Anello Lollipop con rubino e opale rosa
Anello Lollipop con rubino e opale rosa

Inlays, gems, contrasts: Retrouvaí’s vintage inspirations

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A stone within another stone: the technique of inlaying with different materials is ancient and is the one adopted for many jewels by Kirsty Stone (a name, a destiny), Canadian designer of the Retrouvaí brand, based in Los Angeles. The designer moved to the United States shortly after graduation and co-founded an architectural firm with a friend, before choosing the jewelry. Perhaps also for this imprinting the geometries of the jewels are so precise. The name of the brand needs an explanation: it is a word inspired by the pronunciation of Retrovailles, a French term that indicates something that reconnects to the past. In this case the inlay technique.

Orecchini con granati incastonati in opale rosa
Orecchini con granati incastonati in opale rosa

But not only that: the designer has a penchant for vintage objects and her jewels, even if they have a modern shape, often allude to something that is distant in time, such as chevalier-style rings or pendants that look like cameos. For example, compass rings seem to indicate nostalgia for places elsewhere. Retrouvaí jewelry is often made with unusual stones. Like rhodochrosite, lapis lazuli and turquoise welcome different types of gems, such as morganite, and create a pleasant contrast. Often with a contrast between a matte and a transparent surface.

Pendente con tormalina e morganite su corniola
Pendente con tormalina e morganite su corniola
Anello con turchesi e zaffiro viola
Anello con turchesi e zaffiro viola
Anello Lollipop con rubino e opale rosa
Anello Lollipop con rubino e opale rosa
Anello in oro con zaffiro viola
Anello in oro con zaffiro viola
Pendente con onice e smeraldo
Pendente con onice e smeraldo

Pendente Puzzle con tormalina, smeraldo, rubino, turchese, zaffiro e corallo
Pendente Puzzle con tormalina, smeraldo, rubino, turchese, zaffiro e corallo







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