Cindy Chao

The new Black Label by Cindy Chao




Cindy Chao is one of the few artists lent to jewelry. She designs and produces no more than 15 pieces a year of her Black Label Masterpiece line. They are pieces of high jewelry that end up exhibited in museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Smithsonian in Washington, DC and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, or are disputed by collectors. Memorable jewels, created not only with an unparalleled artistic touch, but also with the use of refined techniques and innovative materials. The latest creations, among other things, coincided with the appointment as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in Paris, a prestigious award, which France wanted to assign to the Taiwanese designer who found artisans in the French capital. capable of translating his ideas into jewels.

Spilla con zaffiro stellato cabochon dello Sri Lanka non scaldato, circa 49,12 carati, diamanti bianchi e gialli, smeraldi, tsavoriti, titanio, oro bianco 18 carati
Spilla con zaffiro stellato cabochon dello Sri Lanka non scaldato, circa 49,12 carati, diamanti bianchi e gialli, smeraldi, tsavoriti, titanio, oro bianco 18 carati

Cindy Chao is the first jewelry designer to receive this award. The new jewels are of an exceptional refinement. Like the pair of earrings with brown diamonds for 25 carats and maple wood: a bold innovation. Or the Seine Morning bracelet, with a 50 carat sugar loaf cut cornflower blue Sri Lankan sapphire, white, yellow diamonds, sapphires, pink garnets, and white, yellow and pink gold. In short, jewels to be admired as sculptures.
Orecchini Foliage
Orecchini Foliage

Spilla a forma di piuma con 39 diamanti incastonati taglio cuscino e  gemme colorate per un totale di 83 carati
Spilla a forma di piuma con 39 diamanti incastonati taglio cuscino e gemme colorate per un totale di 83 carati
Orecchini su legno di acero con due diamanti per circa 50 carati, sfera ottaedrica di diamanti, zaffiro grigioverde, granato, titanio, oro 18 carati
Orecchini su legno di acero con due diamanti per circa 50 carati, sfera ottaedrica di diamanti, zaffiro grigioverde, granato, titanio, oro 18 carati
Morning Dew Green Rattan, orecchini con due diamanti bianchi taglio cuscino, 13 carati ciascuno, due diamanti bianchi per 4 carati, 14 smeraldi colombiani per 16 carati, zaffiri grigio blu, zaffiri grigio verdi, granati, Titanio, oro bianco 18 carati
Morning Dew Green Rattan, orecchini con due diamanti bianchi taglio cuscino, 13 carati ciascuno, due diamanti bianchi per 4 carati, 14 smeraldi colombiani per 16 carati, zaffiri grigio blu, zaffiri grigio verdi, granati, Titanio, oro bianco 18 carati

Spilla a forma di nastro in oro 18 carati, zaffiri, rosa, diamanti
Spilla a forma di nastro in oro 18 carati, zaffiri, rosa, diamanti

Bracciale Seine Morning, con zaffiro dello Sri Lanka blu fiordaliso taglio pan di  zucchero da 50 carati, diamanti bianchi, gialli, zaffiri, granati rosa, oro bianco, giallo e rosa 18 carati
Bracciale Seine Morning, con zaffiro dello Sri Lanka blu fiordaliso taglio pan di
zucchero da 50 carati, diamanti bianchi, gialli, zaffiri, granati rosa, oro bianco, giallo e rosa 18 carati

Cindy Chao con la medaglia di Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Cindy Chao con la medaglia di Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres







Tefaf online with high jewelry




Tefaf New York Fall, a fair of precious and antiques, will be online this year due to the health emergency (1-4 November, with a preview on 30-31 October, 300 exhibitors). At Tefaf, in addition to the rookies we wrote about here, there are prominent jewelers, such as Hong Kong artist-designer Wallace Chan, Hemmerle, Cindy Chao, Taffin, Otto Jakob, as well as jewelry from past designers such as Suzanne Belperron.

Pendente a nappa con perle di Hemmerle
Pendente a nappa con perle di Hemmerle

European jewelry is represented by Hemmerle, a great Maison in Munich that combines the avant-garde with luxury. Refined shapes, surprising combinations of materials are the ingredients of Hemmerle’s jewels. Among the jewels present at Tefaf online, there is a pendant with tassel composed of small natural pearls suspended from a base of silver and white gold, paved with diamonds. The cord is made from smoky quartz beads knitted using a nearly extinct Austrian technique revived from the early 19th century of woven precious gem beads. Each bead is cut and carved and pierced by hand. Otto Jakob also comes from Germany, specializing in small jewels with floral or animal themes. He often uses gold and enamel together with colored stones.

Pendente di Otto Jakob
Pendente di Otto Jakob

French, but a long time resident in New York, James Taffin de Givenchy is another refined jeweler present in the Tefaf review. It is difficult to frame Taffin’s jewels and his Maison in a single style: they are truly out of the ordinary. Like the necklace with large tanzanite accompanied by black pebbles on platinum and rose gold. Really unique.
Taffin, collana con tanzanite e ciottoli
Taffin, collana con tanzanite e ciottoli

From the East, Hong Kong, comes another jeweler-artist always present at Tefaf: Wallace Chan, who presents a brooch in the shape of a butterfly. It is a jewel that highlights Wallace Chan’s fantasy and superfine technique, which uses titanium to maintain the lightness of the jewel. For example, the gemstones on the butterfly’s wings are angled to convey a sense of life and movement. The butterfly also houses an 8.24-carat imperial topaz used for the body of the butterfly, with two emeralds at the end. The brooch also includes rubies, yellow diamonds, orange sapphires, tsavorite garnets and set diamonds. Also from Hong Kong, Cindy Chao (who was born in Taiwan) brings her pieces of high jewelry.For example, the Black Label Masterpiece III Green Plumule 2020 brooch, made with 487 emeralds (17 of these from Colombia) different shapes and sizes, for a total of 172.58 carats.
Spilla farfalla In Love with Spring di Wallace Chan
Spilla farfalla In Love with Spring di Wallace Chan

Cindy Chao, spilla  Masterpiece III Green Plumule Brooch
Cindy Chao, spilla Masterpiece III Green Plumule Brooch

Collana in oro e diamanti di Suzanne Belperron, in vendita da Siegelson
Collana in oro e diamanti di Suzanne Belperron, in vendita da Siegelson

Orecchini di Taffin in giada su platino e oro, con ceramica e zaffiri
Orecchini di Taffin in giada su platino e oro, con ceramica e zaffiri







Tefaf’s new jewelers  

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Many debuts, including two Italians, at Tefaf New York Fall, the prestigious fair of precious and antiques that this year, due to coronavirus, will be online. The two italian news are Gismondi 1754 and Vendorafa. The online fair organized by the European Fine Art Foundation (1-4 November plus a preview 30-31 October, 300 exhibitors) includes a large group of famous jewelers, such as Hong Kong artist-designer Wallace Chan, Hemmerle, Cindy Chao, Taffin, Otto Jakob. We talk about it in another article. But it’s also interesting see who the new jewelers are.

Bracciale della collezione Genesi di Gismondi 1754
Bracciale della collezione Genesi di Gismondi 1754

One of the novelties is represented by Gismondi 1454, which will present the Genesi collection, with jewels that are inspired by the helical spiral of the Nautilus shell. In fact, the Maison is from Genoa, a seaside city. The jewels, in fact, are inspired by the fossils seen by the Ceo Massimo Gismondi at the Natural History Museum. The jewels are composed of 18k rose gold strands that describe soft ellipses, paved with diamonds and topped and drop-shaped white ceramic with gold edges.
Anello Onda di Vendorafa
Anello Onda di Vendorafa

The other Italian brand debuting, the Maison of Valenza Vendorafa, offers its classic gold creations, such as the Onda ring. The jewel features a typical Vendorafa workmanship, with hammered yellow gold together with a polished finish band and a line of small diamonds on the edge.
Pod ring di Nicholas Liou con un diamante blu-verde e diamanti bianchi
Pod ring di Nicholas Liou con un diamante blu-verde e diamanti bianchi

From the East, however, the new entry is Nicholas Lieou, a high-end jewelry designer based in Hong Kong. We already saw her jewels last year in GemGèneve, but theis fair won’t be held this year. Nicholas Lieou started out as an apprentice for London-based jeweler Shaun Leane. And he was also design director for high-end bespoke jewelry for Tiffany & Co. He has recently launched a capsule collection in collaboration with Sotheby’s Diamonds: one of the jewels he presents is the Pod Ring, with a fancy cushion-cut diamond in color 4.40 carat bluish-green surrounded by a pavé of white diamonds on platinum.
Orecchini Pearl Raind di Tatiana Verstraeten
Orecchini Pearl Raind di Tatiana Verstraeten

Finally, another new name for Tefaf is that of Tatiana Verstraeten, a Belgian designer who prefers jewels with long fringes, such as the earrings with a shower of pearls of the image on this page. Tatiana practiced at Chanel under the supervision of Karl Lagerfeld and acquired the secrets of French master craftsmen. A year ago she opened a showroom on Place Vendôme and, as if that were not enough, she allocated part of the proceeds from the sale of her fringed earrings to UN Women France, with the aim of promoting gender equality and the emancipation of women. women. Cate Blanchett and Eva Longoria, who bought her jewelry, appreciate it. Federico Graglia
Massimo Gismondi
Massimo Gismondi

Nicholas Lieou
Nicholas Lieou

Tatiana Verstraeten
Tatiana Verstraeten. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Augusto Ungarelli (Vendorafa)
Augusto Ungarelli (Vendorafa)







Cindy Chao, new masterpieces in London

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In 2020 Masterpiece London also had to drop the flag: the famous fair dedicated to art antiquities and high jewelery was suspended due to the coronavirus. Instead of the usual fair, the organizers proposed Masterpiece Online (22-28 june), a web platform which, in some way, replaces the visit to the exhibitors. There was no other choice, but it is a shame, because for jewelry enthusiasts the catalog includes amazing pieces. Like those proposed by Cindy Chao: precious sculptures in the form of earrings, bracelets and brooches, unique pieces that are breathtaking even just looking at them on the web.

Black Label Masterpiece IX Winter Leaves necklace. Diamanti bianchi e gialli, titanio. Premiata a Masterpiece London 2019
Black Label Masterpiece IX Winter Leaves necklace. Diamanti bianchi e gialli, titanio. Premiata a Masterpiece London 2019

Suffice it to say that in January her butterfly brooch, an iconic symbol of her brand, was introduced in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, as part of its permanent collection. Last year at Masterpiece London one of her necklace from Four Seasons collection was awarded the Best jewel of the fair.
Black Label Masterpiece XXI Ribbon Brooch. Diamanti, rubini sangue di piccione su titanoo e oro bianco. Spilla premiata al Masterpiece London 2018
Black Label Masterpiece XXI Ribbon Brooch. Diamanti, rubini sangue di piccione su titanoo e oro bianco. Spilla premiata al Masterpiece London 2018

And in 2018, her first year at the London event, she received an Outstanding Object Award for her Ruby Peony brooch. And this year the Cindy Chao The Art Jewel (the name of the maison) offers other extraordinary pieces of its Black Label Masterpiece II such as (just to give an example), the Green Plumule Brooch, made with Colombian emeralds, yellow diamonds, brown and whites, tsavorite, iridescent garnets, alexandrite and titanium.
Masterpiece 2020: orecchini con smeraldi colombiani, diamanti gialli, brown e bianchi, tsavorite, granati cangianti, alexandrite e titanio
Masterpiece 2020: orecchini con smeraldi colombiani, diamanti gialli, brown e bianchi, tsavorite, granati cangianti, alexandrite e titanio

Spilla con smeraldi colombiani, diamanti gialli, brown e bianchi, tsavorite, granati cangianti, alexandrite e titanio
Spilla con smeraldi colombiani, diamanti gialli, brown e bianchi, tsavorite, granati cangianti, alexandrite e titanio

Masterpiece 2020: orecchini con  diamanti bianchi e fancy, zaffiri rosa, granati viola su titanio e oro giallo
Masterpiece 2020: orecchini con
diamanti bianchi e fancy, zaffiri rosa, granati viola su titanio e oro giallo

Masterpiece 2020: bracciale con  diamanti bianchi e fancy, zaffiri, oro giallo e rosa
Masterpiece 2020: bracciale con
diamanti bianchi e fancy, zaffiri, oro giallo e rosa

Orecchini con diamanti brown e yellow su ebano e oro giallo
Orecchini con diamanti brown e yellow su ebano e oro giallo

Spilla con smeraldo cabochon, diamanti bianchi e fancy, tsavoriti, su titanio e oro giallo
Spilla con smeraldo cabochon, diamanti bianchi e fancy, tsavoriti, su titanio e oro giallo
Bracciale-scultura con perla conch di 12,51 carati, diamanti bianchi per 147,63 carati e diamanti fancy
Bracciale-scultura con perla conch di 12,51 carati, diamanti bianchi per 147,63 carati e diamanti fancy
Spilla con smeraldo colombiano, alexandrite, zaffiri verdi su titanio e oro bianco
Spilla con smeraldo colombiano, alexandrite, zaffiri verdi su titanio e oro bianco

Bracciale com smeraldo colombiano, diamanti gialli e brown, zaffiri verdi, granati cangianti, tsavorite, alexandrite su oro giallo
Bracciale com smeraldo colombiano, diamanti gialli e brown, zaffiri verdi, granati cangianti, tsavorite, alexandrite su oro giallo

Masterpiece 2019: due spille con diamanti e zaffiri blu su titanio
Masterpiece 2019: due spille con diamanti e zaffiri blu su titanio







Masterpieces, high jewelry in London





High jewelry at the Masterpieces London fair: from Boghossian to Cindy Chao, Chatila, Grima … Here are the exhibitors ♦ ︎

From June 27 to July 3, in an exceptionally flushed London, Masterpieces London returns, an antique fair, arts and great jewels. In addition to the jewels of the time, also in this edition the high contemporary jewelry is not missing. Among the Maison present, for example, there is Boghossian, the sixth generation of jewelers based in Geneva, strong in the long Armenian tradition, with a passion for researching and treating rare gems around the world. La Maison is known for its innovative craftsmanship, which requires exceptional mastery techniques to contribute to the art of jewelry, as with the Inlay, Kissing and Merveilles collections.

Boghossian, orecchini Kissing, con fancy intense pink diamond
Boghossian, orecchini Kissing, con fancy intense pink diamond

Another jewel of the artist at Masterpieces London is Cindy Chao, who has kept the ancient European technique of lost wax. At the London fair she presents two collections of Art Jewel products, the Masterpieces Black Label masterpieces and the White Label Collection, both sought after by the most demanding connoisseurs at international auctions. The Royal Butterfly Brooch was adopted by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC in 2010.

Black Label Masterpiece II. Spilla Marguerite, con smeraldo cabochon, diamanti fancy, tsavoriti, lacca su titanio
Black Label Masterpiece II. Spilla Marguerite, con smeraldo cabochon, diamanti fancy, tsavoriti, lacca su titanio

But the names of great Maison at Masterpieces London are several, such as Chatila, Eliane Fattal, Grima, Fabio Salini, Van Cleef & Arpels, Verdura, Wartski. A great opportunity for lovers of fine jewelry. Federico Graglia




Cindy Chao, la collana The Art Jewel Emerald Architectural
Cindy Chao, la collana The Art Jewel Emerald Architectural
Cindy Chao, spilla Black Label Royal Feather, con zaffiri, diamanti bianchi e fancy, titanium
Cindy Chao, spilla Black Label Royal Feather, con zaffiri, diamanti bianchi e fancy, titanium
Chatila, collana con diamanti briolette e smeraldi
Chatila, collana con diamanti briolette e smeraldi
Wartski, talismano a forma di mano in cristallo di rocca intagliato e smalto
Wartski, talismano a forma di mano in cristallo di rocca intagliato e smalto







The new jewels of Tefaf

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The sophisticated jewels of Maastricht’s Tefaf are back, from Wallace Chan to Hemmerle ♦ ︎

Tefaf is back (Maastricht, March 16-24), a fun fair for art lovers, antiques and even jewels. And of the 279 exhibitors participating in Tefaf Maastricht 2019, 40 are new. Here, in any case, are showed only ancient and valuable jewels, or contemporary, but signed by prestigious designers that is better defined as artists. A new entry, for example, is that of Cindy Chao, of which we have already written.

Read also: Cindy Chao’s jewels at Tefaf

Cindy Chao, spilla Flower Bud
Cindy Chao, spilla Flower Bud

Another great oriental master will also be present: Wallace Chan. His jewelry-sculpture are pieces sought after by collectors and almost always leave open-mouthed. Chan is a master sculptor and jeweler from Hong Kong, who started working in a gemstone workshop in 1974 and is now a jewelry deity. Suffice it to say that he invented a particular method of working, the Wallace Cut: a carving system of stones that creates figures, for example a face, inside the stone itself. Another of Wallace Chan’s prerogatives is its ability to work with titanium, a lightweight material, but very difficult to use. Yet the Chinese master manages to shape the titanium like a silver leaf. And it’s not over: a couple of years ago announced the creation of Wallace Chan Porcelain, a ceramic five times stronger than steel, which can be modeled in a wide range of colors and shapes. In short, a kind of Leonardo da Vinci of jewelery.
Next to his jewels you will find, as always, those of another innovative Maison, Hemmerle, which combines refined and rare pearls, green diamonds, gold and platinum to materials such as iron, aluminum or copper, in a simple and refined design. Exactly the opposite of Chan, but equally stimulating. Federico Graglia





Wallace Chan, Parure Eyes of Infinity, con alessandrite, occhio di gatto, rubini, granati demantoidi, zaffiri gialli, diamanti fancy
Wallace Chan, Parure Eyes of Infinity, con alessandrite, occhio di gatto, rubini, granati demantoidi, zaffiri gialli, diamanti fancy

Wallace Chan, spilla Bellezza celeste, in titanio, zaffiri
Wallace Chan, spilla Bellezza celeste, in titanio, zaffiri

Wallace Chan, collana Wheel of Time, con perle del Mare del Sud, diamanti gialli, zaffiri, diamanti bianchi e titanio
Wallace Chan, collana Wheel of Time, con perle del Mare del Sud, diamanti gialli, zaffiri, diamanti bianchi e titanio

Hemmerle, anello in alluminio  con tanzanite
Hemmerle, anello in alluminio con tanzanite

Hemmerle, anello in bronzo e oro bianco con diamante fancy
Hemmerle, anello in bronzo e oro bianco con diamante fancy







Cindy Chao’s jewels at Tefaf





High jewelery: Cindy Chao debuts at Tefaf with the new masterpieces Blacklabel ♦ ︎

A titanium brooch, with 1,369 diamonds, 705 tsavorites, 450 yellow diamonds, 28 cabochon emeralds and two larger emeralds for a total of 52.44 carats. These stones are mounted so that the jewel can also move. The Flower Bud brooch is the masterwork, among other masterwork, of the Black Label Masterpiece, which at the haute couture week in Paris celebrated the birthday number 15 of Cindy Chao The Art Jewel.

Cindy Chao, spilla Flower Bud
Cindy Chao, spilla Flower Bud

The designer born in Taiwan, in fact, has climbed the top positions in the world of high jewelery in a relatively short time. Her jewels are already legend. Like the red peony shape brooch with 2485 rubies and 668 diamonds on purple titanium and yellow and white gold. It took more than 10,000 hours of work to produce it. Perhaps it’s more serene thanks to the yoga lessons that the designer organized twice a week with her team, to ease the pressure of work. The next appointment, in fact, is challenging: the debut at the Tefaf in Maastricht, a particularly selective fair.

Spilla Peonia, vincitrice dell'Outstandg Objects Award alla Masterpiece Fair del 2018, a Londra
Spilla Peonia, vincitrice dell’Outstandg Objects Award alla Masterpiece Fair del 2018, a Londra

But pieces like the Greenovia brooch, designed around a 105-carat cat’s eye chrysoberyl, titanium, 18-carat white and gold, silver, diamonds, emeralds, demantoid garnet, tsavorite, alexandrite and green sapphire, can satisfy even the most demanding fond of high jewelry. And of art, of course. Giulia Netrese

Masterpiece London is coming





On the Thames the high jewelery returns with Masterpiece London 2018. Here are the news ♦ ︎

From 28 June to 4 July 2018, the capital of high jewelery and, more generally, antiques, is Londa. In fact, over the years the Masterpiece London fair has established itself as one of the most important events for works of art, design, furniture and jewelery, from antiquity to the present day. There are 160 international exhibitors. As for jewelry, for example, in this edition there are designers including the Italian Fabio Salini, with a new collection made of carbon fiber, which presents for the first time at the fair. But also Taiwanese designer Cindy Chao and Moussaieff are present at Masterpiece London. There are also period jewelry from Maison such as Cartier, Boucheron and Fabergé offered by specialists such as SJ Phillips, Hancocks, Véronique Bamps and Epoque Fine Jewels. Van Cleef & Arpels, Verdura / Herz-Belperron and Grima also present both their traditional collections and unique contemporary pieces. Giulia Netrese




Cindy Chao, spilla in titanio con rubini e smalto, 2018
Cindy Chao, spilla in titanio con rubini e smalto, 2018
Cindy Chao, orecchini
Cindy Chao, orecchini
Boghossian, bracciale con diamanti e perle naturali
Boghossian, bracciale con diamanti e perle naturali
Spilla in oro con smalto, brillanti, granati, circa 1850
Spilla in oro con smalto, brillanti, granati, circa 1850
Paolo Salini, orecchini in oro, zaffiri, diamanti neri, onice
Paolo Salini, orecchini in oro, zaffiri, diamanti neri, onice
Grima, anello con tormalina brown, 2017
Grima, anello con tormalina brown, 2017
Grima, anello con ametista, 2014
Grima, anello con ametista, 2014
Grima, anello con smeraldo, 1995
Grima, anello con smeraldo, 1995
Grima, orecchini con granato, 2006
Grima, orecchini con granato, 2006

Grima, anello con zaffiro giallo
Grima, anello con zaffiro giallo







The ribbons by Cindy Chao

The flying ribbons by Cindy Chao, high jewelery of extraordinary achievement ♦ ︎
Cindy Chao said out to be a granddaughter of an architect and daughter of a sculptor. With this she wants to point out that her art, her jewelery collections, are not the fruit of any school opened in Taiwan, where she was born. Cindy Chao, on the other hand, has drank from she was child the ability to build, to see total. Her grandfather, for example, designed temples that had to take into account every smaller architectural detail that had a symbolic and aesthetic meaning.
From her father, more, she inherited love for craftsmanship, forging volumes with her own hands. Look at Cindy Chao’s jewels: they must be made by experienced hands, one by one. Like in the Ribbons collection, metal stripes that seem to fly driven by the wind, with rippling surfaces and pavé of stones following the contour. They are the latest creations of Asian artist-designer who well represent his virtuous ability to create. Lavinia Andorno



Cindy Chao, collezione Ribbons, titanio e diamanti
Cindy Chao, collezione Ribbons, titanio e diamanti
Anello con grande smeraldo a forma di cuore, diamanti bianchi  e gialli
Anello con grande smeraldo a forma di cuore, diamanti bianchi e gialli
Anello con un raro diamante blu fancy intense, diamanti bianchi
Anello con un raro diamante blu fancy intense, diamanti bianchi
Collezione Ribbon, anello con un diamante fancy vivid yellow
Collezione Ribbon, anello con un diamante fancy vivid yellow
Cindy Chao, anello con diamanti bianchi e gialli della collezione Ribbon
Cindy Chao, anello con diamanti bianchi e gialli della collezione Ribbon

Orecchini con diamanti e due zaffiri blu. Immagini da Facebook
Orecchini con diamanti e due zaffiri blu. Immagini da Facebook







Poker of Maison in Paris

At the Grand Palais in Paris four major jewelers participating in the Biennale des Antiquaires.
At the Grand Palais in Paris back the Biennale des Antiquaires. Paintings, sculptures, decorative objects, furniture and, of course, jewelry of the highest class. This year there are only four Maison invited, but among the stands of the 112 antique dealers present there are also many historical jewels (mention Bernard Bouisset, Epoque Fine Jewels, Martin Du Daffoy, Véronique Bamps). The contemporary jewelers are, however, four heavyweights: Boghossian Jewels, Cindy Chao, De Grisogono and Nirav Modi (as we anticipated here). And so under the great dome you can also be able to admire exceptional jewels, like those you see on this page. If you are in Paris September from saturday to sunday, in short, you have the opportunity to shine your eyes.
Biennale des Antiquaires
10-18 september
Paris, Grand Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill – 75008
Métro: Champs Elysées-Clemenceau / lignes 1 & 13
Admission: 35 €
Hours: from 11 to 20 (Thursday until 23)

Nirav Modi, anello en tremblant con diamanti rosa e gialli
Nirav Modi, anello en tremblant con diamanti rosa e gialli

Boghossian, anello con zaffiro di Cylon incastonato in calcedonio intarsiato
Boghossian, anello con zaffiro di Cylon incastonato in calcedonio intarsiato
Boghossian, anello con rubino birmano
Boghossian, anello con rubino birmano
Boghossian, orecchini con diamanti fancy
Boghossian, orecchini con diamanti fancy
Boghossian, anello con diamante e smeraldo colombiano
Boghossian, anello con diamante e smeraldo colombiano
Chindy Chao, disegno di collier
Chindy Chao, disegno di collier
De Grisogono, anello della collezione Folies, con dimante e 47 rubini
De Grisogono, anello della collezione Folies, con dimante e 47 rubini
De Grisogono, anello con diamanti e smeraldi
De Grisogono, anello con diamanti e smeraldi
De Grisogono, anello con diamante cushion e smeraldi
De Grisogono, anello con diamante cushion e smeraldi
Nirav Modi, orecchini in diamanti
Nirav Modi, orecchini in diamanti

Cindy Chao flies to Paris

It will be one of the prestigious brands present at the Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris (September 10 to 18). It will be a debut for Cindy Chao, 41, Taiwanese, “jewelry artist”, who in 2004 founded his The Art Jewel. And she really is an artist of the jewel. Her pieces are small masterpieces of gold, with precious stones molded to form intricate flowers or butterflies. “My philosophy is to create jewelry as pieces of art in miniature, sculpture and architecture,” explained Chao at Blouinartinfo site. That they are widely valued: in 2012 at an auction at Christie’s in Geneva its first piece sold at auction was been a brooch shaped like a butterfly with sapphire and diamonds, sold for almost $ 953,000, well above the estimate of 210 to 260,000. And the year after a pin with pigeon blood ruby ​​was sold at Sotheby’s for 3.8 million. In short, in a few years it has earned a place in the Olympus of the great designers. And in Paris, not only will attend the fair staged at the Grand Palais, but for the first time his pieces will be visible in an exhibition open to the public. If you are of the Chao fans, you will admire the most iconic pieces, and his last work, Black Label Masterpiece. It sure will be interesting: she does not produce more than 36 pieces a year. Federico Graglia

Royal Butterfly, spilla
Royal Butterfly, spilla

Farfalla del decimo anniversario
Farfalla del decimo anniversario
Cindy Chao
Cindy Chao
Fiore diamanti e zaffiro
Fiore diamanti e zaffiro
Farfalla con zaffiri e diamanti, del 2012
Farfalla con zaffiri e diamanti, del 2012
Spilla farfalla ideata per uno scopo benefico assieme a Sarah Jessica Parker
Spilla farfalla ideata per uno scopo benefico assieme a Sarah Jessica Parker
Bracciale con diamanti e smeraldi
Bracciale con diamanti e smeraldi
Bracciale Four Season, con kunzite
Bracciale Four Season, con kunzite
Disegno per Winter Leaves,  Black Label Masterpiece
Disegno per Winter Leaves, Black Label Masterpiece

Chao Chao, Cindy

There is a date on which Cindy Chao has become a myth: 2004 year. In that year the designer of Taiwan has established her brand. She has set up her jewelry, 36 pieces a year, not one more, not one less. Her capability also comes from her family experience: his father was a sculptor who passed on the passion and the feeling for composition. The mother, a businesswoman, has instead donated to be capability of stay on market. After attending the Gemological Institute of America in New York, Cindy is back on the island and founded Asian Cindy Chao, The Art of jewel. He has forged ahead: in 2007, became the first Taiwanese jewelry designers to participate in a Christie’s auction in New York. Her jewels are mostly unique pieces. There are jewels that required two years of work, with a slow and meticulous process that starts from the design, the mold with wax, to end with the finishing touches. One of his works, a butterfly made up of 2,328 precious stones, is exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum (https://gioiellis.com/la-farfalla-di-2-328-gemme/). Her jewels are also sculptures, often made with the demanding use of titanium. Needless to add that jewels cost a lot. But she has also designed a series, White Label, which she defines as jewelry for every day, with limited edition pieces that start at 15 thousand dollars. Matilde de Bounvilles

Spilla con smeraldi e diamanti a forma di farfalla
Spilla con smeraldi e diamanti a forma di farfalla

Anello City, con smeraldi
Anello City, con smeraldi
Bracciale della collezione Black Label
Bracciale della collezione Black Label
Cindy Chao sulla copertina del magazine «LifeStyle»
Cindy Chao sulla copertina del magazine «LifeStyle»
Bracciale floreale di rubini, diamanti e nice, orecchini girasole con diamanti bianchi e gialli, rubino ovale e anello con diamanti
Bracciale floreale di rubini, diamanti e nice, orecchini girasole con diamanti bianchi e gialli, rubino ovale e anello con diamanti
Spilla Royal Butterfly
Spilla Royal Butterfly
Collezione Butterfly
Collezione Butterfly
Spille e orecchini di Cindy Chao
Spille e orecchini di Cindy Chao

Sotheby, super spilla e diamante blu

Tornano le aste di gioielli. Una delle più importanti della stagione si svolgerà a Hong Kong. Magnificent Jewels Sotheby Autumn Sale 2013 è prevista per il 7 ottobre nel Padiglione 3, all’Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Si tratta di un evento che ha un aspetto particolare: coincide con il 40° anniversario di Sotheby in Asia. In vendita ci sarà una selezione di gioielli che incarnano il fascino di alcune delle personalità più eleganti del vecchio e nuovo mondo, da quello della nobiltà alla celebre designer di gioielli asiatici Cindy Chao.spilla-rubino

Oltre alla gioielleria, saranno battuti all’asta importanti diamanti rosa, gialli e incolore, rubini birmani, smeraldi colombiani e zaffiri del Kashmir, splendide perle naturali e la più bella giada. In tutto, circa 330 lotti che dovrebbero valere circa 80 milioni di dollari. Tra i pezzi più pregiati c’è una spilla a forma di pavone con un rubino birmano da 8,03 carati, che è il risultato della collaborazione tra Sotheby e la celebre designer di gioielli asiatici Cindy Chao. La spilla, che ha un grosso rubino birmano nella tonalità “sangue di piccione”, la più pregiata, è valutato tra 3,5 a 4,2 milioni di dollari. La pietra è di dimensioni impressionanti ed è priva di inclusioni a occhio nudo: si illumina con un ricco colore rosso saturo. La sua rarità e bellezza sono evidenziati dal supporto modellato con il nastro di diamanti incastonati. 

Premier Blue
Premier Blue

 

Ma l’asta di Hong Kong avrà un altro invitato speciale: si tratta di Premier Blue, un diamante che pesa 7,59 carati ed è delle dimensioni di un bottone della camicia. Le sue dimensioni, di colore blu chiaro e taglio tondo, molto insolito per i diamanti colorati, lo rendono eccezionalmente raro, e Sotheby aspetta che la pietra sia battuta a circa 19 milioni di euro: sarebbe un prezzo record. Ecco un filmato su Premier Blue. Matilde de Bounvilles 

ukThe return of the jewelry auctions. One of the most important of the season will take place in Hong Kong. Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels Autumn Sale 2013 is scheduled for October 7 in Hall 3, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It is an event that has a particular aspect: coincides with the 40th anniversary of Sotheby’s Asia. On sale there will be a selection of jewelry that embody the charm of some of the most elegant of the old and new world, from the nobility to the famous jewelry designer Cindy Chao Asian. In addition to jewelry, important diamonds will be auctioned pink, yellow and colorless, Burmese rubies, Colombian emeralds and sapphires of Kashmir, the beautiful natural pearls and the finest jade. In all, about 330 lots that should be worth about 80 million dollars. Among the most valuable pieces is a brooch in the shape of a peacock with Burmese ruby ​​of 8.03 carats, which is the result of collaboration between Sotheby’s and the famous jewelry designer Cindy Chao Asian. The brooch, which has a large ruby ​​in the shade Burmese “pigeon blood”, the most valuable, is estimated between 3.5 to 4.2 million dollars. The stone is impressive in size and is free of inclusions with the naked eye glows with a rich red color saturated. Its rarity and beauty are highlighted by the support modeled with ribbon diamonds.But the auction in Hong Kong will have another special guest: Premier Blue, a diamond that weighs 7.59 carats and is about the size of a shirt button. Its size, light blue and round cut, very unusual for colored diamonds, making it exceptionally rare, and Sotheby’s expects that the stone is hinged on approximately 19 million euro would be a record price.

france-flagSotheby , superbe broche et le diamant bleu
Le retour des ventes aux enchères de bijoux . L’un des plus important de la saison aura lieu à Hong Kong . Magnifique Joyaux automne Vente Sotheby 2013 est prévue pour le 7 Octobre dans le Hall 3 , Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Il s’agit d’un événement qui a un aspect particulier : coïncide avec le 40e anniversaire de l’Asie de Sotheby . En vente sera une sélection de bijoux qui incarnent le charme de certains des plus élégants de l’ancien et du nouveau monde , de la noblesse de la célèbre créatrice de bijoux Cindy asiatique Chao.spilla -ruby. En plus de bijoux seront vendus aux enchères les diamants importants roses, jaunes , rubis birmans et incolores , émeraudes colombiennes et saphirs du Cachemire , les belles perles naturelles et le plus beau de jade . En tout, environ 330 lots qui devrait être une valeur d’environ 80 millions $. Parmi les pièces les plus précieuses est une broche en forme de paon avec un rubis birman 8.03 carats qui est le résultat de la collaboration entre Sotheby et la célèbre créatrice de bijoux Cindy Chao asiatique. La broche , qui a une grande tons de rubis en birman ” sang de pigeon ” , le plus précieux , est estimée entre 3,5 et 4,2 millions de dollars . La pierre est de taille impressionnante et est libre d’inclusions à l’œil nu brille avec une riche couleur rouge saturée . Sa rareté et la beauté sont mis en évidence par moulé avec les diamants de ceinture de soutien. Mais la vente aux enchères à Hong Kong aura un autre invité spécial : C’est bleu Premier , un diamant qui pèse 7,59 carats et est de la taille d’un bouton de chemise. Sa taille , bleu et rond coupe légère , très inhabituel pour les diamants de couleur , ce qui en fait extrêmement rare , et Sotheby s’attend à ce que la pierre est au bâton environ 19 millions euro serait un prix record. Voici une vidéo du premier ministre Bleu.

german-flagSotheby ‘s, super Diamantbrosche und Blau
Die Rückkehr der Schmuck-Auktionen . Einer der wichtigsten der Saison findet in Hong Kong statt. Sotheby ‘s Magnificent Jewels Autumn Sale 2013 ist für Oktober 7 in Halle 3, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre statt. Es ist ein Ereignis, das einen bestimmten Aspekt hat : fällt mit dem 40. Jahrestag der Sotheby ‘s Asien. Am Verkauf wird eine Auswahl an Schmuck , die den Charme von einigen der elegantesten der alten und neuen Welt verkörpern , aus dem Adel des berühmten Schmuckdesigner Cindy asiatischen Chao.spilla -ruby
Neben Schmuck wird wichtig rosa Diamanten , gelb und farblos, burmesische Rubine, Smaragde und Saphire kolumbianischen von Kaschmir, die schönen Naturperlen und feinste Jade versteigert werden. Insgesamt etwa 330 Lose, die sein sollte, lohnt sich etwa 80 Millionen Dollar. Zu den wertvollsten Stücke ist ein Pfau förmige Brosche mit einem 8,03 -Karat- burmesischen Rubin , der das Ergebnis der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Sotheby und dem berühmten Schmuckdesigner Cindy Chao Asian ist . Die Brosche , die einen großen Rubin Töne in birmanischen “Taube Blut” , das wertvollste ist , ist zwischen 3,5 und 4,2 Millionen Dollar geschätzt. Der Stein ist in beeindruckender Größe und ist frei von Einschlüssen , die mit bloßem Auge leuchtet mit einer reichen roten Farbe gesättigt. Seine Seltenheit und Schönheit werden durch den Tragriemen Diamanten geformte hervorgehoben.
Aber die Auktion in Hong Kong wird eine andere special guest : Dies ist Premier Blau, ein Diamant, 7.59 Karat wiegt und etwa die Größe eines Hemdknopf . Seine Größe , hellblau und Rundschnitt , sehr ungewöhnlich für farbige Diamanten, die es außergewöhnlich selten, und Sotheby ‘s erwartet, dass der Stein mit der Wimper rund 19 Millionen Euro würde ein Rekordpreis sein . Hier ist ein Video von Premier -Blau.

flag-russiaВозвращение ювелирных аукционах. Один из самых важных в сезоне состоится в Гонконге. Великолепные драгоценности Сотбис Осенняя распродажа 2013 запланирован на 7 октября в зале № 3, Гонконг Конвенции и выставочный центр. Это событие, которое имеет конкретный аспект: совпадает с 40-летием Азии Сотбис. В продаже будет широкий выбор ювелирных изделий, которые воплощают очарование некоторые из самых элегантных старого и нового мира, из дворян от знаменитого ювелирного дизайнера Синди Чао азиатских. Помимо ювелирных изделий, бриллиантов важны будут выставлены на аукцион розовый, желтый и бесцветный, бирманские рубины, Колумбийские изумруды и сапфиры из Кашмира, красивый натуральный жемчуг и лучших нефрита. В целом, около 330 лотов, которые должны быть на сумму около 80 миллионов долларов. Среди наиболее ценных экспонатов является брошь в форме павлина с бирманский рубин 8.03 карат, который является результатом сотрудничества между Сотбис и знаменитый ювелирный дизайнер Синди Чао азиатских.Брошь, которая имеет большой рубин в тени бирманской “голубиная кровь”, самое ценное, оценивается от 3,5 до 4,2 миллионов долларов. Камень впечатляет размерами и без включений невооруженным глазом светится с богатой красным насыщенным цветом. Его редкость и красоту выделяются поддержка смоделированы с лентой алмазов. Но на аукционе в Гонконге будет еще один специальный гость: Это премьера синий, алмаз, который весит 7,59 карата и о размере пуговицу. Его размер, светло-голубой и круглой огранки, очень необычно для цветных бриллиантов, что делает его исключительно редко, и Sotheby `s ожидает, что камень на шарнире около 19 миллионов евро будет рекордной цене.