Gabriella Rivalta’s hand-painted jewels with colored enamel on gold or silver turn 50 years ♦ ︎
Laughing and brushing have passed 50. On the other hand, when you work and have fun, when you are creative, when you live in an environment of your own, time passes quickly. It was 1969 when the young Gabriella Rivalta decided to dedicate herself body and soul to painting. But instead of canvas she chose metal, gold. And instead of tempera or oil colors, she opted for enamels.
Of course, it is not easy to paint many jewels by hand, one by one. But this is what this small atelier does in an ancient farmhouse building in Casale Monferrato, deep in Piedmont.
A completely peaceful place, out of time just like Gabriella Rivalta’s illuminated gold jewels: pendants, bracelets, necklaces that have nature as their main subject, but not only. For jewels of an explicitly romantic nature, which seems to have come directly from a century ago, the little Maison has over time added even more modern pieces, but always characterized by hand finishing, which makes the jewels different from one another. Prices: the bracelets with leather lace and painted silver pendants start at around 250 euros, up to the coordinated necklace and earrings set in 18-carat gold, hand-painted pink with high-fire enamels, pearls and central ruby, which reaches 1790 euros. Giulia Netrese
