Artistar Jewels

How to participate in Artistar Jewels




In view of the appointment for next year (19 to 22 October 2023) the organizing company of the Artistar Jewels competition reopens the selections for the participants. Artistar Jewels (next year will be the ninth edition) involves about 200 artists and designers with the aim of enhancing the culture of jewelery and, essentially, offering visibility to those who participate. Also next year the exhibition-competition will be held in Milan, at Palazzo Bovara, in conjunction with the Jewelery Week. Furthermore, the works in the competition are published in an illustrated book sent to 5,000 buyers, gallery owners, luxury boutiques and fashion stylists.

Edizione di primavera di Artistar Jewels 2019
Edizione di primavera di Artistar Jewels 2019

A jury selects the artists who have stood out for their originality and design. To participate in the selections for Artistar Jewels 2023 it is necessary to send your application by 20 February 2023 at the following link: www.artistarjewels.com/aj/form-application.html. The selection criteria include unique pieces or small series, jewels with a recognizable style and a strong communicative impact, creations made with traditional materials and/or reinterpreted in an original way or research jewels designed with innovative and/or recycled materials.

Maria Louise High, Double Luminous Ring
Maria Louise High, Double Luminous Ring
John Farris, Visionary-Arts Vogel's Aqua Aura Dream Brooch
John Farris, Visionary-Arts Vogel’s Aqua Aura Dream Brooch
Hanna Kowalska, All Coasts Brooch
Hanna Kowalska, All Coasts Brooch
Giorgia Ionita, Artistar Jewels 2019, Palazzo Bovara
Giorgia Ionita, Artistar Jewels 2019, Palazzo Bovara







The Renaissance of Alessandro Dari

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The new jewels by the Florence goldsmith Alessandro Dari, awarded at the Milan Jewelery Week ♦

Jeweler or sculptor? Artist or a goldsmith? Innovator or traditionalist? All these definitions are valid for Alessandro Dari. He describes himself as Fiorentino Master of Arts Goldsmith and Sculptor. In fact, her jewels look like fragments of cathedrals, little Romanesque reliefs, treasures unearthed in an ancient palace of the Renaissance. Where, actually operates: it is the Palazzo Nasi-Quaratesi, in Florence, where he has his atelier and message boards that enclose his collection. And where he also organized a goldsmith school.

Anello Abissi
Anello Abissi

Some works of Dari are exposed to the Silver Museum of Pitti Palace and the Museum of the Cathedral of Fiesole. His lab has received, in 2001, the title of Museum Store by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage in Rome. Wear her jewelry means to bring him a story, because his small sculptures, or architectures that make up the most elaborate pieces convey the idea of ​​something that is to be told, enclosed within the few centimeters of metal and stones. A job that, we can say, you can hardly find in other countries outside Italy.

Anello Camelot
Anello Camelot
Anello Madrepora. Si trova al Museo degli argenti
Anello Madrepora con perla. Si trova al Museo degli argenti
Anello ispirato Pia de' Tolomei, nobildonna italiana citata da Dante nella Divina Commedia
Anello ispirato Pia de’ Tolomei, nobildonna italiana citata da Dante nella Divina Commedia
Anello nuziale
Anello nuziale
Anello Genesis
Anello Genesis
Anello Guardian Angels
Anello Guardian Angels

Anello Genesi
Anello Genesi







In October the second edition of Milano Jewelry Week





The first edition of Milano Jewelry Week was a great success. And here the organizing company, Prodes, is preparing to launch the second edition, which will be held from 22 to 25 October. In view of the appointment, the company said, the selections have been opened for those who want to participate in the event.

Edizione di primavera di Artistar Jewels 2019
Edizione di primavera di Artistar Jewels 2019

Milan Jewelry Week 2020 will involve high jewelery ateliers, goldsmith workshops, academies, art galleries, contemporary jewelery artists, fashion boutiques and design showrooms, with a more than ambitious goal: to increase the number of events by 70% compared to the 2019 edition. The idea is to further strengthen the link with the city of Milan through the involvement of various commercial activities located in the area that will exhibit the creations of artists and galleries from all over the world within different paths themes such as contemporary jewelery, author’s, artist’s, precious and bijou. The event also returns for the eighth edition of the Jewelry Week Artistar Jewels, an exhibition-contest that involves the participation of over 150 international artists.
Babs Art Gallery Milano, Jewelry Week 2019
Babs Art Gallery Milano, Jewelry Week 2019

Prodes Italia has also promoted Milano Jewelry Pearls, educational and cultural events that, during the year, will mark the step of the path towards the event with workshops, lectures and jewelery-themed exhibitions that will see protagonists such as academies and jewel galleries, concept stores, sector institutions as well as artists and designers from all over the world, with the aim of maintaining high attention and interest in jewelery during the course of the year.

Gioielli di futuroRemoto
Gioielli di futuroRemoto
Galleria Irene Belfi © Giorgia Ionita
Galleria Irene Belfi © Giorgia Ionita

Giorgia Ionita,  Artistar Jewels 2019, Palazzo Bovara
Giorgia Ionita, Artistar Jewels 2019, Palazzo Bovara







The Milan Jewelery Week program

The Milan Jewelery Week program with 150 designer-artists and the Artistar Jewels competition ♦ ︎

We must congratulate Prodes, a company that organizes events of different types and its founder, Enzo Carbone. In seven years Artistar Jewels, which had started as a jewelery show-competition of avant-garde designers, has turned into a kermess up to the point of standing in a Jewelery Week (24-27 October) with many events scattered around the city.
This is not a replica of fairs dedicated to high jewelry, but the event seems to be able to attract interest and creatives from half the world.

L'edizione primaverile di Artistar Jewels a Palazzo Bovara
L’edizione primaverile di Artistar Jewels a Palazzo Bovara

Artistar Jewels remains at the center of the program. This is a collective exhibition of artists hosted at Palazzo Bovara (Corso di Porta Venezia 51, free admission).

Artistar Jewels is a project that has grown exponentially in recent years, gathering support from both insiders and a growing number of enthusiasts. The success of Artistar Jewels has allowed us to intercept the need to give the right emphasis to contemporary jewelery, in strong expansion in recent years, creating an entire week dedicated to it: hence the idea of ​​launching the first in Milan Jewelry Week.
Enzo Carbone, CEO of Prodes Italia

Chiara Passoni, bracciale
Chiara Passoni, bracciale

Among the over 500 applications received from all over the world, the curators of Artistar Jewels have selected 150 artists from 40 different countries, including Taiwan, Thailand, Lebanon, Armenia, Israel and Kuwait and a strong North American presence. In particular, the U.S. New York’s Export Assistance Center contacted the Diamond District Partnership, which organized a contest to give a New York artist the chance to attend the event with the support of this New York institution. The war of duties, in short, has not yet done damage in this sector.
Yuvsà Jewelry, Silverlight Rosé Sight Eyewear
Yuvsà Jewelry, Silverlight Rosé Sight Eyewear

Artistar Jewels in addition to the exhibition and editorial part, also realizes a competition, which was created with the aim of giving greater prominence to the artists who stood out among the already deserving participants. The jury of Artistar Jewels, chaired by Elisabetta Barracchia, director of Accessory Vogue Vanity Fair. We have already mentioned in another article the designer Gianni De Benedittis, who in collaboration with Artistar Jewels established the future prizeRemoto jewels, which consists of two sums of money that will be assigned, respectively, to a participant of Artistar Jewels and to a student of one of the schools participating in the Milano Jewelry Week, which will have distinguished themselves for their excellent mastery of the goldsmith’s technique and which will have taken into account the needs and trends of the fashion system.

Yael Kaduri, Compositions Series b
Yael Kaduri, Compositions Series b

It should be added that the pieces on display do not often resemble traditional jewels. The techniques used range from laser cutting to lost wax, from watermark to hand finishing, through 3D printing, increasingly widespread in this sector, as well as the use of materials, from year to year more green and the result of activities of recycling and upcycling. Also this year the works will end up in a book.

Artistar Jewel 2019 Fall Edition
Palazzo Bovara
C.so di Porta Venezia, 51
24-27 October 2019
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (open to the public – free admission)
Artist Night: October 24 at 16:00 (by invitation)

Here are the artists participating in the event:

Agmento – Mexico, Akeem Anishere, Anishere Designs Jewelers – Usa, Alberto Ercoli – Italy, Alessandro Dari – Italy, Alexandra Albini Jewels – Italy, Alfredo Cittadini – Italy, Alyssa A. – Russia, Amal Al-Ismaili – Shaabook – Oman, Anapsara – Italy – Spain, Andreia Gabriela Popescu – Romania, Angelica Centonze – Italy, Anja Berg – Chile, Anna Maccieri Rossi – Italy, Anna Maria Pitt – Iceland – Uk, Anna Nava-Liess, Anna Nava Handcrafted Jewelry – Usa, Anna Zycka – Poland, Annie Gobel – Australia, Arsxoias – Spain, Awu Fine Jewelry – China, Balazs Botos Design – Hungary, Belle Brooke Barer – Usa, Benedetta Barzanó Benbar – Italy, Bia Tambelli Creations – Italy, Carlotta Dasso – Italy, Cat Freaks – Mexico, Cecilia Lopez Bravo Jewelry – Usa, Cecilia Milazzo – Italy, Chiara Passoni Design – Italy, Chokolate Luxury – Spain, Christine Rio Of Slate Jewelry – Canada, Claude L.Creations – France, Constanza Bielsa – Chile, Cristina Cipolli Jewellery – Italy – Uk, Cristina Zilli – Italy, Darcy Miro – Usa, Deamatris – Italy, Debe Doris Berner – Switzerland, Deema Murad – Portugal, Diana Vas – Romania, Dieuwke Raats – The Netherlands, Eden Gedz – Israel, Edoardo Maria Maggiolo – Italy, Elena Lopez Jewelry – Mexico, Elena Tiberi – Italy, Eleonora Castagnetta Botta – Switzerland, Ellebi Gioielli – Italy, Ellence – Italy, Ely Milano Jewelry – The Netherlands, Emanuela Duca – Usa – Italy, Ewa Nowacka-Piechowiak Mandlas Jewellery To Enjoy – Poland, Fabiana Fusco – Italy, Falcon Feather – Usa, Ferunas – Sweden, Fragiliadesign: Emozioni Libere Da Omologazioni – Italy, Francesca Mo Jewels Designer – Italy, Gioielli Dalla Terra – Italy, Gioielli Donati – Italy, Hanna Kowalska – Poland, Hard To Find – Mexico, Hawraa Almaqseed And Mohammed Khesroh – Kuwait, Hennie Broers Zilverkunst – The Netherlands, Henrike Altes – Germany, Ilaria De Lorenzi – Italy, Iren Bznuní – Spain, Irene Palomar – Argentina, Iulia Ivan – Romania, J.Noelle – Usa, Jewels By Jacqueline Massawe – Tanzania, John Farris – Usa, Jolanta Gazda – Poland, Jouel Bar By Parmida – Usa, Juwelieren Eren Sahan Bagci – Turkey, Kasia I Coal You. – Poland, Kathryn Cronin Jewellery Designs – Canada, Kazakova Olga Formeconept – Russia, L. Skelly – Canada, Latod De Lucia Jewels – Italy, Laura Forte- Italy, Leonor Silva Jewellery – Portugal, Lisi Fracchia – Spain, Little Thing – Russia, Lorenzo Pepe – Italy, Luciana & Yasmim – Brazil, Lucy Spink Jewellery – Uk, Lunante – Italy, Lyra – Croatia, Magmalab – Italy, Maia Merav Holtzman – Usa, Mando Bee – Usa, Manifesto Jewelery By Martin Ortiz – Usa, Maracole Bijoux – Usa, Margery Hirschey – Usa,  Margherita Forgione Jewels – Italy, María Blondet – Usa, Maria Louise High- Usa, Maria Samora – Usa, Mary Arrieta Designer – Mexico, May Gañán – Spain, Michelle Y. Yun- Usa, Midori Jewels & Design- Italy, Miriam Nori – Italy, Mitty Jo Jewellery Studio – Portugal, Mizuki Tochigi – Uk – Japan, Morena Fregonese Of Maitai Jewels – Italy, Motcaché- Italy, Myungsun Sung – South Korea, Nami Chubachi – Australia – Japan, Natalie Barhoum- Israel, Nita Angeletti – Usa, Olga Van Doorn Jewelry – The Netherlands, Palladingold™& Tatyana Kholodnova – Russia, Parè Gioielli – Italy, Paula Di Dario – Brazil, Petra Mohylova – Czech Republique, Pickmeordie. – Taiwan, Pin-Device Lucia Petracca Alessandra Mazzeo – Italy, Queenie Cao – China, Rascha Daher – Lebanon, Rayan Lynch Gioielli D’arte – Italy, Roberta Mattos – Brazil, Ryunosuke Suginaka – Japan, Saadah – Saudi Arabia, Sanaz Babakhani For Fratelli Piccini – Italy, Sarran – Thailand, Saskia Shutt Designs – Belgium, Shaolinyifan – Jewelry. Art. Design. – China, Sharon Khazzam – Usa, Shavarsh Hakobian – Armenia, Sibilla Santucci – Italy, Silvia Omodei – Italy, Slawa Tchorzewska – Poland, Sofie Stal – Soinflow- The Netherlands, Sofya Briantseva – Russia, Soledad Lowe – Usa, Sonia Birndt Carrascosa – Spain, Sowon Joo – South Korea, Spinelli Gioielli – Italy, Stkreo By Stefania Tortella – Italy, Sula Italyn Design – Italy, Susan Lenart- Usa, Tehila Designs By Veronica Umoetuk – Uk, Telma Aguiar Jewelry – Brazil, Tetyana Kalyuzyna – Ukraine, The Godhead Jewellery – Italy, Tracy Trainor Jewellery – Ireland, Valerie Jo Coulson – Usa, Vanessa Pederzani – Uk, Weinan Pan – Uk, Wendy Yothers – Usa, Xiaohui Yang – China, Yael Kaduri – Israel, Yael Magnes – Usa, Yukie Shirakawa – France – Japan, Yuvsà / Yutian Tao – Usa

Eden Gedz, A Messy Flower Necklace
Eden Gedz, A Messy Flower Necklace
Elena Tiberi, Jewelry Earrings
Elena Tiberi, Jewelry Earrings
MagmaLab, necklace
MagmaLab, necklace

Queenie Cao, Glasses Necklace
Queenie Cao, Glasses Necklace







A Cosmos at sea

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Polyps and jellyfish are the protagonists of the Cosmos collection by Peseli ♦ ︎

The collection is called Cosmos, a word of Greek origin which means order. But Marianna Marolla, founder of the Peseli brand, was born on the Greek island of Corfu. And so her new collection is not related to the universe, but to the aquatic world. The sea, on the other hand, surrounds Corfu and is populated by aquatic animals.

Jellyfish and octopus are, in fact, the subjects of the Cosmos collection.

Orecchini di Marianna Marolla
Orecchini di Marianna Marolla

When the jewels are worn, the tentacles studded with brilliants reproduce the movement of the waves, capture the light and its reflections and follow the movement of the body. The jewels are made of precious materials such as sapphires, corals and diamonds.
Marianna Marolla, among other things, will present the Cosmos collection at Artistar Jewels 2019, an annual project of Contemporary Jewelry that brings together artists. The event is scheduled during Milan Fashion Week and will be hosted at Palazzo Bovara, a historic location in the center of the metropolis. All the creations are also published in a volume distributed all over the world and sent to more than 5,000 international business contacts.





Orecchini della collezione Cosmos
Orecchini della collezione Cosmos

Peseli, orecchini in oro, brillanti, ametiste
Peseli, orecchini in oro, brillanti, ametiste
Orecchini e anello con zaffiri e ametiste
Orecchini e anello con zaffiri e ametiste
Pendente in oro bianco e zaffiri rosa
Pendente in oro bianco e zaffiri rosa

Orecchini in oro rosa con tormalina, diamanti, zaffiri
Orecchini in oro rosa con tormalina, diamanti, zaffiri