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Gucci GG Marmont





The Gucci Marmont jewelry line by Gucci: they are in silver and enamel. Images and prices ♦ ︎

A Gucci creation in silver. It is not, of course, clothes, bags or shoes, but jewelry. They are those of the GG Marmont line, with the double letter G which is one of the strongest and most recognizable Gucci symbols. It is a line of fashion jewelry with accessible cost, that is, at prices ranging from 320 euros for a ring to about 2500 euros for the necklace with flowers and the double G enamelled turquoise, which alternates with flowers, the recurring motif of the collection. Silver has a particular antique finish.
The collection consists of rings, necklaces, and a brooch composed exclusively of double G. The colors are always played on the silver and turquoise tones, except for a ring with the central core, the pistils, in red enamel. The bands of both rings, on the other hand, have the shape of a snake, another form already used by Gucci. Lavinia Andorno




Anello in argento con smalto turchese
Anello in argento con smalto turchese
Anello in argento della collezione GG Marmot
Anello in argento della collezione GG Marmot
Anello in argento con smalto turchese e rosso
Anello in argento con smalto turchese e rosso
Collana in ragento anticato
Collana in ragento anticato
Collana in argento con smalto turchese
Collana in argento con smalto turchese
Collana in argento con fiori smalto turchese
Collana in argento con fiori smalto turchese
GG Marmont in argento
GG Marmont in argento

Spilla in argento smaltato
Spilla in argento smaltato







Giovanni Raspini Vanitas





The Vanitas collection by Giovanni Raspini: burnished or gilded silver to represent ironic skulls ♦ ︎

Vanitas, Latin word which means vanity. Needless. Because life is short and everything passes. With this heavy reflection the painters of the Renaissance and the subsequent Baroque period realized paintings with still lifes in which a skull was also represented, symbol of the transience of human existence. It was also a style in keeping with the spirituality of the time, maybe a little excessive for current tastes. But, curiously, the skull icon has continued to fascinate artists, albeit in another way. Four hundred years later, in fact, here is the hard rock, heavy metal music, or the neo romantics who use the skull with the intent to instill fear, even if there is nothing more vital than a band that plays on the stage in front to thousands of young people alive and happy.
After this premise, it should be added that the shape of the skull was also adopted by jewelry, as in the Vanitas collection by Giovanni Raspini. The Italian king of silver has prepared ten pieces selected from his great exhibition entitled Vanitas Mundi, realized in late 2017. From the exhibition of sculptures derive the skulls used in an ironic and pop key. As evidenced by the great Vanitas del Mare Pendant (in gilded silver and natural stones assembled in fusion), or the skull and snake bangle or the skull graduate bracelet, in burnished silver. Giulia Netrese





Pendente Vanitas del Mare in argento dorato e pietre naturali montate in fusione
Pendente Vanitas del Mare in argento dorato e pietre naturali montate in fusione

Bracciale Teschi e serpenti
Bracciale Teschi e Serpenti
Pendente Vanitas Sfinge
Pendente Vanitas Sfinge
Pendente Vanitas Moretto
Pendente Vanitas Moretto
Charm Teschio Laureato
Charm Teschio Laureato
Bracciale teschio laureato
Bracciale teschio laureato
Bracciale con teschi e serpenti
Bracciale con teschi e serpenti

Anello Teschio Laureato
Anello Teschio Laureato







Dior, high-jewelry three time




A new collection of high jewelry by the Maison: lace, gold and stones with Dior Dior Dior ♦ ︎

After the gardens of Versailles and the baroque decorations of the great residence of the French kings, here is another noble inspiration from Victoire de Castellane, who leads Dior’s fine jewelry with great expertise. The new collection, in fact, is inspired by the art of lace. After all, it was a type of fabric widely used by those who lived in the court of Versailles. The high jewelry collection includes 65 pieces. And, to testify that the maximum of the novelty is what has already happened, Victoire de Castellane has used Christian Dior’s archival images, choosing between embroidery and arabesques to make necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings rich in emeralds, blue sapphires and rose, rubies, tanzanites, diamonds, etc.
Presented in the Paris haute couture week, the collection had an unusual stage: the Museum of Modern Art, where it was visible for three days by the public, together with a exhibition of Dior’s jewelery production, which celebrated its 20th anniversary: in fact, it was created in 1998. In short, from the aristocratic past to the democratic present.
The decision to draw inspiration from embroideries and lace, however, is also linked to the other soul of Dior, that of fashion. In fact, the effect of the lace recreated with gold threads is present throughout the collection and recalls Christian Dior’s atelier. And the collection underlines this “diorism”: it is not by chance that it has been entitled Dior, Dior, Dior. In short, Dior three times.
Large cocktail rings with colored stones of appropriate size, bracelets with shimmering stones, bracelets where flowers appear among the embroideries and integrate with the light gold embroidery. Jewels worthy of the Dior tradition and the most noble haute couture. Matilde de Bounville




Dior, anello con zaffiro e smeraldi
Dior, anello con zaffiro e smeraldi
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri rosa
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri rosa
Bracciale double dentelle velours, in oro bianco, con opale e diamanti
Bracciale double dentelle velours, in oro bianco, con opale e diamanti
Orecchini Organza, in oro bianco, tormaline menta
Orecchini Organza, in oro bianco, tormaline menta

Bracciale Tulle in oro rosa, con zaffiro rosa
Bracciale Tulle in oro rosa, con zaffiro rosa

Dior, oro giallo, diamanti, smeraldi, tormalina tipo Paraiba, granato, tsavorite
Dior, oro giallo, diamanti, smeraldi, tormalina tipo Paraiba, granato, tsavorite

Anello in oro rosa con diamanti, zaffiri blu e rosa, tormalina e tanzanite al centro
Anello in oro rosa con diamanti, zaffiri blu e rosa, tormalina e tanzanite al centro

Bracciale Popeline in oro rosa, zaffiri, ametista, smeraldi e tanzanite
Bracciale Popeline in oro rosa, zaffiri, ametista, smeraldi e tanzanite







A dragon by Autore




The Chinese dragon becomes a necklace in gold and baroque pearls in the imagination of Rosario Autore ♦ ︎

At the Couture Design Awards 2018 it won a piece of Italy, represented by Rosario Autore. He is an Italian of origin, but lives from years in Australia and specializes in pearls: he cultivates them, sells them, but he also uses them to make jewels of all kinds, from classic necklaces with a string of pearls, to complex jewels, where the spherical daughters of the sea have a prominent place. To be precise, however, we must add that the pearls used by Autore are not always perfectly round. On the contrary, the Italian-Australian jeweler uses baroque pearls for high-end pieces. Around their irregular shape creates the jewel. A model used, for example, in the Oceania collection, where baroque pearls are transformed into fish from tropical seas.
In Las Vegas, however, Autore won the Best in Pearls award with a necklace from South Sea pearls inspired by a completely different subject: a Chinese dragon. The necklace, in fact, is part of a line of jewelry dedicated to the icons of the great Asian country, starting with the dragon. Also in this case are used baroque pearls, which make up the body of the mythical animal, along with white gold and diamonds. Lavinia Andorno



bracciale drago
Bracciale con la forma di drago in oro bianco, perle barocche, diamanti
La collana vincitrice al Couture di las Vegas per la categoria Best in Pearls
La collana vincitrice al Couture di las Vegas per la categoria Best in Pearls
Bracciale Clud ispirato alla Città Proibita di Pechino. Oro bianco, perle, zaffiri, diamanti
Bracciale Clud ispirato alla Città Proibita di Pechino. Oro bianco, perle, zaffiri, diamanti
Autore, orecchini con perle e diamanti
Autore, orecchini con perle e diamanti
Autore, orecchini con perle di Tahiti, ametiste e diamanti
Autore, orecchini con perle di Tahiti, ametiste e diamanti

Spilla della collezione Oceania con perle barocche, oro, citrini, zaffiri, diamanti neri
Spilla della collezione Oceania con perle barocche, oro, citrini, zaffiri, diamanti neri







Cartier’s Coloratura





Coloratura collection by Cartier: 240 incredible pieces of high jewelery ♦ ︎

What is more infinite than a nuance? Unable to count the individual points that make up a hue. On the other hand, it is possible to paint with colors a maxi collection of fine jewelry, as Cartier did: 240 pieces, each a world in itself. The collection is called Coloratura, an Italian word that refers to the virtuosity of lyrical singers. In Italian, in fact, it is a term that is used for a particular kind of singing, those variations, virtuosities, often improvised by the singer with vocalizations, trills and vocal preciousness. In short, something exceptional and pleasant. If you carry this concept into the world of high jewelery, the coloratura of the Coloratura collection turns into a kind of hyper virtuosity of contrasts between Asia and the West, references to Japan, the complexity of India and even the European imaginary of Africa. In this way it is also a universal collection, which meets the taste of different people, with different cultures and sensibilities. And where the coloring is, of course, that of the stones.
For example, there is a choker called Yoshino, reminiscent of sapphires and diamonds with cherry blossoms in Japan. Or a bracelet, Holika, inspired by the famous Holi Indian feast, where everyone is colored, with a 65 carat rubellite in the center, but also tourmaline and crisoberillo pearls, mounted on voluminous circle earrings. Or, again, the Chromaphonia necklace, which is composed of 22 Baroque emeralds from Afghanistan (very rare), and which is inspired by the typical costumes of Hungary. Inspired by Africa is the Kanaga suite, with triangular cut and baguette diamonds, which can be found at the end of a necklace with strands of small spinel pearls. Really a collection for specialists in coloratura, the divas. Margherita Donato





Anello Yoshino in oro bianco, opali, zaffiri rosa, diamanti, morganite di 172 carati
Anello Yoshino in oro bianco, opali, zaffiri rosa, diamanti, morganite di 172 carati

Choker Yoshino con zaffiri e diamanti senza pendente
Choker Yoshino con zaffiri e diamanti senza pendente
Choker Yoshino con zaffiri e diamanti più pendente
Choker Yoshino con zaffiri e diamanti più pendente
Collana Chromaphonia con 22 smeraldi afgani, spinello, granato mandarino, onice, diamanti
Collana Chromaphonia con 22 smeraldi afgani, spinello, granato mandarino, onice, diamanti
Collana Kanaga con perle di spinello e diamanti
Collana Kanaga con perle di spinello e diamanti
Collana Matsuri in platino con diamanti, opali, tormalina, onice
Collana Matsuri in platino con diamanti, opali, tormalina, onice
Anello Holika in oro bianco, con rubellite al centro, crisoberillo, tormalina
Anello Holika in oro bianco, con rubellite al centro, crisoberillo, tormalina
Anello in oro bianco con tormalina, onice, diamanti
Anello in oro bianco con tormalina, onice, diamanti
Anello in oro bianco, diamanti, onice, corallo
Anello in oro bianco, diamanti, onice, corallo
Orologio segreto Orienphonie in oro bianco, diamanti, onice, corallo
Orologio segreto Orienphonie in oro bianco, diamanti, onice, corallo

Orecchini con perle di corallo, oro bianco, diamanti, onice
Orecchini con perle di corallo, oro bianco, diamanti, onice







High jewelery, the Régalia of Vuitton

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Louis Vuitton presents the new collection of high jewelry, Régalia, which marks the debut of Francesca Amfitheatrof ♦ ︎

It was a surprise to many the release of Francesca Amfitheatrof from Tiffany and the subsequent landing at Louis Vuitton, in April. And, still, many they were curious to observe the first steps of the new creative director for jewelry. Here they are satisfied, even if the new collection of fine jewelry, Conquêtes – Régalia, is likely to be the result at least in part of the previous work, since jewels of that type are made in long weeks of work, preceded by an equally long selection of stones.
Régalia is, therefore, a new chapter in the Conquêtes collection, and is inspired by the signs of kings and emperors, that is to say, to the heraldry (the codes of the coats of arms) and the study of the honors, orders and decorations. That said it looks like something a little dusty. But it’s just an inspiration. In reality it is the classic collection of high-end jewelry typical of Vuitton, where the emblem refers to the Maison, the letter V that repeats itself in the form of gold covered with diamonds and becomes the design around which the jewel rotates, or the four lobes of the flower of the Vuitton logo, always mentioned, but without the brand overwhelming the balance of the jewel.
The collection is quite large: Régalia consists of seven sets and around 60 pieces. A falls of diamonds, of course, but also an accurate research of the colored stones, around which the different pieces are composed. Large emeralds, but also red spinels, mint green tourmalines, large yellow sapphires, tsavorite. They are the same stones to be an emblem, of luxury and wealth. Giulia Netrese




Louis Vuitton, anello della collezione Conquêtes - Régalia
Louis Vuitton, anello della collezione Conquêtes – Régalia
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti
Bracciale in oro bianco, diamanti e spinello
Bracciale in oro bianco, diamanti e spinello
Collier in oro bianco, diamanti e tanzanite
Collier in oro bianco, diamanti e tanzanite
Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiro giallo
Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiro giallo
Orecchini della collezione Conquêtes - Régalia con tormalina Paraiba
Orecchini della collezione Conquêtes – Régalia con tormalina Paraiba
Orecchni in oro bianco, diamanti e spinello
Orecchni in oro bianco, diamanti e spinello
Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e spinello
Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e spinello
Anello con diamanti e tormalina Paraiba
Anello con diamanti e tormalina Paraiba
Collier con diamanti e spinello
Collier con diamanti e spinello
Bracciale con diamanti e tormalina Paraiba
Bracciale con diamanti e tormalina Paraiba
Louis Vuitton, orecchini pendenti in oro bianco e diamanti
Louis Vuitton, orecchini pendenti in oro bianco e diamanti

Louis Vuitton, orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti
Louis Vuitton, orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti







Messika, fairy-tale jewelry

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High jewelry by Messika: traditional fairy tales are transformed into incredible pieces. Indeed, fabulous ♦ ︎

Being raised with a menu of bread and diamonds is certainly a diet that only a few can say they have followed. But, probably, it is the perfect diet for a jeweler, judging by the result obtained by Valérie Messika. Diamonds were her childhood playmates and, now, they are her working tools. Better, they are tools for the composition of jewelry that are comparable to works of art.
During the Paris Haute Couture Week, Messika presented other high-end jewelery pieces from the Once Upon a Time collection. “Combining my passion for diamonds with my love for fashion, I rewrote some of the stories that once enchanted me when I was a child,” explained the queen of diamonds. “I reinterpreted the stories of these old tales with an ultramodern vision and avant-garde style inspired by the latest fashion trends”.

Eternal Soul necklace, The Little Mermaid inspired
Eternal Soul necklace, The Little Mermaid inspired

The Little Mermaid
This is the case, for example, of the Little Mermaid, a large necklace with a large emerald-cut diamond in the center. Also the other diamonds, arranged on about fifty fringes, have the same cut. The fringes move and dance just like the waves among which the Little Mermaid lives.
Another exceptional chapter in the series is the Undine Set. It takes the name of a story from the Romantic period, written in 1811 by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué. The story tells the tragic story of an Undine, aquatic female spirit of Nordic folklore. Messika interprets it as a tribute to the world of high fashion, inspired by the most exclusive trends in the world of catwalks. The set consists of a necklace with emerald and brilliant-cut diamonds, a pair of earrings, a bracelet and a ring. The set inspired by the Snow Queen, however, prefers the pear-cut, to pay tribute to the heroine of the fairy tale, who uses his courage to free himself from the hypnotic winter queen.
Another chapter: The Bright Falcon, which refers to an ancient Russian fairy tale. The necklace of this series is nothing short of spectacular. By eye, more than 300 marquise cut diamonds will be used with an overall design that alludes to the wings of a falcon. For this necklace Messika has used various colors and cuts of diamonds (in the middle there is an emerald cut) and a technique specifically studied in the Maison’s laboratory that allows flexibility and ergonomics.
The collection also includes special pieces such as a ring with marquise cut diamonds, or the Radiant ring, with an amazing fancy yellow diamond of over 7 carats. It is appropriate to say that they are a fairy tale jewelry. Giulia Netrese





Collana Bright Falcon
Collana Bright Falcon

Particolare della collana Collana Bright Falcon
Particolare della collana Collana Bright Falcon

Diamond Spears necklace and Concorde ring ©Isabelle Bonjean

Persian Drops necklace, indossata da Beyoncé
Persian Drops necklace, indossata da Beyoncé
Anello Radiant Firebird, con un diamante fancy yellow di oltre 7 carati
Anello Radiant Firebird, con un diamante fancy yellow di oltre 7 carati

Collana che fa parte dell'Undine set
Collana con diamanti taglio pera e brillante che fa parte dell’Undine set







Boucheron true flowers

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Boucheron flowers from the Nature Triomphante collection: extraordinary high jewelery ♦ ︎

Despite the coexistence between flowers and jewels is difficult, continuing over time, almost like the one between Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Where is the difficulty in this marriage is soon said: first of all to interpret a flower is not simple, if you want to propose something original. Secondly, a jewel that does not limit itself to making just a simple idea of ​​the flower, meets great technical difficulties. If, then, the goal is a jewel of great quality as well as precious, only a few designers succeed.
Claire Choisne, creative director of Boucheron, has succeeded it. And during the week of haute couture she presented the new high-end jewelry collection of the Maison. The jewels of the Nature Triomphante collection are a triumph not only for the refined selection of the materials used, but also for the complicated, difficult choice of construction. For example, in some cases the rock crystal was carved from the inside to accommodate diamonds and gold. The floral rings, moreover, were made with a touch of unusual naturalism, which at first glance could make the jewel exchange for an authentic flower. Also thanks to the processing technique of titanium, which takes on color and a finish that makes them become small masterpieces. More: true flower petals are applied, without pigments or chemicals to titanium surfaces. Thus a flower becomes eternal.
To achieve this level Boucheron has carefully studied the plants: as in the case of the necklace with ivy leaves that has been reproduced, including veins, after a digital scan of the foliage of a real plant. Or Nuage de Fleurs, a necklace of small hydrangea flowers in rose gold, with mother-of-pearl in pale pink, gray and cream, with petals with diamonds similar to drops of dew. In short, a true triumph of high jewelry. Giulia Netrese




Anellodi Boucheron in titanio, diamanti e petali naturali
Anellodi Boucheron in titanio, diamanti e petali naturali
Collana Nuage de Fleurs in oro rosa, tormalina rosa, madreperla e diamanti
Collana Nuage de Fleurs in oro rosa, tormalina rosa, madreperla e diamanti
Collana Lierre Givre in titanio, diamanti e cacholong
Collana Lierre Givre in titanio, diamanti e cacholong
Collana rivière in stile art déco in oro bianco, tormalina, malachite, onice e diamanti
Collana rivière in stile art déco in oro bianco, tormalina, malachite, onice e diamanti
Collana Cigales de Neiges in oro bianco e calcedonio, diamanti
Collana Cigales de Neiges in oro bianco e calcedonio, diamanti
Anello in titanio, oro rosa, zaffiro padparscha, spinello nero, zaffiro viola e arancio, petali naturali
Anello in titanio, oro rosa, zaffiro padparscha, spinello nero, zaffiro viola e arancio, petali naturali







Chanel, Coromandel high jewelry

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High jewelry by Chanel: the Coromandel collection inspired by Chinese panels decorated with lacquer designs ♦ ︎

If you do not know where the name comes from, here’s the explanation: it’s called Coromandel a type of Chinese lacquer produced primarily for export. It is so called because once it was shipped to European markets through the Coromandel coast of south-east India.
This type of screen was loved by Gabrielle Chanel, who used it in her apartment on Avenue de New York and that of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, in Paris, and then her suite at the Ritz, in her villa in Lausanne, in Switzerland, in 1968.
It is not surprising, therefore, that Coromandel has become over time also a line of jewelry signed Chanel. Thet it has now become a high jewelery collection, on the occasion of the Paris haute couture week.
From the panels with sailing ships, palaces, flowers and birds, in the typical style of Chinese art, the Coromandel collection’s jewels are grouped into four different lines, mixing oriental style, with stylized mother-of-pearl designs, with the rich western tradition, which features cascades of diamonds. Certainly some pieces seem designed for the public of the new rich of China, like the earrings Fleur de diamant, while the Évocation Florale collier seems to evoke the art deco style. Margherita Donato




Chanel Coromandel collection
Chanel Coromandel collection
Orecchini Vibration Minerale, in oro giallo, platino, perle coltivate, lacca, madreperla, diamanti
Orecchini Vibration Minerale, in oro giallo, platino, perle coltivate, lacca, madreperla, diamanti
Collier Évocation Floreale, in oro bianco e diamanti
Collier Évocation Floreale, in oro bianco e diamanti
Bracciale Évocation Floreale, in oro bianco, rubini e diamanti
Bracciale Évocation Floreale, in oro bianco, rubini e diamanti
Orecchini Fleur de diamant, in oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini Fleur de diamant, in oro bianco e diamanti
Bracciale Fleur de Nacre, in oro bianco, madreperla e diamanti
Bracciale Fleur de Nacre, in oro bianco, madreperla e diamanti

Collier Horizon Lontain, oro giallo, platino, diamanti, madreperla
Collier Horizon Lontain, oro giallo, platino, diamanti, madreperla







Tamara Comolli, Mikado endless




Tamara Comolli renews the jewels of the Mikado collection. Images and prices ♦ ︎

The Mikado collection is one of the flagships of Tamara Comolli, the Bavarian brand that has recently landed also in Italy. Like all the collections that continue over time, Mikado also renews itself periodically, but always without forgetting its origin, that casual luxury style that has as its main protagonists the acorn-shaped stones (which according to Tamara Comolli symbolizes energy and prosperity).
Now the acorn-stones of the different lines that are part of the collection, namely Mikado Flamenco, Mikado Bouquet and Mikado Bouquet XL, are updated with the use of amethyst, sky blue topaz, blue and London blue, carnelian, smoky quartz, peridot , pink tourmaline, moonstone in white, caramel and gray colors, pink, blue and light blue chalcedony, diamonds. By the way: the different Mikado lines also serve to identify the size of the stones. It ranges from 8 mm in diameter of Mikado Flamenco to 11 mm of Mikado Bouquet, up to 18 of the Mikado Bouquet XL charm.
The stones are mounted on an 18 carat yellow gold base, also available in white gold and pink gold, or on a leather cord. The shape of the stones and the formula of the collection suggests an use of the acorn as a pendant. The bracelets and the glue with pendants are, in fact, the classic Mikado jewels. Prices: from € 750 for a pendant, € 1,350 for a pendant with three acorns, up to € 32,990 for the Mikado Flamenco bracelet. By the way, for those who do not know, Mikado is the name given to the emperors of Japan, but also a game composed of colored sticks. Giulia Netrese




Pendenti in calcedonio azzurro e rosa
Pendenti in calcedonio azzurro e rosa
Mikado Flamenco Palm Beach, oro rosa 18 carati, 51 gemme di calcedonio rosa, blu e azzurro, prehnite. Prezzo: 32.990 euro
Mikado Flamenco Palm Beach, oro rosa 18 carati, 51 gemme di calcedonio rosa, blu e azzurro, prehnite. Prezzo: 32.990 euro
Bracciale Mikado Flamenco Caribbean, oro bianco 18 carati, 51 gemme di tormalina verde, topazio azzurro cielo, topazio azzurro e blu Londra, iolite, peridoto. Prezzo: 39.990 euro
Bracciale Mikado Flamenco Caribbean, oro bianco 18 carati, 51 gemme di tormalina verde, topazio azzurro cielo, topazio azzurro e blu Londra, iolite, peridoto. Prezzo: 39.990 euro
Bracciale Mikado Charm Diamond, oro rosa 18 carati, 6 pendenti con full pavè di diamanti bianchi. Prezzo: 8.990 euro
Bracciale Mikado Charm Diamond, oro rosa 18 carati, 6 pendenti con full pavè di diamanti bianchi. Prezzo: 8.990 euro
Pendenti Mikado Flamenco, oro rosa 18 carati, calcedonio rosa, pietra di luna bianca, un pendente con pavé di diamanti bianchi
Pendenti Mikado Flamenco, oro rosa 18 carati, calcedonio rosa, pietra di luna bianca, un pendente con pavé di diamanti bianchi
Bracciale Mikado Charm Candy, oro 18 carati, 6 gemme di granato mandarino, ametista, peridoto, topazio azzurro, tormalina verde e rosa. Prezzo: 4.990 euro
Bracciale Mikado Charm Candy, oro 18 carati, 6 gemme di granato mandarino, ametista, peridoto, topazio azzurro, tormalina verde e rosa. Prezzo: 4.990 euro
Orecchini Hoops con pavé di diamanti bianchi (a partire da 0.75 ct, € 5.690,00), pendenti Mikado Flamenco, oro rosa 18 carati, topazio azzurro, 950 euro l'uno
Orecchini Hoops con pavé di diamanti bianchi (a partire da 0.75 ct, € 5.690,00), pendenti Mikado Flamenco, oro rosa 18 carati, topazio azzurro, 950 euro l’uno
Pendenti Mikado Flamenco su oro rosa
Pendenti Mikado Flamenco su oro rosa
Pendenti  suoro rosa 18 carati, calcedonio rosa, pietra di luna bianca, un pendente con pavé di diamanti bianchi
Pendenti suoro rosa 18 carati, calcedonio rosa, pietra di luna bianca, un pendente con pavé di diamanti bianchi

Pendenti su oro bianco 18 carati, topazio azzurro cielo, topazio azzurro, peridoto
Pendenti su oro bianco 18 carati, topazio azzurro cielo, topazio azzurro, peridoto







Colette’s Galaxia





The stars in gold, enamel and diamonds by Colette, a Parisian designer who works among Los Angeles and Mexico City ♦ ︎

Colette Steckel has the stars on her side. In the sense that the stars are one of the elements that distinguishes his production of jewelry. His latest collection, Galaxia Enamel, is no exception: eight-pointed stars in gold are colored with enamel in many shades. The diamonds added to the stars make more precious the jewels (price: from 2000 to 6000 dollars on average). In some cases the small stars form micro colored galaxies, very cheerful.
In fact, Colette Steckel of skies has seen many. Born in Paris (she likes to spell out in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district), the designer has also lived in the Mexico. Now she lives and works in Los Angeles, but also has a boutique at Park Plaza, Mexico City. His first collection is from 1995, after his training at Gia. Her stars have already been worn by other stars like Madonna, Rihanna, Adriana Lima, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba. Alessia Mongrando




Anello in oro, diamanti e smalti colorati
Anello in oro, diamanti e smalti colorati
Orecchini a borchia in smalto giallo e diamanti
Orecchini a borchia in smalto giallo e diamanti
Bracciale in oro 18 carati, smalto, diamanti
Bracciale in oro 18 carati, smalto, diamanti
Collana della collezione Galaxia
Collana della collezione Galaxia
Orecchini in oro bianco, smalto e diamanti
Orecchini in oro bianco, smalto e diamanti
Orecchini Stardust in oro, smalti colorati, diamanti
Colette, orecchini Stardust in oro, smalti colorati, diamanti
Orecchini Stardust indossati
Orecchini Stardust indossati

Anello in oro, diamanti, smalto nero
Anello in oro, diamanti, smalto nero







Jewels for incredibles





The jewels for those who feel invincible and incredibles, like the characters in the animated film Pixar ♦ ︎

Even the jewels can be Incredibles. Just like the characters from Pixar’s new animated film. The Incredibles 2 has, in fact, conquered the box office of the cinemas. So much so that there are those who thought to create a series of jewelry inspired by the film. The author of the collection is the designer Alex Woo, who, in agreement with Pixar, a company that is part of Walt Disney, has designed Incredibles 2 jewels. The collection is entirely made in the city where she was born, New York.
The jewelry line consists of four pendants: the symbol of the Incredibles, a written Powermom, inspired by the super mother Elastigirl, a symbol of power-burst and a hero mask. The jewels are made of sterling silver or 14 carat yellow gold and cost between $ 48 and $ 758. It is not the first collection of jewels that Alez Woo designs for Pixar: the designer of Chinese origin has also designed lines inspired by Coco, Moana and Finding Dory. If you also feel incredible you can buy the jewels by Amazon. Cosimo Muzzano




La collana Powermom
La collana Powermom
Ciondolo con l'icona Powerbust
Ciondolo con l’icona Powerbust
The Incredibles 2
The Incredibles 2
Ciondolo in oro con il simbolo degli Incredibili
Ciondolo in oro con il simbolo degli Incredibili

Mascere in oro, argento e argento con smalto
Mascere in oro, argento e argento con smalto







Spicy Yvone Christa

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Chilies in glassy material from the new collection of Yvone Christa ♦ ︎

An aquatic chili. Does this seem like a contradiction? Yet the Chili Peppers collection by Yvone Christa, a New York brand created by the two Swedish designers, is made using aqua lemuria (in italian language acqua means water). We bet that many do not know what aqua lemuria is. It is a very pale green-blue glassy material, similar to obsidian. Aqua lemuria is produced with volcanic ash in the mountainous region of Sumatra, Indonesia and is associated, for those who want to believe, with benefits for the body and mind. It is good to know, however, that it is not a stone, but a kind of glass.
In the case of the Chili Peppers collection, the elements of aqua lemuria are cut with the shape of the spicy vegetable to become earrings or pendants mounted on silver filigree or leather laces. Price: between 200 and 250 euros. Lavinia Andorno





Orecchini della collezione Chili Peppers
Orecchini della collezione Chili Peppers

Collana con laccio in cuoio
Collana con laccio in cuoio
Orecchini azzurri della collezione Chili Peppers
Orecchini azzurri della collezione Chili Peppers
Orecchini pendenti con aqua lemuria
Orecchini pendenti con aqua lemuria
Orecchini pendenti con aqua lemuria azzurra
Orecchini pendenti con aqua lemuria azzurra
Orecchini pendenti con aqua lemuria verdi
Orecchini pendenti con aqua lemuria verdi

Orecchini pendenti della collezione Chili Peppers
Orecchini pendenti della collezione Chili Peppers







Thomas Sabo, silver autumn

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Silver and fantasy mix for Thomas Sabo’s autumn-winter 2018 collection ♦ ︎

When it’s hot, you think of the coolness. When it is summer one thinks of winter. So it should not be surprising if the big jewelry brands prepare themselves months in advance at the change of season. The Sterling Silver Fall-Winter 2018 collection by Thomas Sabo is ready and follows the philosophy mismatch, just a stylistic mix of rings, necklaces and medallions to wear overlapping. The silver elements are intended for a young audience and sometimes remind a piercing.
To align the different pendants can be combined with a mix of silver chains. Among the highlights of the collection there are, however, also necklaces and bracelets inspired by past eras and made by machine in Germany according to an ancient technique of centuries. A somewhat fantasy vein is represented, for example, by the pendant in the shape of a unicorn, by Victorian-inspired jewels with moon and stars. Do not miss the combination of silver with diamonds. “From today, mixing the most different styles is a diktat, and it’s about a new way to wear jewels” is the comment by Susanne Kölbi, Creative Director of Thomas Sabo. The new autumn-winter collection is on sale starting from July 2018. Lavinia Andorno




Anelli vintage
Anelli vintage
Thomas Sabo, anelli vintage
Thomas Sabo, anelli vintage
Anelli della collezione autunno inverno 2018
Anelli della collezione autunno inverno 2018
Iconic chains
Iconic chains

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Thomas Sabo, collezione autunno inverno 2018
Thomas Sabo, collezione autunno inverno 2018
Anello Sterling silver
Anello Sterling silver
Anello in argento Sterling silver
Anello in argento Sterling silver

Anello in argento della linea Sterling silver
Anello in argento della linea Sterling silver







Piaget Dancing Nights

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The lights of Dancing Nights, theline of high jewelry by Piaget’s Sunlight Escape collection ♦ ︎

The warm morning light, the endless sunrises and the eternal sunsets of the northern countries. But in the Piaget Sunlight Escape collection, which we have already described the Warming Lights and Exalting Sights lines, there is also space for a bright, exciting and overwhelming night. This is the music that accompanies Dancing Nights’ high jewelry, where darkness is more colorful than ever.
The aurora borealis, but also the intermittent lights of an elegant evening, more generous than ever thanks to the jewels expertly elaborated by Piaget with an equally generous use of precious gems. As in the necklace that shows a generous heart formed by a red spinel oval cut from which pink and red spinels, Paraiba tourmaline, spessartite and white opal.

Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), 1 tormaline Paraiba a goccia del Mozambico (circa 4,97 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica
Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica

Emeralds in the form of a kite
For these lines of jewelry, Piaget used the trapezoidal emerald also known as “kite-shaped”. For this distinctive model of the Sunlight Escape collection, all the gems have been carefully selected and cut to create a harmonious whole, a long and scrupulous process that required the collaboration of the best gemmologists for over a year, but which produced an absolutely exceptional result.

Collier Green Borealis, in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo a goccia della Colombia (circa 7,50 carati), 33 smeraldi della Colombia taglio trapezoidale (37,39 carati), 8 diamanti taglio trapezoidale (circa 8,97 carati) e 760 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 17,46 carati). Creazione unica
Collier Green Borealis, in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo a goccia della Colombia (circa 7,50 carati), 33 smeraldi della Colombia taglio trapezoidale (37,39 carati), 8 diamanti taglio trapezoidale (circa 8,97 carati) e 760 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 17,46 carati). Creazione unica

Imaginative marquetry 
More generally, for the Sunlight Escape collection, Piaget underlines also the collaboration with Rose Saneuil, Maître d’Art of marquetry, who has worked for the first time in the creation of three high jewelery creations. Rose Saneuil has developed a surprising combination of straw and wood. Specifically, to make these inlaid creations, he used some fine chaff and wood of European carmine and sycamore trees. Element after element, each small piece was cut to size before being meticulously positioned to create a harmonious whole.

Green Aurora Orecchini in oro rosa 18K con 1 tormalina verde-blu taglio coussin (circa 3,81 carati), 1 tormalina verde-blu taglio coussin (circa 3,61 carati), 2 tormaline verdi taglio coussin (circa 2,90 carati) e 82 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 2,51 carati). Lavorazione a intarsio con legno
Green Aurora Orecchini in oro rosa 18K con 1 tormalina verde-blu taglio coussin (circa 3,81 carati), 1 tormalina verde-blu taglio coussin (circa 3,61 carati), 2 tormaline verdi taglio coussin (circa 2,90 carati) e 82 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 2,51 carati). Lavorazione a intarsio con legno

Confronto tra la creazione in fase di realizzazione e il disegno originale prima dell’assemblaggio finale
Confronto tra la creazione in fase di realizzazione e il disegno originale prima dell’assemblaggio finale
Orecchini Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 opale bianco cabochon taglio ovale (circa 4,53 carati), 1 opale bianco cabochon taglio ovale (circa 4,31 carati), 2 spinelli rosa taglio coussin (circa 2,70 carati), 20 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 20 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 3,20 carati), 16 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 1,28 carati), 24 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 1,92 carati), 58 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 5,38 carati) e 60 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 2,01 carati)
Orecchini Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 opale bianco cabochon taglio ovale (circa 4,53 carati), 1 opale bianco cabochon taglio ovale (circa 4,31 carati), 2 spinelli rosa taglio coussin (circa 2,70 carati), 20 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 20 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 3,20 carati), 16 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 1,28 carati), 24 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 1,92 carati), 58 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 5,38 carati) e 60 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 2,01 carati)
Smeraldo taglio aquilone
Smeraldo taglio aquilone

Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), con una tormaline Paraiba a goccia del Mozambico (circa 4,97 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica
Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), con una tormaline Paraiba a goccia del Mozambico (circa 4,97 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica







Piaget, Exalting Sight

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The line of high jewelery by Piaget which is part of the new Sunlight Escape collection ♦

The large Sunlight Escape collection, Piaget’s high jewelery, consists of three lines: Warming Lights, Exalting Sights, and Dancing Nights. Here we talked about the first, Warming Lights. Now we can take a look at Exalting Sights.

Anello Infinite Blue in oro bianco 18K con 1 tormalina Paraiba del Mozambico taglio fancy (circa 24,73 carati), 28 diamanti taglio rosa forma rotonda (circa 1,42 carati) e 383 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 6,69 carati). Creazione unica
Anello Infinite Blue in oro bianco 18K con 1 tormalina Paraiba del Mozambico taglio fancy (circa 24,73 carati), 28 diamanti taglio rosa forma rotonda (circa 1,42 carati) e 383 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 6,69 carati). Creazione unica

Exalting Sight
It celebrates the jewels by celebrating the pleasure of observing them. Here is Exalting Sights that, in Piaget’s intentions, is also a praise to nature. It should not be forgotten that this high-end jewelery line is part of the Sunlight Escape collection, linked to images of elusive, ambiguous, crepuscular lights. Like those of the countries of the North, where in summer the day never sets and in winter the light is fleeting. In Piaget’s gaze there is, therefore, a collier with an abstract graphic design that presents gems with different shades of blue (lapis lazuli, Paraiba tourmaline and aquamarine), which collide with waves of brilliant cut diamonds. Always in a winter atmosphere is conceived the watch in white gold and diamonds is colored by a coarse cut emerald of 1.8 carats and marquise cut emeralds, while two waves of diamonds close around the blue night sea created with lapis lazuli that form the dial of another timepiece. Remember an iceberg ring with brilliant cut diamonds on white gold embellished with a large fancy cabochon cut by 24.73 carats.
Other exceptional pieces of Exalting Sight: an 18.88 carat emerald is the heart of a necklace surrounded by diamonds of various sizes and worked gold. The green also shines in a cascade necklace with drops and satin elements embellished with a 7.50 carat emerald. Another model with brilliant-cut, fancy-cut pavé embraces the neck, displaying a deep blue sapphire.




Collier Emerald Star in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo taglio smeraldo della Colombia (circa 18,88 carati), 4 smeraldi taglio coussin della Colombia (circa 7,85 carati), 28 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 0,76 carati), 4 diamanti taglio princess (circa 0,84 carati), 19 diamanti taglio quadrato (circa 3,68 carati), 26 diamanti taglio esagonale (circa 8,88 carati), 3 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,21 carati) e 698 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 5,75 carati). Creazione unica
Collier Emerald Star in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo taglio smeraldo della Colombia (circa 18,88 carati), 4 smeraldi taglio coussin della Colombia (circa 7,85 carati), 28 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 0,76 carati), 4 diamanti taglio princess (circa 0,84 carati), 19 diamanti taglio quadrato (circa 3,68 carati), 26 diamanti taglio esagonale (circa 8,88 carati), 3 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,21 carati) e 698 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 5,75 carati). Creazione unica
Collier Green Borealis trasformabile, in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo a goccia della Colombia (circa 7,50 carati), 33 smeraldi della Colombia taglio trapezoidale (37,39 carati), 8 diamanti taglio trapezoidale (circa 8,97 carati) e 760 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 17,46 carati). Creazione unica
Collier Green Borealis trasformabile, in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo a goccia della Colombia (circa 7,50 carati), 33 smeraldi della Colombia taglio trapezoidale (37,39 carati), 8 diamanti taglio trapezoidale (circa 8,97 carati) e 760 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 17,46 carati). Creazione unica
Orologio in oro bianco e diamanti viene colorato da uno smeraldo taglio coussin di 1,8 carati e smeraldi taglio marquise
Orologio in oro bianco e diamanti viene colorato da uno smeraldo taglio coussin di 1,8 carati e smeraldi taglio marquise
Anello Blue Ice in oro bianco 18K con 1 zaffiro blu taglio smeraldo dello Sri Lanka (circa 16,01 carati), 7 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 1,10 carati), 5 diamanti taglio princess (circa 0,15 carati), 7 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,93 carati) e 208 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 5,79 carati). Creazione unica
Anello Blue Ice in oro bianco 18K con 1 zaffiro blu taglio smeraldo dello Sri Lanka (circa 16,01 carati), 7 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 1,10 carati), 5 diamanti taglio princess (circa 0,15 carati), 7 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,93 carati) e 208 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 5,79 carati). Creazione unica
Infinite Blue Collier in oro bianco 18K con 1 acquamarina a goccia (circa 14,52 carati), 10 tormaline Paraiba taglio fancy (circa 67,34 carati), 7 lapislazzuli scolpiti taglio fancy (circa 24,15 carati) e 1.264 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 8,03 carati). Creazione unica
Infinite Blue Collier in oro bianco 18K con 1 acquamarina a goccia (circa 14,52 carati), 10 tormaline Paraiba taglio fancy (circa 67,34 carati), 7 lapislazzuli scolpiti taglio fancy (circa 24,15 carati) e 1.264 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 8,03 carati). Creazione unica
Collier Blue Ice in oro bianco 18K con 1 zaffiro taglio smeraldo dello Sri Lanka (circa 18,07 carati), 12 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 2,76 carati), 6 diamanti taglio quadrato (circa 0,48 carati), 7 diamanti taglio trillion (circa 1,05 carati), 5 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,45 carati), 5 diamanti taglio fancy (circa 1,34 carati) e 1.124 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 90,34 carati). Creazione unica
Collier Blue Ice in oro bianco 18K con 1 zaffiro taglio smeraldo dello Sri Lanka (circa 18,07 carati), 12 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 2,76 carati), 6 diamanti taglio quadrato (circa 0,48 carati), 7 diamanti taglio trillion (circa 1,05 carati), 5 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,45 carati), 5 diamanti taglio fancy (circa 1,34 carati) e 1.124 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 90,34 carati). Creazione unica
Manchette Blue Ice in oro bianco 18K con 1 zaffiro blu taglio smeraldo (circa 31,70 carati), 16 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 4,89 carati), 8 diamanti taglio fancy (circa 2,36 carati), 3 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,36 carati) e 992 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 58,71 carati). Creazione unica
Manchette Blue Ice in oro bianco 18K con 1 zaffiro blu taglio smeraldo (circa 31,70 carati), 16 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 4,89 carati), 8 diamanti taglio fancy (circa 2,36 carati), 3 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,36 carati) e 992 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 58,71 carati). Creazione unica
Orologio con diamanti che si chiudono intorno a un quadrante creato con i lapislazzuli
Orologio con diamanti che si chiudono intorno a un quadrante creato con i lapislazzuli







Messika to the rhythm of Beyoncé

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Messika to the rhythm of music, with Beyoncé wearing a sparkling diamond necklace ♦ ︎

It is not true that diamonds only appeal to those with a classic taste, starting with clothing. It’s testified by Beyoncé, who wore jewelry from the Parisian Maison Messika in the video of Everything is in Love, the first with her husband Jay-Z. He, the rapper, not to be outdone, wore a huge gold chain with pendant, under a jacket worn to his skin.
Beyoncé, however, after being photographed for the first time in 2014 with the ring of Glam’Azone in front of the enigmatic Gioconda, she has remained faithful to the Parisian jewelry house. In the video Beyoncé wore the Persian Drops set: a cascade of over 100 carats of diamonds. Perhaps a suggestion to her husband in view of her next birthday. The combination between Beyoncé and Messika has lasted for the last four years: the brand has proudly observed that the singer wears her jewels both on stage and off stage.



Beyoncé e Jay-Z nel clip «Everything is Love»
Beyoncé e Jay-Z nel clip «Everything is Love»
Beyoncé indossa il set Persian Drops
Beyoncé indossa il set Persian Drops
Beyoncé con il collier di diamanti, per oltre 100 carati
Beyoncé con il collier di diamanti, per oltre 100 carati
Messika, collier Persian Drops
Messika, collier Persian Drops







Sunlight Escape, high jewelery by Piaget

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Sunlight Escape, a new large collection of fine jewelry from Piaget. First part ♦ ︎

Let’s start from here: Piaget owns the largest jewelery workshop in Geneva. Thus, when the Swiss Maison presents its collections of fine jewelry, also the expectation is high. As high as the sun shining in the sky and suggesting the theme of the new collection of fine jewelry. in 2017 the super jewelry collection was called Sunlight Journey. In 2018 here is Sunlight Escape. Rays of the sun, light, brilliance. But also sunset, fugitive light, bright night. In short, around the concept you can embroider and, above all, create a high-end jewelry that is at the top of the world rankings. Sunlight Escape, in its radiant ambiguity, is embodied in the Piaget collection in a series of exceptional jewels and jewelry-watches.
The Sunlight Escape collection consists, in fact, of three lines of jewelry: Warming Lights, Exalting Sights, and Dancing Nights. From Piaget the three lines are defined as follows: Warming Lights, light captured and diffused through shapes and materials such as pink and yellow gold and diamonds. Exalting Sights focus on what is truly spectacular through the unique skills of the Maison Piaget. Dancing Nights, a whirlwind of asymmetric forms united in a fascinating fluid movement. Processing and result are of each of the three deserves its own space. In this page, so, let’s look at the first one, Warming Lights, and will consider the other two separately.
Warming Lights
This line, part of Sunlight Escape, is made up of jewels reminiscent of the warm color of the first lights: pink gold, yellow and white diamonds, which capture light and transform it through a multitude of reflections and refractions. They are part of Warming Lights a necklace brilliantly shows dozens of strips engraved in rose gold decorated with marquise cut diamonds. Like a sun, there is a central stone, a 6.02 carat emerald, which shines bright green. A rose gold bracelet with an inlaid motif of feathers and gold leaves is also part of Warming Lights. Then there is a ring with brilliant cut diamonds and a large cut diamond of 2.3 carat cushion. Also part of this line is a watch with diamonds and white gold, complemented by a rose cut and brilliant cut diamond bracelet , “Similar to small drops of snow just melted”.

Orecchini Midnight Sun in oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 1,86 carati), 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 1,77 carati), 16 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 1,84 carati), 28 smeraldi taglio rotondo (circa 1,96 carati), 12 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 1,62 carati) e 58 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 0,94 carati)
Orecchini Midnight Sun in oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 1,86 carati), 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 1,77 carati), 16 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 1,84 carati), 28 smeraldi taglio rotondo (circa 1,96 carati), 12 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 1,62 carati) e 58 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 0,94 carati)
Anello Midnight Sun in oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 5,43 carati), 12 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 0,72 carati), 8 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 0,03 carati) e 52 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,20 carati)
Anello Midnight Sun in oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 5,43 carati), 12 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 0,72 carati), 8 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 0,03 carati) e 52 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,20 carati)
Piaget, orologio in oro bianco e diamanti
Piaget, Orologio Mirror of Lights. Cassa in oro bianco 18K con 24 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,8 carati). Quadrante bianco in madreperla
Movimento al quarzo di Manifattura Piaget. Bracciale in oro bianco 18K, con 636 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 6,48 carati), 5 diamanti taglio rosa (5,84 carati), 21 diamanti taglio ovale (circa 10,95 carati).
Creazione unica
Piaget, collier della collezione Sunlight Escape
Piaget, collier Midnight Sun. Oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 6,02 carati), 35 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 4,43 carati), 119 smeraldi taglio rotondo (circa 15,47 carati), 42 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 4,67 carati) e 219 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 4,69 carati). Creazione unica
Bracciale della collezione Sunlight Escape
Manchette Golden Sunlight in oro rosa 18K con 771 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 13,32 carati)
lavorazione a intarsio con piume e foglia d’oro. Creazione unica
Anello della collezione Sunlight Escape
Anello Golden Sunlight in oro rosa 18K con 1 diamante taglio smeraldo (E-VVS2, circa 2,30 carati) e 212 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,26 carati)

The gem setting
Piaget, rightly, puts the accent on the goldsmith technique used for these jewels. The setting of the gem, explains Piaget, for example, is a demanding technique that requires patience, precision and dexterity. The task must be carried out perfectly to ensure that the setting of the precious stone is strong and stable. “An art form in the true sense of the term implies transcending techniques to create an absolute impression of brilliance”. A particularly refined technique is the “serti descendu” or “reduction setting”, which provides a particular shine to the stone. With infinite care, those who place the jewel fix the stone inside the chisel claws, before cutting them back to offer a clear view of the stone. Applied to the diamond contour of each rose cut diamond, it provides a halo of light that captures and projects the sheer beauty of jewelry.
Feather marquetry
“In its incomparable delicacy and harmony, there is something transcendental in the work of the feather artist, Nelly Saunier,” explains Piaget. Winner of the Prix Liliane Bettencourt for the Intelligence de la Main, she was a natural choice for Piaget to collaborate on Sunlight Escape. For this collection of fine jewelry Nelly Saunier has created a series of four exceptional creations in the form of earrings and hoses that evoke a snowy landscape illuminated by the penetrating rays of the sun. As only a Maître d’Art can do, Nelly Saunier brings together the art of feathers and the art of gold. A composition of pure white feathers is brilliantly contrasted with rose gold leaves, creating the sparkling effect of the icy snow that shines in the warm rays of the sun.

The Palace decoration
The Palace decoration is an engraving technique inspired by the Haute Couture and which provides a handmade guilloché process with veins that give the surface the appearance of raw silk. The result is, in fact, similar to a fabric with an inimitable radiance capable of accentuating the brilliance of precious stones. This engraving process is a traditional Piaget technique for which the Maison has been famous for a long time. With the combination of diamond polishing and setting, these High Jewelry creations move the boundaries of skills and creativity. An essential element of the Sunlight Escape collection, the Midnight Sun necklace shows the Palace decoration in all its splendor with marquise cut diamonds that naturally guide the gaze towards the deep intensity of the green of a large central emerald.

confronto tra il collier in fase di realizzazione e il disegno originale
Confronto tra il collier in fase di realizzazione e il disegno originale
Selezione della porzione di piuma
Selezione della porzione di piuma
Piaget, gem setting
Piaget, gem setting. Confronto durante la fase di realizzazione con il disegno originale






Rivière’s savoir faire

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Other jewels from the Savoie Faire collection by Rivière, which presented new pieces with diamonds and sapphires at Couture Show ♦ ︎

Savoir Faire is a French expression that indicates the ability to know how to move, compare and speak in every circumstance. Especially when it comes to relationships between two people. In short, savoir faire is essential to meet the partner’s desire. The Roman Maison Rivière has dedicated to this way of saying a rather large collection of jewels. As happens when the choice meets the taste of the public, other pieces are added to the collection over time. In 2018, in particular, were presented a pair of earrings with gold fringe, a necklace in the same style, and three bracelets that are added to the many variations of the collection: all the pieces use gold, small diamonds to follow the perimeter of the jewels and pearls of different colors.
The combination between the pastel color of pearls and gold is a constant by Rivière. Which, however, does not stop there. At the Couture Show in Las Vegas, for example, the Maison presented new jewelry with the classic combination of diamonds and blue sapphires, jewels that perhaps have a greater impact on the American public. This is also a demonstration of savoir faire. Alessia Mongrando





Bracciale in oro bianco, diamanti e perla
Bracciale in oro bianco, diamanti e perla

Bracciale in oro giallo, diamanti e perla
Bracciale in oro giallo, diamanti e perla
Bracciale in oro rosa, diamanti e perla
Bracciale in oro rosa, diamanti e perla
Pendente della collezione Savoir Faire
Pendente della collezione Savoir Faire
Rivière, orecchini della collezione Savoir Faire
Rivière, orecchini della collezione Savoir Faire
Anello in oro rodiato, diamanti e zaffiri
Anello in oro rodiato, diamanti e zaffiri
Orecchini pendenti in oro rodiato, diamanti e zaffiri
Orecchini pendenti in oro rodiato, diamanti e zaffiri

Orecchini in oro rodiato, diamanti e zaffiri
Orecchini in oro rodiato, diamanti e zaffiri







The jewels of the Borbone-Parma dynasty





The jewels of the Bourbon-Parma dynasty and Marie Antoinette Queen of France at auction with Sotheby’s ♦ ︎

From the court of Versailles (and subsequent guillotine) to Sotheby’s auction: it is the long journey of the jewels that belonged to Marie Antoinette (necklaces and earrings), the Queen of France executed by Robespierre and partners with her husband, King Louis XVI, during the French Revolution. The jewels will be auctioned on 12 November in Geneva at Sotheby’s, in a sale called Royal Jewels from the Bourbon-Parma Family. A dynasty which, as they explain to Sotheby’s, has been central to the history of Europe thanks to the interweaving of family ties, from France to Austria, from Spain to Italy.
In total, a hundred batches will be put up for sale, “all coming from the same family, the Borbone-Parma,” Daniela Mascetti, vice president for Sotheby’s High Jewelery in Europe, explained in a preview. “It is one of the most important collections of jewels ever appeared on the market”. It is good to meditate on the words of Daniela Mascetti. First, because it is a world authority on the subject. Secondly, because authority combines authority. Third, because Daniela Mascetti is able to temper the passion with the necessary scrupulosity, especially in cases like these, in which to establish estimates and values ​​is very difficult. “How important is the origin of a jewel compared to its invoice? Difficult to establish it. But it weighs a lot, “explains Sotheby’s expert at gioiellis.com. “Just think of a case like that of the jewels that belonged to Wallis Simpson in the eighties. An estimate of around 5 million at auction has reached 30 million”.
In short, the Sotheby’s auction of 12 November promises sparks. Also because the jewels of noble origin are many and for some Sotheby’s is still at work. In fact, before presenting them at auction, the intricate family path of jewels is the object, as in the detective films, of a detective work by the team of Daniela Mascetti. We are sure, therefore, that the pendant of diamonds with a natural pearl of exceptional dimensions (26 mm x 18 mm), estimated at a starting price of 1-2 million dollars, is placed on the décolleté of Marie Antoinette, as well as the necklace of 119 natural pearls. And that the pair of earrings estimated at 30,000-50,000 dollars was first transported to Belgium along with other jewels to steal from the revolutionaries, then passed to the cousin of Marie Antoinette, the emperor of Austria, who then handed them over to the sister of Queen of France, Maria Teresa, imprisoned and released three years after the Republican government.
Maria Teresa, called Madame Royale, then left part of her jewelry to her niece Luisa di Francia, Duchess of Parma, up to Roberto I, the last duke of Parma. For example, it was intended for Luisa di Francia (1819-1864), nephew of Charles X, king of France, and mother of Robert I, an extraordinary set consisting of 95 diamonds, five of which belonged to Marie Antoinette. Also in the same collection are pieces such as the pin in the shape of a bow in diamonds and Burmese ruby ​​of 6.89 carats and a ring with fancy orange-pink diamond (unusual for the time) given by his father to the Archduchess Maria Anna d ‘ Austria on the occasion of the birth of the child. The sale will also include a diamond tiara offered by Emperor Franz Joseph (1830-1916) to his niece, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882-1940) for her marriage in 1902 with Elia di Borbone, Duke of Parma ( 1880-1959), a brooch in yellow gold received by the princess Maria Pia di Borbone-Due Sicilie on the occasion of the marriage of Roberto I, and a pair of earrings “en girandole” in diamonds belonging to the duke of Parma. Difficult to remember an auction with more blue blood.




Spilla a fiocco in diamanti e rubino birmano da 6,89 carati, appartenuta a Maria Anna d'Austria
Spilla a fiocco in diamanti e rubino birmano da 6,89 carati, appartenuta a Maria Anna d’Austria
Daniela Mascetti
Daniela Mascetti
Pendente con diamanti e perla naturale di eccezionali dimensioni (26 x 18 millimetri) appartenuto alla regina Maria Antonietta
Pendente con diamanti e perla naturale di eccezionali dimensioni (26 x 18 millimetri) appartenuto alla regina Maria Antonietta
Tiara di diamanti donata dall'imperatore Francesco Giuseppe a sua nipote, arciduchessa Maria Anna d'Austria
Tiara di diamanti donata dall’imperatore Francesco Giuseppe a sua nipote, arciduchessa Maria Anna d’Austria in occasione del matrimonio
Ritratto di Maria Antonietta
Ritratto di Maria Antonietta
Spilla con pendente in oro giallo e diamanti ricevuta dalla principessa Maria Pia Borbone-Due Sicilie in occasione del suo matrimonio con Roberto I
Spilla con pendente in oro giallo e diamanti ricevuta dalla principessa Maria Pia Borbone-Due Sicilie in occasione del suo matrimonio con Roberto I
Anello con diamante fancy orange-pink
Anello con diamante fancy orange-pink






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