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New Chakras by Brosway

Published on September 18, 2022

Bracciale in acciaio, pvd oro, stella, madreperla, calcedonio blu e cristalli

Bros Manifatture celebrates 20 years of activity of the Marche brand with a flurry of news One of these concerns the Chakra collection by Brosway. It is one of the most successful bijoux lines of the company founded and led by Lanfranco Beleggia, now together with his sons Maurizio, Valerio and Beatrice. The Chakra bijoux combine a certain fantasy in periodically renewing themselves, together with a very low price and a gypsy style that meets the favor especially of the younger ones.

Collana in acciaio, pvd oro, pendenti tema astri, madreperla, smalto blu, cristalli

Even the new jewels of the Chakra collection, which despite the chosen name are not inspired by the Hindu religion, collect a series of lucky symbols, or simply decorative, such as the crescent moon, the star, the wind rose. The bijoux include earrings, necklaces and bracelets: they are made of steel, in the natural color or with gold PVD and the addition of white or colored cubic zirconia.

Collana doppio filo in acciaio, pvd oro, pendenti stella, madreperla e cristalli

Orecchini in acciaio, pvd oro, stelle polari e cristalli

Orecchino in acciaio, pvd oro e cubic zirconia

Bracciale in acciaio, occhio di Rha, madreperla e cristalli

Bracciale in acciaio, pvd oro, stella e cristalli

Bee Bright’s industrious bijoux

Published on September 15, 2022

Orecchini con perle e argento bagnato in oro

Bees, in Rimini, produce bijoux. In the city that is the Italian Miami, in 2015 Bee Light was born, a small company that produces bijoux and which has linked its name to that of the industrious honey-producing insects. Hard work that is also reflected in the history of the brand, born on the initiative of Antonella Toni and developed by her son, Riccardo Zaghini. As a visual merchandiser, the founder began by chance to take an interest in the world of handcrafted jewelery. After the first steps, the contribution of Riccardo was added, who put aside his degree in architecture to devote himself to the development of Bee Light, with a laboratory set up in-house and become creative director.

The brand’s formula, which provides bijoux at a very low price, with stones and silver dipped in gold, has been successful, also thanks to the introduction of Bee Bright, a technique based on micro glitter that, liquid cutlery, wraps stones and pearls giving a better brightness. Bracelets, earrings and necklaces are at the heart of Bee Bright’s production.

Bracciale in argento bagnato in oro e malachite

Collana con catena bagnata oro rosa e acquamarina

Anello regolabile con acquamarina e micro glitter

Leonardo on the hand with De Re

Published on August 23, 2022

Rings and bracelets inspired by the plots painted by Leonardo da Vinci in Milan. He proposes them De Re ♦ ︎

There are those who are inspired by flowers, those who design usual lucky charms, those who propose jewelery in the shape of a heart or a star. Then, there is a craft jewelery in Udine (Italy) that follows a different idea: bijoux inspired by art and science. The bijoux by Monica De Re, in fact, are reworkings of masterpieces of the past, handmade with the American processing technique that replicates the work of jewelery, using ductile materials that allow the stones to be easy set.

For example, for the 500 years since the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the designer was inspired by the genius of the Renaissance. In particular, the plant decorations found in the Sala delle Asse of the Sforza Castle in Milan, painted by Leonardo during his stay in the Lombard city between 1497 and 1499. The collection consists of bracelets and rings that recreate the effect of bonds and knots painted in this Leonardo masterpiece.

Gli affreschi di Leonardo nella Sala delle Asse, a Milano

The bijoux are made of metal alloy, both in the version with antiqued gold finish and in the one in antiqued palladium, with embedding of Swarovski stones. The ring is available in two versions, high and low. Also this is worked in metallic fusion technically rendered with flat bas-relief, where knots, leaves and blackberries are visible which, in the hand setting of the stones are rubies. The ring is also developed on three floors compressed into a minimal millimeter scale realized in the antique gold variant and siam stones or antique palladium and light sapphire stones. The low ring has a smaller size and is found in the antique gold and antique palladium versions.

Bracciale a quattro cerchi in ottone bagnato oro con cristalli

In addition to Leonardo da Vinci, the designer drew inspiration from the traditions of Venice, with a series of jewels in which the icon of the Moor appears. As in the bracelet with four circles in brass bathed in 24 carat gold, with a dark brown turban with crystals. Worn on the ear by men of the sea, during the maritime republic of Venice, the icon was a good luck charm. And still like it. Or to inspire Monica De Re can also be the enigmatic drawings in the Peruvian desert of Nazca, proposed in galvanic ruthenium, antiqued palladium and gold.

Anello alto con palladio anticato e pietre Swarovski

Bracciale con finitura in palladio anticato e pietre Swarovski

Giulia Sorvillo, art and nature

Published on August 20, 2022

Jewelry, more crafts, more aesthetic, more art of composition: at the center of Italy, in one of the most beautiful medieval towns, Anagni, you can discover the ability of Giulia Sorvillo di Serino (www.giuliasorvillodiserino.com). The designer, after a degree, two masters and a course at Constance Spy Flower School in London in Flower Arrangement, has found its way into the creative world of jewelry. “The goal is to create luxury products made by hand from natural elements, which are inspired by art and … affordable,” she says. She added that the foundation of every single creation “is the careful selection of materials in an environmentally friendly and eco-sustainability. The luxury for me must be luxocratico: a micro affordable luxury, ethical and essential experiences the pure materiality. ”

Collana di due fili con perle rosacee, diaspro, granato e quarzo fragola e rosa

The models that inspire Giulia are nature and art. For the latter, the environment of Anagni (where there are a remarkables medieval frescoes) is a good crib. But she has widened the horizon, ranging from Vermeer to James Bond. For the nature, it depends. For example, the designer prefers freshwater pearls. And then her compositions she chooses white, gray, or pink, from natural elements.

Each piece is made entirely by hand with the use of natural and quality stones. Fantasy also in the choice of the jewels to be made: earrings, necklaces and bracelets, but also clutches, hair clips, cufflinks for shirts. They can also be found on sale in Rome in the bookshops of the Macro Museum and the Ara Pacis Museum as part of the retrospective dedicated to Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Collana di petali di prehnite con perle di fiume rosa e labradorite

Collana di petali di pietra lavica con perle di fiume e pietra di luna

Orecchini con corallo, agata, ametista, acquamarina e perle

The beach on your wrist with Hipanema

Published on August 8, 2022

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It is the most famous beach in the world: the strip of sand on the sea that bathes Rio de Janeiro. And Hipanema is the brand born in Paris, but created by two young women who, they specify, live in the French capital in arrondissements 7 and 18, Jenny and Delphine. After their trip to Brazil, a decade ago, they decided to bring colorful glamor to the world of European bijoux.

Collana girocollo con dettagli in oro 14 carati, composta da rondelle di pietre semipreziose nei toni del blu, kaki, diaspro rosso, rosa fucsia e turchese

Result: warm and bright colors, carioca fantasy, but with a Parisian taste. In short, everyone likes them. The brand has established itself first of all for the bracelets, very simple, rich in fringes, colors, gilding, ribbons, cords and shells. The jewels also have a magnetic closure which makes it easy to wear them. In addition to bracelets, rings, necklaces and earrings also follow the same playful style. The materials used immediately recall the atmosphere of Rio and Bahia and nobody said that you can worn only one at a time. They are also sold online.

Bracciale piccolo con dettagli in oro 14 carati realizzato con fili nei toni del blu turchese, nero, argento e oro

Collana Boomerang con pietre multicolori

Sharra Pagano, life is a theater

Published on August 4, 2022

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Collezione Moon Landing, collana in ottone e cristalli Svarowski

Sharra Pagano, over half a century of one of the historical Italian jewelery brands and still capable of innovating ♦

Fashion & Jewelry. Or, more correctly, Fashion & Bijoux: the Sharra Pagano brand is associated with the roaring years of Italian fashion, when labels such as Armani, Moschino, Versace were imposed. In 1969 Lino Raggio and Gianfranco Signori launched this brand that still plays with the theatricality of the jewel composed without using precious materials, but precious ideas. With resins, for example, and more rarely with amethysts, topazes, tourmalines, citrine quartz, aventurine, rock crystals, obsidian, garnets, pearls.

Bracciale collezione Fireworks con cristalli, vetro e resina

But in reality most of the fashion bijoux that have become part of history are glass, plastic and rhinestones. In addition to having collaborated (and still collaborate) with some of the great fashion brands and designers, such as Walter Albini, Enrico Coveri and Francesco Moschino, Sharra Pagano has played a role in the world of theater and lyrical music. Famous fans were the soprano Renata Tebaldi and the historic rival Maria Callas. The brand has always had a recognizable style: jewels with accentuated, showy, almost theatrical volumes, with a curious marriage between Baroque and Art Deco. Large necklaces, tiaras, chandelier earrings: they seem inspired by a life in the front row. They will not please those who want to go unnoticed, but those bijoux are loved from those who aspire to a life as a protagonist.

Collezione Moon Landing, bracciale in ottone e cristalli Svarowski

The company also produces jewelry for third parties: the turnover of licenses weighs 55% and that of the Sharra Pagano brand 45%. Today the brand is owned by Giuseppe Fredella, president of the Italian Fashion Jewelery Association. But the production is still entirely carried out in Italy, in the Milan laboratory, by expert craftsmen who, in some cases, are the children of those who started producing 50 years ago.

Collezione Un'estate al mare, bracciale in resina — Collezione Un’estate al mare, bracciale in resina

Collezione Un'estate al mare, bracciale in resina e ottone — Collezione Un’estate al mare, bracciale in resina e ottone

Collezione Fireworks, orecchini in cristalli, resina e ottone

Collezione Reef, bracciale in resina e ottone

The bijoux by Katerina Psoma

Published on July 19, 2022

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Orecchini in ottone placcato argento e oro

Innovative bijoux by the Greek designer Katerina Psoma, between fashion, design and classicism ♦

When she was 15 Katerina Psoma loved spending time in her mother’s fashion boutique in Athens. In particular, she liked the clothes of Moschino, one of the most innovative Italian designers. In short, Katerina Psoma fell in love before fashion, then jewelry, but always as a complement to the dresses. You know, bijoux, but classy, like the clothes she admired when she was a girl in the boutique.

Orecchini in argento placcato oro con gemme sintetiche

The study of the history of art in Rome and London has also influenced the style adopted by her fashion bijoux. From art to design the step was short. In the field of design, for example, Katerina has also chosen the abstract style of Memphis, the current created by the Italian architect Ettore Sottsass. But, as often happens, the roots are also re-evaluated over the years: for this reason, in the jewels created with acrylic and brass materials there are often references to the classical Greek shapes.
Katerina Psoma does not use precious materials, but the selection is in any case accurate: vintage finds, Murano glass, antique beads, carved jade and translucent semi-precious stones, together with the acrylic material are some of the bases she has chosen for her pieces. Alessia Mongrando

Collana Drusilla in ottone placcato e cristalli

Collana in ottone placcato oro, ceramiche siciliane, fiori acrilici, perle di vetro

Collana in ottone placcato, argento, con vetri turchesi

Katerina Psoma (da Instagram) — Katerina Psoma (immagine da Instagram)

Orecchini in ottone placcato, argento, vetro turchese

The little works of Gabriella Rivalta

Published on July 15, 2022

Collana Cyprea Bianca con zaffiri, quarzo citrino, ametrino, quarzi lemon, ametiste, perle, australiane e giapponesi, oro bianco e diamanti

Handcrafted bijoux, hand-painted pendants, fairy tale book fantasies: Gabriella Rivalta’s new jewels ♦

In Cascina Centofinestre, an old renovated rural building in the heart of Piedmont, in Monferrato, Gabriella Rivalta revives those atmospheres found in those places where traditions are jealously cultivated. White lace tablecloths, a candelabra, a solid wood table: if you like vintage style, popular culture, almanacs and glass jars with candies inside, you will be fascinated by the small Gabriella Rivalta jewels.

Orecchini dipinti a mano con smalti a gran fuoco su sagoma in rame e oro 18 carati

Except that in this case his creations are not only the result of a taste for the jewel of a century ago, but a graft between a popular style, made of angels and flowers, with an artisan creativity, which composes each piece with patience, skills and an inexhaustible series of variations on the theme. From this working method it also follows that each piece is something that is unique. There may be similar jewels, but not the same. Also because the miniatures, which are the heart of the jewels, are made up of experts who paint the individual pieces that are joined to chains and supports in gold. Finally, to protect the small works, it is spread over a transparent enamel. The result is necklaces, pendants, rings: small works of art to wear.

Collana in oro 18 carati con viola dipinta a mano con smalti a gran fuoco, perle naturali, ametista, tanzanite centrale

Brosway for the summer

Published on July 12, 2022

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Orecchino singolo in acciaio, smalto e cristallo

Be in tune with fashion, but also with the season. Two objectives that Brosway has achieved with its jewels inspired by summer, the sea, the heat and, at the same time, with the use of a style clearly in line with the trend. That is, in this specific case, with the use of colored, lively, immediately visible enamel, which is added to natural steel or with a gold-colored finish. The necklaces, bracelets, rings or earrings proposed for the summer by the Bros Manifatture brand also, in some cases, use pendants that recall the marine climate, such as the shapes of shells, starfish or fish.

Beside the enamel, in fuchsia or turquoise shades, Brosway uses crystals in nuances, which the brand calls roses or bohemian water, that is bright pink and blue. The necklaces and bracelets are double stranded, while the earrings are sold individually. The price, as always, is super affordable, as expected for the classic beach bijoux.

Anello in acciaio finitura oro e smalto turchese

Collana doppio filo in acciaio 316L con smalto fucsia, cristalli rose e light rose

Collana doppio filo in acciaio 316L, finitura color oro con smalto turchese, cristalli crystal e aqua bohemica

Collana doppio filo in acciaio 316L, finitura color oro e smalto turchese con pendenti a forma di corallo in smalto rosso, conchiglie, stella marina, pesce, sole e cristalli

Orecchino singolo a cerchio in acciaio 316L, finitura color oro con smalto tuchese e cristallo aqua bohemica

The Candy by Opsobjects

Published on July 2, 2022

Candy, but not to eat. Precious Candy is a line by Opsobjects inspired by sweet bon bon with bracelets, rings and earrings. They are made of polished steel, in two versions: with yellow gold or pink gold PVD treatment. Round pendants with colored enamel and steel finishes of different colors are connected to the thin chains. In the center is a crystal, presumably cubic zirconia. The Precious Candy line, like the others by Opsobjects, is offered at an ultra-compact price.

Orecchini a bottone in acciaio, smalto, cristallo

The bracelets and necklaces are on sale for 29 euros, while the button earrings, made in the same way, cost even less: 24 euros. Opsobjects is a brand launched in 2010 by Diffusione Orologi, a company that produces and markets timepieces, accessories and jewelery at affordable prices, with exclusive distribution agreements for the Daniel Wellington brand in Spain, Portugal, Holland and Switzerland.

Amen, there is the sun

Published on July 1, 2022

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Orecchini in argento con cubic zirconia gialli

If there is one thing that never fails in June, July and August, at least in the Northern hemisphere of the Earth, it is the sun. Heat, brightness and longer days are the effects of the more active presence of the star around which our planetary system rotates. An effect that is reversed during the following six months, in which the sun instead heats the southern hemisphere of the globe. In short, you cannot forget the sun but, if you want, you can wear it. The line of bijoux by Amen, the Tuscan brand of jewels at affordable prices (in this case from 49.90 to 79.90 euros) offers the Sole (Sun) collection, to be worn in summer, but not only.

The line includes necklaces, bracelets and earrings and is made of 925 silver with a rhodium finish and colored or white zircons. The shape of the jewels is, of course, inspired by the celestial star, with rays that accentuate the round shape of the pendants, reminiscent of the stylization of the sun adopted by the ancient Mayan empire. In this case, however, with greater joy.

Bracciale in argento e cubic zirconia della collezione Sole

Collana in argento e cubic zirconia della collezione Sole

Collana in argento e cubic zirconia gialli

Collana in argento e cubic zirconia rosa e blu

A bow for Emporio Armani

Published on June 27, 2022

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Giorgio Armani, an icon of the fashion world, reached the age of 88 without seeing his fame and creative ability tarnished, today entrusted to a solid group of designers. One of the most popular brands of his empire is Emporio Armani, which is proposed as an easier to buy line in both clothing and accessories. The bijoux of this line are made under license by the American group Fossil, as in the case of the Bow set, that consists of a necklace, bracelet and earrings. The bijoux are made of gold-colored brass and enamel.

As is the philosophy of the brand, there is no lack of attention also to the practical aspect, as well as to the aesthetic one: for the necklace and bracelet there are practical lobster clasps, while for the earrings they are pin, designs that make these bijoux versatile and convenient to use in everyday life. Prices range from 129 to 139 euros. But, alongside this line, Emporio Armani offers many others, also made of sterling silver in gold tones and with the addition of crystals.

Precious simplicity for Calvin Klein

Published on June 25, 2022

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Calvin Richard Klein turns 80 in 2022 (best wishes), but his signature remains fresh. The American designer, who launched the company that became simply Calvin Klein in 1968, like other designers in addition to clothing has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry. It is about fashion jewelry, a genre that counts on several fans, who focus more on the logo of the jewel than on the preciousness of the material, often in simple metal with PVD or gold plating.

For his jewels Calvin Klein prefers simplicity, as in the bracelets or rings of the Minimal Circular line, with rippled surfaces. On the other hand, the design of the Minimal Linear line is more accentuated, which uses a geometry that is a mix between a circular shape and a straight line. The Playful Repetition line, on the other hand, uses the contrast between worked and smooth surfaces. The jewels are in stainless steel in natural color, or pink or yellow, in some cases with the addition of cubic zirconia.

Golden dreams with Stroili

Published on June 24, 2022

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The best thing that can happen to someone who goes to bed, if we exclude love activities, is to have sweet or golden dreams. Expression that indicates a complete state of relaxation, plus a more enjoyable movie than those offered by Netflix or television programs. The expression Golden Dream also gave its name to one of the collections of Stroili, an Italian brand of jewelry at an affordable price, which for the summer of 2022 presents a large number of jewels. The name is not accidental, in addition to traditionally shaped rings and earrings, there are others that are inspired by dreamcatchers, the traditional Native American dream catchers.

Dreamcatchers are made up of circles to which feathers are tied: they were (or are) used as an amulet to protect children’s dreams. And some of the jewels in the Golden Dream Collection have a similar shape, with hinted feathers, and are made of gold-plated metal and colored cubic zirconia stones. Other jewels, on the other hand, follow a classic line, such as eternity rings, always with white or colored cubic zirconia.

Anello in metallo placcato con cubic zirconia

Anello eternity con cubic zirconia azzurri

Orecchini in metallo placcato oro con cubic zirconia

Orecchini in metallo placcato della linea Golden Dream

The charm of the fifties with Pin-Up bijoux

Published on June 23, 2022

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Unexplored frontiers of bijou. That is: how to invent something new, but which costs little, very little. This is the story of Pin-Up, an Italian bijoux brand founded by Claudia De Rosa, which has a story to tell.

«I was born in Albissola, a seaside village in the province of Savona (Liguria, Italy). After studying Pharmacy, at the age of 24 I left for Ireland to gain work experience and to learn English: I stayed 12 and became the mother of my first two children: Julia, who is now 19. years old, and Joshua, 15 years old. From Ireland I landed in the States and then finally returned to Italy. For four years I have lived in Tuscany, in Terranuova Bracciolini, in the province of Arezzo, but closer to Florence, where I became Giorgia’s mother for the third time eight months ago and I discovered a great passion for racing bicycles, a passion that I share. with my partner. It is during our long bike rides that I have the most creative ideas. After more than 23 years as a medical trainer and marketing and commercial manager, organizing scientific events in Italy and abroad, a little over a year ago I decided to change my life and dedicate myself to designing and creating jewelry ».

The birth of Pin-Up is also associated with the pandemic period, Claudia always says: “During the pregnancy of my third daughter and short-time smart working, a global pandemic situation that has drastically slowed down all activities related to the sector tourism and events, I began to reflect on my professional career, my family life, interests and passions. I felt the need to go back to feeling alive and express my creativity in a free but, forty year old, also aware way. So, almost for fun and boredom, due to the social restrictions imposed by the covid, I started to create brooches, earrings and necklaces, rings, bracelets, using aluminum chains and wires. So last summer 2021 the brand, Pin-Up Gioielli was officially born for the inspiration of the rockabilly-pin up style. A passion for accessories that I have had since I can remember: I worked in very masculine and rigorous fields, often the outfits had to be monochromatic and dark, with few frills and very linear. Over time I have developed my own style which is a consequence of my whimsical, colorful personality and a sober rocker. Before creating my bijoux and accessories myself, I was always looking for jewels that created that extravagant focus and that made the same sober sheath dress appear different every time ».

Anello Clap Clap con calamita e cristalli Swarovski

The choice of the name, Pin-Up and the reference to the rockabilly style suggests the 1950s. Right now that the trend is dominated by rap and hi-pop. «I have never followed fashions and trends, I have always had my own style, classic, but with an extravagant touch and a reference to dandy elegance. I was born in the seventies, watching musicals like Grease, TV series like Happy Days. My dad is a big fan of Elvis and from an early age he gave me a great curiosity and passion for the United States. Rockabilly is a musical genre that developed in the early 1950s. It is a fusion of bluegrass, country, boogie woogie and jazz with a gospel influence, an irresistible combination of rhythm and blues and country. This style reflects me a lot: I have a sweet rock soul, I don’t particularly like symbols like crosses and skulls, I’m a romantic rocker. To crosses I prefer hearts, to skulls the sun and décolleté shoes with very high heels: these are the pendants that I most often use in my creations. I consider the chains a positive symbol of strength, determination and solid union rather than constriction, suffocating bond or worse still deprivation of freedom. For this reason I have chosen to represent the rockabilly style in bijoux ».

Orecchini Clap Clap con cristalli Swarovski

As well as the idea of the pin-ups: “That’s right. The pin ups come directly from the 1950s and in 2022 we are still talking about them. They were sensual and feminine women but at the same time provocative and intriguing. The pin-up style is synonymous with good taste, liveliness and color, with ironic sensuality but also with familiarity (and this explains why a brand like Coca-Cola has used this type of images since the beginning to enter people’s homes) . The pin ups were a symbol of courage and lightness for the soldiers of the Second World War. The pin-up is timeless, always current, always lively, intriguing but sober and elegant: this is my reference of female beauty ».

Collana Clap Clap con calamita e cuore in resina

Bracciale Clap Clap con calamita e cuore in resina

Bracciale a polsino Rockabilly con cristalli fucsia

Pebble London, all and more

Published on June 22, 2022

Anello antico del Kazakistan in argento e turchese

The paradise of bijoux in Great Britain is Pebble London. Here is what it offers ♦ ︎

If you like big jewelry, colorful, ethnic, strange, whimsical, showy, exotic, surprising, and maybe even cheaper: in this case, your paradise is called Pebble London. In the heart of the British capital, the store founded by Peter Adler is the Mecca for those who love the jewels of this type. But the good news is that you can buy online as well, even from abroad, and very easily. The catalog is endless, as you can see a couple of screenshots taken from their website. Pebble London is a very well-known brand: providing jewelry to movie sets, but also to celebrity such as Kate Moss, Hilary Alexander, Maggie Smith and Iris Apfel.

As a young man Peter Adler was a member of a rock band that has had some success: so during the tour in America started the first collection of tribal handicrafts in Indian reservations. Then, it was the time of love for India and the Eastern countries, which imported the first collections, including silver and semi-precious stones. Finally, the business has expanded to China, Africa, Thailand, and South America, with jewels made of different metals, stones, wood, glass, coral and amber, but also glass beads produced in Europe in the nineteenth century. The jewels are in the tribal style of the peoples of Africa, the Pacific, China, Afghanistan, Nepal and India. They also liked to different designers, including Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Cavalli, Issey Miyake, Matthew Williamson, Emilio Pucci, Allegra Hicks, Joseph, Nicole Fahri, and Donna Karan. They not by chance his jewellery are often worn by the models in fashion shows.

Antico anello tibetano in argento, corallo e turchese

Antico anello afgano con oro indiano, agata tricolore perline in vetro

Bracciale a sette fili con placcatura in oro e perle di vetro

Orecchini uzbechi in argento con cabochon di turchese

Orecchini in ottone placcato con avventurina

Bracciale a cerniera in argento e perle di vetro

The British bees of Olivia Burton

Published on June 7, 2022

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Across fashion, jewelry and watches: eight years after her debut, Olivia Burton is now a successful start-up. The brand was launched by two friends: Lesa Bennett and Jemma Fennings, classmates at the London College of Fashion, then fashion buyers and, finally, businesswomen with a precise idea in mind: to conquer vintage lovers of all ages. Even the brand is vintage: Olivia Burton, in fact, is the name of an aunt. In 2016 and 2017, the company was awarded the best British watch brand, thanks also to Jemma’s design. From the hands to the bijoux the step was short.

The style is very British, with floral motifs and small animals. In particular, the bees, become the symbol of Olivia Burton and the main motif of jewelry. It is a series of bracelets, rings, necklaces and earrings in metal or silver plated in gold or rhodium, with a very affordable price of a few tens of euros. In some cases they are enriched with fake pearls and Swarovski crystals.

Franco Eccel, unique pieces for recovery

Published on June 6, 2022

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Anello a fascia del designer Franco Eccel

The acrylic rings, one-of-a-kind, created in acrylic stone by the designer Franco Eccel with the recovery of material used for design objects ♦ ︎
They are rings. But they are created with waste material. That said it may seem unattractive. Instead, it is an innovative project that aims at recovering materials. The rings are an idea of the designer Franco Eccel, and are produced with the waste of solid surface materials that are used to create objects, but also components of furniture such as sinks, from interior design. In particular, the plastic material used is called Hi-Macs and is produced by the Korean Lg and Corian. With the one that advances from the workings, the rings are created, which are unique pieces, handmade and numbered.

In short, from a typical product of serial production, the particular, sturdy plastic for design objects, he creates a craft jewelry. To transform plastic into rings, the Japanese technique of Kintsugi is used, which consists in the use of gold or liquid silver or lacquer with gold powder for the repair of ceramic objects. In this way the signs of junction between the individual fragments are deliberately highlighted by contrasting glues, which become decorative motifs. Moreover, the rings are particularly pleasant to the touch, thanks to Hi-Macs, which is an acrylic material combined with minerals and natural pigments that create a smooth and non-porous surface.

Anello a fascia in Hi-Macs e Corian, pezzo unico numerato

Spring in color with Roxanne Assoulin

Published on June 4, 2022

bracciale//COLLANE

Roxanne Assoulin’s story is summarized on a page of her site: Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah …. or Google Roxanne Assoulin;). It cannot be said that the designer, a 65-year-old young woman, lacks humor. In fact, the joy already shines through his jewelry. Strictly not precious. Yet, they have become famous, requested and sold also by the large e-shop platforms, or in its showroom in the center of Manhattan.

Roxanne Assoulin has forty years of experience in design and has worked for brands such as Marc Jacobs, Stephen Sprouse, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, but also for private labels of American brands, such as Banana Republic, Urban Outfitters, JCrew and Loft . Despite the long experience, or perhaps thanks to this, the young women like her jewelry. Enamel, elastic cord, zinc and brass are the simple elements with which bracelets and necklaces are made. Almost always very colorful.

Collana con cristalli colorati, metallo placcato oro

The Adam & Stoffel transparencies

Published on June 3, 2022

Jewelery and frosted glass: the sustainable rings by Adam & Stoffel ♦
Let’s face it: sustainability is fashionable, but not always the claimed respect for the environment then corresponds to what is put into practice. In the heart of Germany, in Stipshausen, halfway between Frankfurt and Luxembourg, there are, however, two designer-craftsmen who have taken literally the need to provide for sustainable jewelry from a point of view of nature. The two green designers are Claudia Adam and Jörg Stoffel. Their small Maison, Adam & Stoffel, time ago was present at the most important trade fair of jewelry, Baseworld. Still, it’s a paradox, because they offer bottle bottoms. No, not false stones, fake gems. They make a flag of their glass bottles rings. The story is unusual and worth telling it.

Claudia Adam was a medical assistant, but in 1991 he began to study gemology and jewelry design. Together with the goldsmith husband Jörg Stoffel, in 1998 they began to offer their bijoux. The style is very Nordic, unfussy, almost austere. Alongside the usual materials, silver or gold and precious stones, more or less, the couple has thus started to offer rings made from special bottles neck. The glass is frosted, with soft shapes like the one found on sanded beaches by the sea. Although the sea, in Stipshausen, there isn’t.