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The Gilan’s treasures in the city of Topkapi

Published on February 22, 2022

Bracciale Gran Pheasants in oro bianco, smeraldi, diamanti

In Istanbul, the high jewelery of Gilan, which can be compared with the great European Houses ♦ ︎
The city in the past was the capital of three empires (Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman) and now Istanbul is also one of the capital of jewelry. Not just for the extraordinary pieces kept in Topkapi, the ancient residence of the sultan. But also because in the Turkish city was born Gilan, a Maison that offers pieces of fine jewelry that have nothing to envy to those of the most famous brands (see some examples on this page). Alongside the high jewelery, which has prices that reach hundreds of thousands of euros, Gilan also creates collections of jewelry at more affordable prices, but no less interesting.

Collana Cintemani, simbolo ottomano che significava forza, con perle naturali colorate

And to say that Gilan has a fairly recent history: it was founded in 1980 by the brothers Muharrem and Ferhan Gilan, more by passion than by family tradition. Even the collections, as well as the unique pieces, are the result of a creativity not necessarily tied to the Ottoman tradition of jewelry. Even the collection dedicated to the city, Istanbul, has nothing of the oriental goldsmith’s, but it reminds me of a watercolor by Paul Klee. In short, not only extraordinary pieces, like the necklace with black and white diamonds, with a large pendant emerald, but also a modern, European style. On the other hand, the Bosphorus faces two continents.

Orecchini ispirati alle piume di pavone con diamanti, zaffiri, tsavoriti

Collier ispirato alle piume di pavone con diamanti, zaffiri, tsavoriti

Collier che rappresenta una tigre bianca, con diamanti e pietre preziose di colore

Collier Love Fairy con diamanti e zaffiri

Anello Cintemani in oro bianco e diamanti ispirato alle curve del corpo femminile

Beyoncé, Rihanna and Katy Perry with Messika

Published on February 15, 2022

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High jewelry and celebrity, a duo that recurs often. It was the same for Beyoncé, Rihanna and Katy Perry. All three protagonists of the entertainment world showed off jewels from the same Maison: Messika. In the first case, Beyoncé attended the Super Bowl LVI game in Inglewood, California, wearing high-end jewelery creations from the Parisian house, including the classic Flappers choker paired with the Shards Of Mirror necklace and Exotic Charm earrings.

Beyoncé con girocollo Flappers abbinato alla collana Shards Of Mirror e agli orecchini Exotic Charm di Messika

Almost simultaneously, however, Rihanna performed at her Fenty Eau De Parfum event in Los Angeles. The celebrity-to-be chose three Messika diamond rings from the Wild Moon, Diamond Catcher and Exotic Charms High jewelry collections, to make her very bold look shine (with baby bump in sight). The American singer Katy Perry, on the other hand, participated in the NFL Honors wearing the Danseurs Aériens XXL earrings, combined with the high jewelery ring with Toi & Moi pear-cut diamonds.

Katy Perry con l'anello Toi & Moi di Messika — Katy Perry con l’anello Toi & Moi di Messika

Rihanna con tre anelli di diamanti di Messika

L'anello Toi & Moi con due diamanti taglio pera — L’anello Toi & Moi con due diamanti taglio pera

The stripes of Dior high jewelry

Published on February 14, 2022

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Anello Galons Dior, oro bianco, diamanti, rubini, lacca rossa

A galon, in French, indicates a strip of interwoven fabric used as an ornament for clothes or furnishings. For example, stripes that are a hallmark of the ranks worn on the military uniform. From this sign the imagination of the creative director of Dior Joaillerie, Victoire de Castellane, has created the new high jewelery collection. The jewelry line is Galons Dior. Instead of simple fabric decorations or trimmings, however, there are diamonds and precious stones.

Spilla in platino, oro rosa e giallo e diamanti

The stripes translated into jewels are reminiscent of fabric, but only ideally. The collection includes 81 individual pieces, including necklaces, brooches, bracelets, rings and earrings. Diamonds, baguette to form the V of the stripes, or with other cuts, are accompanied by sapphires, rubies or emeralds, all in geometric shapes. In addition, for the first time in a haute joaillerie collection, Dior is presenting brooches and cufflinks for men. After all, the stripes on military uniforms until a few years ago were intended exclusively for men.

Bracciale Galons Dior in oro rosa e bianco, diamanti rosa e zaffiri

Orecchini Galons Dior in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti, rubini, lacca rossa

The new Black Label by Cindy Chao

Published on February 7, 2022

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Spilla a forma di piuma con 39 diamanti incastonati taglio cuscino e gemme colorate per un totale di 83 carati

Cindy Chao is one of the few artists lent to jewelry. She designs and produces no more than 15 pieces a year of her Black Label Masterpiece line. They are pieces of high jewelry that end up exhibited in museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Smithsonian in Washington, DC and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, or are disputed by collectors. Memorable jewels, created not only with an unparalleled artistic touch, but also with the use of refined techniques and innovative materials. The latest creations, among other things, coincided with the appointment as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in Paris, a prestigious award, which France wanted to assign to the Taiwanese designer who found artisans in the French capital. capable of translating his ideas into jewels.

Spilla con zaffiro stellato cabochon dello Sri Lanka non scaldato, circa 49,12 carati, diamanti bianchi e gialli, smeraldi, tsavoriti, titanio, oro bianco 18 carati

Cindy Chao is the first jewelry designer to receive this award. The new jewels are of an exceptional refinement. Like the pair of earrings with brown diamonds for 25 carats and maple wood: a bold innovation. Or the Seine Morning bracelet, with a 50 carat sugar loaf cut cornflower blue Sri Lankan sapphire, white, yellow diamonds, sapphires, pink garnets, and white, yellow and pink gold. In short, jewels to be admired as sculptures.

Orecchini su legno di acero con due diamanti per circa 50 carati, sfera ottaedrica di diamanti, zaffiro grigioverde, granato, titanio, oro 18 carati

Morning Dew Green Rattan, orecchini con due diamanti bianchi taglio cuscino, 13 carati ciascuno, due diamanti bianchi per 4 carati, 14 smeraldi colombiani per 16 carati, zaffiri grigio blu, zaffiri grigio verdi, granati, Titanio, oro bianco 18 carati

Spilla a forma di nastro in oro 18 carati, zaffiri, rosa, diamanti

Bracciale Seine Morning, con zaffiro dello Sri Lanka blu fiordaliso taglio pan di zucchero da 50 carati, diamanti bianchi, gialli, zaffiri, granati rosa, oro bianco, giallo e rosa 18 carati — Bracciale Seine Morning, con zaffiro dello Sri Lanka blu fiordaliso taglio pan di
zucchero da 50 carati, diamanti bianchi, gialli, zaffiri, granati rosa, oro bianco, giallo e rosa 18 carati

Cindy Chao con la medaglia di Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres — Cindy Chao con la medaglia di Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Yewn, art jewelry with roots in ancient Chinese culture

Published on February 6, 2022

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Spilla a forma di farfalla Teinopalpus Aureus

What is the border between jewelry and art? It depends. In the case of Hong Kong jeweler Yewn, the border does not exist. Her jewels, unique pieces, are made to be worn only occasionally and, on the contrary, to be admired often. Since the end of the Chinese monarchy in 1911, the Maison says, Chinese jewels had been a rare sight, not only in the rest of the world, but also in greater China. Yewn aims to continue the Chinese millennial tradition with contemporary jewelry that neither the past nor the present Chinese generations have ever seen before.

Anello con giada indossato da Michelle Obama

Dickson Yewn, Yewn’s creative director, in fact, creates works of art to wear. With a slow, meticulous manufacturing process, he make jewels using a sophisticated artisanal process that resembles the works produced by imperial artisans and which are now exhibited in Chinese museums. In short, more than a jeweler, Dickson Yewn is an artist fascinated by the traditions of ancient China. Until 1995 Dickson was a full-time painter. Then, almost by chance, he started designing high jewelry for his clients.

BaDaShanRen, anello in ceramica, con diamante a taglio brillante incastonato in oro bianco 18 carati su ceramica color avorio

Among other things, the word Yewn is the name of the designer, but also a play on words: in Chinese it sounds like affinity and luck. And this symbolism is also deeply rooted in Chinese philosophy and culture, which is found depicted in the large recycled wood bracelets, with floral patterns and bas-relief figures. For example, the brooch representing the Golden Kaiserihind butterfly (male), Teinopalpus aureus in Latin, was made with rosewood front and rear wings, yellow sapphire, tsavorite garnet, black and white diamond, white gold, sterling silver ribs. , head and antennae in onyx, tsavorite garnet, black diamond, rhodium-plated black gold. Finally, the chest and abdomen are set with black diamond, yellow sapphire, tsavorite garnet, rhodium-plated articulated black gold, the apex and rib margin in rosewood and on the back and brooch are black rhodium-plated gold, yellow gold.

Bracciale Dream of the Red Chamber in legno di recupero, diamante brillante, tsavorite e zaffiro giallo, oro giallo 18 carati, argento

Bracciale in oro giallo, zaffiri, tsavoriti, diamanti

The waves of Chaumet with the Déferlante capsule collection

Published on February 2, 2022

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Diadema Déferlante in oro bianco, con un diamante D VVS2 taglio princess da 1.02 carati, 2 diamanti E VVS2 taglio princess da 1.02 carati ciascuno, 2 diamanti F VVS1 taglio quadrato da 0.71 e 0.70 carati, un diamante E VVS2 taglio brillante da Diamanti da 0,34 carati, taglio brillante, taglio princess, taglio quadrato e taglio baguette

Could not miss the tiara in the new high jewelry collection by Chaumet, called Déferlante. The name, in French, is often used to indicate a wave that breaks on the beach or on the rocks. And, in fact, the jewels have an appearance that recalls the undulating lines of the sea, as if they were composed of the light foam that forms on the edge of the waves. Instead, it’s about diamonds. The capsule collection presented during the Couture week continues the maison’s previous collection, which was inspired by the jewelry style of Napoleon and Giuseppina (with transformable tiara and jewels).

Anello trasformabile in oro bianco con diamante taglio smeraldo di oltre 6 carati al centro, e diamanti brillante, baguette, quadrati

Even among the new pieces of the Déferlante collection there are transformable jewels, as in the case of the ring made up of diamonds with different cuts. Among the jewels, the three-row diamond necklace stands out, with diamonds that flutter and chase each other. The jewel is made up of two 3.57 and 1.05 carat pear-shaped D VVS1 diamonds, one 1.56 carat emerald cut D VVS2 diamond, one 1.54 carat emerald cut E VVS1 diamond, one E diamond 1.54-carat emerald-cut VVS2, a 1.51-carat emerald-cut VVS1 diamond, a 0.70-carat square-cut F VVS2 diamond, brilliant-cut, princess-cut, pear-shaped, square-cut and baguette-cut diamonds. In short, stones of the highest quality and captivating design. The jewels also enhance the lightness thanks to the use of fils couteaux, a refined technique for a setting reduced to just three prongs for the stones.

Collana Déferlante in oro bianco, con 2 diamanti D VVS1 a forma di pera da 3,57 e 1,05 carati, un diamante D VVS2 taglio smeraldo da 1,56 carati, un diamante E VVS1 taglio smeraldo da 1,54 carati, un diamante E VVS2 taglio smeraldo da 1,54 carati, un diamante D VVS1 taglio smeraldo da 1,51 carati, un diamante F VVS2 taglio quadrato da 0,70 carati, diamanti taglio brillante, taglio princess, a pera, taglio quadrato e taglio baguette

Orecchini con diamanti della collezione Déferlante

Louis Vuitton, high jewelry with Bravery II

Published on February 1, 2022

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Il collier Le Magnétisme, con uno zaffiro giallo taglio cuscino da 20,29 carati dello Sri Lanka, con due file di tormaline rosa, arancio e gialle, per un totale di 152,86 carati

One way to be appreciated by others is to love yourself. If, then, it is a brand celebrated all over the world, emphasizing its exclusivity becomes almost an obligation. This is why there are many fashion and jewelry houses that launch collections inspired by anniversaries or their own history. This is the case of Louis Vuitton, the main brand of the LVMH group, which presented its Bravery II collection during the Paris fashion week. The Roman numeral indicating two is necessary, given that it is the second chapter of the high jewelery collection that pays homage to the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder, Louis Vuitton. Who, recalls the Maison, showed courage in embarking on his path as an entrepreneur (we talked about it here).

The collection presented, in any case, is made up of 20 new pieces of high jewelery divided into four different themes (Le Multipin, Le Magnétisme, La Mini Malle e Cocktail Rings). At the heart of the motifs identified by the creative director Francesca Amfitheatrof are always the shapes of padlocks, clasps and letters V, which refer to the brand of the Maison. Symbols using diamonds and colored gemstones. For example, the over 20-carat sapphire that makes up the pendant of the Le Magnétism necklace is suspended by a V made up of baguette-cut diamonds. The pendant can be detached and becomes a brooch. And this is a feature of the entire collection: most of Bravery II’s pieces are transformable and can be worn in different ways.

Il collier Mini Malle. È composto da maglie in pavé di diamanti e impreziosito da diamanti taglio fiore Monogram. Il girocollo presenta tre Mini Malles, evidenziati da tre diamanti LV Monogram Star-cut, uno dei quali del peso di 3,34 carati

Another example concerns the line called Mini Malle, in white gold and diamonds. The name and appearance of these jewels is linked to the geometric shape of the Petite Malle trunk, created by Louis Vuitton in 2014. As for the tight-link choker necklace, made up of three Mini Malles inspired by the house’s monogram made of diamonds.

Anello con tormalina verde e diamanti della linea Multipin

Anello con tormalina rosa, zaffiri e diamanti della linea Multipin

Bracciale a polsino incastonato con una tormalina ovale rosa 60 pietre colorate

Collana Le Multipin con oltre cento tormaline rosa e verdi, citrini gialli, acquamarine blu, tanzaniti viola

Anelli con tormalina rossa e lampone con diamanti

Why Feng J’s high jewelry already has many collectors

Published on January 30, 2022

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Collana di Feng J messa all'asta da Phillips. È composta da gemme e da un anello con diamante fancy pink che può essere separato dal gioiello

The name of the Maison is short: Feng J. But a novel could already be written on high jewelry conceived and produced by the designer Feng Ji. Feng is part of the Chinese designer team that has learned the secrets of gemology and goldsmithing, to produce gorgeous and high quality jewelry. Born in 2015, the Feng J brand works only by reservation and has a showroom in Paris, on Place Vendôme, where it makes its jewels, and in Shanghai. It took just a few years to make Feng J’s jewelry prey for collectors. A fame that began with an auction: one of her pieces of jewelry reached the highest sales record among Chinese jewelry designers at a sale of the Poly auction house in Hong Kong. It was 2015.

The creative designer did not come to the top by accident. She graduated in Product Design in Shanghai, flew to London to complete her Master’s degree in Jewelery Design at the University of the Arts and then moved to Paris to further study the subject at the École Privée BJOP. As if this were not enough, she graduated from the Gemological Institute of America and obtained a professional certificate at the Gübelin Academy, in Switzerland. All this preliminary study allows Feng Ji to fly high, in the skies of perfection. Her jewels are not just ornaments, but small worlds full of meanings, allusions, philosophical aspirations. Complex universes, but very fascinating.

L'anello con diamante rosa di 19 carati — L’anello con diamante rosa di 19 carati

Feng J has a pictorial style, she is an artist who expresses herself with jewels. She is also a question of roots: her great-grandfather was a court painter with the Qing dynasty. She uses precious stones with soft facets and which reflect light on both sides. The thin thickness of the gems allows you to take advantage of even the most subtle variations in color, tone and saturation. When combined, explains the designer, these gems have a watercolor-like effect and a quality like a brush that gently brushes a canvas. One can relate this to Impressionism or perhaps her cousin, Pointillism and the great artist Georges Seurat.

Blue Anthurium, orecchino con diamanti, tanzaniti, zaffiri

Fountain ring, anello ispirato a un getto d'acqua, con diamante da 22,08 carati — Fountain ring, anello ispirato a un getto d’acqua, con diamante da 22,08 carati

Bracciale Sunset Lily of the Valley, con smeraldo

Highest fantasy and high jewelry: Fawaz Gruosi is come back

Published on January 28, 2022

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Alta gioielleria by Fawaz Gruosi, collana e anello con smeraldi e diamanti

Years go by but Fawaz Gruosi’s talent is fresh as a rose. The jeweler is one of the few capable not only of creating extraordinary pieces, but also of introducing trends that are then accepted (some would say copied) by the rest of the world. Many years ago were black diamonds, provided by Fawaz Gruosi with a passport to enter the world of high jewelry. Filed away the years with the unfortunate Maison de Grisogono, stumbled upon corporate problems far from the world of jewelry, Fawaz Gruosi has restarted with a brand that this time has his name and a boutique in Berkeley Square, London, while the creation of the jewels takes place in Geneva. And he did well, as he is well known in the world of high jewelery enthusiasts.

During the Parisian haute couture week, Gruosi presented new exceptional jewels. The style is the same as always: sinuous, surprising, innovative shapes without being bizarre. And, above all, with many great gems enhanced by the design. Like the ring with a square-cut Colombian emerald of over 15 carats, surrounded by rubies and other navette-cut emeralds. Or a pair of earrings in 18-karat rose gold and titanium, with two Colombian emerald-cut emeralds, 408 brilliant-cut emeralds, 106 brilliant-cut white diamonds and ivory-colored ceramic: a jewel that has no comparison. The style of the earrings is also reflected in a “lava setting” necklace with the sinuous trend of a snake of diamonds intertwined with a second snake of emeralds, surmounted by a quintet of emeralds: there are 44 Zambian emeralds for a total of 87, 65 carat. There is no shortage of pieces composed solely of diamonds, such as the 18-karat white gold ring with 62 baguette-cut and 673 brilliant-cut white diamonds.

Anello con uno smeraldo colombiano taglio quadrato di oltre 15 carati, circondato da rubini e da altri smeraldi taglio navette

Orecchini in oro rosa 18 carati e titanio, con due smeraldi colombiani taglio smeraldo, 408 smeraldi taglio brillante, 106 diamanti bianchi taglio brillante e ceramica color avorio

But, as mentioned at the beginning, the jeweler also loves to surprise. This time Grwuosi introduces amber to high jewelery. A precious material, and well known, but not usually used in this type of jewelry. Instead, here is a ring and bracelet with Baltic amber of the best quality chiseled in cabochon and drops, with gold motifs set with diamonds. Above, a 9.75-carat Ceylon sapphire, pear-cut diamonds. It’s safe to bet that amber will also be rediscovered by other Maisons.

For lovers of colored gemstones, there is only the embarrassment of choice. A bracelet combines two blue sapphires for a total of 121.62 carats, with 153.10 carats of pink sapphires contrasted with baguette-cut emeralds. Or a ring with an ellipse made up of baguette-cut sapphires and spiral emeralds. Not only that: the ring is topped with a 27.33-carat Ceylon sapphire. If, on the other hand, you love the color red, here is a bracelet composed of waves of baguette and brilliant cut Burmese rubies, which can be combined with a ring made with the same stones. Another ring, on the other hand, is made up of a pink opal sprinkled with marquise-cut diamonds and thirty-one cabochon emeralds: the effect is sure.

The most astonishing jewel of the collection, however, is a spectacular necklace made up of eight rows of emeralds and diamonds. It has a flavor reminiscent of the India of the maharajas or, better, of the maharanis (the queens). The jewel is composed of emeralds for 115.55 carats with cabochon cut interspersed with brilliant cut diamonds. Pure art.

Collana composta da otto file di smeraldi per 115,55 carati con taglio cabochon intervallati da diamanti taglio brillante

Anello con un’ellissi composta da zaffiri taglio baguette e smeraldi a spirale

Anello con un opale rosa cosparso di diamanti taglio marquise e 31 smeraldi cabochon

Anello in oro bianco 18 carati con 62 diamanti bianchi taglio baguette e 673 taglio brillante

Bracciale composto da onde di rubini birmani taglio baguette e taglio brillante, che si può abbinare a un anello realizzato con le stesse pietre

Collana “lava setting” con l’andamento sinuoso di un serpente di diamanti intrecciato con un secondo serpente di smeraldi, sormontato da un quintetto di smeraldi: sono 44 smeraldi dello Zambia per un totale di 87,65 carati

Bracciale con 1431 diamanti taglio brillante e 1284 tsavoriti taglio brillante

Boucheron, high jewelry is inspired by the maharajas

Published on January 27, 2022

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Orecchini indossati della collezione Histoire de Style: New Maharajahs

The jewels of the maharajas are part of the collective imagination. And not only those that the kings of the various states that made up ancient India personally wore but, of course, also those of their wives, the maharanis. A charm that Boucheron‘s new high jewelery collection has decided to re-propose in Paris, on the occasion of the haute couture fashion shows. Then there is a story that is intertwined with the collection and concerns the Maharajah of Patiala, Bhupinder Singh, who in the 1920s went to Paris from India with a retinue of security guards and staff, took over 35 suites at the Ritz Paris and placed one of the most impressive jewelry orders of all time at Boucheron.

Collana trasformabile con nove smeraldi colombiani taglio cuscino del peso di quasi 40 carati e diamanti

He chose the gems (he had had some boxes brought from India). Those selected by Boucheron: 7,571 diamonds, 1,432 emeralds and many others, to create a collection of 149 jewels, in an original Indian Art Deco style. The designs from that collection have now been used or, rather, reinterpreted by Boucheron’s creative director, Claire Choisne, with the Histoire de Style: New Maharajahs high jewelery collection.

To maintain a style suitable for today, the designer had to reduce the scale of the pieces, since the jewels will be worn by women, not maharajas. One of the most spectacular pieces is a transformable necklace with nine cushion-cut Colombian emeralds weighing nearly 40 carats, along with rock crystal. The central motif of the necklace can be removed and worn as a brooch. The necklace also inspired the hoop earrings, with diamonds and emerald drops at the tip of each spoke. The collection also includes the New Maharani Set, with three necklaces in white gold, diamonds, rock crystal and pearls.

Girocollo in oro bianco, diamanti, cristallo di rocca, ispirato ai fiori di loro

Orecchini a cerchio, con diamanti e gocce di smeraldi sulla punta di ogni raggio

Collana con perle di smeraldo e diamanti

Uno dei disegni originali che hanno ispirato la nuova collezione di Boucheron

A super Chanel necklace preview of the 1932 collection

Published on January 25, 2022

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The high fashion shows serve to show unique pieces, sometimes exemplary of a series of dresses created on a theme. Chanel has decided to adopt more or less the same philosophy with a pre-collection of high jewelry. That is, an appetizer waiting to present (in May) the entire collection entitled 1932. The number refers to the year in which Coco Chanel, the founder of the Parisian Maison, decided to present a collection of high jewelry. The collection was called Bijoux De Diamants, but did not have much luck due to the difficult period (post Great Depression). But 90 years later the world has changed and no one is scandalized anymore if a company famous for its clothes also deals with high jewelery.

Chanel’s jewels, created by creative director Patrice Leguéreau, thus presented a sapphire and diamond necklace inspired by the star theme that had been chosen by Coco Chanel for her collection. A crescent moon and a large 55.55-carat deep blue sapphire (the number five, also famous for its perfume, was the creator’s favorite). A comet of diamonds surrounds an 8.02-carat pear-cut gem, with a trail of other smaller gems of different shapes. In short, an exceptional jewel. Which increases the expectation for the rest of the collection.

La collana della collezione 1932, con uno zaffiro blu di 55,55 carati

The colorful, complex, passionated jewels of Liza Borzaya

Published on January 18, 2022

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Orecchini Gothic della collezione Classik in oro bianco con diamanti e zaffiri

As a child Liza Borzaya had the nickname of puppet, which in Russian is called Pinocchio. Many years later, she had the temptation to call his Maison of jewelry. Like the character of the fairy tale written by Carlo Collodi. Then, however, Liza Borzaya simply gave her name to the Moscow-based fine jewelry brand and New York office. She defines her style as “bold, but beautiful, bright, but elegant, status, but not trivial. And that’s right.

It could be added that her jewels are crossed by that passion that is common in the Russian people, by a romanticism that is fascinated by nature and by the trust that many passionate customers place in the designer. Her business card, she says, was a bracelet with swallows that she created for herself in 2011, after working five years in a large European Maison. In 2015 he founded her brand. Liza Borzaya works on commission: she asks how much she wants to spend the client and gets to work. If the sketch on paper is approved (and it practically always happens), she realizes the jewel. Even the goldsmith’s work is carried out by her team of artisans, who also take care of the delicate interventions with colored enamel.

Anello con diamanti, madreperla e oro bianco

Ciondolo-orecchino a orma di ape in oro, diamanti, smalto

Collana Sixxy in oro bianco e giallo, diamanti, smalto

Orecchini Baubles e Tinsel con diamanti e oro bianco

Orecchini Birds of Paradise e Tinsel con diamanti e oro bianco

Bracciale e anelli con scoiattoli in oro, smalto, gemme

Bina Goenka, incredible India

Published on January 8, 2022

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Anello con rubini Gemfields del Mozambico

The extraordinary jewels of the Indian designer Bina Goenka, pieces of goldsmith virtuosity between Mumbai and London.

A jewel of Bina Goenka often is exceeding the price of 100,000 Euros or dollars. Yet they were also sold online by Net-a-porter. The images on this page help you understand why this Indian designers, based in Mumbai, but you can also meet her in London (by appointment) is one of the stars of high jewelery. They know well the customers of Grand Hyatt Plaza Hotel in Mumbai, where the designer is present with her jewels since 2007, when she opened his flagship store.

Orecchini con smeraldi di Colombia e Zambia, turchesi

No wonder that his elaborate necklaces, earrings that seem to puzzle to maharajas or the broochs that resemble the work of some Flemish painters of the seventeenth century, are coveted by movie stars, wealthy industrialists, and members of royal families. She, Bina Goenka, founder and Ceo of the brand that bears his name, designs and produces only few pieces per year: it could not be otherwise, since to build one it takes three to four months, not to mention the selection of stones and the time devoted to design unique pieces. geometric designs and patterns that are found in the natural world are sources of inspiration for this gem artist.

Orecchini in oro giallo e bianco, madreperla, rubini, diamanti

Anello in oro bianco 18 carati, perle e diamanti

Orecchini con rubini Gemfields del Mozambico, turchesi, diamanti, perle South Sea

Orecchini con smeraldi colombiani, perle Akoya

The high jewelery blooms with La Fleur

Published on December 11, 2021

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The jewelery pieces signed by La Fleur Jewels. Made in Bangkog, it’s hard to guess it, but… ♦ ︎
To say that La Fleur Jewels does not exist is probably wrong. But try searching this company online: you will waste time. Behind La Fleur Jewels, headquartered in Bangkoh, there is one of the many jewelery manufacturers on behalf of many of the great European and American Maison that designs at home and then make the most complex, delicate parts in Thailand. Then microscopic parts of jewels that are assembled at home and thus acquire the right to be classified as Made in … After this premise, it is enough to observe the work with the mystery setting technique, that is, with the setting without griffes of small stones next to each other, to understand that the La Fleur brand is well-versed in this type of workmanship. And, learned the style, the company decided to produce precious jewels with this French-flavored brand.

They are pieces of high jewelery: if instead of the La Fleur brand they had that of some other jewelry brand, nobody would have anything to complain about. And, apart from technique, the design of pins, pendants and rings reminds that of other jewels with other brands. But whoever goes to the substance, and here there is a lot, maybe it will not matter to all this.

Anello a due dita in oro bianco, setting di rubini, diamanti

Orecchini in oro 18 carati, con zaffiri e diamanti

Orecchini a sfera in oro bianco, zaffiri, diamanti

Orecchini a orchidea in oro giallo, zaffiri, diamanti

Spilla ballerina con diamanti e rubini. Per realizzarla sono necessari due mesi di lavoro

The flowers of Stenzhorn

Published on December 4, 2021

COLLANE/Showroom/Rings

Collana in oro bianco, diamanti, crisantemo composto da rubini

High jewelery flowers with Stenzhorn. The Noble Ones collection by the German Maison uses flowers to show off its goldsmith virtuosity. For example, with a large chrysanthemum made from red rubies, paired with a diamond necklace. Originally the word chrysanthemum, not surprisingly, means flower of gold and has different symbolic meanings in the world. In Korea and China, for example, it is the flower of festivities, in Japan it is the national flower. And even in the UK, a chrysanthemum is given to celebrate a birth, while in Australia it is the flower given for Mother’s Day, and in the United States it symbolizes joy and positivity.

However, the collection also includes other flowers, such as the wild orchid, or the more humble and pure plum blossom, made with diamond dewdrops formed on the surface of the petals. The jewels are available, for those who can afford them, with ruby pavé and in a couple of models also with blue sapphires pave, always accompanied by diamonds.

Orecchini in diamanti e zaffiri ispirati all'orchidea — Orecchini in diamanti e zaffiri ispirati all’orchidea

Collana in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini ispirata ai fiori di pruno

Lavorazione della collana con crisantemo composto da rubini a pavé

Collana in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini ispirata all'orchidea selvaggia — Collana in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini ispirata all’orchidea selvaggia

Orecchini con rubini e diamanti ispirati ai fiori di pruno

Van Cleef & Arpels story in Milan

Published on December 3, 2021

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Collana e bracciale Zip degli anni Cinquanta

There are milestones in the history of art, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, or in architecture, such as the Parthenon in Athens. But there are milestones in jewelry too. Some of these landmarks were created by Van Cleef & Arpels. An example is the Zip necklace, the result of an exceptional goldsmith technique and an uncommon idea of an uncommon person like the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, who in 1938 would have suggested this zip-shaped necklace to Renée Puissant. daughter of Estelle Arpels and Alfred Van Cleef. A difficult task: the designer only managed to make it in 1950.

This and other creations of the Parisian Maison are now on display, until January 9, 2022, in the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique in via Monte Napoleone 10, in Milan. The exhibition of collectible jewelry is called Creations beyond time and includes 32 pieces of fine jewelry and watches with a high artistic content. The jewels span a period from the Thirties to the Seventies and are part of the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection. Pieces that are accompanied by 67 others created more recently, as well as archival documents that testify to the great sources of inspiration of the Maison: couture, nature, distant cultures, dance and love. The lower floor of the Milanese boutique was set up ad hoc to offer a thematic itinerary, also with creations never exhibited before in Italy.

Collana e bracciale Corde, in oro con dettagli in diamanti

Another example of a jewel that marked an era is the Corde necklace, inspired by the world of Parisian couture. In the 1940s the Corde collection was known for its flexibility and ease of combinations. The intertwined gold created knots and trimming motifs while the ropes were adapted to clips, earrings and secret watches. Thanks to the particular closure, the 1947 Corde necklace (on display for the first time in Italy) can be worn at the desired length. Its aesthetic inspired the Liane collection, in which the height of the pompoms can be adjusted thanks to the clasp.

The Paillettes motif, created by Van Cleef & Arpels towards the end of the Thirties, is reinterpreted today with the Bouton d’or collection: necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings with feminine combinations and always new colors such as the rose gold set, white gold and diamonds on show in Milan, with a play between concave and convex gold elements, which adds volume and dynamism to the creation.

Una versione contemporanea della collana Corde, con chiusura regolabile in diamanti e ametista

Among the memorable jewels of Van Cleef & Arpels there is also the Couscous necklace, created in 1948, probably following a trip by the Arpels brothers to Morocco. The Arpels family has transformed these grains into a distinctive aesthetic, thus evolving the technique used to decorate the edges of jewels. Still used today in the Maison’s workshops, this craftsmanship inspired the Perlée collection, for example with the transformable Perlée couleurs pendant, the Perlée clovers and Perlée diamants bracelets, with the Perlée Signature and Perlée diamants pavé rings. The different types of gold enhance the sparkle of the gold pearls, the same used for the Couscous necklace, which features the Bagatelle floral motif (reference to the Jardins de Bagatelle in Boulogne, near Paris) in the colors of the French flag.

Flowers have always been one of the sources of inspiration for Van Cleef & Arpels. The Marguerite brooch is from 1907, while in 1925 it was the turn of the Fleurs enlacées, roses rouges et blanches bracelet: jewels that won the Grand Prix at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes de Paris. Over the years, the Maison has represented many floral styles, such as the Two Clovers ring from 1950, the Trifogli brooch from 1952 and the Fiore earrings from 1955. And today with the Folie des Prés collection.

Flowers are also the basis of the Rose de Noël collection which, like its homonymous flower (hellebore), opens in winter just in time for the winter holidays. The exhibition includes a pair of historic Rose de Noël earrings in green agate from 1977 and more recent ones in gray mother-of-pearl and onyx.

The seventies are the era of Entre les Doigts rings, invented by Van Cleef & Arpels: another milestone in jewelry. The latest Entre les Doigts from the Two Butterfly collection are exhibited at the Milan exhibition, which allow the grace and beauty of flying butterflies to rest on the fingers with elegant wings in ornamental stones or mother-of-pearl and diamonds, and from the floral themed collections Frivole, Lotus, Cosmos and Socrates.

Toujours sur le thème végétal, le trèfle à quatre feuilles, symbole de chance, est le motif qui a inspiré la collection Alhambra, à partir de 1968. Une collection porte-bonheur, étant donné qu’elle est toujours proposée aujourd’hui. En revanche, « pour avoir de la chance, il faut croire à la chance », disait Jacques Arpels, le neveu d’Estelle Arpels. Des célébrités comme Françoise Hardy, Romy Schneider portaient des bijoux de la collection, tandis que la princesse Grace de Monaco aimait superposer plus de motifs en pierres ornementales.

En 1954, Van Cleef & Arpels crée une collection La Boutique, également portée par la Princesse Grace de Monaco, la Princesse Soraya d’Iran ou Hélène Beaumont. La collection comprend des figures de mammifères, d’oiseaux et de papillons, aux tonalités ludiques, bienveillantes et poétiques, expression des années 60. Les miniatures représentent l’adieu au formalisme dans le port de bijoux de soirée pour un style non conventionnel. Comme pour les broches Petit Oiseau de 1961, les broches Tigre de 1968 et Girafe de 1972. En parallèle, les pin’s de la collection contemporaine Lucky Animals renouvellent le bestiaire traditionnel de la Maison.

Pour la première fois en Italie, le collier en or jaune et améthyste de 1971 est exposé. Le style révèle des influences indiennes, qui se dissolvent dans l’écho des colliers Art Déco des années 1920, qui comportent, comme ici, des pendentifs. glands, pampille.

Collana in stile indiano con ametiste e diamanti, assieme a una clutch interamente in oro con chiusura in diamanti

Les bracelets Ludo (surnom de Louis Arpels) font également partie de la collection de bijoux présents dans l’exposition milanaise, comprenant géométries et styles graphiques, pierres précieuses et souvenirs Art Déco. En plus des trois pièces historiques Ludo, avec un tricotage spécial, un bracelet et un éclat de montre, qui ne dévoile le cadran qu’après avoir tourné le motif lapis lazuli ou corail.

Nées en 1935, les montres Cadenas ont permis aux femmes de regarder l’heure en toute discrétion, dans le plein respect des conventions sociales. Wallis, la duchesse de Windsor susmentionnée, en possédait un en platine et en diamants. Les exemplaires contemporains présentés sont en or et diamants.

Bracciali della collezione Ludo in maglia d'oro e rubini con chiusura in diamanti — Bracciali della collezione Ludo in maglia d’oro e rubini con chiusura in diamanti

L’un des jalons signés par Van Cleef & Arpels concerne la technique Serti Mystérieux. Breveté par la Maison en 1933, il représente encore aujourd’hui un véritable défi pour la joaillerie. La micro-mosaïque de pierres précieuses est soutenue par des pistes invisibles, qui obligent les maîtres lapidaires à intervenir sur chaque pierre. Le niveau de virtuosité augmente dans le cas des surfaces courbes. Ce procédé complexe a récemment évolué grâce au raffinement du Serti Mystérieux Navette, qui permet de reproduire la vitalité des plumes ou des pétales, et du Serti Mystérieux Vitrail, qui embellit les deux faces d’une même création. Exposée à Milan, la bague Céroessa en or blanc et or rose avec rubis sertis en corolle Serti Mystérieux taille chamois autour d’un diamant de 10,16 carats dialogue avec la bague Entre ouverte de 1956, dans laquelle le rubis invisible serti d’un le diamant se dévoile au centre d’anneaux d’or jaune et de platine.

Boutique Van Cleef & Arpels via Monte Napoleone, 10
20121 Milan
Jusqu’au 9 janvier 2022
Du lundi au samedi de 10h30 à 19h,
dimanche de 11 à 19

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Pasquale Bruni adds colors to Aleluià

Published on November 16, 2021

COLLANE/bracciale/Showroom

Anello in oro bianco 18 carati, con smeraldi, zaffiri rosa, gialli e blu

The ancient Hebrew word Alleluia indicates an acclamation of praise to God, but more prosaically it is used as a sign of jubilation: and what happiness can equal that of love, says Eugenia Bruni, creative director of the paternal Maison, Pasquale Bruni? Perhaps from this consideration a couple of years ago the idea of the Aleluià high jewelery collection was born (written with only one l and with the accent on the final à). In the jewels of the Maison of Valenza the cries of joy are directed, however, to the elegant portability of earrings, rings and necklaces. Two years later, the Maison has added other pieces: emeralds, pink, yellow and blue sapphires have been added to white and champagne diamonds.

Orecchini Rainbow in oro bianco 18 carati, con smeraldi, zaffiri rosa, gialli e blu

The jewels are developed around the stylized shape of leaves. All the leaf elements of the Aleluià jewels are worked and recessed individually to be then assembled in a second phase, in order to respect the shapes of the leaves and the sharpness of the overlaps. This system also allows you to be able to break down some jewels into different parts.

Orecchini Aleluià in oro giallo e bianco 18 carati, con diamanti bianchi e zaffiri gialli

Diamonds, emeralds and sapphires are used on pink or white gold. The adjustable black velvet bracelet can be connected to the front of the necklace to create a choker, or you can create a long and even richer necklace with the addition of two bracelets. Pasquale Bruni underlines that these processes, in addition to requiring a large amount of hours, can only be carried out by master goldsmiths of great ability and experience. The creative study and realization of each single collection took about a year of work. Aleluià is made to order and takes about two months to produce.

Collana in oro giallo e bianco 18 carati, con diamanti bianchi e zaffiri gialli — Collier in oro giallo e bianco 18 carati, con diamanti bianchi e zaffiri gialli

Choker in oro giallo e bianco 18 carati, con diamanti bianchi e zaffiri gialli, nastro in velluto

Orecchini in oro rosa con diamanti champagne

Alleluià, collana in oro bianco e diamanti

Anello in oro rosa con diamanti champagne

Collana in oro rosa con diamanti champagne

Choker in oro rosa con diamanti champagne

Pasquale Bruni, collana in oro rosa con diamanti champagne

The precious landscapes of Mikimoto

Published on October 21, 2021

COLLANE/alta gioielleria/Showroom

The rarefied Japanese paintings that have fascinated the generation of impressionist painters (and not only), transformed into high jewelry. To do so could only be a Japanese jeweler, Mikimoto. The name is synonymous with pearls: 120 years ago Kokichi Mikimoto managed to find a way to cultivate pearls, which until then were only very rare seafood. Cultured pearls are natural in all respects, with the difference that the molluscs that produce them are stimulated to create mother-of-pearl spheres. In any case, Mikimoto is not just a pearl jewelry manufacturer.

Ai Tominaga con una spilla della collezione The Japanese Sense of Beauty

The latest high jewelery collection, called The Japanese Sense of Beauty, brings together the careful selection of pearls with the pictorial fantasy transformed into jewels with sapphires, diamonds, semi-precious stones. Some jewels in this collection really look like traditional Japanese watercolor landscapes on cardboard, in a bonsai version. And to wear the jewels was called the supermodel and actress Ai Tominaga. She too is a pearl, in her own way.

Collana di perle ispirata alla tecnica di sfocatura bokashi nella pittura a inchiostro

Collana in oro bianco, diamanti, perle, pietre preziose, con un motivo ispirato al mujinagiku (varietà di crisantemo)

Spilla con perle naturali, giada, zoisite, smeraldo, zaffiro, granato, diamanti, oro rosa e bianco

Spilla con diamanti, rubini, smeraldi, perle, granati, madreperla, zaffiri

Spille e anello indossati da Ai Tominaga

Wallace Chan’s butterflies

Published on October 18, 2021

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Dettaglio di una farfalla di Wallace Chan

The great art books are an excellent solution for Christmas gifts. And those who love high jewelery that is also art will be interested in Winged Beauty: The Butterfly Jewelery Art of Wallace Chan. The book, 240 pages edited by Emily Stoehrer (jewelry curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston), Melanie Grant (journalist for The Economis) and Juliet Weir de Rochefoucauld (jewelry expert and author of books), Acc Art Books, 2021 , 240 pages, 42 euros / 45 dollars, tells and illustrates the works of the famous Hong Kong artist-jeweler. A teacher who is also a philosopher: “Life is but a dream; only we have to decide if we want it to be a man’s dream, or a butterfly’s dream. I couldn’t decide, and so I became The Butterfly Man ”.

The book goes into the details of the extraordinary three-dimensional carving technique of precious stones and delves into Wallace Chan Porcelain, a material five times stronger than steel created by the Chinese master, who in addition to being an artist is also an innovator of the goldsmith technique. The creations of Wallace Chan, in fact, leave you speechless especially those who know the difficulties to be overcome to obtain butterflies composed of precious stones, pavé, titanium, porcelain. In the book you will find pictures of about 30 of his best pieces.

Wallace Chan, Cosmic Destiny. Spilla in titanio, diamanti e zaffiri

Immagine dal libro Winged Beauty: The Butterfly Jewellery Art of Wallace Chan

Il libro Winged Beauty: The Butterfly Jewellery Art of Wallace Chan

High jewelery by Sicis in the Emirates

Published on October 8, 2021

Rings/Showroom

Anello Aura, con micromosaico, diamanti e rubellite

There is also the high Italian jewelery at the 48th edition of the Watch and Jewelery Middle East Show in Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), simultaneously with the opening of Dubai Expo 2020. Among the brands present, in fact, Sicis Jewels has chosen the Emirates to present his collection of unique pieces, which stand out both for the creative style of the designer, Gioia Placuzzi, and for the technique adopted, which combines precious stones and gold with tiny chips of micromosaic, a centuries-old technique that the Atelier of Ravenna (Italy) brought it back to life. Like the Aura Eos ring, inspired by Art Deco, with stylized gold leaves surrounded by diamonds and, in the center, a cabochon rubellite.

Anello della collezione Tesserae, in oro bianco, micromosaico, diamanti, peridoto

Or the Tesserae ring, which features a cushion-cut peridot in the center, surrounded by a diamond border, in addition to the characteristic Sicis micromosaic. Or for the earrings and the Lace ring, made with micromosaic, 18-karat white gold, white and black diamonds and cultured pearls. All pieces that are part of the Sicis high jewelery collections.

Anello e orecchini Lace, con diamanti bianchi e neri, micromosaico, perla

Anello Perception, con micromosaico e rubellite

Anello Lace, con diamanti, micromosaico e perla South Sea

Anello Infinity, con diamanti, micromosaico e tanzanite

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The precious landscapes of Mikimoto

Wallace Chan’s butterflies

High jewelery by Sicis in the Emirates