Design | Categoria | gioiellis.com

Caspita what jewels

Published on July 12, 2022

Collane Vishuddha della collezione Chakra in oro, diamanti, smalto

The alchemy of Arlène Bonnant and her Caspita, a jewelery house that has the name of an exclamation in Italian. But a refined formula ♦ ︎

First premise for non-Italian readers. The word “caspita” in Dante’s language is an exclamation. Those who pronounce it usually add an exclamation mark: wow! It means more or less: “I’m really impressed with this …”. Arlène Bonnant’s grandfather seems to have often pronounced the word caspita and that is why the designer named Caspita her small jewelery house based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Second premise. The story of Arlène Bonnant starts from contemporary art. She is an expert in 20th and 21st century art. She worked for eight years together with Simon de Pury and Daniella Luxembourg, and acquired a deep knowledge of the art market. When Phillips de Pury & Company was acquired by the Lvmh group (which then resold it) Arlène Bonnant worked in the Contemporary Art department. In 2005 he created AB Concepts and Dreams (ABCD), a company that cataloged and ensured the conservation of a collection of 300 art objects.

Among the designer’s first initiatives was the collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects on a collection that combines innovative design technologies and the highest level of craftsmanship. The result was faceted reticular jewels reminiscent of cellular structures. Each piece has been further shaped by ergonomic considerations. The Skein collection includes rings worked in 18-karat gold, some inlaid with precious stones inside the delicate lattice structure, and launched at the Zaha Hadid Design Gallery in London during the Caspita pop-up store.

Collier Farandole Sahasrara in oro bianco e diamanti

These premises serve to understand why when Arlène decided to devote herself to jewels she considered them in all respects as works of art. And the sources of inspiration were travels to Greece, Italy, India (above all), Israel and Egypt, painters such as Goya, Mantegna, Bosh, Blake and Caravaggio, as well as a particular sensitivity for the world of spirituality. It is no coincidence that his collections are called Chakras and Ourobouros or Alchemy. Perhaps considering the matter divided into sulfur, mercury and salt is a bit simple. But the designer considers alchemy is a spiritual path, like any other path towards self-improvement. Wow, then it’s a bit like jewelry. Lavinia Andorno

Bracciale Chakra in oro giallo 18 carati, 47 spinelli, 49 zaffiri arancioni, 57 zaffiri gialli, 66 tsavoriti, zaffiri blu, 48 ametiste e 224 diamanti

Collana in oro 18 carati con 18 diamanti, 136 rubini, 98 zaffiri arancioni, 121 zaffiri gialli , 60 tsavoriti , 44 zaffiri blu e 29 ametiste. La chiusura è in oro con 62 diamanti

Anello in oro e diamanti, in collaborazione con Zaha Hadid Architects

Anello Tourbillon, oro giallo e diamanti

Do not miss Netali Nissim’s eyes

Published on June 9, 2022

Design/Showroom

Anello in oro rosa, diamanti e zaffiri blu

A special look at the jewels of the milan designer Netali Nissim ♦ ︎
The Eye of Providence, the evil eye, the divine eye … But how many times the pupils became symbols of something? Nothing strange, therefore, that the eye is also one of the most used icons in jewelry. For those who are superstitious, the eyes on rings, necklaces or bracelets are considered talismans able to keep away bad luck, for those who are skeptical, an amusing ornament that is able to attract attention. And This it was also understood by Netali Nissim, who inherited from his father, a merchant of precious stones, a special eye (it is appropriate to say it) for diamond jewelery. And at the center of his collections he put the shape of the eye. The designer, who grew up in Milan, works in New York, but makes her jewels in Italy.

A simple look (obvious) at her work is enough to interpret the lively style, very trendy and winks (obvious also this) to the fashion world. Gold and diamonds are the main elements of the Netali Nissim menu, which also uses precious or semi-precious stones such as turquoise or quartz. In addition to the icon of the eye, repeated in many variations, the designer also uses the heart, or maxi chains. Do not lose sight of them.

Orecchini a cerchio in oro, rubini e zaffiri

Collana in oro giallo, diamanti, turchese

Bracciale con cinque occhi in oro rosa e diamanti

The geometries of Melissa Kaye

Published on March 14, 2022

Rings/Design/Diamanti

Anello per tre dita Aria Jane in oro rosa e diamanti

Geometric, rigorous, but pleasant jewels of the New York designer Melissa Kaye ♦ ︎
For ten years Melissa Kaye has been dealing with complicated financial products in the world’s most prestigious business bank, Goldman Sachs. And with a leading role: vice president Credit Derivatives Strategist, after a degree in computer science and engineering at the Mit of Boston. Then, in 2010, Melissa decided to radically change her life and start from scratch, or almost. And so, she returned to school at the Fashion Institute of technology to study jewelery design.

Orecchini in oro 18 carati, diamanti e smalto rosa

Two years later, here the great debut with his luxury jewelry brand. Reaching her goals for many years was the style of work, even in jewelry she applied the same rules of business: creativity combined with a practical sense of business. And she did not abandon completely the scientific teachings learned during the degree, given that his jewels have rigorous forms, with well-defined geometries. Of course, with some poetic license, to avoid excessive rigor.
Gold and diamonds are the most used elements and also determine a price range that goes from about 5,000 to 15,000 dollars, with a top of over 36,000 dollars for a necklace with diamonds for 6.86 carats trillion cut.

Collana Ada in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti

Anello Aria Fan in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini Cristina in oro rosa, diamanti e smalto neon pink

Anello a fascia Maya a in oro giallo e diamanti

Bracciale Remi in oro, diamanti e smalto neon blu

Michael Kneebone, the jewels of the desert

Published on February 26, 2022

Showroom/Design

Anello in oro 18 carati con smeraldo cabochon

From the California desert to Coachella’s atmospheres: the jewels of Michael Kneebone ♦ ︎
Withdraw to live in the desert, to draw jewels and (presumably) count the cacti from the window. This is what Michael Kneebone did, who together with his partner, interior designer Herbert Smalley, left Illinois to take refuge in El Paseo, California, not far from the Coachella Valley, where the famous festival takes place. The city is located in the Palm Desert, which in reality is not too desert, but a popular tourist destination.

Michael Kneebone designs jewels that are sold in his laboratory, or can be bought online. They are traditional jewels, unique pieces often with large stones, sometimes even sold to finance non-profit organizations.
Michael Kneebone’s career began in 1970 with a jewelery course in Deerfield, Illinois. An apprenticeship with the designer Harriet Dreisiger followed. The jeweler has therefore founded his brand, Michael K. Jewels, with a style that finds its proper place in the Californian atmosphere of Coachella and surroundings, but also well introduced in the high Californian society. Gold, but also semi-precious stones like citrines, amethysts and opals are flanked by emeralds, sapphires.

Anello in oro con tormalina verde e ametista

Orecchini con crisoprasio, topazio, perle South Sea

Orecchini con perle dorate South Seas, berillo

Anello Dragon Saddle con giadeite scolpita

Collana con conchiglie Paua e gemme incastonate

Orecchini con corallo, cristallo di rocca, diamanti e rosalina, una varietà cristallina della zoisite minerale contenente manganese

The luminous path of Luz Camino

Published on February 24, 2022

alta gioielleria/Design/Showroom

Orecchini in platino, argento, ametista, smalto

The extraordinary art of Luz Camino, a Spanish designer between Art Nouveau and Pop Art ♦ ︎
Its name is Luz, a word that means light in Spanish, while the surname is Camino, which means path or direction. In short, a path of light seems appropriate for a designer who works with light or, better, understands the nuances and directions. The high-jewelry designer is up the stage from a long time, above all for its innovative approach. Among his specialties is to create complex unique pieces playing with precious stones, semi-precious stones and different materials, even the common metal used for packaging. She is also (almost) a self-taught woman, with the exception of some jewelery courses she attended in Madrid. Despite this, her jewels out of the ordinary have found a place at the Museum of decorative arts in Paris and at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, as well as at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.

To tell the truth, however, Luz Camino has a master, even if she has never met her: it is the work of the greatest exponent of Art Nouveau jewelry, René Lalique. The brooches, the large necklaces, the supple movements of the materials, the shapes inspired by flowers, plants and animals, are a reworked legacy of the great artistic movement of the early decades of the twentieth century, made with plique-à-jour glazing. But not only. Because the designer-artist has also followed her own, unconventional, creative way. For example with the Pencil Shaving collection, with jewels that reproduce the wood shavings of tempered pencils, or potato chips. In short, from Nouveau Art to Pop Art. Luiz Camino’s jewels are also protagonists in Paris at Pad 2022 (5-10 April): exhibiting them is Second Petale, a Parisian gallery specializing in contemporary and vintage artistic jewels.

Spille Dandelion, in bronzo, calcedonio, acquamarina, peridoto

Bracciale in oro con lapislazzuli e peridoto

Orecchini in argento, oro rosa, ametista, tormalina rosa

Orecchini in argento, oro 18 carati, smalto, tormalina

Orecchini in argento, oro 18 carati, smalto, cristallo di rocca

Orecchini in argento, oro 18 carati, smalto, diamanti

Spilla in oro 18 carati, bronzo, ametista

Jack du Rose, from jewels to cryptocurrencies

Published on February 13, 2022

Showroom/Design

The story of Jack du Rose, from whimsical British designer to cryptocurrency guru ♦

Ownage Limited is a company incorporated on January 18, 2016. The company is an entertainment software development company and is headquartered in Brighton, a city on the south coast of England, in the county of East Sussex. Colony is also a company active in the digital world, but it deals with cryptocurrencies, especially ethereum. What does this have to do with jewelry? Simple: one of the partners of the small company was one of the most whimsical designers of recent years. He is called Jack du Rose. While studying at the university, he discovered a volume on jewelers such as René Lalique and Fabergé in a bookshop. He decided, therefore, that that would be his way of him (unfortunately he changed his mind).

Anello Emerald Labyrinth, con uno smeraldo da 9,16 carati su oro bianco annerito e diamanti

Jack du Rose was a self-taught designer who immediately used Cad design technology to make his jewelry that looks like something straight out of fantasy novels. Dragons, snakes, dangerous beings. In the Danger collection there are vipers, black widows, poisonous moths, wasps, jellyfish, dart frogs, lions. He learned the composition technique from jewelers such as Stephen Webster and at 24 he was invited to be part of the team that created one of the most famous pieces of contemporary art, the diamond-encrusted skull by Damien Hirst (if you’re curious: is made with 8,601 stones for a total of 1,106.18 carats). Perhaps it was also that experience that prompted Jack du Rose to design jewels that are, in reality, elaborate sculptures, which he creates with gold, diamonds and stones of particular impact. Until he discovered cryptocurrencies.

Anello rana, in oro bianco, smeraldi, diamanti, granati

Orecchini Medusa in oro, diamanti, rubini

Collier in oro con diamanti, zaffiri, tsavoriti

Martine Ali, Brooklyn Hip-Hop

Published on January 20, 2022

Showroom/Design

Martine Ali, from hip-hop style jewels to fashion shows from Brooklyn ♦ ︎
New York is trendy, New York is the center of the world, New York does not turn off the lights. Whether it’s true or not, for sure in the city of the Empire State Building are born and die hopes, careers and ideas. And so, if you want to live closely the hip-hop is there you have to go. The New York Times, for example, has identified a new trend designer who is in Brooklyn and is called Martine Ali. The designer has launched a unisex jewelery line that evokes hip-hop, with chains, dog tags and safety pins.

A kind of jewelery that can shook those who love traditional earrings and rings, and it is quite Martine Ali’s goal. His big silver chains, with a carabiner closure, are liked by rapper Kendrick Lamar, while Rihanna after put away her Chopard jewels, wore Martine Ali’s bracelets and necklaces in several videos. Her jewels were also noted by fashion designer Jane Chung and by Matthew Adams Dolan, Australian-American designer. In this case the collection approaches more to a traditional jewelery with gold and pearls and looks more feminine than usual. These are the proposals for the spring summer 2022 collection.

The jewels of the gem hunter Judy Geib

Published on January 5, 2022

Showroom/Design

Orecchini con smeraldi colombiani su oro 22 e 18 carati

The adventurous emeralds (and all the rest) of the gem hunter Judy Geib ♦ ︎

From Pennsylvania to New York to look for emeralds. All right, there are no green stone mines in Manhattan, but the jewels of Judy Geib are found, which has a special passion for emeralds. In fact, she uses them extensively for her collections. The stones have fascinated the designer since she was a child, when she collected minerals. But Judy Geib’s life changed dramatically when, at some point in her life, she followed her family to Brazil, while Judy was a teenager. If you add to this the studies of art and design, you understand why at some point decided to work herself with metal and precious stones. In 2002 she launched his first collection of pieces at the Barneys (a chain of luxury stores) in New York.

Collana con smeraldi colombiani, oro a 22 e 18 carati

Judy Geib’s jewels are at the same time precious and light-hearted. A bit flower power, a little Coachella, a little ethnic, with a thought at work by Suzanne Belperron. But with gold that, sometimes, is used in its purest, 24-carat state. Or oxidized silver with almost baroque processing. In addition to emeralds, his favorite stone, she travels the world in search of paraiba tourmalines, rubies, sapphires, aquamarines, kunzites, pink and green tourmalines. However, her favorite destination for emeralds is Colombia. Not without some misadventure, she says.

Collana in oro 22 e 18 carati, argento, con opale nero

Orecchini Swoosh Extravagant in oro e diamanti

Collar Peter Pan in oro 18 carati e rubini

Deirdre Featherstone, vintage with colors

Published on January 3, 2022

Showroom/Design

Anello con tanzanite, acquamarina, diamanti

Strong, colorful, precious jewels with a vintage nostalgia: the work of the New York designer Deirdre Featherstone ♦ ︎

Platinum is her favorite metal. It is no coincidence that Deirdre Featherstone has received ten awards from the American Spectrum Association and has been named Master American Platinumsmith by Platinum Guild International. Although looking at the jewels of this New York designer it is not platinum that is immediately perceived, but the variety of strong colors and the choice of particularly theatrical stones. Perhaps a skill that she acquired when doing a different job: for many years she was an auctioneer of antiques, that is, she directed the auctions of antiques and furniture, but she is also passionate about motorcycles and vintage cars.

This confidence with precious objects, sometimes even surprising and bizarre, has instilled in her creativity an eclecticism that is reflected in the work she has done in his Tribeca studio since 1985. In short, when she turned the professional page, she also brought his experience in antiques. And, in fact, the design of many of her jewels seems to have a direct line with the tradition of the past. But the colors immediately bring back to the present.

Orecchini in platino, zaffiri, tsanzanite, tormalina Paraiba, tsavorite, diamanti

Orecchini in oro con gemme — Orecchini in oro con diamanti e gemme

Orecchini in oro, turchese, lapislazzuli

Anello in oro giallo inciso con smeraldo

Susan Foster no stop

Published on December 15, 2021

Showroom/Design

Anello Geometric in oro bianco e diamanti

The inexhaustible Susan Foster from the Hampton to the jewelers of half the world, and from the artistic avant-garde to the gems ♦ ︎

There is a area near in New York, famous for hosting many respectable residences for summer and weekend vacations: the Hampton area. On the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, with pine and fir trees behind, several artists have also lived, such as Jackson Pollock and Dutch Willem de Kooning. Close to them Susan Foster grew up, and absorbed the style and philosophy of that art school in her work of jewelery designers. She now lives and works in California.

Orecchini trapezoidali in oro 18 carati e diamanti

After studying ancient art and architecture at Ucla, she had apprenticeships with European goldsmiths and studied at the Gemology Institute of America. Having learned what is needed from a technical point of view, she has opened the doors to fantasy to draw art deco style chandelier earrings, or collections with large opals. She has convinced many customers, from London to Los Angeles, from New York to Moscow. She has a rather lively creative vein: she says that in 15 years of career she has designed over 4,500 jewels. And it’s just beginning …

Collana in oro bianco 18 carati e diamanti

Pendente con opale etiope su oro rosa 18 carati, con zaffiri naturali rosa pallido, pesca, giallo e menta

Anello con diamante baguette e pavé di diamanti

Gold has stopped in Eboli

Published on November 19, 2021

Showroom/Design/Rings

The art of goldsmith work for jewels and unique pieces by Rosmundo Giarletta ♦ ︎

Eboli is a small town in the province of Salerno, in the south of Italy. It is more known for being the protagonist of the book written by Carlo Levi than a school for goldsmiths . But perhaps this judgment will be rectified by the skill of Rosmundo Giarletta, who founded Rosmundo Orafe Arts. His professional history, he tells himself, begins at 14, but in Varese, where he studied art and was fascinated by a book from the work of Benvenuto Cellini, the tutelary godness of all the sculptors of metal.
Rosmundo then began working as an apprentice at the Lido Bacci lab, based in the Casa degli Orafi near Ponte Vecchio, in Florence.

Back in Eboli, he founded his workshop, Rosmundo Bottega Orafa, and graduated as Diamond Grader at Gemmological Institut of America, Gia. He also tightened up a particular friendship with the Principality of Monaco: he was received at Monaco by former Prince Ranieri and Princess Carolina nominated Rosmundo as Knight of Art and Culture. In addition to traditional jewelery pieces (rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings), the virtuous craftsman of Eboli has made a number of unique pieces using the difficult technique of the tunnel, with an effect that in some cases recalls intricate geometric motifs of the traditional Arab architecture.

Anello in oro bianco con rubino e diamanti

Scafa, opera ispirata al quadro del paesaggista Jacob Philipp Hackert

The sins of Hannah Martin

Published on May 24, 2021

Showroom/Design/Rings

Anello in oro e diamanti della collezione Mad Love

Sin is not a sin according to Hannah Martin, a British designer who goes beyond the ︎ conventions ♦
“This mysterious, driving power beguiles, controls and manipulates the house in which he rules, free of all boundaries. The Master is an enigma, so infamously unknown he could be a myth. He has been referred to by some as ‘MrS’, however, regardless of name, all find their allegiance in his irresistible web of dark beauty where dominance becomes liberty.” It is not the beginning of a fantasy novel, but the atmosphere with which Hannah Martin, selected among emerging designers of GemGenève three years ago, describes the Somebody’s Sins collection. And it is not by chance that, together with the concepts of freedom of expression and possession, Pierre Molinier, a French artist and photographer who died in 1976, is also quoted to describe the collection. He was also the author of photographs that are still considered sinful today.

Anello in platino e diamante rettangolare

Choker, rings, bracelets, earrings or pendants become, therefore, allusive and perhaps transgressive jewels. They are made of 18k white and yellow gold, with white diamonds, sapphires and amethysts, pink gold and black jade. Somebody’s Sins is a collection in perfect harmony with the designer, who is called “a rebel spirit”. According to the Maison’s definition, “Marrying the best of traditional craftsmanship with an innovative design sensibility all of her own, designer Hannah Martin set out to build the world’s first jewellery house dedicated to the exploration of androgyny in design”. Her jewels, he explains, can be worn indifferently by a woman or a man.

The British designer is graduated from Central St Martins in London, where she lives and works, but has perfected her studies in the design studios of the Maison in Place Vendôme. London, however, is where her brand has been physically and spiritually rooted since 2006. Her spirit, however, hovers above places and conventions, in perfect fluidity. The new collection of engagement rings is called Mad Love.

Collezione Mad Love, anello in platino com diamante

Hannah Martin, with Unknow pleasure collar

Saskia Diez, Bavarian design

Published on March 1, 2021

Rings/Design

Anello intagliato nel cristallo di rocca

x

The young design of Saskia Diez and her small Maison in Munich ♦ ︎
In Munich, inside the Pinakothek der Moderne, is the Die Neue Sammlung. It is one of the most important museums of design and applied arts in Germany and in Europe. Not only that: founded in 1907, it was probably the first in the world exclusively dedicated to design. With this background behind it, Saskia Diez designs jewelry, but also other accessories, with the aim of creating something original, but also accessible. Which is then what design is intended for.

Orecchini in cristallo di rocca, indossati

Another aspect of his work is to design lightweight jewelry that does not transform the woman into a Christmas tree. Thin, but very refined volumes, without being bulky or too showy. The necklaces are long but light chains, sometime without a closure. Even prices are accessible for a young audience, the target for the designer. Saskia Diez sells throughout Europe, but also in Japan, China and the United States, a sign that its light design also appeals beyond the borders of Bavaria.

New Hervé Van der Straeten’s design

Published on February 15, 2021

Showroom/Design/COLLANE

Bracciale in ottone martellato a mano e dorato 24 carati

The new golden brass jewelry of one of the most quoted and versatile designers in Paris: Hervé Van der Straeten ♦

Artist and designer Hervé Van der Straeten, in jewelery has the same sculptural approach when designing a piece of furniture or a consumer object, for example, his bottle of the perfume J’Adore for Dior.

Elegant lines, contrasting materials, bold proportions, variations in shape for jewelry in 24 karat gold-plated brass, inspired by surrealism, Asia and the Art Deco and produced in his studio in Paris. Known in France for winning numerous awards, he likes to mix geometrical with baroque and create optical illusions. M.d.B.

Orecchini lunghi con agata e ottone placcato oro

Orecchini in ottone martellato placcato oro

Hervé Van der Straeten, collana in metallo dorato

Kelly Xie, from China with love

Published on January 28, 2021

Showroom/Design

Spilla Lotus Wind in titanio con opale, pietra luna, tsavorite, zaffiro

The exuberant imagination of Chinese designer Kelly Xie and her high jewelry.

It is a small Maison, still little known in Europe, but it produces an exceptional high jewelry. This is Kelly Xie Fine Jewelry, a brand founded in 2012 in Shanghai, China. Even in Europe it should have the notoriety it deserves. The founder, Kelly Xie, learned jewelry making from a famous local master, with a focus on traditional Chinese painting. As is typical of the Chinese, she has worked hard to improve her skills. The training lasted ten years.

Anello China Rose Tianwai, in titanio, smeraldo Muzo, diamanti

Her repertoire, she explains, ranges from traditional to free-style and “exudes uninhibited imagination.” She uses many colored stones and her jewels are, in fact, almost the transposition of certain traditional paintings, but reworked with greater vivacity. These three-dimensional paintings in gold and precious stones are also capable of telling stories, largely inspired by the world of nature. It goes without saying that the imagination in drawing would not hold up if it were not supported by an extraordinary ability to translate ideas into luxurious jewels. It is no coincidence that long ago some jewels selected by the same designer were successfully sold at the Hong Kong Poly Jewelry auction at a high price. While Kelly Xie is still (briefly) unknown to us, in China she is already popular with show business stars and celebrities. One more reason to get to know her work.

Orecchini Rainforest in oro bianco, diamanti, tsavoriti, smeraldi Muzo

Spilla con cammeo Figlia del Mare su agata intagliata, oro 18 carati, diamanti, perle

Anello farfalla in oro 18 carati, tsavorite, diamanti

Architecture, rings and design come together with Swiss ArchiJewels

Published on January 27, 2021

Rings/Design/Showroom

Anello Four Season, omaggio a Le Corbusier

A century later, the Bauhaus remains the lighthouse that illuminated the design. Indeed, it gave birth to design: the German art school born in 1919 combined crafts and fine arts, industry and aesthetics. It is no surprise that even today the Bauhaus inspires those who design a piece of furniture, a table accessory, or a jewel. And this is what happened in Medrisio, a Swiss town on the border with Italy and headquarters of AnD, a company founded by the Italian-Swiss architect Eleonora Castagnetta. Her project is called Swiss ArchiJewels and consists of merging architectural imagery and its principles with the design of the jewel.

But, in addition to a series called Bauhaus Alphabet, which consists of 26 rings made through writing fonts, the designer has also designed jewels dedicated to famous architects, such as Le Corbusier. The great Swiss architect is evoked with four rings that refer to a little-known project: the pilgrim’s refuge, a small building at the foot of the Ronchamp chapel, which was made to accommodate the workers during the construction of the sacred place. Or the silver rings dedicated to Mario Botta’s project for the Church of San Giovanni Battista in Mogno, Switzerland. In short, jewels for those who love architecture and design.

Anelli ispirati al lavoro dell'architetto Mario Botta — Anelli ispirati al lavoro dell’architetto Mario Botta

Collana Four Season, omaggio a Le Corbusier

Tre anelli in argento della serie Bauhaus Alphabet

Anello in argento della serie Bauhaus Alphabet

The irony of Allison Read Smith

Published on October 25, 2020

Showroom/Design

The jewelry with a pinch of surrealism by Allison Read Smith ♦ ︎
A cone used for road works, a chair, a ladder. And again, a crown, an axe … It can not be said that at Allison Read Smith, a designer born and raised in Memphis ((Tennessee, Usa), lacks fantasy. Or irony. His motto is: “Ars longa, short life”, Latin words meaning “life is short, art lasts for a long time”, a phrase attributed to Seneca. Allison, who has also participated in contemporary art exhibitions with his paintings and pop-rock sculptures, has married with a somewhat surreal philosophy into jewelery.

Allison inspires objects of common use and transforms them into jewels.” The jewels I make are inspired by a respect for the simplicity and beauty of everyday objects, I try to elevate them to something symbolic and emotionally significant: objects use levity and humor to present our thoughts more serious and private. the strength and solitude of our inner worlds, “she explains. If you like its jewels, you also buy it online. Rudy Serra

18k Gold Pencil Pendant — Pendente a forma di penna in oro giallo 18 carati

Pendente a forma di corone in oro giallo e rosa 18 carati

Jewels and secrets of Massimiliano Bonoli

Published on March 3, 2020

news/Design

Drawings, secrets and innovations by Massimo Bonoli, winner of Andrea Palladio as The Best Italian Jewelery Designer 2018. It is the “pencil” of Mattia Cielo, Breil, Recarlo … ♦ ︎
He works in a secluded corner of Italy, Romagna. Or, better, in Forlì: a city outside the usual jewelry districts. Yet Massimiliano Bonoli won the Andrea Palladio award as The Best Italian Jewelery Designer 2018.
Read also: The 9 winners of the Palladio Awards
His work is knew, while some aspects of Bonoli’s life are less so. The designer owns a jewelry store, the Ororé di Forlì, but has his own studio in the historic Guarini palace. It is in these rooms that he conceived and designed some of the most successful jewels for many famous brands. One example is, without a doubt, Armadillo, the articulated ring that is one of the icons of Mattia Cielo, for which he also designed the Pavone line and the Rugiada collection, with the use of innovative materials such as titanium or carbon. Her other jewels are those of the Stones collection by Breil, the Love Me or Eternity lines by Recarlo, the Kiara bracelet.

Recarlo, bracciale contrarié Eternity Royal

Bonoli has worked as an independent jewelry designer for over 25 years, but his experience began years ago, in the family jewelry store. His curriculum does not include the name of schools such as Central Saint Martins in London, but the less known Institute of Art in Forlì. He then specialized in gemology and restoration of hard stones. Only thanks to his creativity has he started working as a designer and creative director for the important jewelry houses, such as those mentioned. A curiosity: the crown worn by Miss Italia bears the signature of Massimiliano Bonoli. Cosimo Muzzano
La collezione New Snake, indossato
Mattia Cielo, bracciale Rugiada, oro e diamanti
Bracciale della linea Pavone di Mattia Cielo
Anello in oro rosa e diamanti della linea Pavone di Mattia Cielo
Anello in oro rosa e diamanti della linea Pavone di Mattia Cielo
Anello Armadillo by Mattia Cielo
Bracciale e orecchini in oro rosa, titanio e diamanti della collezione Rugiada
Breil Stones, anello con pietra rossa
Collezione Love Me di Recarlo
Massimiliano Bonoli (immagine da Pinterest)

The double jewels by Elena Lara Bonanomi

Published on February 1, 2020

Argento/Design/Showroom

Elena Lara Bonanomi, collana in argento e oro

Thin chains, with a design that doubles: the jewels of Elena Lara Bonanomi ♦ ︎
From Brianza (area north of Milan, Italy) to London. Elena Lara Bonanomi has been infected by the “disease” of jewelry, but of the one that seeks the rigor of design. This healthy illness led her to move to London, where she graduated from Central Saint Martins. It was not a walk: in the famous London school graduated with honors in jewelry design. Then, she conducted his professional growth training with steps and awards from Cartier, Swarovski Foundation, Leatherseller’s Company and Brian Wood.

Until when, after all the necessary skills have been acquired, the designer has founded her brand: ElenaLara Jewelery. Style: modernity, but also tradition. Creativity, but without forgetting the technical aspect. The result is, for example, jewels made of thin chains in gilded or rhodium-plated silver. Many threads that make up a surface on which, surprisingly, another design emerges: a cross, a circle, an entire necklace. In short, a jewel that doubles, perhaps with the addition of a gold surface, with a meticulous and patient micro-welding work. Giulia Netrese

Orecchini in argento sterling, rodio nero

Orecchini in argento rodiato e oro 18 carati

Orecchini in oro 18 carati e argento placcato rodio nero

Fidia jewels, Florentine goldsmithery

Published on January 30, 2020

Showroom/Design

Anelli in oro rosa e pietre semi preziose

From the ancient traditions of Florentine goldsmithery to modern jewelery: the path of Fidia gioielli ♦ ︎
A tradition that comes straight from the Renaissance artisans. And, in addition, the desire for innovation typical of young people. In 1988 Simone Innocenti entered the artisan goldsmith workshop of his father, Sergio Innocenti, with the desire to update the technology, but without losing the creative capacity of the ancient goldsmith shops, where the activity is marked by the work of a master craftsman. That is, the two sides of the same coin or, if you prefer, of the same ring.

The activity of the founder of the workshop, now evolved into a small company, began in the post-war period in the ancient district of San Frediano. Sergio Innocenti was very young when he took his first steps in an old artisan workshop, where he learned the secrets of gold and precious stones. And, in particular, the Florentine style, with the techniques of repoussage, fretwork and inlay. But also in the processing of glazes. Become skilled and with experienced, Innocenti at the beginning of the seventies he set up his own business. And he succeeded in highlighting himself: for Settepassi Faraone he created five unique gold pieces, designed by great Italian designers, including the Great Pyramid in gold, silver and plexiglass, exhibited in Palazzo Strozzi in 1980 for the exhibition Design with gold. He also worked for the Bulgari maison, with pieces made of silver, onyx and white maple wood. In short, a long career, studded with many awards. A story that continues. Lavinia Andorno
Anelli in oro rosa e pietre semi preziose
Collezione Tubogas, in oro rosa con diamanti bianchi e brown
Anello Tubogas
Collezione Manifattura, catena in oro con pavé di diamanti
Collezione Atelier, anello in oro giallo e bianco, con diamanti
Collezione Portofino, anelli e orecchini in oro rosa, smalto e piccolo diamante
Pendenti e orecchini in oro rosa, smalto e diamante