After Milan, London and New York, Alviero Martini 1A Classe’s navigator points to Via Condotti, a Roman street and temple of shopping. The affordable accessories and jewelery brand offers a line in steel, IP gold steel and IP rose gold steel made up of necklaces, bracelets and earrings with contrasting mother-of-pearl and metal details. The collection is characterized by a minimal design that enhances details. The main element of the line is a round mother-of-pearl pendant with a metal border, which features the 1C monogram in relief in the centre. Combined with a heart engraved with the 1A Classe logo and a charm with crystals, it creates interesting combinations.
The long necklaces in steel (39 euros) and IP gold steel (49) focus on a mother-of-pearl pendant combined with the heart-shaped detail with the 1A Classe logo on the side. They match the mother-of-pearl button earrings with 1C monogram in the steel version (29) and steel with IP gold treatment (39). The bracelets feature the central elements of the line in different compositions. In the first model the mother-of-pearl button, the heart with the 1A Classe logo and the button with crystals hang from a thin steel chain (39), in the groumette knit proposal the three charms are mounted on a rose gold IP chain (49). All necklaces and bracelets feature a custom adjustable clasp.
Tender hearts, but resistant like leather. The accessible jewelry brand Alviero Martini 1A Classe presents for Valentine’s Day with the Love Lane jewelry collection. Like much of the jewelry that intercepts the celebration of lovers, the collection puts the heart design at the center of the design according to the style of the brand, famous for the geographical maps printed on the bags. In this case, the classic Geo Map print on the leather is instead adopted by the jewels. For this reason, the name of the collection remains linked to the theme of travel: Love Lane is a small street in Dublin, known for its explosive colors and the adorable messages written on its walls.
All the jewels in the Love Lane collection are made of steel and are available in multiple variations and colours. Two versions of the necklaces, characterized by a central heart with leather insert and Geo Map print with framed crystals. The first model is in rose gold IP steel with a 40 centimeter chain interspersed with a small tone-on-tone heart (49 euros). In the second model the central heart is supported by an 80 centimeter long steel chain (49 euros).
Two bracelet models, with a leather heart and crystal profile. In the first model the heart is the interval of a thin chain and a small heart engraved with the 1A Classe logo (39 euros). In the second model, the leather heart with Geo Map print becomes a pendant pendant, while the chain is offered in two color variants, steel (49 euros) and IP rose gold steel (59 euros). The rings are available in three sizes, always with the heart in the center and the leather and crystal insert (39 euros). Finally, there are button earrings (19 or 29 euros), also with a heart with leather insert and Geo Map print (39 euros), or pendants (39 euros or 49 euros).
Parties, dinners, drinks, toasts: events with lots of people are occasions for fun and are sometimes accompanied by the worry of wearing jewelery that is too expensive, which can get damaged or, worse, can attract the attention of bad guys. The solution in these cases is to wear quality jewellery. They cost more than the cheap ones on the stalls, but they are also much more beautiful. Not only that: bijoux with pedigree, signed by some famous Maison, such as Trifari, or which have a special history behind them, are also a small investment, because they can be resold.
An example of these ornaments are those of L’Arabesque, a boutique in Milan that offers clothing, accessories, but also bijoux de couture and costume jewellery. To celebrate in complete tranquility, sautoirs, necklaces, brooches, necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings are offered, in silver and non-silver, in semi-precious stones and synthetic gems. The bijoux includes pieces by master bijoutiers of the twentieth century.
L’Arabesque is an idea born in 2010 on the initiative of Chichi Meroni, it is located in the center of Milan and combines design, fashion, hard-to-find books, perfumes and a collection of French bijoux de couture and American costume jewellery.
What to give to a woman? A survey reveals it
What’s the ideal gift for a woman? A global survey reveals that women’s favorite gift is…♦︎
What gift do women appreciate most? Since you are reading a gioiellis.com page you have already guessed the answer. But someone might have had some doubts about it. A survey conducted some time ago on a global scale by JewelStreet, a community of independent designers, cleared up any possible questions. Ok, the source is interested in what the results of the survey were, but the numbers seem clear. And, among other things, the survey did not limit itself to indicating generically what women’s favorite gift is, but also went as far as specifying the type.
The platform, therefore, promoted a survey to find out which gifts are most appreciated by the female public. Result: the study revealed that a piece of jewelery is the most appreciated gift by 58% of women. Next in the ranking are tickets for a show (30%), perfume (23%) and a dinner at a restaurant (15%).
The survey also focused on which type of jewelery is most appreciated: 57% of those interviewed hope to receive earrings as a gift. Ear jewelry, therefore, is the most popular type. Followed by necklaces (42%), bracelets (30%) and rings (26%).
By the way, the survey also identified what women, at least those interviewed, do not want to receive. In first place is (surprise) chocolate (31% of women do not appreciate a gift of this type). Even flowers are not so popular (17% of women don’t want them), as are underwear (17%). Not to mention household appliances or tools such as vacuum cleaners and kitchen accessories. So, if you have doubts about what to give a woman, now you have the answer.
The Amabile Jewels Puzzle
Giving a puzzle as a gift can be fun for those who love the genre. But the gift is probably more appreciated than the puzzle is also a jewel. Like those presented by Amabile Jewels with its Puzzle line. The bijoux have a shape inspired by the tiles that make up the classic pastime and, at the same time, retain a symbolic function: two different elements that come together immediately bring to mind the relationship of a couple or friendship.
Necklace or bracelet are made with a mother-of-pearl enamel detail, on silver or gold-plated silver. The Lovli earring with chain allows you to create different looks: you can wear it in a single hole keeping the bow on the lobe and the long chain, or pass it through several holes to create a spiral on the ear.
The Amabile brand was founded in 2020 by Martina Strazzer, just twenty years old. The jewels are made of 925 silver and gold plated. To make himself known he uses social media such as TikTok, where he has 1.5 million followers, with entertaining content using the emotional marketing strategy, with the aim of involving customers in a story. In 2022 Amabile had a turnover of 4 million euros with a forecast of 10 million for 2023.
The Parisian style of Lise Vanrycke
Lise Ferreira Vanrycke is a young designer born in Paris, “in the heart of the 9 arrondissement”, she explains. But she has Portuguese blood in her veins: she is the daughter of a father from the Algarve, while her mother is from Aveiro, a city on the west coast of Portugal. Vanrycke is instead the name of her husband. Lise It has a very pleasant, linear, clean, modern style. But at the same time hot. Graduated in applied arts in the French capital, she had the ambition to become a painter or photographer. She instead she created the Vanrycke brand in 2000 after having participated in some shows, while she was taking her first steps in the world of jewelry.
After exhibiting the jewelry in a salon, she almost simultaneously received an order from Japan and she realized that her professional life would be in jewelry design. The designer feels very Parisian and so is her style: refined, cultured, rich. But also accessible. If you like them, her jewels, which are sold all over the world (in Paris, in particular, also at Bon Marché and Galeries Lafayette, but also at Harrods, in London), can also be found online.
The Finnish brand Kalevala Jewelry presents, among others, the Kosmos collection designed by the Italian Antonio Mazzamauro ♦
The big chill jewelry. Or, if you prefer, the favorite jewelry by the Finns. Kalevala Jewelry is one of the most popular brands ever in the Scandinavian country. The company has a long history: it was founded by a writer, Elsa Heporauta, in 1930, in a fairly random fashion. In fact, her goal was to raise funds to erect a statue in honor of the Finnish woman.
Elsa and other women have decided to make and sell jewelry inspired by those from the Viking era. They started with the selection of 40 models from the historical collections of the National Museum of Finland. The first collection was in 1937 and debuted at a tea party with the First Lady of Finland, Kaisa Kallio. But the Second World War interrupted the project. The company, however, was reborn in 1947 and the brand has focused on new designers. The business took off. This is not a small craft brand: is a company that produces jewelry with Nordic design, but mass. With some differences, it is a kind of Ikea of jewels. Everything, however, is produced in Finland, bronze, silver or gold. With the success the dream of Elsa Heporauta finally came true and the statue of the Finnish woman resides in the premises of Kalevala jewelry factory in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki. If you like, the jewelry are also sold online.
Roots in China, Parisian style, business in Australia: Michelle Zhang, together with her brother Hervé, launched the bijoux brand Zag in 2009. Raised in the heart of Paris, the designer offers a mix of all the places and cultures that cross the life of the family with bijoux made in surgical stainless steel (316 L) and plated with gold to make them hypoallergenic, nickel-free and resistant to oxidation. Gold plating is obtained by ionization, with a technique which consists in fixing the precious metal by spraying it on a jewel placed under vacuum. The steel is cut and laser engraved with a technique that allows you to make all kinds of shapes and engravings on rings, bracelets, pendants and earrings.
In addition to using metal composed of an alloy that incorporates more than 10.5% chromium, to increase resistance to oxidation and rust, the bijoux are also often made with semi-precious stones cut in the company’s laboratories in China. The bijoux brand, which sells online and in boutiques in Europe and Australia, has also landed at international fairs such as Vicenzaoro.
Design, technology, innovation. They are three elements in one in the design of Laura Santi, who founded the Ellesanti brand in Padua. Where Elle stands for the initial of Laura, but also for the feminine personal pronoun she, in French. Laura Santi, like other designers, also began her professional life in another world. She graduated in Occupational Psychology and worked as a consultant in human resources and business organization for various companies and public bodies. Since 2005 she has branched out into the fields of design, graphic design, product packaging and marketing and has created home accessories, but also jewellery.
The Ellesanti brand arrived a couple of years ago. The brand focuses entirely on simplicity, geometry, precision. The materials used are simple, for example rubber for multi-strand necklaces, or rhodium-plated or gilded brass together with silver elements. But also chains in simple malleable steel wire. The latest collection is inspired by Light and Lightness, and was presented at the Milan Design Week at Bottega Brera, in the main courtyard of the Pinacoteca, together with an installation with a dress made of very fine organza fabric, suspended in the center of the exhibition space.
Desire, according to the definition found in the dictionary, is an acute feeling of need to achieve or obtain what is believed to be indispensable for the satisfaction of one’s physical needs, in particular referring to the sexual or spiritual sphere. And who in the world has no desires? Indeed, desires are usually much more numerous than we can satisfy. But there is one aspect that knows (almost) no limits in achieving desires: that of jewels. True, the very expensive ones are perhaps unattainable, but the wishes concerning more easily accessible jewels can be satisfied.
Perhaps Brosway was thinking of this when he launched the Desideri collection. The collection consists of steel chains in natural color, or with a golden finish made up of many small spheres. Blue, white or purple cubic zirconia are also added to bracelets and necklaces. Desires that can be achieved with a budget limited to 24, 29 or 39 euros.
Boccadamo is increasingly green
Is it possible to create green jewels even if they are other colors? It is the path that more and more companies are taking, convinced and aware that the aspect of environmental impact is no longer secondary, even in the choice of who buys. Boccadamo, a company specialized in affordable bijoux based in Frosinone, has also decided to follow a green path. Pushing on a decisive turn towards sustainability is the owner of the company, Tonino Boccadamo, who claims attention to the green ahead of its time, that is, already present for several years. Now the company has decided to underline the stages of the journey that began in 2013, with the decision to invest in photovoltaic systems.
The panels were used to use clean energy and make production self-sufficient, limiting energy supplies and reducing carbon dioxide emissions during plant operation, with minimal environmental impact. Then, Boccadamo also decided to use recycled silver and bronze, choosing certified suppliers, companies of reference in the trade, recovery and refining of precious metals, which have accreditations and certifications obtained from the main national and international authorities, concerning product quality , process, attention to the environment and safety.
Gold and silver are materials that can be recycled indefinitely, without losing their quality. The use of recycled silver and bronze, underlines the company, for Boccadamo jewels involves a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, water consumption and other impacts on the environment, since the use of recycled metals requires a much lower amount of resources than those extracted. Furthermore, the percentage of extracted silver still used for Boccadamo creations comes from transparent extractive mines, which respect and protect workers’ rights and encourage responsible commercial practices. The Chain of Custody and Code of Practice (CoP) certifications of the Responsible Jewelery Council (RJC), held by Boccadamo suppliers, constitute a guarantee of the integrity of the products and materials used, allowing the company to know the complete history of how they have been sourced, tracked and processed, from mine to retail. Finally, the crystals and semi-precious stones used do not contain lead and are all certified nickel free.
Two sisters from Bologna with a passion for design. Una (Allegra Trento) who worked in the fashion world in Amsterdam. The other (Michela Trento), specialized in graphics and design. Together they launched 12 Pm, a fashion jewelry brand that aims to revitalize stories, styles and trends with a license to range from the world of vintage to art deco, from the Victorian period to that of art nouveau. All a close relationship with the fashion world. The collections are also the result of a special design: each jewel is first designed within a comic strip, Michela’s specialty, and they become part of a story.
The jewels have generous volumes and a recognizable design. They are made of bronze or gold-dipped brass, but also with inserts in printed python skin, hand-engraved from Volterra alabaster, a white-colored stone of the gods that has the property of being easily worked, or with the addition of an amethyst. The prices are very low, in line with the genre.
Bullet, but peaceful. Indeed, to be exhibited without fear of arousing reactions. Because the Bullets proposed by Brosway are those of a collection of five bracelets. The brand of the Bros Manifatture group offers a series of bracelets made up of large beads of natural stones, such as malachite, Botswana agate, red jasper, lapis lazuli or onyx, mounted on steel wires with finishes matching the stones. The size of the bracelets is designed to be suitable for a male wrist, but nothing prevents a woman from wearing them.
The Bullet bracelets have a price that does not exceed 40 euros, except for the agate model, which reaches 59 euros. Also for the male audience, the company offers the bracelets from the Material collection, which use woven leather, steel and stones such as lapis lazuli, tiger’s eye or onyx.
Raffaele and Francesco Palma a dozen years ago added the business of a brand, Paviè, to the management of the family jewelery in the center of Ottaviano (Naples). The brand represents a line of bijoux aimed at a fashionable female target, attentive to novelties, but also to prices. Paviè earrings, necklaces and rings are available at a very affordable price, with the idea of offering bijoux that can be changed often without too many problems. To contain costs, Paviè uses resins worked with artisan techniques, Swarovski crystals and brass, but also silver.
The type of material used also allows us to propose a large number of models, including earrings with cubic zirconia, crystals or resin, which are suitable for the creation of classic or more fashionable shapes. The brand has also organized an online shop to reach the widest possible audience. The brand was also present at the winter edition of Vicenzaoro.
The latest news of Ultima Edizione
Bijoux and silver jewelery with the addition of white or colored cubic zirconia: they are the proposes are by brand Ultima Edizione ♦ ︎
Who knows if Alberto Goffi, who founded Ultima Edizione in 1987, had a vocation as a journalist? In any case, the Brescia-based brand is launching two collections of bijoux every year, or perhaps it would be better to say two editions, which are on display in the showroom in Corso Venezia, in the heart of Milan. From the costume jewelery, the brand moved on to the production of silver jewelery, distributed through a sales network that includes Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, which has more than 500 customers worldwide.
The jewels are, as mentioned, in 925 silver, but with elaborate shapes and with a wide use of zircons, white and colored with the shades of tourmalines, or hard stones and mother-of-pearl in all shades. Silver is also available in a gold-plated version in yellow or rosé tones. In short, something more than just bijoux.
Crystals and bijoux, a close-knit couple. It is therefore normal that on the occasion of Valentine’s Day all the brands of fashion jewelry, that is jewels that focus on the shape rather than on the precious material, take the field to please couples or, more precisely, to suggest a gift to be presented on the 14th. February, Valentine’s Day. Boccadamo, a company specializing in whimsical and high-impact bijoux, suggests taking a look at collections such as Caleida, Sharada and Allegra, classic lines of the Lazio brand.
They are bijoux with sinuous volumes and pendants with a heart-shaped design, with details in cubic zirconia and crystals in soft nuances. The heart shape, for example, is used by the Caleida line. Sharada focuses on the briolette, teardrop cut of its colored crystals with cubic zirconia details. Finally, the Allegra collection focuses on light with a palette of colors which, also in this case, underline the heart-shaped cut.
New hearts are waiting to be celebrated, pampered, warmed up. They are those of those who are preparing to celebrate February 14, the feast of lovers. Maybe with a little gift that helps. Like the one proposed by the Italian brand Opsobjects: the bijoux of the Glitter Heart jewelery line sparkle thanks to the brilliant heart. The line includes a necklace of 40 centimeters and adjustable up to 45, composed of a thin chain with an oval-shaped link and with a heart-shaped pendant in the center, with glitter detail. The steel pendant (28 euros) is also available in the version with yellow gold-colored PVD treatment (32 euros).
The collection also offers bracelets, also characterized by an oval link chain and a central heart-shaped pendant with glitter. The bracelets are offered in a steel version (22 euros) and in steel with yellow gold PVD treatment (26 euros). The wrist bijoux have a length of 17 cm adjustable up to 20 cm.
Art lover, model, traveller. But, above all, one of the signatures in the world of Parisian bijoux: Aurélie Bidermann has traveled extensively in South America and India. But it was her studies in art history in New York and Paris that prompted the designer to work first as an art historian in the impressionist and contemporary art departments of Sotheby’s. But gemology studied in Antwerp, talismans and art nouveau pushed Aurélie Bidermann towards the world of jewelry. His first creations and her brand are from 2004.
An imaginative, informal style, defined as boho, was immediately liked by the Parisians. In 2010 Aurélie Bidermann began selling her bijoux online and in 2012 she opened her first shop on the Rive Gauche, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, followed by another on the opposite bank of the Seine. They are bijoux that favor a cheerful creativity, made with a simple gold plating, with the use of materials such as bakelite. Among the celebrities who have worn her bijoux are Kate Moss, Lou Doillon, Sharon Stone and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
The most famous street in New York is Fifth Avenue. It is the great luxury shopping street, where the boutique windows sparkle and where, of course, the prices are adequate to the standard of contemporary luxury. There is, however, a possibility to wear a Fifth Avenue jewel without spending too much. The miracle happens if you wear the bijoux collection that has the same name, that is Fifth Avenue, signed Alviero Martini First Class. The collection is part of a series of fashion bijoux lines dedicated to famous locations around the world. It is not strange: years ago the Italian brand became famous for its bags with geographical maps. And a few months ago it has expanded its offer to the world of bijoux.
Fifth Avenue jewelry includes long chains with pendants, bracelets and bangles, rings and earrings of a certain size. They are all made of silver and then plated in yellow gold, with the addition of cubic ziconia crystals. Inside the bijoux there is the 1C monogram of the house.
It produces about 3,000 bijoux a year: large, colorful, whimsical and sold all over the world. It is the activity of Thot Gioielli, a company from Chiuduno, a town near Bergamo (Italy). In a dozen years the founder, Susanna Lissignoli, has brought the brand to a solid position in the designer costume jewelery market. The designer bought old brass filigrees in Paris and brought them to Tuscany, near Arezzo, for a process that was then completed in Milan, where the setting with glass beads, rhinestones, resins or brass spheres took place. Not only that: she also uses vintage bijoux that are reworked and become almost unique pieces, often of large dimensions.
The autobiography describes the entrepreneur as the daughter of a collector of antique jewels, who from an early age cultivated an attraction for stones and metals, a passion for travel, art and fashion studies. Another passion is for history, which also inspires the creation of bijoux. And the brand name? It is inspired by Thot, an Egyptian divinity who transforms lead into gold and is depicted with a round headdress that metaphorically represents the ring, the precious object, but at the same time the circularity of the ring represents faith. Thot, according to the designer, metaphorically wants to unite several religions, the East with the West.