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Audemars Piguet, a masterpiece loop’s

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An extraordinary bracelet-watch from the Swiss Maison Audemars Piguet covered with 12,000 small sapphires and diamonds ♦ ︎

A single jewel, but extraordinary ones. A jewel that in addition to sparkling on the wrist also has the function (secondary) to indicate the time. In short, the Audemars Piguet is the Sapphire Orbe, bracelet-watch (more bracelet than watch) of high jewelry, a unique work that is worth observing carefully.

A curious aspect is that the bracelet derives its name from the Orbe torrent that runs through Le Brassus, a small Swiss town in the canton of Vaud. A creek flowing a few meters from the Audemars Piguet headquarters.

Sapphire Orbe indossato
Sapphire Orbe indossato

Also the Sapphire Orbe bracelet is a river, but of diamonds and sapphires, with shades of blue and orange. A precious nuance that has a play of colors and lights that change according to the perspective with which you look at the jewel. Audemars Piguet specifies that it took about 1050 hours to finish the jewel settings. At the center of the bracelet, under a dome, is the dark blue sapphire globe of 2 centimeters. Underneath the globe is the 18-karat white gold dial of the watch, paved with orange sapphires. The central rings, on the other hand, are entirely covered with diamonds and sapphires in six shades of blue and orange, each in 20 different diameters ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 millimeters. In all there are more than 12,000 stones, each strictly selected, cut and set by hand. In short, a masterpiece.

Audemars Piguet, Sapphire Orbe
Audemars Piguet, Sapphire Orbe
Sapphire Orbe è ricoperto con oltre 12.000 pietre
Sapphire Orbe è ricoperto con oltre 12.000 pietre
Il bracciale con la cupola chiusa
Il bracciale con la cupola chiusa







Cindy Chao’s jewels at Tefaf





High jewelery: Cindy Chao debuts at Tefaf with the new masterpieces Blacklabel ♦ ︎

A titanium brooch, with 1,369 diamonds, 705 tsavorites, 450 yellow diamonds, 28 cabochon emeralds and two larger emeralds for a total of 52.44 carats. These stones are mounted so that the jewel can also move. The Flower Bud brooch is the masterwork, among other masterwork, of the Black Label Masterpiece, which at the haute couture week in Paris celebrated the birthday number 15 of Cindy Chao The Art Jewel.

Cindy Chao, spilla Flower Bud
Cindy Chao, spilla Flower Bud

The designer born in Taiwan, in fact, has climbed the top positions in the world of high jewelery in a relatively short time. Her jewels are already legend. Like the red peony shape brooch with 2485 rubies and 668 diamonds on purple titanium and yellow and white gold. It took more than 10,000 hours of work to produce it. Perhaps it’s more serene thanks to the yoga lessons that the designer organized twice a week with her team, to ease the pressure of work. The next appointment, in fact, is challenging: the debut at the Tefaf in Maastricht, a particularly selective fair.

Spilla Peonia, vincitrice dell'Outstandg Objects Award alla Masterpiece Fair del 2018, a Londra
Spilla Peonia, vincitrice dell’Outstandg Objects Award alla Masterpiece Fair del 2018, a Londra

But pieces like the Greenovia brooch, designed around a 105-carat cat’s eye chrysoberyl, titanium, 18-carat white and gold, silver, diamonds, emeralds, demantoid garnet, tsavorite, alexandrite and green sapphire, can satisfy even the most demanding fond of high jewelry. And of art, of course. Giulia Netrese

The magic of Chopard

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By a magic in the setting technique, it’s born a high-jewelry collection Magical Setting by Chopard ♦

Inventing something new is difficult, but good designers often succeed. Even more difficult, however, is to innovate the technique, especially if the one in use has been tested for decades or even centuries. It seems, however, that Chopard was able to invent something new in the goldsmith’s technique. A spell defines her as Caroline Scheufele, Chopard’s co-president and artistic director. In fact, the innovative embedding technique, developed thanks to the work of Chopard master craftsmen, has been called Magical Setting.

Caroline Scheufele wanted to make the light of the gems more intense, enhancing the presence and personality of the jewel by making the embedding disappear.

Anelli della collezione Magical Setting di Chopard
Anelli della collezione Magical Setting di Chopard

It was not easy, it seems, because the technique of setting stones is an immutable tradition. Until now. At the end of many efforts, however, here is Magical Setting, which immediately turns into a collection of fine jewelry. In fact the stones seem to be free from the bond of the metal, which is just mentioned. The effect is remarkable. The jewels use diamonds, or diamonds with blue sapphires from Sri Lanka, rubies from Mozambique or emeralds from Colombia. The cluster revolves around a single important stone completely surrounded by gems of unusual size, which give the classic design an unexpected touch of bold modernity. And as for gold, Chopard emphasizes the selection of stones not only for quality, but also for the socially sustainable origin. It is not a minor detail. Giulia Netrese

A new camellia for Chanel

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Chanel’s new high jewelery collection inspired by the camellia flower ♦ ︎

It is when there is winter that one thinks more of spring. As in Chanel’s new high jewelery collection, presented in Paris on the occasion of the fashion week. But it is not a random flower: Gabrielle Chanel seems she was loving camellias, delicate flowers that were particularly loved by ladies in the nineteenth century, but also worn by men in the buttonhole of the jacket. The camellia, then, already in the twenties had been adopted by the Parisian Maison, which then used it for jewelry too. The last appearance is that of the Jardin de Camélias collection, in 2013.

Now Chanel reproposes the camellia in high jewelry, with the combination of gold and precious stones.

Chanel, collana di diamanti con rubino
Chanel, collana di diamanti con rubino

Gold is used in the classic pink and white colors, while the stones are on the hue of red, which is also one of the classic colors of the camellia flower. In all, there are 50 pieces, including the Rouge Incandescent necklace, in white gold and 7.1 ct cushioned ruby, with nine 73.2 carat diamond strands. This necklace is also an example of the philosophy chosen by Chanel, who decided to focus a lot on the possibility of transforming jewels. The necklace, for example, can be used in five different ways. Lavinia Andorno





Anello in oro bianco con quarzo rosa scolpito
Anello in oro bianco con quarzo rosa scolpito

Anello in oro rosa e diamanti con zaffiro rosa intenso
Anello in oro rosa e diamanti con zaffiro rosa intenso

Orecchini in oro bianco, rosa, perle, quarzo scolpito, diamanti
Orecchini in oro bianco, rosa, perle, quarzo scolpito, diamanti

The previous collection

Orecchini bouton in oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini bouton in oro bianco e diamanti
Collier con pendente
Collier con pendente
Collana Camelia in oro bianco e diamanti
Collana Camelia in oro bianco e diamanti







A new sun rises for Piaget

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A new chapter in fine jewelry with the second part of Sun Sunlight Escape collection by Piaget ♦

Beauty — be not caused — It Is
Chase it, and it ceases
Chase it not, and it abides
Emily Dickinson

You can borrow Emily’s words to comment on Piaget’s new not-new collection of fine jewelry. New because it offers jewelry never seen, not new because it returns to the theme of Sunlight Escape, proposed last year. As Emily Dickinson said: chase it not, and it abides.
The theme around which the Sunlight Escape II is built is described as a “frozen, snowy and mysterious landscape, illuminated by the glistening sun of a winter sky, always inspired by the bold beauty of nature in its most fascinating”.

The poetry of the description turns into 17 new jewels distributed over three chapters: Warming Lights, Exalting Sights and Dancing Nights.

Needless to say, to make pieces of this kind, the Maison de Genève has appealed to all the skills of its artisans, as well as to the creativity of the designers.

Sun White Watch
Piaget, Sun White Watch

Warming Lights
Piaget is not just jewelry, but also watches. And also watches-jewelry. And here is Sun White watch, a tribute to the winter sun. As the sun’s rays illuminate the icy plains, so the precious rays of 12 white diamonds in the shape of kites and 81 brilliant-cut diamonds are mixed with hand-decorated baguettes in white gold, radiating from a central mother-of-pearl dial. A piece that if not for sale would go in a museum dedicated to the most extraordinary jewels.
Bracciale Frosted Star
Bracciale Frosted Star

Exalting Sights
In this line is Frosted Star, a rigid bracelet inspired by the symmetrical compositions of snowflakes and their infinite iterations. The cuff features a 5.12 carat cushion cut Madagascar sapphire, surrounded by eight squared black opals. Diamonds in four different cuts radiate further before the engraver shows their historic Piaget know-how in a new frost version of the Palace Décor signature.
Also in this line and always in honor of pure snow, there is an elegant sautoir of white opals, pearls of the southern sea and white diamonds, on white gold. The necklace combines the iridescence of opals, the brilliance of pearls and the sparkle of diamonds to achieve a harmonious effect, with a large crystal of snow in the center.
Sautoir com opali bianchi, perle, diamanti
Sautoir com opali bianchi, perle, diamanti

Dancing Nights
It’s a tribute to the Northern Lights, one of the most extraordinary shows of nature. And in this context, Night Illusion: necklace, earrings, earrings and rings inspired by the changing sky of the extreme North of the world. The bright, bright greens of the Aurora and the blue of the night become jewels thanks to the best emeralds, Paraiba tourmalines and diamonds.

Night Illusion, la collana con smeraldi e tormaline, su oro e diamanti
Night Illusion, la collana con smeraldi e tormaline, su oro e diamanti

The asymmetrical necklace, an expression of the Maison’s creativity, revolves around a central 10.76-carat colombian emerald, with an intense green color and an exceptional saturation. Around the stone, a swirl of marquise cut emeralds and Paraiba tourmaline always marquise cut. Note: the extraction of these crystals is extremely difficult and this aspect makes the jewel even more precious. Earrings and a singular ear-cuff recall the wavy design in what are “exemplary demonstrations of Piaget’s bold and contemporary work”. The Night Illusion line also includes a ring with a 5.95 carat cushion-shaped Colombian emerald, surrounded by waves of emeralds and diamonds. Better than an aurora borealis.
Orecchini con smeraldi e tormalina
Orecchini con smeraldi e tormalina

Piaget, anello com smeraldo taglio cuscino di 5,95 carati
Piaget, anello com smeraldo taglio cuscino di 5,95 carati

Earcuff con smeraldi e tormaline
Earcuff con smeraldi e tormaline

As in the first series of Sunlight Escape, Piaget continues his creative collaboration with the inlay artist Rose Saneuil. The result is Green Aurora an exceptional bracelet with a delicately varied palette that reflects the extraordinary shades of the Northern Lights. The bracelet is made of tiny straw shards, Sycamore and Common Hornbeam: a very refined technique is required to bend the inlay around the contours of the cuff. At the center of the radiant design are an indigo tourmaline of over 14 carats, a rare and beautiful crystal from Namibia. Finally, a pair of inlaid earrings of similar design with shards of diamonds similar to ice. The sun has risen again.

Bracciale Green Aurora
Bracciale Green Aurora
Orecchini Green Aurora
Orecchini Green Aurora
Orecchini della linea White Sun con tormaline Paraiba su calcedonio inciso
Orecchini della linea White Sun con tormaline Paraiba e diamanti marquise su calcedonio inciso
Orecchini White Sun con tormaline , diamanti marquise su quarzo bianco
Orecchini White Sun con tormaline , diamanti marquise su quarzo bianco
Anello White Illusione, con diamante centrale taglio pera di 3 carati, diamanti baguette, marquise e taglio brillante
Anello White Illusione, con diamante centrale taglio pera di 3 carati, diamanti baguette, marquise e taglio brillante
Collana White Illusion,  in oro bianco 18 carati con 1 diamante a forma di pera, 22 diamanti a taglio triangolare, 1 diamante a taglio quadrato, 189 diamanti a taglio brillante, 22 diamanti a taglio baguette, 61 diamanti a taglio marquise
Collana White Illusion, in oro bianco 18 carati con 1 diamante a forma di pera, 22 diamanti a taglio triangolare, 1 diamante a taglio quadrato, 189 diamanti a taglio brillante, 22 diamanti a taglio baguette, 61 diamanti a taglio marquise
Lavorazione del bracciale Frosted Star
Lavorazione del bracciale Frosted Star

Incisione del bracciale Frosted Star
Incisione del bracciale Frosted Star







In Geneva, 75 novelty by de Grisogono

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A flurry of news for de Grisogono. With a new philosophy: to widen the circle of fans of the Maison ♦ ︎

New phase for de Grisogono. In Geneva, the Maison presented several innovations: 75 to be precise, which we will discuss more in more articles. But he also adjusted the strategy.

Collana a tre giri con pavé di diamanti neri e tre diamanti taglio brillante
Collana a tre giri con pavé di diamanti neri e tre diamanti taglio brillante

The idea is to expand the public. Without changing style or compromising, we ever offer beautiful jewelry, but for a wider clientele.
Gianluca Maina, marketing director of de Grisogono

So, next to a spectacular necklace with three turns of black diamonds, with the addition of three brilliant cut diamonds to climb (respectively of 3, 2.5 and 2 carats) with a reinterpretation of the classic (for De Grisigono) pavé of black diamonds introduced ten years ago, here are the continuative Allegra and Ventaglio collections, with jewels designed for more everyday use.

For example, Allegra in pink and semi-paved gold has a rubber necklace and a precious pendant, in a smaller volume compared to the previous vintages.

Una variante della collezione
La variante della collezione Allegra

A mix of very different materials gives a gritty look to the Allegra ring in white gold and black ceramic to be worn together with the bracelet in white gold and black leather. From the iconic world of Allegra, but in the all day wearing version, we move on to the Ventaglio collection, which incorporates the same concept of widening the range: alongside the dazzling white and full pavé gold earrings there is the minimal version, with dimensions smaller, but not lustrous, in rose gold and white diamonds, to wear without looking ridiculous even in the morning.

Also in Geneva, de Grisogono presented capsule collections, non-continuous pieces that change every year.

For 2019 there is the accessible version as volume of the Boule line, played on the combination of materials, ceramics and onyx next to diamonds and white and pink gold. There is also a sutoir that can be worn in three different ways.
Another caspule is Extravaganza, with different lines that baptize Radiant: they look like fireworks in white and pink gold and semi or full set diamonds, with relatively low volumes. Bigger, however, always in the Extravaganza capsule a very geometric interwoven ring, long earrings and bracelet in white gold and full pavé. Monica Battistoni





Allegra Five, versione con cinque anelli
Allegra Five, versione con cinque anelli

La collezione Extravaganza
La collezione Extravaganza

Orecchini Extravaganza in oro rosa e diamanti
Orecchini Extravaganza in oro rosa e diamanti

Anello Extravaganza in oro rosa e diamanti
Anello Extravaganza in oro rosa e diamanti







Avakian, high jewelry for love

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High jewelery for Valentine’s Day with the Swiss Maison Avakian ♦ ︎

High jewelry for Valentine’s Day. Love deserves the best, even in jewelry. And the Maison Avakian has prepared some particularly exciting jewels. The Swiss jewelery founded in Geneva by Edmond Avakian over 30 years ago has not lost its verve over the years. The Maison, born in California, moved to the Swiss city in 1984, an international hub for fine jewelry.

For Valentine’s Day, Avakian offers, for example, a sparkling pair of earrings with emeralds and rubies.

Orecchini con due  smeraldi colombiani a forma di cuore (26.05 carati), oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti bianchi (3,43 carati), e due rubini (di 1,22 carati)
Orecchini con due smeraldi colombiani a forma di cuore (26.05 carati), oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti bianchi (3,43 carati), e due rubini (di 1,22 carati)

The earrings are made with two exquisite heart-shaped Colombian emeralds (26.05 carats), cut and set in 18 carat white gold, surrounded by a crown of white diamonds (3.43 carats), with the touch of two rubies (of 1.22 carats). Always the Swiss Maison proposes rings, earrings and pendants, with a heart in 18kt white or rose gold, embellished with diamonds, against the background of black onyx, green jade, turquoise blue, red coral or white agate. There is also a kind of ring, from the First Love collection, which seems to have been specially designed for Valentine’s Day. Another proposal concerns Riviera Earrings, drop-shaped pendants on 18 carat white gold, with white gold and rubies. Irresistible.

Lady Gaga with Messika

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Lady Gaga returns on stage with the jewels by the new Messika collection ♦ ︎

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, aka Lady Gaga, got engaged with her manager, Christian Carino. And it does not matter if the singer is unfaithful. But not (until proven otherwise) in his personal relationships. The volubility concerns, rather, the choice of jewelry to wear.

After two days when she had wore a big Tiffany diamond necklace, the star chosed Messika’s jewelry.

Lady Gaga con orecchini di Messika al The National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala a New York
Lady Gaga con orecchini di Messika al The National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala a New York

Lady Gaga wore the jewels of the Parisian Maison at the annual National Board of Review Gala of Cipriani, in New York. The American singer was named for the movie A Star is Born. And on this occasion Lady Gaga wore spiral earrings that are part of Messika’s new high jewelery collection, a Maison specializing in jewelry with dazzling diamonds. Lavinia Andorno





Lady Gaga con orecchini Messika
Lady Gaga con orecchini Messika

La cantante all National Board di New York
La cantante all National Board di New York

Lady Gaga con l'attore, regista e produttore Bradley Cooper
Lady Gaga con l’attore, regista e produttore Bradley Cooper

Mini Diamond Whirl earrings  di Messika
Mini Diamond Whirl earrings di Messika







Chaumet’s Africa

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Animals and art of Africa becomes high jewelry with the new collection of Chaumet ♦ ︎

African art has inspired artists such as Picasso and Braque. Why should not it be the source of inspiration in jewelry too? But the high jewelery collection entitled Trésors d’Afrique by Chaumet goes even further. Because it is the result of collaboration with the graphic designer and pointillist artist born in Kenya, Evans Mbugua, who lives and works in Paris and has worked in advertising before devoting himself to art. An example, the result of this work, is the Cascade Royale necklace, with black onyx, white and yellow gold and nine marquise-cut diamonds, plus a 7.15-carat emerald from the Muzo, Colombia mines. Or the Talismania bracelets, made of ebony, malachite and chrysoprase, inspired by the Serengeti park.

It is no surprise that in the collection there are also six brooches representing the classic African wild animals, such as giraffe, monkey and lion.

Spilla Leone in oro bianco, rosa e giallo, zaffiri e diamanti disegnata da Evans Mbugua per Chaumet
Spilla Leone in oro bianco, rosa e giallo, zaffiri e diamanti disegnata da Evans Mbugua per Chaumet

According to Chaumet, other sources of inspiration are the jewels and the diadems of African queens, the beads worn by the Dinka people of South Sudan, or the Nyangatom of Ethiopia, or the royal headdresses of Rwanda and the wedding ornaments of Samburu, Kenya. Mbugua has also designed the quadrants of six mechanical watches, unique pieces, which reproduce, in miniature, hand-engraving techniques, a new animal repertoire. Giulia Netrese




Bracciale Talismania in oro rosa, ebano e rubellite
Bracciale Talismania in oro rosa, ebano e rubellite
Bracciale composto da perline di spinello, zaffiro, smeraldo
Bracciale composto da perline di spinello, zaffiro, smeraldo
Collana Cascades Royale, Cascade Royale, con onice nero, oro bianco e giallo e nove diamanti taglio marquise, più uno smeraldo da 7,15 carati delle miniere di Muzo
Collana Cascades Royale, Cascade Royale, con onice nero, oro bianco e giallo e nove diamanti taglio marquise, più uno smeraldo da 7,15 carati delle miniere di Muzo
La lavorazione dei gioielli Chaumet
La lavorazione dei gioielli Chaumet
Chaumet, orecchini Cascades
Chaumet, orecchini Cascades
Orecchini in oro, zaffiri e lapislazzuli
Orecchini in oro, zaffiri e lapislazzuli
Spilla Giraffa della collezione Trésors d'Afrique
Spilla Giraffa della collezione Trésors d’Afrique







Cascata hours for de Grisogono

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High jewelery bracelets with built-in clock: the de Grisogono Cascata collection ♦ ︎

They are not watches. Or, more precisely, they are clocks that are indifferent to time. Ok, the technical data indicate that inside there also seems to be a quartz movement that ensures a Swiss precision. But who will wear the three copies of the Cascata collection by the Maison de Genève de Grisogono to see what time it is? These timepiece jewels guarantee more a pleasant aesthetic sensation than an interest in punctuality. They are also jewels full of secrets.

Inside these watch-bracelets there is a golden wire structure studded with precious stones which is at the base of the watch’s silhouette.

Collezione Cascata. Orologio bracciale con cassa in oro rosa con 128 rubini a taglio brillante, 126 ametiste a taglio brillante e 72 ametiste ovali. Quadrante: set con 148 ametiste. Oro rosa chiusura pieghevole con 95 ametiste
Collezione Cascata. Orologio bracciale con cassa in oro rosa con 128 rubini a taglio brillante, 126 ametiste a taglio brillante e 72 ametiste ovali. Quadrante: set con 148 ametiste. Oro rosa chiusura pieghevole con 95 ametiste

That’s why the collection has this name: Cascata. Small jewels studded with 126 brilliant cut diamonds support the 72 oval cut gemstones of a bezel. The claws dominate and punctuate a cascade of stones for a total of over 30 carats, creating a continuum in scale that defines the contours of the oval shape of the watch and reveals the dial encrusted with 148 gems set in snow. The strap is in galuchat.
In short, high jewelry or high watchmaking? To guarantee the most dense setting and to make the gems appear in an inseparable succession, the Maison de Grisogono explains the goldsmiths craftsmen took almost a hundred hours to cut the stones in an oval shape.

I could spend hours simply observing the choreography of the hands, the harmonious dance of the fingers that unite and give life to the materials.
Fawaz Gruosi

The set griffe, the embellished dial with the snow-set and the sculpted caseback with diamond volutes required a 50-hour work for the oval cut stones and 20 hours for the claws and the snow-set of the case back and the scrolls. The bracelet with minutes and seconds is offered in three versions: white gold and white diamonds, white gold with emeralds on top and white diamonds below, pink gold with amethysts on top and rubies underneath. The buckle has new aesthetic lines specially designed to match the philosophy of the Cascata watch: in the center is a rosette cut gem of over one carat framed by a pavé.





Cassa in oro bianco con 128 diamanti bianchi taglio brillante e 72 diamanti bianchi ovali. Quadrante  con 148 diamanti bianchi da 2,60 ct  e lancette Dauphine in rodio. Cinturino: bianco galuchat. Chiusura pieghevole tripla in oro bianco con 95 diamanti bianchi
Cassa in oro bianco con 128 diamanti bianchi taglio brillante e 72 diamanti bianchi ovali. Quadrante con 148 diamanti bianchi da 2,60 ct e lancette Dauphine in rodio. Cinturino: bianco galuchat. Chiusura pieghevole tripla in oro bianco con 95 diamanti bianchi

Cassa in oro bianco con 128 diamanti bianchi a taglio brillante 2.30,  126 smeraldi a taglio brillante e 72 smeraldi a forma ovale- Quadrante incastonato con 148 smeraldi e lancette da rodio Dauphine. Cinturino: galuchat verde. Chiusura pieghevole tripla in oro bianco con 95 smeraldi
Cassa in oro bianco con 128 diamanti bianchi a taglio brillante 2.30, 126 smeraldi a taglio brillante e 72 smeraldi a forma ovale- Quadrante incastonato con 148 smeraldi e lancette da rodio Dauphine. Cinturino: galuchat verde. Chiusura pieghevole tripla in oro bianco con 95 smeraldi







Jewels for collectors at the Pad London





Pad London is home to collectible jewelry and exceptional designers. Here is who exposes ♦ ︎

On the Thames there is a design festival with the 12th edition of Pad London (1-7 October 2018). And where there is design there is also jewelry. While most of the exhibition space is dedicated to the proposals of 68 important galleries including art, design, decorative arts, tribal art and antiques, a significant part of the Pad is dedicated to jewelery, collectors’ items. Here are the jewelery brands: Walid Akkad (France), Lorenz Bäumer (France), Karry Berreby (France), G. (United Kingdom), Hemmerle (Germany), Ma Tei (France), Object D’Émotion – Valery Demure (United Kingdom), Siegelson (USA), Suzanne Syz (Switzerland).

Collectible jewelry, wearable art and vintage jewelry and contemporary crafts, is gaining huge success at international fairs.

Una passata edizione di Pad London
Una passata edizione di Pad London

For this edition the fair has therefore expanded its offer with four new specialized galleries. The French designer Lorenz Bäumer, former artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s high jewelery and creator of collections for Chanel, exhibits architectural pieces that reveal his training as an engineer and his passion for poetry, nature and color. The Lebanese designer Walid Akkad offers minimal jewelry, reflecting his quest for timeless beauty and impeccable work. Glenn Spiro, English master jeweler and former Christie’s expert, brings his spectacular designs inspired by nature and demonstrates his innovative work with titanium. Objet d’Émotion – Valéry Demure, on the other hand, brings together a selection of vintage gems and contemporary creations of emerging talents such as Melanie Georgacopoulos, Francesca Villa, Polly Galles and Nadia Morgenthaler.

There is also Siegelson’s antique jewelry, blue-chip jewelry as an outstanding 1951 Suzanne Belperron suite on sale for the first time ever and an iconic Art Moderne bracelet by Jean Després since 1931.

Finally, Hemmerle, Ma Tei and Suzanne Syz present their coveted contemporary creations while Karry Berreby exhibits vintage and contemporary collectibles. Federico Graglia





Orecchini di Hemmerle
Orecchini di Hemmerle

Bracciale di Hemmerle
Bracciale di Hemmerle
Lorenz Bäumer, collezione Astrolabe
Lorenz Bäumer, collezione Astrolabe
Lorenz Bäumer, collezione Inséparable
Lorenz Bäumer, collezione Inséparable

Lorenz Bäumer, collezione Lumiére Blanche
Lorenz Bäumer, collezione Lumiére Blanche







The wonders of Mellerio Privée

High jewelery by the Privée Collection of the ultra centenary Maison Paris Mellerio dits Meller dedicated to ports, islands, sea ♦

In 2015 it celebrated the 200th anniversary of the shop in the rue de la Paix, in Paris. A beautiful age? Nah. Actually Mellerio dits Meller has a venerable history spanning over 400 years (it is born in 1515), an unmatched record. A single case of Maison of independent jewelers who continues to be run by descendants of the founders, now represented by Laurent Mellerio, with whom he comes to the fourteenth generation. Complete with coat of arms, after being the favorite of kings and queens, the French company continues to offer jewels able to arouse admiration and desire. This is the case of the private collection Mellerio, high jewelry that embraces color and fun, sophistication and luxury, design and tradition. It also pays tribute to the history of the company. To realize these pieces Laure-Isabelle Mellerio has drew on archival designs and exceptional collection of precious stones. For example, with cocktail rings inspired by the creations since 1950. This series it consists of 11 pieces. Everyone deserves a stage and a thorough understanding, like a show. Lavinia Andorno

Anello Likoma in oro grigio, tormalina rosa taglio a pera, 10 perle rosa, grigie, bianche, dorate, diamanti
Anello Likoma in oro grigio, tormalina rosa taglio a pera, 10 perle rosa, grigie, bianche, dorate, diamanti
Anello Minorca in platino, acquamarina taglio smeraldo, zaffiri cabochon, diamanti
Anello Minorca in platino, acquamarina taglio smeraldo, zaffiri cabochon, diamanti
Anello Paratii in oro rosa, rubellite di 8,85 carati, zaffir rosa, zaffiri gialli, diamanti
Anello Paratii in oro rosa, rubellite di 8,85 carati, zaffir rosa, zaffiri gialli, diamanti
Anello Porto Ercole in oro rosa, zaffiro padparascha da 40 carati, tsavorite, corallo, perle di corallo, diamanti
Anello Porto Ercole in oro rosa, zaffiro padparascha da 40 carati, tsavorite, corallo, perle di corallo, diamanti
Pendente Hydra in oro grigio, acquamarina taglio smeraldo, 47 diamanti
Pendente Hydra in oro grigio, acquamarina taglio smeraldo, 47 diamanti
Orecchini Formentera con oro grigio, acquamarina a goccia, diamanti
Orecchini Formentera con oro grigio, acquamarina a goccia, diamanti
Anello GOa con smeraldo centrale, 110 diamanti, 22 tormaline paraiba, zaffiri, 60 smeraldi
Anello GOa con smeraldo centrale, 110 diamanti, 22 tormaline paraiba, zaffiri, 60 smeraldi
Orecchini Likoma, in oro grigio, tormaline rosa a forma di pera, perle rosa, grigie, bianche e dorate, diamanti
Orecchini Likoma, in oro grigio, tormaline rosa a forma di pera, perle rosa, grigie, bianche e dorate, diamanti
Nosy Be ring, in oro grigio, zaffiro viola taglio cuscino, zaffiri rosa, ametiste, diamanti
Nosy Be ring, in oro grigio, zaffiro viola taglio cuscino, zaffiri rosa, ametiste, diamanti
Anello Cape Cod, in oro giallo, diamante Fancy deep yellow, 13 diamanti gialli, onice
Anello Cape Cod, in oro giallo, diamante Fancy deep yellow, 13 diamanti gialli, onice

The thousand nuances of de Grisogono

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The thousand shades of Melody of Colors high jewelery by de Grisogono ♦ ︎

In 2017 the melody played by Fawaz Gruosi was above all white or, better, with the crystal transparency of the diamonds. In 2018 the sweet sound of high jewelery is, instead, a symphony of colors. Those of the great precious and colored stones. Melody of Colors includes, however, not only creations rich in gems, but also with the exuberant fantasy typical of the Maison, which sometimes favors some unsettling combinations or irreverent forms.

Orecchini con tuchesi a goccia e smeraldi
Orecchini con tuchesi a goccia e smeraldi

The style of Melody of Colors involves the use of finely perforated gold and engraved with the iconic volutes de Grisogono.

The use of black rhodium-plated gold is another of the characteristics, which can enhance the brilliance of the stones, while the metal tunnel lightens the weight of the jewel. Another innovation of de Grisogono is the innovative technique of setting, for example to make the best briolette cuts, to join together the gems with an invisible thread, hiding the underlying material.

The jewels of Melody of Colors include an original mix of sizes, cuts, colors and types of stones, amazing carats.

From the brightness of the pavé to the sinuous movement of the briolette cuts, from the cabochon to the central stones, Melody of Colors offers daring and original combinations, which include exuberant cocktail rings, sumptuous necklaces, earrings and enchanting bracelets.





Bracciale con opali rosa e diamanti
Bracciale con opali rosa e diamanti

Bracciale con smeraldi, tormaline e oro rodiato
Bracciale con smeraldi, tormaline e oro bianco rodiato
Anello con opali rosa, smeraldi e zaffiri
Anello con opali rosa, smeraldi e zaffiri
Anello in oro bianco con grande peridoto, ametiste e smeraldi
Anello in oro bianco con grande peridoto, ametiste e smeraldi
Orecchini con corallo a goccia, ametiste e smeraldi pavé
Orecchini con corallo a goccia, ametiste e smeraldi pavé

Orecchini in oro con ametiste, zaffiri e diamanti
Orecchini in oro con ametiste, zaffiri e diamanti







Van Cleef & Arpels, fairytale music

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The Bremen musicians play a symphony for Van Cleef & Arpels ♦ ︎

From Paris to Bremen. The road is that of the Grimm brothers, who wrote at the beginning of the nineteenth century the fable Town Musicians of Bremen. The address is that of Van Cleef & Arpels, who conceived the collection of fine jewelry Quatre contes de Grimm, which we talked about here. The collection includes four fairy tales: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three Feathers, Town Musicians of Bremen. This last fairy tale begins like this: “Once upon a time there was a donkey that carried heavy bags of flour every day. Just as his forces were dwindling more and more, one morning he heard his master announce that he would replace him. At these words the donkey escaped and took the road to Bremen “.
It was not easy to translate the fairy tale into a collection of fine jewelry. Van Cleef & Arpels has succeeded in this way: in the dark forest, Bremen musicians suddenly see the light of a window. This image becomes a bracelet with a halo of white and pink diamonds surrounding the central stone, with black spinels, onyx and round and baguette diamonds. “The distant clarity of the house is so evoked in a contrast of colors and materials that evokes an impression of splendor and brightness”.
In Grimm’s story, the animals triumph over brigands joining. The episode is evoked with the earrings that use Pierres de Caractére, with 14 yellow diamonds cut to pink for a total of 18.18 carats, diamonds. The pendants of the earrings are removable.
On the night of the fairy tale, the Sous la lune necklace shines with a rare ensemble of five rows of deep blue Burmese sapphires, for a total of 647.02 carats. Below, stands a pendant designed around a generous 29.44 carat emerald cabochon of Colombia. The pendant (with a perforated motif that evokes the deep forest of the fairy tale) is removable and can be worn alone as a clip. So, as in the fairy tale, fantasy is the winner.




Bracciale Lumiére. Spinelli neri, onice, diamanti bianchi e rosa
Bracciale Lumiére. Spinelli neri, onice, diamanti bianchi e rosa
Bracciale Lumiére. Spinelli neri, onice, diamanti bianchi e rosa (retro)
Bracciale Lumiére. Spinelli neri, onice, diamanti bianchi e rosa (retro)
Bracciale Lumiére aperto. Spinelli neri, onice, diamanti bianchi e rosa (retro)
Bracciale Lumiére aperto. Spinelli neri, onice, diamanti bianchi e rosa
Orecchini Victoire. 14 diamanti gialli taglio a rosa per un totale di 18,18 carati, diamanti. Con pendenti amovibili
Orecchini Victoire. 14 diamanti gialli taglio a rosa per un totale di 18,18 carati, diamanti. Con pendenti amovibili
Collana Sous la lune. Cabochon di smeraldo di 29,44 carati (Colombia), 464 sfere di zaffiro per un totale di 647,02 carati (Birmania), zaffiri, smeraldi, diamanti. Collana con clip amovibile
Collana Sous la lune. Cabochon di smeraldo di 29,44 carati (Colombia), 464 sfere di zaffiro per un totale di 647,02 carati (Birmania), zaffiri, smeraldi, diamanti. Collana con clip amovibile







Three feathers for Van Cleef & Arpels

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The collection of Van Cleef & Arpels inspired by the fairy tale The three feathers of the brothers Grimm ♦ ︎

“Once upon a time there was an old king who had three sons. If the two elders seemed sociable and wise, the last one spoke so little that he was nicknamed the Idiot. Feeling that his end was approaching, the king gathered them and said to them: My three beloved children, I do not know who of you will succeed me on the throne. That’s why I entrust you with a mission: go and travel the world. Those of you who will bring me the most beautiful and refined carpet will inherit my kingdom. “Fairy tales, you know, tell adventures that have a moral, a teaching for children (and not only). Like the fairy tale The three feathers of the Grimm brothers, which has been translated into a collection of fine jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels. The collection is part of a larger collection called Quatre contes de Grimm, which we talked about here. The fairy tales are The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three Feathers, Town Musicians of Bremen.

Clip Panache MystОrieux. Serti MystОrieux Vitrail zaffiri colorati, diamanti
Clip Panache MystОrieux. Serti MystОrieux Vitrail zaffiri colorati, diamanti

Therefore, feathers could not be found in the collection. As in the Panache Mystérieux clip, in the shape of feathers, with round cut diamonds and baguette with colored sapphires. The Serti Mystérieux Vitrail technique was used for the pin. Presented by the Maison in 2014, it allows multiplying the plays of reflections, nuances and relief, enhancing the translucent appearance of the stones. Blue, mauve and yellow sapphires create a velvety surface. The cut each stone has been meticulously placed on the front, giving it a delicate roundish, and faceted on the verso to increase its brilliance. Each stone is inserted into the gold frame, which however remains invisible on both sides of the jewel. A magic worthy of a fairy tale, in short. The Trio précieux clip is also part of the collection dedicated to feathers, with a Fancy Vivid Yellow yellow cut cushion of 2.51 carats. Sautoir Serapi is a great impact, with a cushion-cut blue sapphire of 13.01 carats (from Sri Lanka), a pink cushion-cut sapphire of 3.08 carats (Burma), ruby, pink and blue sapphires, white cultured pearls , coral, diamonds. The sautoir is transformable, since the clip is removable. The necklace is combined with a pair of earrings and a ring, always with coral, pearls and sapphires. Among the jewels of this collection stands out the bracelet Carrousel des demoiselles, with an emerald of 10.41 carats (from Brazil), sapphires, diamonds: alludes to the circle of frogs of the fairy tale, but the wearer immediately turns into a princess.




Anello Serapi. Rubini, zaffiri rosa e blu, corallo, diamanti
Anello Serapi. Rubini, zaffiri rosa e blu, corallo, diamanti
Orecchini Serapi. Rubini, zaffiri rosa e blu, perle di coltura bianche, corallo, diamanti
Orecchini Serapi. Rubini, zaffiri rosa e blu, perle di coltura bianche, corallo, diamanti
Sautoir Serapi. Zaffiro blu taglio cuscino di 13,01 carati (Sri Lanka), zaffiro rosa taglio cuscino di 3,08 carati (Birmania), rubino, zaffiri rosa e blu, perle di coltura bianche, corallo, diamanti. Sautoir trasformabile con clip amovibile
Sautoir Serapi. Zaffiro blu taglio cuscino di 13,01 carati (Sri Lanka), zaffiro rosa taglio cuscino di 3,08 carati (Birmania), rubino, zaffiri rosa e blu, perle di coltura bianche, corallo, diamanti. Sautoir trasformabile con clip amovibile
Clip Trio précieux. Diamante giallo Fancy Vivid Yellow taglio cuscino di 2,51 carati, diamanti
Clip Trio précieux. Diamante giallo Fancy Vivid Yellow taglio cuscino di 2,51 carati, diamanti
Bracciale Carrousel des demoiselles. Al centro, lo smeraldo del Brasile di 10,41 carati
Bracciale Carrousel des demoiselles. Al centro, lo smeraldo del Brasile di 10,41 carati
Bracciale Carrousel des demoiselles. Smeraldo taglio smeraldo di 10,41 carati (Brasile), zaffiri, diamanti
Bracciale Carrousel des demoiselles. Smeraldo taglio smeraldo di 10,41 carati (Brasile), zaffiri, diamanti







A Golden Bird flies to Van Cleef & Arpels

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The fairy tale Golden Bird by Grimm brothers is now high jewelry with Van Cleef & Arpels ♦ ︎

“A king had three sons. One day from the king’s court an apple disappears from the golden apple tree. The king decides to send the first two sons to guard, but they fell asleep. So the king decides to address the younger son. At midnight Bertrando sees a golden bird and manages, by shooting an arrow, to drop a feather, and thus to prove to his father the cause of the disappearance of the apples “. Thus began the fairy tale The Golden Bird of the Brothers Grimm. A fairy tale that, in addition to being heard by generations of children, is now appreciated by adults, certainly those who can own or, at least, admire the jewels of the collection Quatre contes de Grimm by Van Cleff & Arpels. As we explained here, the collection includes four fairy tales: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three Feathers, Town Musicians of Breme.
Obviously, in the jewels dedicated to the fairy tale of the Golden Bird could not miss the protagonist, the bird. The Maison depicts it with diamond feathers, yellow sapphires, garnets in orange and gold tones and forms a luminous color set crossed by onyx lists. This perfectly studied alternation helps to recreate the stealthy and memorable appearance of the golden bird under the silvery rays of the moonlight. Always dedicated to the bird is the necklace with a removable central palmette: a Fancy Vivid Orangy Yellow emerald cut of 3.31 carats. The diamond can be worn on a feather clip and the jewelry motif of the clasp, set with white and yellow diamonds, adorns the feather clip or the center of the necklace: the jewel, in short, can be worn in many different ways.
The collection also includes the Hespérides ring, with an extraordinary 20.36 carat yellow sapphire, and the Clair de lune necklace, with a 29.63 carat sugar-cut violet sapphire (Sri Lanka), blue sapphires and purple, gray pearls, diamonds. This sautoir is also a transformable jewel with a removable clip. Finally, there is the hero of the fairy tale, the prince. The clip portrays it together with the antagonist, the oiseau, placed on a rare oval violet sapphire of 3.18 carats (of Madagascar), while the rest of the jewel is made of gold with a blue sapphire, onyx, diamonds.




Clip Oiseau d’or Zaffiri gialli, granati varietà spessartite, onice, diamanti
Clip Oiseau d’or Zaffiri gialli, granati varietà spessartite, onice, diamanti
Clip Le prince et l’oiseau. Zaffiro viola ovale di 3,18 carati (Madagascar), zaffiro blu, onice, diamanti
Clip Le prince et l’oiseau. Zaffiro viola ovale di 3,18 carati (Madagascar), zaffiro blu, onice, diamanti
GRIMM Oiseau Or Plumage Or Packshot 02 HD
Collana Plumage d’or. Diamante giallo Fancy Vivid Orangy Yellow taglio smeraldo di 3,31 carati, diamanti bianchi e gialli. Collana e clip con motivi interscambiabili
Clip Plumage d’or, oro bianco, diamanti bianchi e yellow
Clip Plumage d’or, oro bianco, diamanti bianchi e yellow
Anello Hespérides. Zaffiro giallo ovale di 20,36 carati (Sri Lanka), onice, diamanti
Anello Hespérides. Zaffiro giallo ovale di 20,36 carati (Sri Lanka), onice, diamanti
Sautoir Clair de lune Zaffiro viola taglio pan di zucchero di 29,63 carati (Sri Lanka), zaffiri blu e viola, perle di coltura grigie, diamanti. Sautoir trasformabile con clip amovibile
Sautoir Clair de lune. Zaffiro viola taglio pan di zucchero di 29,63 carati (Sri Lanka), zaffiri blu e viola, perle di coltura grigie, diamanti. Sautoir trasformabile con clip amovibile
Clip amovibile del sautoir Clair de lune
Clip amovibile del sautoir Clair de lune







The fairy tale of the twelve princesses seen by Van Cleef & Arpels




The first of the fairy tales that is part of the collection of high jewelry Quatre contes de Grimm by Van Cleef & Arpels ♦ ︎

If high jewelry is a dream for many, for Van Cleef & Arpels dreams are transformed into high jewelery. Or better, in fairy tales. We have already anticipated the collection of fine jewelry called Quatre contes de Grimm, which interprets four of the fairy tales written by the two brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in 1812 and 1815: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three FeathersTown Musicians of Bremen. But after an overview, it is worth telling separately, as if it were a fairy tale, each of the four jewelry lines.
“Once upon a time there was a king who had 12 daughters of unbelievable beauty. Inseparable, they illuminated the palace and its gardens from morning to night. Then they retired to the room where their twelve beds were lined up.
Every evening the king closed door, and yet every morning he found that their shoes were worn too much because they had danced.” It’s this the beginning of tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, which has inspired the exceptional jewels of the collection.

Clip Princesse Danica. Zaffiri gialli, diamanti
Clip Princesse Danica. Zaffiri gialli, diamanti

Of course, in this high-end jewelry line there are 12 princesses. Van Cleef & Arpels transforms them into clips, large brooches of gold and precious stones. Each has a name: for example, Eos retains a strip of the perforated drapery of the dress, made with diamonds, pink and mauve sapphires. Emera has a costume that overlays a blue and mauve sapphire fabric with a pleating of diamonds and emeralds, and hides behind her fan, Danica is dressed with yellow sapphires and diamonds.
The Souliers précieux clip alludes to the nights described in the fairy tale: it has the shape of a lapis lazuli cushion that overlaps a spessartite garnet, troidia cut (similar to half marquise with rounded sides), of 6.91 carats, emeralds, lapis lazuli, pearls of white culture, diamonds. The transformable necklace and the Rubans de princesse earrings are also part of the line inspired by the worn-out shoes of princesses. Two lines of round cut diamonds and a central third formed by baguette-cut diamonds set horizontally underline the delicacy of the décolleté, evoking three silk ribbons: in all they are 22.87 carats. Intertwined with each other, they fall lightly with three important drop-shaped diamonds. The exceptional whiteness (D), the purity (FL) and the quality of the stones (type 2A) recall the mythical ones of the Golconda mines. One of the diamonds, separated from the necklace, can be worn as a pendant on a thin white gold chain, while the other two are added to a pair of earrings.
It seems a tale also the Traversée Étoilée bracelet, which is made of two Burmese cut-off sapphires for a total of 50.03 carats. They have an intense blue color that recalls the waters of the lake, mentioned in the fable of the brothers Grimm, which is crossed every night by the princesses to reach the ballroom. The inside of the bracelet has decorative motifs engraved in gold: a palace under a starry sky on one side and the boats proceeding on the waves on the other.
At last, in this collection there is a ring with a concave shape, it alludes to the cup of wine with a sleeping pill that the astute princesses offer to those who must guard them. The ring has a pink oval spinel of 6.25 carats surrounded by a multitude of suiffé rubies. Alessia Mongrando




Bracciale Traversée étoilée: 2 zaffiri taglio a goccia per un totale di 50,03 carati Birmania), zaffiri, turchese, diamanti
Bracciale Traversée étoilée: 2 zaffiri taglio a goccia per un totale
di 50,03 carati Birmania), zaffiri,
turchese, diamanti
Clip Souliers précieux Granato varietà spessartite taglio troidia di 6,91 carati, smeraldi, lapislazzuli, perle di coltura bianche, diamanti
Clip Souliers précieux
Granato varietà spessartite taglio troidia
di 6,91 carati, smeraldi, lapislazzuli, perle di coltura bianche, diamanti
Clip Princesse Éos. Zaffiri rosa e malva, diamanti
Clip Princesse Éos. Zaffiri rosa e malva, diamanti
Clip Princesse Héméra. Zaffiri blu e malva, smeraldi, granati varietà tsavorite, diamanti
Clip Princesse Héméra. Zaffiri blu e malva, smeraldi, granati varietà tsavorite, diamanti
Collana Rubans de princesse: 3 diamanti taglio a goccia per un totale di 22,87 carati (DFL tipo 2A), diamanti. Collana con pendenti amovibili per orecchini
Collana Rubans de princesse: 3 diamanti taglio a goccia per un totale di 22,87 carati (DFL tipo 2A), diamanti.
Collana con pendenti amovibili per orecchini







Michele della Valle online with Sotheby’s




Sotheby’s organizes an online sale exclusively dedicated to the great artist-jeweler Michele della Valle. Who tells when Sophia Loren … ♦ ︎

He is one of the artists lent to jewelry that can boast a nucleus of enthusiasts spread all over the world. And, as someone who makes his own life to the art, creates only unique pieces. But, attention, what distinguishes Michele della Valle from others (few) eclectic jewel designers is the ability to combine exceptional creations with an equally exceptional sense of humor.
Proposed several times at Sotheby’s auctions, Michele della Valle from 21 September to 1 October 2018 will be super protagonist. The auction house, in fact, has planned the first online sale of jewelry created by Michele della Valle. The sale includes the designer’s pieces with different subjects, animals and nature, but also modern emojis. The jewels will be exhibited in Geneva in September. On the occasion of the event, Sotheby’s also took the opportunity to interview Michele della Valle. And the interview has reserved several surprises (the following sentences are extrapolated from the interview you find here.

“Many years ago my favourite gemstones were rubies and multicoloured sapphires. Today I no longer look at the value of a stone, but at its beauty. There are semi-precious stones that attract me and communicate strong emotions. I like color combinations and I don’t hesitate to surround a precious emerald with beautiful amethysts . Green and purple is a wonderful juxtaposition! ”
“As a gift a jewel must contain an explicit or non-explicit message. A brooch with the color of your loved one’s eyes for example; a heart-shaped pendant… I had the wonderful pleasure of giving Sophia Loren a small bracelet which spelt – with a line of diamonds and in Neapolitan dialect – the words “A GUAGLIONA CCHIU’ BELLA RO MUNNE” (the most beautiful girl in the world). Precisely what I think of her”.
“Jewelry must bring joy… The word gioia in Italian clearly says so! The same word stands for joy and for jewel as well. So yes it must bring joy and beautify those who wear it. This collection wants to demystify classical jewels, that nowadays can be very difficult to wear”.
“I built a necklace with leaves made of engraved blood jasper and diamonds, I used kunzite, a beautiful light pink stone, I combined some wonderful ruby baguettes to a briolette of pink quartz for some earrings, but I also used ebony wood set with diamonds for a necklace”.
“Despite my age, I am a boy at heart and am always interested in up to date and modern stimulations. When Sotheby’s suggested the project of an online sale, I was delighted to take up the challenge. I think web communication is such a big part of our present and probably of our future. The first piece I designed for this collection was the pin with the smile. Pavé of yellow diamonds for the face, diamonds for the teeth, ruby cabochon for the tongue and finally two hearts of rubies as eyes . Then the “Like” and the “Kiss” emojis came to mind”.
“To design and make a jewel, from conception to the finished object, typically it take three to four months, but there are more complicated (complex) jewels that can take up to a year of work”.




Michele della Valle, spilla elefante
Michele della Valle, spilla elefante
Spilla Kiss
Spilla Kiss
Orecchini con pappagallo
Orecchini con pappagallo
Spilla Palma
Spilla Palma







The 12 princesses of Van Cleef & Arpels




The brooches from the Quatre Contes de Grimm collection by Van Cleef & Arpels photographed by Sonia Seiff ♦ ︎

Van Cleef & Arpels ‘new collection of Fine Jewelry interprets four Grimm brothers’ fairy tales: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three Feathers, Town Musicians of Breme. We have anticipated the lines of the Quatre Contes de Grimm collection in this article. After the anticipation, we will talk about each line of jewelry individually.
But one thing is to observe the pics of the magical creation of the high jewelery signed by Van Cleef & Arpels, another is to imagine how, in reality, these jewels can be worn. Will they be as exceptional as when they are photographed individually? To see the effect that makes a pin from the fairy-tale collection when she is worn, Van Cleef & Arpels has commissioned the photographer and artist Sonia Seiff to portray the 12 princesses of the Grimm brothers’ fairy tale. The worn-out shoes. Here is the result. Giulia Netrese




Spilla della linea «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo»
Spilla della linea «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo»
Spille della collezione di alta gioielleria Van Cleef & Arpels
Spille della collezione di alta gioielleria Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla clip ispirata alla favola «Les souliers usés au bal»
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla clip ispirata alla favola «Les souliers usés au bal», foto di Sonia Seiff
Spilla con principessa danzante in oro, diamanti, zaffiri
Spilla con principessa danzante in oro, diamanti, zaffiri, foto di Sonia Seiff
Principessa Héméra, con abito d'oro lucido, zaffiri blu e viola su un plissettato di diamanti e smeraldi,
Principessa Héméra, con abito d’oro lucido, zaffiri blu e viola su un plissettato di diamanti e smeraldi, foto di Sonia Seiff
Collezione Le favole di Grimm, spille
Collezione Le favole di Grimm, spille, foto di Sonia Seiff
Van Cleef & Arpels, foto di Sonia Seiff
Van Cleef & Arpels, foto di Sonia Seiff
Una delle 12 principesse della fiaba «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo», spilla
Una delle 12 principesse della fiaba «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo», spilla
Indossato di una delle 12 principesse della fiaba «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo», spilla
Indossato di una delle 12 principesse della fiaba «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo», spilla
Clip Princesse Éos, zaffiri rosa e malva, diamanti
Clip Princesse Éos, zaffiri rosa e malva, diamanti






The precious Mikimoto’s bows





Mikimoto’s new high jewelery collection: Jeux de Rubans ♦ ︎

Mikimoto took advantage of the Paris haute couture week in July to present a large collection of high jewelery. It is a special collection, because it celebrates birthday number 125 of the birth of the Japanese Maison specialized in pearls. The founder, Kokichi Mikimoto, over a century ago managed to invent the way to cultivate pearls: thanks to him, today, this gift of the sea has become more widespread. To celebrate all this, Mikimoto then launched the Jeux de Rubans (games of ribbons) collection.
As you can guess, the new collection also revolves around the use of pearls: there are all sorts of them, even very rare. As in the case of conch pearls. These are rare pearls: they are not made of mother-of-pearl, but are produced from calcareous concretions. Conch pearls are not pearls with a mother-of-pearl core. They are, instead, produced by the mollusc Strombus Gigas, which lives in southern Florida, near the Caribbean. This mollusk produces these particular pearls that have exceptional nuances, such as that used for a ring in the collection. But, be careful: experts recommend wearing a pearl conch only in the evening, because the color of these pearls tends to fade over time. Giulia Netrese





Platino con smeraldi, diamanti, perle
Platino con smeraldi, diamanti, perle

Pendente con perle, diamanti e acquamarina
Pendente con perle, diamanti e acquamarina
Anello con oro rosa, diamanti, grossa perla
Anello con oro rosa, diamanti, grossa perla
Collier di Mikimoto, sei fili di perle, zaffiri rosa
Collier di Mikimoto, sei fili di perle, zaffiri rosa
Orecchini in oro intarsiato e perle con diamanti
Orecchini in oro intarsiato e perle con diamanti
Choker con perle, diamanti, tsavoriti
Choker con perle, diamanti, tsavoriti
Anello in oro bianco con perla di conchiglia rosa, diamanti e zaffiri rosa
Anello in oro bianco con perla di conchiglia rosa, diamanti e zaffiri rosa
Collana a colletto
Collana a colletto
Collana della collezione Jeux de Rubans, con grande perla pendente
Collana della collezione Jeux de Rubans, con grande perla pendente
Collana in oro bianco con perle e tanzaniti
Collana in oro bianco con perle e tanzaniti
La presentazione della collezione Jeux de Rubans a Parigi
La presentazione della collezione Jeux de Rubans a Parigi

Mikimoto, collana con perle
Mikimoto, collana con perle







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