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Katey Walker’s horizon

Published on August 21, 2022

vetrina

Anello in oro 18 carati con ametista taglio a cuore

The sea is the source of inspiration for Katey Walker, a jewelry designer who grew up on the Connecticut coast. Even when she moved to New York, the vastness of the ocean remained in the mind and heart of the designer, and she transfers this imprinting to her jewels. But it is a path that you have taken step by step. After a degree from Suffolk University in Boston, she majored in jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Then, she worked as an apprentice for one of the last major high jewelry manufacturing companies left in New York’s diamond district, working on pieces for Tiffany and David Yurman. In short, first the study, then the practical experience.

Orecchini con tanzanite, opale etiope, smeraldo, opale boulder

She lacked nothing to take off solo. She uses high-carat yellow and rose gold and a variety of natural gemstones, such as opals, all handcrafted from start to finish by her in her studio in the Connecticut River Valley, where she is back. The jewels are modern and cheerful, without unnecessary extravagance.

Collana in oro 18 carati con ametista taglio a cuore

Anello in oro 18 carati con peridoto e diamanti

Collana con turchese, rubino, opale di fuoco, opale etiope, cristallo di rocca, perle di acqua dolce

Orecchini in oro 18 carati con topazio rosa

Orecchini Triangle in oro 18 carati con perle

Sean Gilson, amazing design

Published on June 7, 2021

Design/bracciale/vetrina/ANELLI

Bracciale della collezione Parabolic in oro 18 carati

The innovative jewels, without excesses, by the American designer Sean Gilson ♦ ︎

Designer? Artist? Artisan? What is the right definition to define Sean Gilson? Meeting him is not easy: he is usually in his laboratory in a small town in Connecticut, USA. Although every so often he goes to New York for some workshops or for extraordinary events, as it was for GemGèneve, where Sean Gilson was present in the Designer Vivarium area.

The difficulty of meeting this eclectic jewelry artist is also due to his way of working: he personally creates the finish of the jewel. Pieces that are often surprising. As for the earrings presented at the Swiss event, made with a particularly delicate stone, together with white gold and blue sapphires: a piece of virtuoso jewelry. To achieve the desired effect the American designer also uses different techniques and combines traditional tools with more modern ones. The result is innovative, modern jewels that do not lose their wearability. “A jewel should never scream if there is the integrity of design, materials and craftsmanship,” says Gilson.

Anello con acquamarina naturale e bachelite

Anello con perle del Mare del Sud su oro bianco

Orecchini Infinity in oro lucido 18 carati