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Wwake’s light philosophy

Published on August 4, 2023

Anello in oro 14 carati con tormalina green, diamante, opale

Rihanna wore a Wwake necklace to the Grammys a few years ago. She was a surprise especially for Wing Yau, a Vancouver-born designer who works and lives in Brooklin, New York. Her small, but now well-established Maison specializes in small, light and refined jewels, which have met with success above all among young women. In reality, however, the designer has an artistic background: she studied sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design, while her childhood reminds her full of travels between the Pacific and South America, with a special passion for art and anthropology.

Orecchini in oro giallo riciclato, opale e diamanti — Earrings in recycled yellow gold, opal and diamonds

From art galleries and artists, Wing has moved on to jewelry – a way to celebrate sculpture on a smaller scale. In September 2013 she launched her first line of thin and airy jewelry with diamonds and opal, a stone that, she says, obsesse her. Her delicate 14-karat gold jewelry has also been liked by celebrities such as, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson, Solange and Zoe Kravitz. Wing Yau is also part of the Jewelry Industry Summit, Ethical Metalsmiths, Fairmined Gold Licensees.

Orecchini in oro 14 carati con opale, diamanti baguette, zaffiri — 14K gold earrings with opal, baguette diamonds, sapphires

Collana in oro giallo 14 carati, diamanti e tre opali — Necklace in 14K yellow gold, diamonds and three opals

Anello Microwave in oro e diamanti — Microwave ring in gold and diamonds

Collana in oro giallo 14 carati, diamanti, perle e opali — Necklace in 14K yellow gold, diamonds, pearls and opals

Orecchino a bottone in oro 14 carati e diamante — Stud earring in 14K gold and diamond

Collana in oro giallo 14 carati, diamanti, perle e tre opali — Necklace in 14K yellow gold, diamonds, pearls and three opals

Collana Rhodes in oro 10 carati — Rhodes necklace in 10K gold

Gigi Ferranti, jewels-architecture in Brooklyn

Published on February 3, 2023

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Anello impilabile in oro, diamanti, granati

The classical architectural lines merged in the jewelery of Gigi Ferranti ♦ ︎

The name is Gigi Ferranti, but her name is Gina. No gender confusion: Gina Ferranti is the designer who founded the Gigi Ferranti brand, in Brooklyn, New York. The designer has Italian origins, but is now perfectly American, even if she does not forget her childhood. She started working in the fashion industry, but then graduated in gemology and worked for David Yurman, precisely in the selection of quality control of stones. An activity that has served a lot for its jeweler activity, which began in 2015.

Gina defines herself as a Renaissance woman, because she has many passions and many skills.

14k white gold full pave stacking band with blue sapphire and black rhodium finish — Anello impilabile della collezione Lucia in oro bianco rodiato nero e zaffiri

For example, she is an expert in architecture, and in her jewelry she transfers some of the geometric lines typical of the structure of the buildings, in particular the classical ones, with pediments and columns. She loves the classic style, whether it is the ancient Greece or the architecture of Palladio. Needless to say, he loves symmetry and care of proportions. Another aspect that loves is the ability to stack the jewels. The rings with the zigzag profile are an example.

Anello in oro bianco, perla South Sea, zaffiri, diamanti

Anello della collezione Portofino in oro 14 carati, diamanti, zaffiri, smeraldi

Bracciale in oro 14 carati con zaffiri, tsavorite

Collana in oro e diamanti con pendente lettera R

Orecchini della collezione Lucia in oro e diamanti

Stone’s fantasies by Stephen Dweck

Published on January 15, 2023

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Anello con opale di fuoco sfaccettato, citrino, oro 18 carati

Stones from around the world, also little known, in creative mix of Stephen Dweck ♦

He participated in the event organized in New York by the CFDA, the association which brings together 508 American designers, including 82 jewelers. He was born in Brooklyn, and so he had felt at home. Stephen Dweck is the kind of designer jewelry that has an artistic vocation: painter and sculptor, Stephen decided to use his creative vision to make jewelry.

Anello con quarzo rutilato, madreperla, citrino, rodonite, tormalina e quarzo cognac

He has already had a career that began in the eighties, but has not ceased to renew itself. It makes jewelry with a fresh style and, at the same time, literary. The Stephen Dweck’s love for nature in all its forms has led him also to collect many different types of minerals, stones that are barely known and which give a unique appearance to its collections. Not surprisingly that is was been defined as a novelist of the stones, which he collects around the world, during his travels. So, he says, the first question that they make is: Where did you get this stone? But it really is not so important “where” what counts is the result.

Anello in argento con ametista, quarzo, abalone, fosfosiderite

Anello in oro con quarzo rutilato, ematite e gemme colorate

Orecchini intaggliati a mano con opale rosa, agata nera, quarzo rutilato, tormalina rosa, diamanti, oro 18 carati

Anello con opale, tormalina, zaffiri e diamanti su oro 8 carati — Anello con opale, tormalina, zaffiri e diamanti su oro 18 carati

Anello con rubellite di 3,4 carati, diamanti, oro 18 carati

The present in the past of Storrow Jewelry

Published on July 15, 2022

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Ciondolo in oro 14 carati con crisoprasio

Looking for jewelry and then realizing that it is more fun to make it yourself. It is the story of Jennifer Koche, who founded Storrow Jewelry in Brooklin, New York. By profession, the designer spent 13 years as a jewelry buyer for luxury retailers such as Saks or Barneys. She was looking for vintage pieces in fairs and antique shops. Jewels of the past, but capable of communicating a sensation even in the present. In particular, Jennifer Koche developed a passion for jewelry from the Victorian era, that is, approximately from the second half of the nineteenth century. In particular, pendants, pendants and medals, but also rings.

A passion born thanks to a girl, when she went with her mother to visit the antique dealers in Boston. Most of Storrow’s jewels are meant to be attached to chains, bracelets, necklaces, possibly in a heterogeneous way. They are made of 14 karat gold with the addition of enamel or stones such as diamonds, opal, aquamarine, chrysoprase, moonstone, turquoise and pearls.

Anello Anna a cuore, in oro 14 carati e opale rosa

Medaglione con acquamarina e diamanti su oro 14 carati

Ciondolo con luna in oro, pietra luna e diamanti

Anello Eloise in oro con calcedonio, madre perla, turchese

CIondolo Florence Military Emblem in oro e smalto con diamanti

Ciondolo Lillian in oro con smeraldi, perle, smalto nero

Candies by Ippolita

Published on June 7, 2021

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Ippolita is the brand founded in New York in 1999 by the Italian-origin artist and designer Ippolita Rostagno. The brand has collaborated with the Brooklyn Museum and with the American painter Will Cotton to create a very playful jewelry collection. In fact, jewelry and art often go together. The aesthetic theme of the collection, in this case, are candies and sweets. For example, there is an 18-karat gold cluster necklace with four glass and ceramic pendants. 50% of the proceeds go to the Brooklyn Museum.

Cakes and marshmallows, also subjects for the works of Will Cotton, are transformed into jewels rings in the shape of colored candies and mints. There are diamond pavé rings, but also simple blue, green, yellow and red opaque glass rings set on a thin 18K gold band, reminiscent of gummy candies. There is also a peppermint ring in 18-karat gold and limited edition ceramic with the colors of the Italian flag, Ippolita’s country of origin.

Anello in oro 18 carati e vetro opaco rosso

Caitlin Mociun, from the world to New York

Published on December 1, 2020

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Orecchini pendenti con azzurrite, malachite e zaffiri

The unique jewels by the designer Catlin Mociun, made in New York ♦

Caitlin Mociun recounts that she started a journey at the age of 12, spending six years throughout Asia and Europe, with extended stays in Malaysia and Prague. Of her childhood in California, she recalls the time spent pretending to be a appaloosa. Up to Rhode Island School of Design, in New York. She it stopped there and now has a boutique in Brooklyn. First, for the truth, she designed clothes.

But after she is passed from textiles to jewelry, and now is known for its rings one-of-a-kind, with many stones, often ancient diamonds and rare gems such as sapphires bicolor. In the shop she presents her jewelry alongside handmade pottery and other household items, always unique. In 2014 she won a special mention at the American Gem Trade Association’s Spectrum Awards. Her style? She describes herself as a follower of the design principles of the Bauhaus school: elegance and simplicity. But surprising. She also like to point out that her jewelry is made by artisans regularly contracted and that the stones are remains of antiques as is possible. Mociun also recycles scrap metal, so use them in subsequent pieces. Her idea is that everything can be repaired, also a gem. Matilde de Bounvilles

Anello con cristallo e turchesi iraniani

Orecchini Sole Rosso in oro e corniola brasiliana

Jewels on Del Vecchio shirts

Published on October 31, 2016

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Brooks Brothers, historic American company of Claudio Del Vecchio property, buy the brand of Alexis Bittar jewelry.
Above the Brooks Brothers shirts they will wear jewelry by Alexis Bittar. It is an Italian-American affair that concluded in New York. Brooks Brothers is personal property of Claudio De Vecchio, first son (of the six had by three different wives) of Leonardo Del Vecchio, the largest shareholder in the eyewear giant Luxottica. And to direct the operations of the clothing group is his son Matthew, with a past at McKinsey and Goldman Sachs. Brooks Brothers, one of the historic names of stars and stripes, through its subsidiary Carolee acquired Alexis Bittar, the jewelry brand based in the borough of Brooklyn. It is not the first move in the jewels of the famous brand for the button-down shirts. Brooks Brothers has purchased Carolee in 2001, and develops and markets licensed jewelry trademarks Lauren by Ralph Lauren, ABS by Allen Schwartz, Trina Turk. But you can not buy jewelry Alexis Bittar in the clothing shops of group: “Our strategy is to maintain a jewelry division wholly owned but independently, with property lines as Carolee and Alexis Bittar, and licensed brands,” stated Matteo del Vecchio. In short, the jewelry do not will mix with the fabrics. At the moment. But the idea “could potentially be explored in the future,” concluded enigmatic Del Vecchio. Federico Graglia

Collana di cristallo Panther. Prezzo: 225 dollari

Orecchini con borchie. Prezzo: 125 dollari

Claudio Del Vecchio (a sinistra), con il ceo di Amazon, Jeff Bezos

Collana con perle coltivate. Prezzo: 417 dollari

Bracciale Musa d'oro, con borchie. Prezzo: 245 dollari — Bracciale Musa d’oro, con borchie. Prezzo: 245 dollari

Anello Panther, con cristalli neri,. Prezzo: 295 dollari

Guerriero urbano, ciondolo. Prezzo: 245 dollari