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Peter Schmid, fantasy out standard

Published on December 31, 2022

Orecchini in oro 22 e 18 carati, tormalina, rubellite, 70 diamanti

The artistic jewels of Peter Schmid and his Atelier Zobel ♦ ︎
He was ranked second to the Agta Spectrum Awards, the American Gem Trade association in the Men’s Wear category. But Peter Schmid, German designer-artist in Kostanz, Germany, actually works outside of usual categories. It’s hard to set in a category his way: he follows a unique road with its Zobel Atelier.
Growed in the rural area of Ostrach, it was immediately attracted to design, art, travel, and culture around the world. His training was characterized by different interests: he studied watches, jewelry, and dealt with the Japanese urushi technique of lacker. Thanks to a scholarship he attended a course at Escuela Masana in Barcelona.

But it is in jewelery, with its unique pieces, which gains his fame. Part of the stones that seem to be particularly interesting to build around the jewel, which is a sort of painter’s palette on which he expresses his imagination. Jewelery is, in fact, small collections made almost always with a meticulous and imaginative workmanship.

Anello in oro 24, 22 e 18 carati, tormalina rosa, diamante blu

Anello in oro giallo, tormalina paraiba, diamanti

Bracciale in argento ossidato, oro 14 carati, diamanti

Anello in argento ossidato, pietra luna blu, diamanti

Spilla in oro 24, 22 e 18 carati, argento, rubellite

Atelier Zobel’s art jewels

Published on June 28, 2021

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Peter Schmid. A very common name in Germany. But the skills of Peter Schmid who lives and works in Costanza, a town overlooking the lake in the south of the country, are by no means common. Peter Schmid is an artist and a goldsmith, who relaunched Atelier Zobel. His jewels are creative and small works of art, different from all the others. And he did not become an artist who works with gold and precious stones from a family inheritance: he was born in a rural area in Ostrach, where his father had a lumber yard.

Spilla in oro, argento, acquamarina intagliata, diamanti — Brooch in gold, silver, carved aquamarine, diamonds

But Peter’s curiosity and vivacity pushed him further. He started studying economics. But reading, travel, culture, art pushed him to study goldsmithing. After a brief experience in the Atelier Zobel he decided to specialize at the Vocational College of Design, Jewelry and Tools in Schwäbisch Gmünd. A scholarship then led him to the Escuela Masana in Barcelona.

Apilla in argento sterling, oro 24 e 22 caeati, ambra, diamante taglio pincess, diamanti grezzi — Brooch in sterling silver, 24 and 22 carat gold, amber, pincess-cut diamond, rough diamonds

Schmid then returned to Constance, where he worked for Atelier Zobel for 11 years, before taking over the studio in 2005. In his laboratory-studio, together with his team, the jeweler-artist loves to carefully evaluate stones, a source of inspiration for their history, as well as their quality. He starts from stones, in fact, to create unique pieces that are also objects of collection, as well as jewels to wear. The jewels thus take on imaginative, irregular and certainly original aspects. To do this, he combined metals in new ways, with a refined technique of goldsmithing and welding.

Anello in argento, oro 22 e 24 carati, pietra luna, diamanti — Ring in silver, 22 and 24 carat gold, moonstone, diamonds

Orecchini in oro e diamanti — Gold and diamond earrings

Orecchini in oro 24 carati, argento, tormaline rosa, diamanti — Earrings in 24 carat gold, silver, pink tourmalines, diamonds

Anello in oro e tormaline paraiba, diamanti — Gold and Paraiba tourmaline ring, diamonds

Anello in platino e tormaline paraiba, diamanti — Ring in platinum and Paraiba tourmalines, diamonds

All the winners of the Couture Design Awards

Published on June 6, 2017

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Here are the 14 winners of the Couture Design Awards 2017: four are Italian ♦ ︎
The Couture Design Awards is one of the most sought-after occasions by jewelers for the international prestige that offers the stage at the show in Las Vegas. The prize awarded in the various and numerous sections of the event is as a designer or brand medal. Here are the 2017 winners. Now look: four out of 14 prize-winning are Italians. A remarkable percentage, also because the recognition concerns “heavy” categories. In particular, the Maison Pasquale Bruni was awarded for the Best in Haute Couture category, Giovanni Ferraris went Best in Editor’s Choice, to Mariani 1878 the Best in People’s Choice and Garavelli, the Best in Diamonds Below 20K dollars.
The Best in Silver award went to Atelier Zobel for a pendent with honeycomb shape, while Nadine Ghosn, a young designer who made his debut in Las Vegas this year, received the Best in Innovative Award for his burger-ring, luxury with irony. The Israeli brand Yvel, won the Best in Pearls award for his baroque pearl ring, the Best in Platinum award went to Heinrich and Denzel, a German brand specializing in jewelery with this metal, and Jade Trau obtained the highest degree of consensus Best in Bridal category. The jeweler of New York Cadar won the Best in Gold prize, while designer Sara Freedenfeld was awarded the Best in Colored Gemstones Below 20K Dollars, and John Hardy the Best in Colored Gemstones Above 20K Dollars. Best in Diamonds Above 20K dollars was touched by Brazilian Fernando Jorge and Best in Men’s Jewelry at Furrer Jacot. Finally, Best in Debuting at Couture deserves Leyla Abdollahi London. Federico Graglia

Pasquale Bruni, collier con diamanti e smeraldo

Henrich and Denzel, bracciale e anello in platino

Giovanni Ferraris, orecchini con diamanti

Garavelli, bracciale in ceramica e diamanti — Garavelli, bracciale in oro e diamanti