The Amazonian lianas inspire the new collection of Thais Bernardes ♦ ︎
Thais Bernardes, from fashion shows on catwalks to colored pencils on a desk. The former Brazilian model has reinvented herself as a jewelry designer and now launches the new collection: Cipó. The name is inspired by a typical plant of the forests and considered sacred to the natives of the Amazon. The cipò (from the tupi language: ysypó) is a sort of liana. In spite of the name, however, the jewels are not shaped like a vegetable rope.
The collection includes rings, earrings and bracelets (including a special hand bracelet) made of gold-plated silver and burnished silver.
Thais Bernardes, always sensitive to the rights of the natives, has decided to donate part of the proceeds from the sale of this collection to Survival International, a worldwide movement for indigenous peoples, which since 1969 has helped them to defend their lives, protect their lands and determine their future independently. You can buy them in Milan by Brian & Barry Building or online. Lavinia Andorno
