Giulia Barela’s bracelets and earrings collection reinterpreting the shape of the snake ♦ ︎
Snake play also affects Giulia Barela. It is as curious as the so feared reptile in life is so popular in jewelery. A Freudian symbol, perhaps, but also the result of an ancient tradition: the creeping animal is now also the protagonist of a collection of Roman designers for the fall winter 2017. The collection is called Enchanted and rotates around the sinuous figure of the temptation symbol . But it is a snake in a stylized, simplified, modern version. In truth, it does not look like many other jewels of dense jewels of flakes and colored stones. It’s more like a northern snake, very simple. The Enchanted line includes 22 creations, both in 925 silver and 24-carat gold bronze.
“I wanted to experiment with the theme of the snake, the archetype of symbology, femininity, and elegance, reinterpreting it with a consistent language that is attentive to shape and texture,” explains Giulia Barela. Prices: bracelet 220-270 euro, earrings 180 euro. Margherita Donato