworking, and began building a gemstone archive. The result is a mix of Art Deco and archeology to create what she calls brooding opulence.

Anello in oro, smalto, diamanti,
Ring in gold, enamel, diamonds
Anello in oro, tormalina, tsavorite
Gold ring, tourmaline, tsavorite
Anello talismano in argento e onice a forma di corno
Talisman ring in silver and onyx in the shape of a horn
Collana con perle di Tahiti, oro e diamanti
Necklace with Tahitian pearls, gold and diamonds

Carol Kauffmann, Brazil with rigour

Art, architecture and a lot of Brazil in the colors and geometries of the jewels of Carol Kauffmann ♦ ︎
It is true that art and creativity have no passport, but it is equally certain that one’s background leaves indelible marks in a person. Even more so if this person is a jewelry designer. This is the case, for example, in the case of Carol Kauffmann, born in Brazil in a family of textile entrepreneurs. Difficult to imagine in gray fabrics and pastel colors. Brazil is lively, with strong colors, and above all with many colored stones that are mined in the mines of the great South American country. As in the jewels of the Shadow collection.

Orecchini in oro e smeraldi della collezione Shadow
Gold and emerald earrings from the Shadow collection

To this must be added the passion of Carol Kauffmann for travel, art, architecture, and even technology. All this mix becomes a style for jewelry that has not changed when the designer moved to New York. The gold and the different colored stones are composed with lively architectures, with a lot of personality, rigor and joy at the same time, with references to the art deco and even to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. The average price of jewelry ranges between 5000 and 10000 dollars. Giulia Netrese

Orecchini in oro e smalto della Shadow collection
Gold and enamel earrings from the Shadow collection
Anello in oro giallo, acquamarina, smeraldi, tanzaniti, diamanti
Ring in yellow gold, aquamarine, emeralds, tanzanites, diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo, acquamarina e diamanti
Earrings in yellow gold, aquamarine and diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo, zaffiri, ioliti, diamanti
Earrings in yellow gold, sapphires, iolites, diamonds
Anello in oro giallo, prasiolite e diamanti
Ring in yellow gold, prasiolite and diamonds
Pendente in oro giallo smeraldi, tanzanite, diamanti
Yellow gold pendant with emeralds, tanzanites, diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo, tormalina rosa, diamanti
Earrings in yellow gold, pink tourmaline, diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo zaffiro, topazio bianco
Sapphire yellow gold earrings, white topaz

James Taffin, a Frenchman in New York

The elegant, eclectic, geometric jewels of James Taffin de Givenchy ♦

Take a look at this unique jewel: two topaz stones mounted along with diamonds on a thin flexible 18K rose gold. The necklace has been drew by a French transplanted to New York, James Taffin de Givenchy, grandson of the legendary Hubert. James fell in love with stones after being at the head of the jewelry department of Christie’s on the West Coast of the US. His work is inspired by that of the great French designers of jewelry, such as Raymond Templier and Suzanne Belperron. He opened his boutique and studio on Madison Avenue, in the Big Apple. With this shape, the necklace published by the New York Times, it can do without the clip.

Collana con due topazi e diamanti
Necklace with two topaz and diamonds

James Taffin is skilled in reinterpreting the ancient stones and rare to new forms, in very original way. For example, in the intentions of the designers this necklace reminds an exclamation mark abstract. The two pink topaz are, from the Victorian era, they are with slightly different shades: one is pear-shaped, 3.5-carat; the larger one with shades of mauve, 39 carats, has an oval cut. Nestled in the jewel there are also 105 diamonds. To set up this piece of jewelry, it took 60 hours. But the designer has other interests: true to its French origins and at its name, he’s interesting to environmental scents and fragrances. In 2011, Barneys New York has launched a capsule Taffin Home Fragrance collection of scented candles handmade in France and presented in containers bakelite designed by Givenchy.

Anello a forma di uovo con granato mandarino
Egg-shaped ring with mandarin garnet
Orecchini con ametiste brasiliane e smeraldi
Earrings with Brazilian amethysts and emeralds
Bracciale com diamanti, ceramica, oro rosa
Bracelet with diamonds, ceramic, pink gold
Orecchini con ametista baguette
Baguette amethyst earrings
Orecchini Méduses con diamanti
Meduses earrings with diamonds
Orecchini con diamanti taglio rosa per 4 carati, platino spazzolato, oro
Earrings with rose-cut diamonds for 4 carats, brushed platinum, gold

Wwake’s light philosophy

Rihanna wore a Wwake necklace to the Grammys a few years ago. She was a surprise especially for Wing Yau, a Vancouver-born designer who works and lives in Brooklin, New York. Her small, but now well-established Maison specializes in small, light and refined jewels, which have met with success above all among young women. In reality, however, the designer has an artistic background: she studied sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design, while her childhood reminds her full of travels between the Pacific and South America, with a special passion for art and anthropology.

Orecchini in oro giallo riciclato, opale e diamanti
Earrings in recycled yellow gold, opal and diamonds

From art galleries and artists, Wing has moved on to jewelry – a way to celebrate sculpture on a smaller scale. In September 2013 she launched her first line of thin and airy jewelry with diamonds and opal, a stone that, she says, obsesse her. Her delicate 14-karat gold jewelry has also been liked by celebrities such as, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson, Solange and Zoe Kravitz. Wing Yau is also part of the Jewelry Industry Summit, Ethical Metalsmiths, Fairmined Gold Licensees.

Orecchini in oro 14 carati con opale, diamanti baguette, zaffiri
14K gold earrings with opal, baguette diamonds, sapphires

Collana in oro giallo 14 carati, diamanti e tre opali
Necklace in 14K yellow gold, diamonds and three opals
Anello Microwave in oro e diamanti
Microwave ring in gold and diamonds
Collana in oro giallo 14 carati, diamanti, perle e opali
Necklace in 14K yellow gold, diamonds, pearls and opals
Orecchino a bottone in oro 14 carati e diamante
Stud earring in 14K gold and diamond
Collana in oro giallo 14 carati, diamanti, perle e tre opali
Necklace in 14K yellow gold, diamonds, pearls and three opals
Collana Rhodes in oro 10 carati
Rhodes necklace in 10K gold

The bright Hueb

From the center of Brazil, the Hueb brand has conquered the United States and the Middle East with its lively and refined jewelery
Brazil is one of the richest country of gemstones. It is not surprising that from Brazil come designers also with high-level. Like Cristina and Rogério Hueb, who in 1987 founded their Hueb jewelry brand in the city of Uberaba, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, one of the high-density mining areas. But since 1970 the matriarch, Fádua Hueb, had begun selling jewels to his friends, with a success that gave life to the business.

Orecchini Tribal in oro giallo e diamanti
Tribal earrings in yellow gold and diamonds

Today, Hueb’s flagship store is located in downtown Manhattan, in Madison Avenue. As of 2010, the brand has focused on developing the Middle East market in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait and Doha. In 2012, Hueb opened its first Dubai international retail store. Obviously, in Hueb’s jewelery, precious stones are never missing, first the diamonds. Like in the Luminus collection, which combines a glittering design with a lightweight look.

Anello Bahia in oro 18 carati e diamanti
Bahia ring in 18K gold and diamonds
Anello in oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldi
Ring in 18K white gold, diamonds and emeralds
Collana in oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldi
Necklace in 18-karat white gold, diamonds and emeralds
Collana Mirage in oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldi
Mirage necklace in 18K white gold, diamonds and emeralds
Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati, tanzaniti e diamanti
Earrings in 18K white gold, tanzanites and diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti
Earrings in 18K yellow gold and diamonds
Orecchini Labyrinth in oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldi
Labyrinth earrings in 18K white gold, diamonds and emeralds
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