The collection of fine jewelry Contes d’Hiver, signed by Van Cleef & Arpels and presented in Russia: the magic of winter in 18 pieces.
After the Russian Revolution of 1917, many exiles were moved to France. And, over time, the link between Russia and Paris became stronger. Among the pleasant aspects of the French capital, the Russians with disposable income had found Van Cleef & Arpels. And it’s for this special bond that unites the French company to the Russians that every two years, a fine jewelry collection is presented in St. Petersburg or Moscow. And so, in 2016 has been the announcement in Russia of the Contes d’Hiver collection that is inspired by the harsh winter, but also to the beauty of the snow and ice. A collection that includes 18 pieces, and is divided like a fairy tale, including snowflakes and flowers hibernated between ice crystals, from the classic edelweiss all’elleboro. There are also those technical virtuosities that made famous the high jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels. Necklace and bracelet Flocons Précieux can be worn comfortably thanks to an ingenious system of springs, of course invisible, which makes the soft white gold sets. The seven rings, instead, are designed with a form already used by the Maison since 1972. Some pieces also have another specialty: can be worn open or closed. In practice, it’s like having two pieces of the same collection. Giulia Netrese
Winter ideas by Ayala Bar jewelry: a hot mix of colors and different materials.
Ayala Bar is the most punctual of the solstice in renewing its collections: the seasons change, so does the jewelry collection of author of the Israeli designers. Remains unchanged, however, the style: necklaces, bracelets, sautoir, pending now are fashioned for the feasts, that is, get ready for shopping before New Year and look forward with confidence to 2017. In short, winter on the notes of color tending to shades of red, amaranth, pink, with some hospitality for green and blue. If they are just to wear for the holidays is a choice of those who purchase them. Certainly not clash even in a different season. Even in this case, the mix of materials, including fabrics, beads, stones, translates into a rather swirling mix. Prices: less than 100 euros for earrings, up to 400 euros for more elaborate necklaces. Giulia Netrese
The precious hours of Chaumet
Chaumet enriches Rondes de Nuit collection with a gold jewel-watch and diamond.
Chaumet, the French Maison on Olympus of the jewelery, a year ago launched its collection dedicated to the Empress Joséphine (we talked about here). Review of history: Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), was the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I from 1796 to 1809. It was, therefore, Empress of the French from 1804 to 1809 and Queen of Italy from 1805 to 1809. But she was also an exceptional style woman and that’s why Chaumet has dedicated a collection of jewelry in white gold and diamonds, plus some colored gemstone. Now the collection, called Rondes de Nuit, is enriched with new pieces, including a jewel-watch that joins the models already present. It’s more a jewel that a watch, even if the dial hands work fine. The cuff that surrounds the wrist is made with the shape of a large chain, with diamond pavé. Among the others new pieces of fine jewelry, including a ring and earrings,are also added those who have already enjoyed a lot of success and a sigh among those who can not buy them. Margherita Donato
Repossi, minimum at maximum
The maximum of the minimum signed by Gaia Repossi: The White Noise Collection.
It’s called White Noise. It is the maximum of the minimum. Or, rather, of minimalism signed Gaia Repossi. The Italian designer who in 2007, at age 21, found herself at the head of the Maison founded by his grandfather in Turin in 1920, he conquered Paris. And in the fall of 2015 he also won the interest of LVMH, the group that became shareholder of the Maison. Thanks to this economic liason, Gaia Repossi has inaugurated the boutique in Place Vendôme, Paris, with a lot of glass and spaces. Where you can admire, by the way, the White Noise Collection. If you like jewelry frills, embroidery and trinkets, for sure you will not be fascinated by this collection that has prices that reach 35,000 Euros (you find them in the captions). On the contrary, if you like the fantasies that run on a single line, the mess orderly, the essential cleaning and repeated up to create a complex shape, then the White Noise collection will be your pleasant torture (if you do not have the money to buy it, of course). She, Gaia Repossi, will remain unruffled at your fainting, because is already thinking about what will draw to surprise you. Alessia Mongrando
After Milan and Rome, the silver bracelets with the inscription Please Return to Tiffany are now also dedicated to Verona, Venice and Florence.
Before Milan. Then, Rome. And now the collection Please Return to Tiffany, inspired by the famous keyring introduced in 1969, is spreading to Italy. After Milan and Rome, in fact, the bracelet get to Verona, Venice and Florence. The history of the pendant with the inscription Please Return to Tiffany was born for the keychain that was sold with a registration number. If lost, the object (and keys) could be reported by Tiffany, that would have identified the owner thanks precisely to that number. The pendant has become then an ornament in itself. The pendants with heart shape and bracelet are made in silver and are produced in limited edition, They are available in Italian boutiques. Prices: charm silver 170 euro (each). Silver bracelet with five pendants: 1,080 euro. They are for sale in boutiques Tiffany & Co. in Milan, Rome, Florence, Venice, Verona and Bologna. Margherita Donato
The garden with butterflies and flowers by Bluespirit. Images and prices of necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
Bluespirit is one of the Morellato Group brands. Unlike the house mother, Bluespirit not only offers cheap lines, but raises the bar with jewels that have some more card to play. For example, it not has primarily jewels made with plated steel, but also silver, yellow gold and white gold, and cubic zirconia embellishing the jewel. This is the case, for example, the Garden collection consists of necklaces, pendants, earrings and a bracelet. The idea of the garden is evoked by the shape of butterflies or flowers. They are jewels that does not try to impress with special effects, but merely fulfill their function necklace can also be worn without problems during the day. Prices range from a minimum of 139 to a maximum of 459 euro. Giulia Netrese
Harry Winston squared
Harry Winston launches a collection named Harry Winston (with its logo).
The logo has now taken the place of the objects on which it is applied. Or, at least, this happens quite often: you buy a brand, rather than what is produced by the company. The jewelry is no exception and this explains the idea of Harry Winston to call a collection HW Logo, bluntly. In short, you buy a jewel, of course, but the real value is added by those two letters that are the initials of Harry Winston. Of course the American Maison, famous for its diamonds, he thought of this line of jewelry not only to sell their own brand, but also to provide rings, necklaces and bracelets wearable and enjoyable. Prices ranging from 2300 to $ 20,000 for the bracelet with diamonds. Gold in the three classic colors and small diamond jewels dotting the area are in the way of tradition. In addition, as mentioned, there is the logo, which is transformed into a decorative element, as it offers the silhouette of an emerald cut stone, which was the favorite of Mr. Harry Wintson, the founder. But there is an innovation: it is the first time that the brand uses the rose gold. Everything changes, even traditions. Alessia Mongrando
More Lamellae for Georg Jensen
The new pieces by Georg Jensen Lamellae collection designed by Zaha Hadid. And a line with Gemfields.
When was spring he surprised everyone with a high-end collection designed by archistar Zaha Hadid, who died a few months later. And for the Georg Jensen autumn he presented another novelty: a limited edition collection of Mobius, born in the sixties, to be supplied only on Amazon, in collaboration with Gemfields. The silver jewelry have a small, embedded Ruby. The Georg Jensen brand has already accomplished 110 years, and from Denmark it has moved between the Emirates and Beijing: in 2012 the company was purchased by entrepreneur David Chu Chinese and Bahrain Investcorp Bank. But even if the property resides abroad, style, culture and the creation of the brand’s products are still Danish. Georg Jensen was known a time especially for objects of silver and stainless steel, while now most of the revenues derives from jewelry, to 43 percent gold. And made in gold is now a new range of jewelery designed by Zaha Hadid: the Lamellae line is made up of many metal blades. When it was presented at Baselworld it was completely made in silver. The new jewelry is in yellow gold or rhodium-plated silver with small diamonds between the slats (price of a bracelet: 33,600 euro). Lavinia Andorno
Silver and flowers for Zoppini with Iris collection, with zircons and pearls Swarovski.
Silver and cubic zirconia, simple shapes and worn everywhere: is the recipe of the Florentine brand Zoppini. It is one of those companies that offer collections in large quantities, to please the broadest possible audience, at a more affordable price possible. But without going down. And here’s a winter collection in which the protagonist is a flower, the Iris, and a blooming prematurely with flowers from bulbs made white zirconia and Swarovski pearls. The collection, which obviously reproduces elements with the shape of the flower, are part of necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets, all made of silver. Prices: from 49 to 210 Euros. Alessia Mongrando
Hermès for a few
The high jewelry by Hermès in three new lines in a limited edition of H B IV collection Continuum.
Continuum is a Latin word that means something that never ends. If the creative vein of Hermès will be inexhaustible we’ll find out. Meanwhile, however, came the fourth collection of fine jewelry, signed by Pierre Hardy, designer most famous for the shoes than the jewelry. The collection H B IV Continuum, however, is original and interesting in many ways. It is divided into several lines (Ombres et Lumiere, Attelage céleste and Feux du ciel), and the impression is that the goal was to satisfy different tastes of customers of several countries of the world. That said, there are some pretty amazing pieces, such as necklace, ring and bracelet with pearls Double Tahitian and Akoya line Ombres et Lumière: a simple design and at the same time complex, rich, but with sobriety despite the size of the jewelry, which are realized in a limited series of eight pieces. Difficult, in short, that happen to meet someone with the same jewel. Alessia Mongrando
Buccellati in Color
Opera Color: you add new pieces from the Renaissance style to collection by Buccellati.
Despite changes in ownership (now the company is part of the Swiss Richemont Group) Buccellati continues on his way. The new features include the Opera collection, launched in 2015 and now extended with new pieces and a line: Opera Color. The starting point is a kind of return to the roots, because Buccellati originated in Florence. Opera is, in fact, inspired by a style, but it would be better to say the culture of the Renaissance. The shape of the elements that make up the series of jewels are in fact those, reworked, which are found in architectural decoration, in the frames, in the paintings of the time and that are part of the company logo. Symmetry, gold, embroidery, light weight, but also wealth: History of art and jewelery are summed up immersed in the style that distinguishes the Maison. Opera Color introduces in the elements of the logo new precious shades thanks to the use of colored stones: lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, onyx, pink opal and Jasper, a variety of quartz. Lavinia Andorno
Giorà, a jewelery brand of Arezzo which was founded by Giovanna Raspini.
Make jewelry in gold country and not to use gold. Yet GiovannaRaspini, classic name of Arezzo, has followed its way to invent and propose a multitude of jewelry machining and high level of creativity. His brand is called Giorà, with an emphasis on “a” final, and is obviously a portmanteau of his name but also a way not to be confused with another Tuscan brand, Giovanni Raspini, the Silver King. She, however, instead of the yellow metal, has chosen the brass or silver, rhodium and later united in marriage with Swarovski crystals. In spite of the beholder with enough jewelry that does not feature topaz and diamonds, well-researched collections of Giora allow to range from large bracelets to earrings that look like lace. The birth of the jewels, of course, is favored by the ecosystem goldsmith who lives around Arezzo. But the realization of the collections would not be possible without the creative input of Joan Raspini. Alessia Mongrando
The new collection of Stroili is as light as a butterfly, images and prices.
Donate jewelry, but without being obliged to take out a mortgage to the bank. It is for those looking for a similar equation that caters Stroili. The brand with the largest chain of stores in Italy (we are at 576) bet on purchases ahead of the Christmas holidays with the collection Petite by Stroili – Autumn Winter 2017. Even without taking from the poetry of the press releases, it is easy to say that the new collection it is ready to hover in the air like a butterfly. The proposed jewels, in fact are inspired by the insect’s favorite jewelry. Although they are usually combined with the springtime, the butterflies are transformed into necklaces, bracelets, rings. With a certain contrast, winter butterflies have the color of snow: shiny silver, which shines even more for the glitter that formed as the icy cobblestones on the jewelery surface. Or there is the brass version, rhodium or pink. Prices: the bracelet in pink glitter brass and costs 39.90 euro. The brass ring rhodium and glitter is priced at 29,90 euro. The rhodium-plated brass earrings and glitter cost 59.90 euro. The necklace with charms in rhodium-plated brass and glitter has a price of 59.90 euro. Giulia Netrese
A collection with jewelry as ice star shape for the winter 2016 by Morellato.
It would be very surprising if different brands of jewelry do not would propose, for the winter, the classic collection with jewelry-shaped crystals of ice or snow. It is a type of jewelry that never fails, both high jewelry or bridge kind, as they say now. Ie jewel affordable. The proposal which is the brand of Morellato factory, Padova brand that is specializing in collections easy to wear. Here, then, the Pura collection, made jewelery in the form of ice crystals. The prices are very cold: pendant with pattern 925 silver star and pavé zirconia costs 99 euros. The silver bracelet 925 ‰ and pavé zirconia costs 199 euros. Dangling earrings with pattern silver star and pavé zirconia has a price of 129 euros, while the ring of the same series is the most affordable piece: 54 euros. Giulia Netrese
(Italiano) Le correnti di Pesavento
Pesavento and the continuous search for new solutions, among technology and jewelery.
In deep of Vicenza area, one of the magical centers of Italian jewelery, works quieter one of the most historic brands: Pesavento, born 1992. Founded by Chiara Carli Marino and Pesavento, the House proposes a series of collections that play well on materials. In addition to Kolong volcanic stone (we talked about here), there is the classic gold-plated silver, with perforations, engravings, bezels, or ceramic, as in the Lux collection. Because the ‘goal is not simply to offer marketable collections to a non-exaggerated price, but also to introduce innovations. The silver, for example, can be reduced into thin strands that are intertwined as in a light cloth. Or the wires used to form bracelets or necklaces compounds with tens of turns of metallic material. The pavé are so thin that they seem to become soft. At the same time, the geometry drawn in the collections are modern, without unnecessary frills. In short, wires and strands, or, if you prefer, currents of thought that intersect like the strings of jewels. The colors used are white silver, gray, shades of pink and brown. Lavinia Andorno
Dinh Van, 40 years in handcuffs
Handcuffs (menottes) around his neck and with the keys (not prison) for 40 years of Dinh Van.
You stand for 40 with handcuffs and happy. More, you take the opportunity to celebrate the anniversary. This is what happens when the handcuffs are those designed by Jean Dinh Van. The French designer of Vietnamese origin has created this model that has withstood the test of time and, indeed, it still multiplies. Although a love in handcuffs (menottes in french) to someone may seem a concept a little coercive, to most of lovers like the idea that the partner is inextricably linked: the concept has been the basis of success, a bit’ as the locks hooked to bridges (but they came much later). The fact is that on that model designed in 1975 the brand Van Dinh still shows off new variations of the original jewel. And now, to celebrate the anniversary, are new necklaces and even a keychain in the shape of handcuffs which, with time, has become more and more rounded and less as police tool. The keychain Menottes, for example, costs 280 Euros, but it has been proposed in a limited edition of 200 pieces per color. It is not meant for hold the keys to a prison. Alessia Mongrando
De Vecchi rejuvenates its silver
The new design silver jewelry by De Vecchi Milano 1935: pictures and prices.
The most important thing, in sports, is to repeat the successes, perhaps improving them. But also in the jewelry the same principle applies: if something goes well, better to continue on the same road, if anything, adding a dash of novelty. And it is the strategy of many Maison, including De Vecchi Milano 1935, which is known to the general public for its designer silvers. In the flagship store in Via Santo Spirito, a short walk from Via Monte Napoleone, the brand has presented the novelties of the season, including those for jewelery lines. New pieces are added to Maracas lines, Torchon, Contrarié, Tubes and Unchained. The silverware is always brilliant and, above all, have a special design, which is the strong point of the house. The Maracas line, for example, expands with a rigid bracelets, earrings and pendant with thin chain. The name comes from the clink, discreet, produced by mobile elements that distinguish the jewelry. We can show price: earrings 575 euro, bracelet 835 euro, necklace 560 euro. Torchon line: are new a rigid bracelet and two rings in different sizes characterized by the same spiral game. Two measures of the rings: one with a 13 mm thickness is priced at 460 euro, to 9 mm 440 euro. The bracelet, however, costs 790 euro. Contrarié: the new pieces are two rings, one oval and one square section. Tubes: the idea is that of a vague reference to ethnic jewelry, but actually are design. Unchained: to necklace chain are joined by two others with geometric plaques, plus a bracelet. Prices: the necklaces costs 900 euros, while the bracelet 395 euro.
The new collection by Stroili is a tribute to fashion: it is called Couture.
Definition of the word couture: “Fashion art; every aesthetic activities and related trade with high-level women’s fashion”. In keeping with this motto, Stroili proposes a new collection called, precisely, Couture. The idea is to bijoux affordable, but with glamor, that they keep pace with fashion. Necklaces, earrings and bracelets are made of pink and glitter brass. In short, they look like you would expect from a jewelry, but without the precious materials of the most expensive jewelry. Is it not exactly what you’d expect in a bijou? Prices: earrings 84,90 euro, the bracelet 79,90, the necklace 64.90, the ring 32,90 euro. Alessia Mongrando
Stephen Webster to pick
The collection Love Me, Love Me Not by Stephen Webster: gold, diamonds, and a question mark.
He/She loves me or loves me not? asks Stephen Webster, the London luxury jeweler but with a rock verve. The question mark is what deep thinking millions of lovers, who according to tradition seek an answer in the case. As? Leafing through the petals of a flower, daisy or other. In the case of the collection of Stephen Webster Love Me, Love Me Not, however, is best not to pull the petals of flowers that make up the jewelry. It would be an overly expensive way to get a response by fate, if is admitted that remove the petals of a flower is an intelligent system to query the feelings of a possible love. That said, you can put aside the name of the collection and wear rings, earrings and bracelets without considering them as an oracle. Made with processed faceted crystals, white or blacks diamonds and gold, jewels cost between 3500 and the 6600 Euros or pounds (at the time the two currencies are equal). The question, maybe, is different: to buy or not to buy? Alessia Mongrando
Stroili proposes a jewelry collection inspired by the exotic island of Mahé.
Mahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, where many would like to spend the winter or, at least, spend a couple of weeks. Perhaps with this in mind Stroili proposes the collection that takes its name tropical island. Mahé has wavy lines, such as the sand or the sea. The wave pattern is then reflected on bracelets, earrings, rings and necklaces, made of brass in the ruthenium and gold colors. The metal is perforated, almost textured, with satin surfaces and glitter, for alternate geometric patterns. The prices of these dreams of marine transported on jewelry: a bracelet costs 89.90 euros, earrings 74.90 euros, necklace 79,90 euros, the ring 32,90 euros. Lavinia Andorno