Giovanni Raspini flourishes with Blossom

In spring silver also flourishes with Blossom, one of Giovanni Raspini‘s latest collections. The Tuscan Maison has chosen the classic floral theme which gives all the chromatic charm of natural pink freshwater pearls, with shades that allude to the flowering of the peach tree. The tones are delicate and always slightly different in their harmony. To give even greater luminosity, the pearls were combined with burnished silver elements treated with the diamond-cutting technique and which depict tiny flowers. Diamonding, for those who are not familiar with this goldsmith technique, is used to make the metal more brilliant by adding tiny scratches made, in fact, with a diamond tip.

Collana e bracciale Blossom
Blossom necklace and bracelet

Silver jewelery thus presents a surface with microscopic facets that reflect light. The Blossom collection includes a choker necklace, a Chanel-style necklace with hammered chain, a pendant, two bracelets, two rings and a pair of earrings.

Anello con perla rosa e argento ossidato
Ring with pink pearl and oxidized silver
Collana con pendente Blossom
Blossom pendant necklace
Orecchini a bottone con perla rosa e argento
Pink and silver pearl stud earrings
Collana con perla rosa e argento
Necklace with pink and silver pearl

Redefine the Jewel with a knot

Redefining Jewelery returns to the Bijou Museum in Casalmaggiore (Cremona). On display there are 43 contemporary jewels designed by Italian and foreign artists (from March 23 to June 9, 2024). The project, born in 2010 from an idea by the curator Sonia Patrizia Catena, is an annual competition that stimulates the design and creation of a contemporary jewel. For this edition, Redefining Jewelry asked artists to design a jewel that enhances the memory of the creations exhibited at the Bijou Museum, inviting them to take inspiration from the oldest knot-shaped jewels to reinterpret the structure and meaning through own contemporary language and artistic research.

The museum aims to connect different worlds, styles, eras and creations. The selected jewels offer a review based on woven thread: from the formal study of the knot to the weaves, with jewelery that mixes styles and materials. In each edition, Redefining Jewelery welcomes an artist from the world of contemporary art to talk about the theme of the competition. This year the invited artist is Marisa Iotti who has outlined an exhibition itinerary called Ànemos0 with sculptures, installations and fiber art works.

The jewels of Patrizia Giachero, winner of the Contemporary Jewelery competition organized by the Rossini Gallery in Milan in April 2023, and the drawings of Carmela Barbato from the Trame Mediterranee series will also be on display. Also for this edition the winners will receive special prizes from the cultural partners of Ridefinire il Gioiello. The winners will have the opportunity to exhibit in Milan at Marco Rossini’s Galleria Rossini and at Circuiti Dinamici for the wunderkammera project. A recommended artist will be able to obtain a period of artistic residency at La Stazione degli Artisti in Gambettola thanks to the Bosco Urban Art Project festival, while the Bijou Museum will decide a winner for a temporary exhibition point within the museum spaces.

Who participates

Andrea Benoni – Katalyxer, Atelier Effetti – Flavia Turone, Brigitta Petrovszki Lajszki, Chimajarno, Collezione Siku – Graziana Giunta, Cristina Croce, Cristina Lottero, de Cor produzioni, donidelmare gioielli di Emily DeVito e Roberto Coppola, Elena Berti Margià, Elena Ramaparelli, Elenadp Crea, Ellence, Elli Atelier Gioielleria Contemporanea, Ely Milano Jewelry, Erika Mazzola, FiloGioielli di Filomena Di Camillo, Francesca Romana Sansoni – Segni di terra, Gaia Descovich Jewels, Gianfranco Quartaroli – Circuiti Gioielli, Gioi Giulia Vignetti, La Chigi, Laetitia Autrand, Lamobijoux – Maurizio Mo, LeMari Riciclano, Luisa Capua – Z’Atelier, Maria Cristina Codecasa Conti – Le Troisième Songe, Michela Guatto, Monica Ungarelli, NearteNeparte art&craft di Anna Esposito, Oplà! Michela Deanesi, Paolacreart – Paola Marzoli, Paolella_Rakuecrochet di Paola Cisterni – Elena Ramparelli, Pasly – Pasqualina Tripodi, Patrizia Giachero, Roger Cavinatto, Rosalba Rombolà Gioielli, Rosella Catalano, Rovescio Pensieri d’arte di Roberta Pozzi, SilverStrass – Silvia Orani, Valentina Grotto, Vera Rossini – Cakes & Troubles

Tiffany Story on display in Tokyo

Tiffany Wonder is the title of the exhibition organized in Tokyo which brings together hundreds of design masterpieces from the American Maison. The exhibition is set up at the Tokyo Node gallery, inside the Toranomon Hills Station Tower, in the Japanese capital, and will continue until June 23rd. Tickets are available until June 23 on the Tiffany & Co. app, downloadable in the iOS and Google Play app stores. The exhibition is an opportunity to admire the legendary Tiffany diamonds and jewels that have marked the history of the most famous brand in the world. In the different rooms, visitors will discover exceptional objects, which tell the story of almost 200 years of Tiffany & Co.’s history, such as the first Blue Book, the first mail order catalogue, one of the first Blue Boxes.

Garden of Imagination con le spille di Jean Schlumberger
Garden of Imagination with pins by Jean Schlumberger

Tiffany Wonder aims to intrigue, inform and inspire visitors with unique creations, ranging from one of the most famous pieces of high jewelry, the Bird on a Rock brooch by Jean Schlumberger, to the innovations the Tiffany Diamond system, or the Tiffany Setting to stop a solitaire diamond.

Tiffany & Co. has been inspired by Japan for decades, and the House’s authentic relationship and long history with that region of the world has only grown. Our latest exhibition showcases some of the most exceptional creations, such as the first Bird on a Rock brooch from 1965, designed by Jean Schlumberger, one of the most talented designers of the 20th century. The exhibition, which highlights Tiffany’s exceptional craftsmanship, unparalleled authority in diamonds and inventiveness, will convey the joy of the House to every visitor.
Anthony Ledru, President & Chief Executive Officer, Tiffany & Co

Anthony e Victoria Ledru.
Anthony and Victoria Ledru. Photo: Courtesy of BFA

Tiffany & Co.’s relationship with Japan dates back to 1837, when Charles Lewis Tiffany began offering his customers selected imported Japanese goods, a rarity on the American market. Many of the House’s best designers, such as Edward C. Moore, Louis Comfort Tiffany and Elsa Peretti, have found inspiration in their work in the arts of Japan. A celebration of respect and creativity, with various points of the exhibition dedicated to Tiffany & Co.’s ties to Japan.
La spilla Dragonfly
Dragonfly brooch

Tiffany Wonder
Tiffany Wonder

New Couture jewels for Annamaria Cammilli

Annamaria Cammilli has long since also introduced a series of high-end jewels, which complement the jewelery lines that have made the Tuscan brand famous, such as Dune. In 2024, the high-end Couture line will be enriched with new creations with the characteristic sinuous shapes that characterize the Florence Maison. The jewels, in gold in the typical exclusive shades with a matte finish, follow the stylistic canons of the brand, with rounded and enveloping shapes, in which stones such as fancy diamonds or tourmalines are set. The dimensions of the rings are generous without being excessive.

Anello Couture in oro rosa e diamante
Couture ring in rose gold and diamond

Another example of high-end jewelery by Annamaria Cammilli is the new Cocoon collection, which uses an overlapping of gold surfaces that add an unexpected three-dimensionality to the jewels. At the center of the jewels, made with some of the eight shades of gold used by the Maison, are stones such as tanzanites or tourmalines in bright colors.
Cocoon collection, 18kt Pink Champagne gold with green tourmaline
Cocoon collection, 18kt Pink Champagne gold with green tourmaline

Also high-end is the Premiere collection, with its shapes inspired by the marine world. The collection uses precious stones such as emeralds, sapphires, fancy and brown pear-cut diamonds. The line now also features a gold necklace with thin diamond edges surrounding 18 pear-cut emeralds. Last year the brand presented a necklace with the same design, but with sapphires.
Collier Premiere in oro, diamanti e smeraldi
Premiere necklace in gold, diamonds and emeralds

Pendente Cocoon in oro, diamanti, tanzanite
Cocoon pendant in gold, diamonds, tanzanite

Collana Premiere in oro, diamanti, zaffiri. Copyright: gioiellis.com
CPremiere necklace in gold, diamonds, sapphires. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Villa Milano at Pad Paris

After its presence at GemGenève, Villa Milano returns to be present in a foreign event. The Milanese maison founded in 1876, also known for its vast offering of cufflinks, as well as jewellery, will be for the first time at Pad Parigi, which was the first fair, 26 years ago, to bring together in a single event featuring the best international and French galleries of historical and contemporary design. From 3 to 7 April Villa Milano will participate in the Salone (Stand 31) under the curatorship of Second Pétale, the Parisian art gallery founded by Arina Pouzoullic, an entrepreneur who founded her gallery in Paris in 2019.

Orecchini quilted in oro e diamanti
Quilted earrings in gold and diamonds

Alice Villa looks to the world of art as a reference in her creations, where her cultural legitimacy can be extended, transcending the functional elements strictly linked to the use of jewellery. An example is the bracelet inspired by the architectural style of the Duomo in Milan.
Anello in acciaio damasco con tormalina
Damask steel ring with tourmaline

Pad Paris and the collaboration with Second Pétale represent a new important step for the history of Villa Milano, I thank Arina Pouzoullic for giving me the opportunity to look into this reality. Approaching a universe that is still somewhat new represents an important challenge, but I am convinced that jewelry has every right to be able to occupy a significant space in the art world.
Alice Villa, CEO and Creative Director of Villa Milano

Alice Villa
Alice Villa. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Bracciale in oro e argento brunito ispirato a un motivo architettonico del Duomo di Milano. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Bracelet in gold and burnished silver inspired by an architectural motif of the Milan Cathedral. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Marco Bicego in Shanghai

Marco Bicego’s jewels in Shanghai. The Italian fine jewelry brand continues its international expansion plan with the opening of a flagship store in the large Chinese city, in the prestigious Grand Gateway 66 complex. The shopping center is one of the largest and most popular in Shanghai and a point of reference for the Xujiahui district, one of the main commercial areas and logistics hub for the south-western area of the city. The mall’s glass dome allows maximum natural light to enter and creates a warm and inviting environment for visitors. The center boasts the presence of international luxury brands, as well as a wide choice of retailers specializing in the fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, sports and fitness sectors. With a surface area of approximately 75 square meters, the new Marco Bicego boutique is located on the ground floor of the mall, an area that welcomes the highest number of visitors.

Marco Bicego flagship store, Shanghai
Marco Bicego flagship store, Shanghai

The design features details such as refined displays and soft, delicate lights. Inside we find brown Italian marble accents, soft beige surfaces and contrasting glass cabinets, while pink velvet armchairs create a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere. The aesthetics of the boutique therefore takes up the visual identity of the Marco Bicego stores around the world, combined through the craftsmanship that distinguishes the brand’s jewels: to enrich the spaces we also find the typical brass sculpture which takes up the motif on a large scale of the coil, iconic and exclusive workmanship of the brand.
Bracciale Marrakech
Marrakech bracelet

This boutique represents a great showcase at an international level and an important step forward in the brand’s growth strategy. We wanted to create a refined and luxurious environment in which to offer local and international customers the opportunity to appreciate Made in Italy creativity and craftsmanship, accompanying them in discovering the brand and collections. Especially in our sector, the physical experience with the product is still decisive: the new flagship store in Shanghai will become a crucial touch point for an ever-increasing number of people who will be able to discover the brand, touch the jewels first-hand and be inspired by our design. My heartfelt and sincere thanks go to our local partner Chow Sang Sang for supporting us, in all these years of close collaboration, in the brand building process in this key market.
Marco Bicego, founder and creative director of the brand

Marco Bicego. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Marco Bicego. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Competitions and prizes at GemGèneve

As always, GemGenève combines business with pleasure or, more precisely, business with moments of training. The eighth edition scheduled from 9 to 12 May at the Palaexpo in Geneva is no exception. Alongside the jewels and gems of the exhibitors, there will be meetings and educational projects developed throughout the year in collaboration with the eight partner schools. Students from Head, the Vallée de Joux Technical School, Cpne Pôle Arts Appliqués, CFP Arts Genève, and the Institut de Bijouterie de Saumur are invited to express their creativity and submit their work to professionals for the first time. , of the Société Royale Belge de Gemmologie, of the Galdus School and of the Francesco Degni Institute, who have the opportunity to exhibit their projects.

GemGenève has also developed an artistic mentoring program. The initiative, born from an idea by Mathieu Dekeukelaire, allows us to build bridges between the present and the future, federating a community that recognizes the right value in learning and transmitting know-how.

Uno dei momenti didattici a GemGenève. Copyright: gioiellis.com
One of the teaching moments at GemGenève. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Gemgenève X Head in collaboration with the Grand Théâtre de Genève
For the fourth consecutive year GemGenève will offer around fifteen students from Head, the only school in Switzerland to offer a bachelor’s degree in product, jewelery and accessories design, the opportunity of their first exhibition based on a theme freely inspired by the programming of the Grand Théâtre de Genève. Visitors to the show will be able to discover a series of projects inspired by the opera The Knight of the Rose by Richard Strauss. The idea is to imagine a jewel that symbolizes commitment, but is also a real prop. Ring, necklace, bracelet or tiara: the jewel must be visible from afar and made exclusively with recycled, recovered or unusual materials. All visitors to the exhibition will be invited to vote for their favorite project.
Design 3D Project Feh X Head. Emma Faisandel, Madeleine Chaumette
Design 3D Project Feh X Head. Emma Faisandel, Madeleine Chaumette

First photomicrography competition
This year, GemGenève offers its visitors a poetic gemological experience. In the hope of discovering the beauty of gems in an unusual way, the salon has developed an original artistic project in collaboration with gemologist Marine Bouvier, the Institut de Bijouterie de Saumur and the Royal Belgian Gemmological Society. GemGenève hosts the first exhibition of photomicrographs. Almost 20 photographic projects created by the students of the two partner training proposals will be revealed to the public for the first time, to reveal the beauty of precious and colored stones by sublimating their inclusions. By revealing the inexhaustible shapes, textures and colors of gems, Marine Bouvier has created a new way of practicing gemology. For this first competition the passionate gemologist introduced the students to the art of capturing the beauty of minerals.
Rubino birmano grezzo
Rough Burmese ruby

For its 8th edition, GemGenève continues its collaboration with Laura Inghirami and Mathieu Dekeukelaire, who created an unprecedented competition on the mystical theme of the totem animal. Fauna creatures, an inexhaustible source of inspiration, have always stimulated the imagination of jewelers. Using the animal as a creative challenge, GemGenève offers the young prodigies of the Galdus School and the Francesco Degni Institute the chance to create their first bestiary. Some projects, investigating the symbolic link between the human world and the animal world, proved to be particularly poetic.

GemGèneve will also host six awards for the most creative projects. The awards ceremony will be chaired by Mathieu Dekeukelaire, director of GemGenève, in the presence of all the institutions that collaborated on the various projects.

Project GemGenève x Head. Clara Fichaux
Project GemGenève x Head. Clara Fichaux

To offer students the opportunity to develop their first professional project of excellence, GemGenève launched its first gouache competition in 2022. Thanks to the success of the competition, which engages students for several months, GemGenève has become a springboard. The gouache competition, supported with the Eric Horovitz Foundation Prize, is highly appreciated by operators in the sector and is organized every year with the support of Asmebi (Association Romande des Métiers de la Bijouterie). Gouache, or gouache, is a drawing technique used in jewelry and a point of reference for model makers, jewelers, gemologists, polishers and setters in every phase of the creation of a jewel.

Projet Feh x Head. Shell, design 3D, Emma Faisandel et Madeleine Chaumette
Projet Feh x Head. Shell, design 3D, Emma Faisandel et Madeleine Chaumette

The Essentials of PdPaola

The Spanish brand PdPaola offers the Essentials line for spring 2024. The new items include Chicago hoop earrings in 18k gold-plated silver: they vaguely resemble the shape of a padlock, but are inspired by the architecture of the American city. The Rodeo hoop earrings are also made of gold-plated silver, with a long, interchangeable link. Another earring model is Texas, with a very elongated shape and characterized by a central horizontal bar.

Anello in argento placcato oro e cubic zirconia
Ring in gold plated silver and cubic zirconia

The entire collection uses plated silver, but some pieces add cubic zirconia pavé or freshwater pearls to the metal. The design of the jewelry is very simple, but does not lack personality. Prices vary from around 60 euros up to 159 euros for the Rodeo earrings and 139 euros for the Chicago earrings.
PdPaola is a brand founded in Barcelona in 2015 by brothers Paola and Humbert Sasplugas, as a native digital brand and then expanded throughout the world. It sells online, but also in 2,000 stores in more than 15 international markets, including the United States.

Orecchini in argento placcato oro
Gold plated silver earrings
Orecchini Texas
Texas earrings
Pendente con perla di acqua dolce
Freshwater pearl pendant
Orecchini Chicago indossati
Chicago earrings worn

Farnese Gioielli with yellow diamonds and cufflinks

Farnese Gioielli enriches its collections with the launch of new jewels. The Roman Maison is characterized by the use of a patent, registered in 70 countries around the world, the Spine, which allows jewels to be composed thanks to a modular system. In practice, different pavé surfaces can be superimposed on a gold metallic cot. The idea comes from designer Barbara Polli, who together with Alberto Serraino founded Farnese Gioielli in 2012. Now the brand renews one of its flagship lines, Habibi Collection, which is expanded thanks to the introduction of a new pendant with necklace and innovative creations of bar and oval dangling earrings.

Anelli in oro con diamanti gialli e neri
Gold rings with yellow and black diamonds

The earrings respect the sinuous design and characteristics of the line: Habibi is a word in the Arabic language which literally means “my beloved”. The mobile and interchangeable pavé of precious stones is also used in this collection: the novelty is the use of Yellow Fancy Vivid diamonds, in the highest level of color gradation (vivid). The metal band, however, is in yellow or rose gold. In addition to diamonds, the collection uses pink, yellow or orange sapphires. Another novelty from Farnese Gioielli are the Trinus cufflinks.

During my creative journey and the creation of this new jewel I thought of an elegant, erudite man, attentive to detail and a lover of art, in short, an aristocrat. I decided to pay attention to the geometries and not to interchangeability. The twin has the shape of an equilateral triangle, which symbolizes balance and perfection. It is an original accessory not only in its composition but also in its design, which for the first time allows the Maison to use the invisible setting.
Barbara Polli, creative director and co-founder

Collane con ciondolo. Oro, diamanti gialli e neri, zaffiri
Pendant necklaces. Gold, yellow and black diamonds, sapphires

The geometric base of the cufflinks is offered in two variants, yellow gold and white gold, with baguette-cut diamonds cut perfectly at the vertices of the triangle. At the center, a hard stone is harmoniously set: lapis lazuli in the yellow gold version and onyx for the white gold version. The letter F, symbol of the Brand, is engraved on the American-style clasp, made with the same hard stone.
Orecchini ovali Habibi in oro, diamanti gialli e neri, zaffiri
Habibi oval earrings in gold, yellow and black diamonds, sapphires

Gemelli Trinus in oro e onice
Trinus cufflinks in gold and onyx
Gemelli Trinus in oro e lapislazzuli
Trinus cufflinks in gold and lapis lazuli

Dave Meleski president of the Responsible Jewelery Council

Dave Meleski, president and CEO of Richline Group, has been elected president of the Responsible Jewelery Council. RJC is the leading authority on global watch and jewelery standards, working with its members around the world to create a sustainable supply chain from mine to retail. It was formed in 2005 by 14 top-tier brands and financial institutions with the goal of transforming sustainability from an afterthought to a major driving force for change. Today it has over 1,800 member companies in 71 countries. Meleski replaces David Bouffard who leaves the position, after being elected in 2018 for two three-year terms.

This is a critical time for RJC to continue to grow and lead the global supply chain in setting the standards for our industry. Richline has been involved at board and committee levels since the RJC’s inception, and as a global manufacturing company with retail customers around the world, we have helped promote the importance of the RJC as our single voice for compliance standards.
Dave Meleski

Dave Meleski
Dave Meleski

It has been an honor to serve as RJC President for six years – a truly challenging but rewarding experience of a lifetime, especially representing Signet, one of the RJC Founding Members. Companies like Signet and Richline, along with esteemed team members and boards of directors, have transformed the RJC over the past 20 years from an organization with 14 founding members when it launched in 2005 to an organization that grows stronger every month with over 1,800 members to date.
David Bouffard, outgoing RJC President and Signet Fellow of Industrial Affairs

David-Bouffard
David-Bouffard

Melanie Grant, executive director of the RJC, will report directly to Meleski. RJC would also like to thank Edward Asscher, honorary president of Asscher Diamonds, for volunteering to run for president and he will remain vice president of the organization.
Modella con gioielli
Model with jewelry

Art and jewelery in Rome

Jewelery and figurative arts at the Incinque Open Art Monti gallery in Rome. The space will host the Sinopie exhibition by Emiliano Alfonsi from 16 to 30 March as part of the Incinque Jewels project curated by Monica Cecchini. The objective is to make contemporary jewelery dialogue with other forms of art. The Sinopie project, curated by art historian Carmen Bellalba, was born as an itinerant project with the intention of being disseminated nationally among museums, exhibition spaces and places of culture. Alfonsi, born in 1980, creates his works using an ancient technique dating back to 1400, egg painting, for subjects that recall the Tuscan and Flemish Renaissance, but also the Pre-Raphaelites.

Opera di Emiliano Alfonsi
Opera di Emiliano Alfonsi

During the Sinopie exhibition period, the exhibition of the winner of the Rome Jewelry Week 2023, Francesco Ridolfi, will also be inaugurated on Thursday 21 March, who will compare himself with the creations of Emiliano Alfonsi and the other resident artists of Incinque Jewels. Ridolfi was selected as first place in the Incinque Jewels Award, with a Second Life theme, for his jewel Vite parallele. «Two parallel worlds, one natural and one artificial. A new horizon that opens up to many possibilities or an alienating destiny that will change us forever? On one side there is a beating heart that is linked to two roots of a tree, on the other a binary code and microchip. The two universes will probably coexist, only man will decide that”, explains the artist.
Myriam Bottazzi
Myriam Bottazzi

The works, some unpublished, by Emiliano Alfonsi will be on display and for Incinque Jewels the jewels of Myriam Bottazzi, Detailsdattimi, Chiara Fenicia, Claudio and Roberto Franchi, Angela Gentile, Emanuele Leonardi, Paolo Mangano, Maria Patrizia Marra, Matuta jewels, Maria Gaia Piccini, Anna Pinzari, Francesco Ridolfi, Simone Vera Bath and Lorella Verrillo.
Matuta gioielli
Matuta gioielli

Ribas Jewelery PR goes to Clara Garcovich

Ribas Jewelery will be followed by the communication agency Clara Garcovich. For Ribas Jewellery, a jewelery and diamond company founded in 2002, the agency will manage all integrated and cross-media communication activities, with media relations activities, press office and PR, Digital PR, Events.
Ribas Jewelery was founded in 2002 in Tel Aviv by Patrik Ribas, thanks to his great experience in the diamond and jewelery sector it is now a company recognized worldwide. With headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, creative offices in Tuscany and a flagship store in Florence, Ribas Jewelery designs, creates, distributes and sells luxury gold jewelery made with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies and other precious stones. The brand’s objective is to make diamonds accessible to everyone, thanks to an attractive starting price positioning, despite the great quality of the product guaranteed by the Israeli Diamond Exchange of which Ribas Jewelery is a member.

Ribas Jewelery today is undergoing strong expansion, with three mono-brand stores in Vilnius, a store in Kaunas and a flagship store in Italy in Florence, a reference benchmark. We have recently finalized another four new openings in the Baltic countries, but the Italian market is fundamental above all in terms of positioning, hence the collaboration with the Clara Garcovich agency which aims to develop a new strategic communication plan.
Patrick Ribas

Patrick Ribas
Patrick Ribas

The agency, founded in 2002 by Clara Garcovich, deals with PR and integrated communication with a multidisciplinary and unconventional approach, specializing in the fashion, beauty, jewellery, lifestyle, travel & hospitality, food & beverage, design & architecture, automotive and finance sectors, capable of proposing and develop made-to-measure strategies thanks to a creative and innovative team of experts in the language of communication. Starting from 2023, the agency has expanded its services by adding a new consultancy branch for the strategic development of brands.
Bracciali tennis
Tennis bracelets

Il flagship store di Ribas a Firenze
The Ribas flagship store in Florence

Romantic sunset with Nanis

The sunset has been painted, described, sung, photographed, filmed: it is the most romantic moment of the day thanks to its vivid colours. The moment before the evening, with all the symbolism it inspires, is also the subject chosen by Nanis for the new Sunset collection. It was inevitable that, this time, the Venetian brand led by Laura Bicego would choose pink gold, in harmony with the colors of the sunset. A choice that also marks a stylistic innovation in the history of the Maison, which has always favored burin-scratched yellow gold.

Orecchini in oro rosa e diamanti
Rose gold and diamond earrings

What, however, remains unchanged is the use of elongated boules, characteristic of the Nanis style. Another novelty, alongside the shade of gold, is also the use of metal in a shiny version. Furthermore, in some pieces, the gold is accompanied by a pavé of diamonds, which enriches the surface of rings, earrings and gives an extra touch to the long necklace which can be worn in different styles: multi-strand, or sautoir or with a hanging wire, thanks to a closing system that allows modularity.

Collana in versione sautoir
Necklace in sautoir version
Collana della collezione Sunset
Necklace from the Sunset collection
Anelli in oro rosa e diamanti
Rose gold and diamond rings
Anello in oro rosa e pavé di diamanti
Ring in rose gold and pavé diamonds

Laurent Gandini’s twisted jewels

Torsade, collection signed by Laurent Gandini, is one of the typical elements of Baroque architecture. Just think of the columns surrounding the altar inside St. Peter’s Basilica, designed by Bernini in the first half of the seventeenth century. But the twist is an element that is also well suited to jewelry, for example with the use of intertwined gold threads.

Anello in oro rosa 9 carati e topazio Blue London
9ct rose gold and Blue London topaz ring

And also in the Torsade collection of the Milanese jeweler there are edges in 9 carat rose gold that form an endless spiral and that enclose natural stones of different colors. For example, amethyst, prasiolite, blue London topaz, square or octagonal cut, are surrounded by a twisted gold motif.

Anello con prasiolite a taglio ottagonale
Ring with octagonal cut prasiolite

There is little information about Laurent Gandini. He apparently studied medieval history at university, but then he chose to be a jewelry designer. He worked for Missoni, but in 1990 he went on his own and launched his range of jewelry made in Milan. It is inspired by popular tradition motifs, such as ex-votos, but also by architectural styles, such as the rose windows of medieval Lombard churches. I expect him not surprising given his youth studies.

Orecchini Torsade con topazio Blue London
Torsade earrings with Blue London topaz
Orecchini con prasiolite
Earrings with prasiolite
Anello con ametista chiara
Ring with light amethyst
Anello Maxi con cristallo di rocca
Maxi ring with rock crystal

Sovrani’s bijoux

Silver and gold-plated brass are the elements that make up the menu of Sovrani, an Italian brand of bijoux and jewelry at an affordable price. Chains, stones and crystals, simple and immediate geometries are used for collections that can immediately meet the favor of the public are the distinctive elements of the brand. The jewels are made in Recanati, a town in the Marche region (Italy) is famous as the homeland of the poet Giacomo Leopardi, but also for its production of silver objects and jewels.

Orecchini della collezione  Fashion Mood
Earrings from the Fashion Mood collection

Anelli della collezione Cristal Magique
Anelli della collezione Cristal Magique

Sovrani was born in 1996 becoming in a few years the reference for gift items in 925 silver and, from 2010 also for bijoux, with its first collection of silver jewels. In 2013, then, the entrepreneurs Sandro and Silvano Bravi, brought together three companies from the sector in the sector (Valenti, Mida and Sovrani) under the same roof, with integrated back-office, production, logistics and distribution activities. An operation that has made Sovrani a more competitive company.

Collana della linea Fashion Mood
Necklace from the Fashion Mood line
Bracciale della linea Cristal Magique
Bracelet from the Cristal Magique line
Orecchini della linea Cristal Magique
Earrings from the Cristal Magique line
Collana della linea Cristal Magique
Necklace from the Cristal Magique line

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

Tom Munsteiner, farewell to a gem genius

On December 28, 2023, one of the greatest artists in gem cutting, Tom Munsteiner, founder of the Atelier Munsteiner, passed away. It is a great loss: Munsteiner was not a simple carver, but a creative person capable of giving unusual shapes to precious and semi-precious stones. The Maison’s business will now be carried on by his wife Jutta and Philipp Munsteiner, their son, together with their team in Germany. Atelier Munsteiner is a family-run business of carvers and jewelery designers located in Stipshausen, Rhineland-Palatinate. The laboratory is run by the Munsteiner family and is internationally known.

Tom Munsteiner
Tom Munsteiner

The family is in its third generation in the jewelry business, which includes Bernd Munsteiner, Viktor’s son, who founded the studio in Stipshausen in 1973. In the 1960s, Bernd Munsteiner distinguished himself from the jewelers of the time with his Fantasy cuts, a new approach to lapidary art. This original style, which breaks the canons of traditional jewellery, inspired his son Tom, whose work has an unparalleled style, between the art of faceting and sculpture.
Bracciale in oro e tormaline
Gold and tourmaline bracelet

Tom Munsteiner was not only a stone carver, but also a gemologist and, among other things, he also designed windows. His wife, Jutta Munsteiner is a goldsmith, who takes care of matching the stones with rings, bracelets or necklaces.
Orecchini in platino Apollo con agata nera e acquamarina
Apollo platinum earrings with black agate and aquamarine

Anello con tanzanite
Ring with tanzanite
Anello con acquamarina intagliata di 58,51 carati e tormalina
Ring with 58.51 carat carved aquamarine and tourmaline
Collana Aurora
Aurora necklace

The jewels of time by Luca Cantarelli

Without gender and without age, but with many ideas. Luca Cantarelli, a jewelery designer based in Milan, has created a collection made up of five jewels in silver, enamel and natural stones such as peridot, garnet, topaz, peridot, citrine. And, in contrast, the designer decided to combine the images of the jewels with a series of portraits dedicated to adult male beauty from 40 to 70 years old. With a surprising effect from a communication point of view. It is no coincidence that the collection is dedicated to the effects of time.

Anello in argento, smalto, citrino
Ring in silver, enamel, citrine

A collection includes pendants, earrings and chevalier rings. The most representative piece is the Fierce chevalier ring, with strong volumes that project the shape in height and are inspired by a podium, while the enamels design a central band that wraps the design dividing it into two identical, mirrored halves. On the lateral surfaces, the aligned and degradé stones recall the idea of an hourglass, measuring time.

Anello indossato
Ring worn

Luca Cantarelli was born and raised in Sardinia, but since 2012 he has lived and worked in Milan. At 18, during his university studies he discovered a passion for design and painting. After a degree in Legal Sciences, he studied fashion design and worked in fashion. With experience in clothing and accessory design, he chose to try his hand at jewellery, contributing to the restyling of a famous Milanese jewelery brand. In early 2020 he began designing his first collection in silver and natural stones.

Anello in argento, smalto, gemme naturali
Ring in silver, enamel, natural gems

Pendente in argento, smalto, gemme naturali
Orecchini in argento, smalto, gemme naturali Earrings in silver, enamel, natural gems

Luca Cantarelli. Photo by Michele Cantarelli
Luca Cantarelli. Photo by Michele Cantarelli

Chantecler renews Joyful

The Joyful collection reflects one of Chantecler’s characteristics: nostalgia for the past and the aesthetics of the present, with an added touch of Mediterranean elegance. The Maison born on the Island of Capri, which this year celebrates the anniversary of the iconic bell symbol of the Maison (introduced in 1944) has chosen this anniversary to introduce new pieces from its most famous collections. Like Joyful, which was inspired by the haute couture and elegance of the fifties. The new models are dressed in full pavé of diamonds or feature a delicate pavé of pink dégradé sapphires combined with bougainvillea-colored sapphires, i.e. purplish-red. They are earrings in two sizes, medium sized pendants and ring.

Orecchini con zaffiri
Earrings with sapphires

The hand-made setting comprises stones of different sizes and of notable carat. The pavé version mixes naturally with the semi-precious stone version, creating unexpected combinations. In addition to the version with sapphires, as mentioned, the collection also presents a version with only white diamonds, which offers a different perspective to the jewels, very refined.
Anello con diamanti
Ring with diamonds

Ciondolo con zaffiri
Pendant with sapphires
Orecchini Joyful con diamanti
Joyful earrings with diamonds
Ciondolo Joyful con diamanti
Joyful pendant with diamonds
Gabriele Aprea, presidente di Chantecler. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Gabriele Aprea, president of Chantecler. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The Boccadamo Love Knot

A knot to keep a bond of love firm or, let’s admit it, to keep it away from possible temptations: Bottega Boccadamo, an accessible Italian jewelry brand, has chosen this universal symbol for a collection that includes necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings in silver essential or plated in the two versions in rose gold and yellow gold. In the jewels of the Nodo d’amore collection the protagonists are intertwined hearts, single and double knots and symbols of infinity, characteristic elements of the iconography.

Bracciale in argento
Silver bracelet

Knots are the protagonists of pendants in necklaces, central in bracelets and rings and are also present in earrings, button or semi-circle. The company also underlines an eco-sustainable approach through the use of recycled silver, to remember the maison’s constant commitment to a responsible business model.
Anello in argento placcato oro giallo
Yellow gold plated silver ring

Orecchini in argento
Silver earrings
Orecchini in argento placcati oro giallo
Yellow gold plated silver earrings
Collana e pendente in argento placcato oro giallo
Necklace and pendant in yellow gold plated silver
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