Couture

The surprising jewels of Studio Renn

There is no country more fond of its traditions than India. And there is no country so surprising in the innovation of India (except the US). One of the surprises, as far as jewelry is concerned, is called Studio Renn. The name already portends a different path from that of traditional jewelers. And it is not surprising that Studio Renn won the Couture Design Award in the Best Innovative category in 2021.

Anello di Studio Renn
Anello di Studio Renn vincitorRing by Studio Renn winner at the 2021 Couture Design Awards

Studio Renn is based in Mumbai and was founded in 2018 by Rahul and Roshni Jhaveri. They are two jewelers who love contemporary art, of which they are collectors. And this passion is reflected in the unique pieces they make. Renn, a word meaning rebirth, is the guiding star of the creative process. So: restart, innovation, breaking of habits and no perfection. Yes, instead to unusual materials and innovative shapes. In short, a process similar to that of the artistic composition of a work of art. Reflections, volumes and voids take precedence over tangible materials, is the philosophy of the two designers.

Crocodile earrings, con smeraldi dello Zambia
Crocodile earrings, with Zambian emeralds

A collection called (An) otherness, for example, was conceived in collaboration with the artist Prashant Salvi. And there is also a concrete ring made in collaboration with Material Immaterial Studio, which creates functional objects in concrete and precious stones. Or earrings set with diamonds that show the hidden side, usually the back of the stones. Nothing is impossible and nothing is impracticable for Studio Renn.

Orecchini Shell Circular in oro, diamanti, zaffiri
Shell Circular earrings in gold, diamonds, sapphires
Seed Leaf, pendente in oro e diamanti
Seed Leaf, gold and diamond pendant
Puffball Voids Sphere Bracelet in oro satinato e diamanti
Puffball Voids Sphere Bracelet in satin gold and diamonds
Insetti in oro bianco e diamanti
Insects in white gold and diamonds
Godna ring in oro giallo e diamanti
Godna ring in yellow gold and diamonds

Rosa Van Parys between architecture and jewelry

Often jewelers are inspired by architecture, especially for art deco jewels. But it is quite rare for a jeweler to also carry out the profession of architect. And this is precisely the story of Rosa Van Parys, who reached the final in the Best in Pearls category at the Couture Design Awards. Yet jewelry was not a casual choice nor a forced one. The Rosa Van Parys architecture and design studio was successful when she decided to launch her Maison in 2017 and her first high jewelery collection.

Collana con perla di Tahiti e perle Akoya, tsavoriti e zaffiri rosa
Collana con perla di Tahiti e perle Akoya, tsavoriti e zaffiri rosa

The Ecuador-born designer studied in Europe, graduated in architecture and in the United States from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and now lives and works in Westlake Village, a suburb north of Los Angeles. It goes without saying that her jewels retain an inspiration linked to geometry and architectural design. The focus, in fact, is on composition, balance, shape, symmetry and color. Pearls are a key element for the designer, who has also launched pieces of a line of men’s jewelry, which also includes elaborate dagger-shaped pendants. Also because, even though she designs jewelry, Rosa Van Parys has not abandoned the activity related to architecture: she, together with her husband, directs a ten-person studio.

Anello Anaconda, in oro giallo e brunito, tsavoriti, zaffiri rosa
Anello Anaconda, in oro giallo e brunito, tsavoriti, zaffiri rosa
Collana in oro giallo con perle Akoya
Collana in oro giallo con perle Akoya
Collana in oro giallo con pavé di diamanti
Collana in oro giallo con pavé di diamanti
Collana dedicata al tennis in oro giallo, con pavé di diamanti e di zaffiri rosa
Collana dedicata al tennis in oro giallo, con pavé di diamanti e di zaffiri rosa
Collana in oro giallo e brunito, perla di Tahiti, zaffiri rosa
Collana in oro giallo e brunito, perla di Tahiti, zaffiri rosa

 

The precious leaves of Michael Aram

Handcrafted worked metal and colored stones in jewelery by Michael Aram ♦ ︎

In Hindi, the word aram means “sweetness, peace, love, and care.” If this is Michael Aram’s mood, it is uncertain. In any case, he emphasizes this semantic affinity. Michael Aram is an American designer and artist, born in New York, where he works. At the end of the 1980s he traveled to India and this trip changed his life: he discovered the tradition of metalworking and created a home and laboratory in New Delhi. From there, the business continued and Aram founded a company that produces home design items. Furniture, design, but craftsmanship. But it also offers jewelry.

Orecchini in argento rodiato nero, oro, diamanti
Earrings in black rhodium-plated silver, gold, diamonds

The passion for ancient traditions has been linked to an entrepreneurial spirit that has transformed it into a signature in its field. But after a few years, Michael Aram has expanded his business to jewelry as well. Of course with collections that have hand-crafted metal their fulcrum. Not only that: Micheal Aram’s jewels, which also appeared at Couture 2017 in Las Vegas, make a large use of precious stones and precious stones, as in the Botanical Leaf collection. This is something that the Indian likes too much.

Collana con perle grigie, ametrine, zaffiri viola
Necklace with gray pearls, ametrine, purple sapphires
Anello in oro, argento rodiato nero e diamanti
Ring in gold, black rhodium-plated silver and diamonds
Anello Butterfly Ginko in oro, argento e diamanti
Butterfly Ginko ring in gold, silver and diamonds
Orecchini Butterfly Ginko in oro, argento e diamanti
Butterfly Ginko earrings in gold, silver and diamonds
Anello Butterfly Ginko, in argento, oro, diamanti
Butterfly Ginko ring, in silver, gold, diamonds
Orecchini a foglia in argento con diamanti
Silver leaf earrings with diamonds

Mariani 1878, an encore a century and a half long

In 2017 it won the Design Couture Awards in Las Vegas in the People’s choise category. And in 2021 Mariani 1878 did it again, this time in the Best in Gold category. The Maison based in Monza, a town a stone’s throw from Milan, is preparing to celebrate 150 years of a life full of awards, which testify to a goldsmith’s skill across the board. The previous prize, for example, was awarded thanks to Pon Pon, a three-dimensional drop pendant with 27 carats of very high quality diamonds. in the jewel each diamond was set individually and inserted in a sort of network that surrounds the central solitaire.

Mariani 1878, pendente con diamanti. Vincitore nella categoria Best in People's Choice
Mariani 1878, Pon Pon pendant with diamonds. Winner in the Best in People’s Choice category

A jewel, the one presented at the Couture, which seems to have also enticed Melania Trump, at the time first lady with domicile in the White House. On the other hand, Mariani jewels in the US have also convinced celebrities Sylvester Stallone and Denzel Washington, in the mood for gifts to their partners.

Anello con smeraldo di 2,29 carati e diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Ring with 2.29 carats emerald and diamonds. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Four years later, however, it was been a pair of long earrings with a burnished gold and diamond link that convinced the jury. The Maison, as its name indicates, was founded in 1878 and is managed by the brothers Carlo and Federico Mariani, graduates in economics and masters in gemology, under the guidance of their father Giuseppe Mariani, direct descendant of the founder Camillo Mariani.

Anello con zaffiri blu per 6,52 carati, diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Ring with blue sapphires for 6.52 carats, diamonds. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Orecchini con zaffiri per 12,64 carati, diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Earrings with sapphires for 12.64 carats, diamonds. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Orecchini con oro nero, smeraldi e diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Earrings with black gold, emeralds and diamonds. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Anello con smeraldo di 6 carati, diamanti e smeraldi a cornice
Ring with 6-carat emerald, diamonds and emeralds in a frame. Copyright: gioiellis.com
Anello con diamanti e smalto
Ring with diamonds and black gold. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The jewels of Carlo and Kiki with A & Furst

Pleasant and classic jewels those of the couple Carlo Antonini and Kiki Furst, who created A & Furst in California ♦ ︎

In Milan the name Antonini is associated with the history of jewelry. But also in California. In fact, after studying in the Lombard city, Carlo Antonini moved to St. Helena, a town not far from San Francisco. Here, together with his wife, Kiki Furst, continued the family tradition, now in its third generation: Carlo’s grandfather opened his precious stones company in Milan in 1919. But also Kiki Furst has a history behind it in the world of precious : Kiki’s family started making jewelry in 1850.

Bracciale in oro rosa 18 carati con prasiolite e tsavorite
18k rose gold bracelet with prasiolite and tsavorite

In short, leaving the family traditions behind, the couple started a new life in Napa Valley, famous for its wine production. It is a small paradise where you can continue to work and create jewelry. Thus was born A & Furst, a jewelry brand that has found its place on the American market. The different stories of Carlo Antonini and Kiki Furst have come together in a synthesis: pleasant jewels, easily wearable, without eccentricity, but with a solid aspect of color and well-being.

Anello cocktail in oro con ametista e tanzanite
Gold cocktail ring with amethyst and tanzanite
Orecchini in oro e topazio Blue London
Blue London gold and topaz earrings
Orecchini con tormalina rosa e opale rosa su oro giallo
Earrings with pink tourmaline and pink opal on yellow gold
Orecchini Bonbon con peridoto e agata bianca su oro giallo
Bonbon earrings with peridot and white agate on yellow gold
Anello Bonbon con acquamarina milky e topazio blu su oro bianco
Bonbon ring with milky aquamarine and blue topaz on white gold
Orecchini con topazio blu e zaffiri blu
Earrings with blue topaz and blue sapphires
Collana Lilies con topazio blu e diamanti su oro bianco
Lilies necklace with blue topaz and diamonds on white gold

Syna from silver to gold

From silver to gold: the pair that founded Syna collects awards ♦ ︎

Syna won in the Best in Silver category at the Couture Design Awards 2019. Not only: they also won the Silver, also in category Centurion Award. But, in reality, it is not a silver focused brand. His jewels, in fact, also use colored stones and gold, as in the Indian tradition, even if Dharmesh and Namrata Kothari, the founders, have not adopted the style of the Asian country for their production. The couple founded Syna Jewels in 2003.

Orecchini in argento di Synia
Silver earrings by Synia, winners of Best in Silver at the Couture Deisgn Awards

Indian jewelers usually do not forget their cultural origin, spiritual beliefs and, in short, their roots. But Syna has adopted a simple stylistic approach, as is the pop cultural environment of much of the West and, perhaps, that of Fort Lee, a suburb of New York, where designers live and work. The jewels, therefore, in addition to the classic tree of life, exemplify the concept with fairly simple jewels: semi-precious stones cut by drop, semi-precious stones with a graceful shape.

Anello con opale etiope verde
Ring with green Ethiopian opal
Pendente con opale rosa intagliato
Pendant with carved pink opal
Orecchini in oro e calcedonio
Gold and chalcedony earrings
Orecchini con topazi
Earrings with topaz
Anello in oro con pietra luna, topazio e piccolo diamante
Gold ring with moonstone, topaz and small diamond
Orecchini in oro e calcedonio, con piccoli diamanti
Gold and chalcedony earrings, with small diamonds
Pendente con l'albero della vita
Pendant with the tree of life

The loving asymmetry of Kavant & Sharart

Love at first sight, jewels forever. The romantic story of Kavant & Sharart is signed by two designers based in Bangkok: Nuttapon Yongkiettakul, aka Kenny, and Shar-Linn Liew. The two met in 2004 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Raised in a family of jewelers Nuttapon Yongkiettakul has design in his blood. After graduating from university, the couple moved to California: Kenny attended courses at the Gia, while Shar-Linn completed his studies in the financial sector. Until she was infected with a passion for jewelry. Once married, Kenny and Shar returned to Bangkog and their work attracted the attention of jewelry aficionados.

Anello Origami in oro, diamanti e tsavorite
Origami ring in gold, diamonds and tsavorite

Kavant & Sharart’s style has nothing oriental about it. Rather, it is inspired by original, modern geometries, with a splash of art deco. The couple also won the debut award at the 2016 Couture Show. Gold, precious stones, but above all a predilection for curves that suddenly stop at acute angles, with volumes that are sometimes deliberately asymmetrical: the Maison’s jewels are also sold from big luxury stores like Harrods, because together with love, business triumphed.

Orecchini con perle South Sea, zaffiri rosa e smalto
Earrings with South Sea pearls, pink sapphires and enamel
Pendente con zaffiri viola e blu
Pendant with purple and blue sapphires
Pendente con zaffiri viola e blu
Rose gold ring with diamonds and enamel
Orecchini Le Phoneix con diamanti bianchi e neri
Le Phoneix earrings with white and black diamonds
Anello Origami in oro bianco diamanti e zaffiri
Origami ring in white gold, diamonds and sapphires
Orecchini Origami in oro e diamanti
Origami earrings in gold and diamonds
Bracciale Talay Wave Twist in oro bianco e diamanti
Talay Wave Twist bracelet in white gold and diamonds

The design of Vram

The wearable sculptures of Vram, a Los Angeles jewelry brand with a Couture Award ♦ ︎
In 2018 he won one of the Couture Awards in the Best in Debuting category. But, to be honest, Vram Minassian was been a debutant just for the Wynn stage in Las Vegas, where the show took place. Because Vram, Maison of Los Angeles, debuted in 1985. The common thread of this brand has always been the search for a sophisticated, very modern and cool design. The ring awarded to Couture is an example: the volume is simple and at the same time refined, with the yellow gold that is interrupted in two ovals that show a surface paved with green tourmaline. And in 2023 Vram collaborated with Platinum Guild International for a special Chrona Butterfly ring, created for Las Vegas Couture.

Anello in oro con zaffiri viola per il Couture 2023
Gold ring with purple sapphires for Couture 2023

The choice is to offer jewelry that resemble small modern sculptures. But there are also collections that are inspired by elements of the body, for example the bones, as in the case of the Chrona Hypercuff bracelet reminiscent of the vertebrae line. Vram’s jewels are destined to have an ever-growing public: for many years the Maison has produced only unique pieces, on request, or for third parties. For the past few years, however, Vram has taken to the field with collections for a wider audience, even if selected. The recognition at the Couture Awards is a result.

Anello Eye of Chrona in oro 18 carati, argento rodiato, zaffiri verdi
Eye of Chrona ring in 18K gold, rhodium-plated silver, green sapphires, gray diamonds
Pendente Chrona in oro 18 carati
Chrona pendant in 18K gold
Anelli in oro 18 carati e diamanti
Rings in 18 carat gold and diamonds
Orecchini Chrona in oro 18 carati e zaffiri verdi
Chrona earrings in 18k gold and green sapphires
Anelli in oro 18 carati e smeraldi
Rings in 18 carat gold and emeralds
Anello in oro 18 carati e argento rodiato con diamanti brown e grigi
Ring in 18 carat gold and rhodium silver with brown and gray diamonds

Carol Kauffmann, Brazil with rigour

Art, architecture and a lot of Brazil in the colors and geometries of the jewels of Carol Kauffmann ♦ ︎
It is true that art and creativity have no passport, but it is equally certain that one’s background leaves indelible marks in a person. Even more so if this person is a jewelry designer. This is the case, for example, in the case of Carol Kauffmann, born in Brazil in a family of textile entrepreneurs. Difficult to imagine in gray fabrics and pastel colors. Brazil is lively, with strong colors, and above all with many colored stones that are mined in the mines of the great South American country. As in the jewels of the Shadow collection.

Orecchini in oro e smeraldi della collezione Shadow
Gold and emerald earrings from the Shadow collection

To this must be added the passion of Carol Kauffmann for travel, art, architecture, and even technology. All this mix becomes a style for jewelry that has not changed when the designer moved to New York. The gold and the different colored stones are composed with lively architectures, with a lot of personality, rigor and joy at the same time, with references to the art deco and even to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. The average price of jewelry ranges between 5000 and 10000 dollars. Giulia Netrese

Orecchini in oro e smalto della Shadow collection
Gold and enamel earrings from the Shadow collection
Anello in oro giallo, acquamarina, smeraldi, tanzaniti, diamanti
Ring in yellow gold, aquamarine, emeralds, tanzanites, diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo, acquamarina e diamanti
Earrings in yellow gold, aquamarine and diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo, zaffiri, ioliti, diamanti
Earrings in yellow gold, sapphires, iolites, diamonds
Anello in oro giallo, prasiolite e diamanti
Ring in yellow gold, prasiolite and diamonds
Pendente in oro giallo smeraldi, tanzanite, diamanti
Yellow gold pendant with emeralds, tanzanites, diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo, tormalina rosa, diamanti
Earrings in yellow gold, pink tourmaline, diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo zaffiro, topazio bianco
Sapphire yellow gold earrings, white topaz

The winners of the Couture Design Awards

The Couture Design Awards are considered the Oscars of jewelry. They take place during the Couture fair in Las Vegas parallel to the Jck one, and is dedicated to the best jewellery. This year the organizers awarded 14 categories, each of which with three classified. Overall, in short, the jury in charge of selecting the winners identified 42 worthy of mention. The list of winners can be found below. However, there is a brand that is more successful than others: Peruffo. The Italian company ranked first in the Best in Debuting category, but also third in the Best in Editors’ Choice, in Best in Innovative, and again first in the Best in People’s Choice. Another company also collected a double prize, but in a different way. Gismondi 1754 came in second place in the Best in Editors’ Choice category, to which is added the second place of Vendorafa, a newly acquired brand, in the Best in People’s Choice.

Best in Gold
1 ° Viltier
2 ° Cadar
3 ° IsabelleFa

Bracciale in oro e diamanti di Viltier
Viltier gold and diamond bracelet

Best in Colored Gems Above $40,000 Retail
1 ° Aletto Brothers
2 ° Tangarart @ Julls
3 ° Couturemark

Bracciale in oro, malachite e diamanti di Aletto Brothers
Bracelet in gold, malachite and diamonds by Aletto Brothers

Best in Colored Gems Under $40,000 Retail
1 ° Kamyen
2 ° Cicala
3 ° Sylva & Cie.

Orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti di Kamyen
Orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti di Kamyen

Best in Bridal
1 ° Retrouvaí @ For Future Reference
2 ° Bea Bongiasca @ Muse
3 ° Phillips House

Anello in oro e diamanti di Retrouvai
Retrouvai gold and diamond ring

Best in Diamonds Below $40,000 Retail
1 ° Ondyn
2 ° Eva Fehren
3 ° 64Facets

Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti di Ondyn
Yellow gold and diamond earrings by Ondyn

Best in Diamonds Above $40,000 Retail
1 ° Etho Maria
2 ° Busatti 1947
3 ° Mattioli

Anello con diamanti di Etho Maria
Etho Maria diamond ring

Best in Haute Couture
1 ° Maison Alix Dumas
2 ° Messika
3 ° Victor Velyan

Spilla di Mad, Maison-Alix-Dumas
Mad, Maison-Alix-Dumas brooch

Best in Pearls
1 ° Persée Paris
2 ° Nomis
3 ° Amrapali Londra

Orecchino con perle e diamanti di Persée Paris
Pearl and diamond earring by Persée Paris

Best in Platinum
1 ° Sorellina
2 ° Henrich & Denzel GmbH
3 ° Diecimila Cose

Collier con perle, diamanti e zaffiri rosa di Sorellina
Necklace with pearls, diamonds and pink sapphires by Sorellina

Best in Below $10,000 Retail
1 ° NeverNoT
2 ° Stephen Webster
3 ° Van @ Muse

Collana in oro con pendente in malachite e opale di NeverNoT
Gold necklace with malachite and opal pendant by NeverNoT

Best in Innovative
1 ° Marie Lichtenberg
2 ° Studio Renn
3 ° Peruffo

Collana in oro di Marie Lichtenberg
Collana in oro di Marie Lichtenberg

Best in Debuting
1 ° Peruffo
2 ° Maison Alix Dumas
3 ° Alexandra Rosier

Colllana di Peruffo vincitrice al Couture Design Awards
Peruffo necklace winner at the Couture Design Awards

Best in Editors’ Choice
1 ° Ten Thousand Things
2 ° Gismondi 1754
3 ° Peruffo

Collana con perla di Tahiti di Ten Thousand Things
Ten Thousand Things Tahitian Pearl Necklace

Best in People’s Choice
1 ° Peruffo
2 ° Vendorafa
3 ° David Oscarson

Genesis is reborn with Gismondi 1754

Can a genesis be reborn? It can, if it is the jewelry collection signed by Gismondi 1754. Launched in 2020, the collection is renewed on the occasion of the Couture Show in Las Vegas, in which the Genoese company participated. The inspiration of the jewelry collection is linked to the shape of the primitive structure shell of the Indian Ocean: the Nautilus. The image of the shell has reappeared in the memories of Massimo Gismondi CEO and creative director of the Maison linked to a visit to the Natural History Museum of Genoa with his son. The simple yet elegant structure of the Nautilus is also a compendium of mathematics.

Collezione Genesi, anello in oro rosa e zaffiri rosa
Genesi collection, ring in pink gold and pink sapphires

The Nautilus shell perfectly reproduces the Golden Spiral, a geometric progression studied by Leonardo Fibonacci, the great Pisan mathematician of the thirteenth century, placed at the base of his famous numerical progression in which he marveled at discovering how this design, in nature, repeats itself similar in a multitude of examples, from the shape of galaxies to the arrangement of rose petals or sunflower seeds.
Massimo Gismondi

Massimo Gismondi
Massimo Gismondi. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The collection consists of rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets in pink gold and pink sapphires, or with white diamonds, emeralds and white ceramic, chosen because it is more resistant than enamel and its color is unalterable. Baked in the oven at 50 degrees for 48 hours, it is then cut following the desired shape of the drops to which gold edges are applied and joined to the jewel. Each jewel in the collection is handmade. From his inspiration comes the drawing, subsequently elaborated in 3D through the use of software. Hence the creation of the prototype with wax casting. Once further corrections have been made to the prototype, it will be ready to be crafted in gold.

Bracciale in oro rosa e zaffiri rosa, modello piccolo
Bracelet in pink gold and pink sapphires, small model
Orecchini in oro rosa e zaffiri rosa, modello piccolo
Earrings in rose gold and pink sapphires
Collana in oro rosa e zaffiri rosa, modello piccolo
Necklace in pink gold and pink sapphires, small model

Dearest Dior, fine jewelry 77 different ways




Dior, a name that is synonymous with haute couture. And during the Paris week dedicated to high fashion, the Maison presented its new collection, curated as always by the artistic director for jewelry, Victoire de Castellane. The collection is called this time Dearest Dior, has 77 unique pieces, and follows the idea of enhancing his renowned virtuosity, as in the previous Dear Dior and Dior Dior Dior presented on two occasions in the past ten years. In short, Dearest Dior wants to communicate that the flagship brand of the Lvmh group reaches the top of high jewelry.

Collana di diamanti con zaffiro blu taglio ovale
Collana di diamanti con zaffiro blu taglio ovale

However, as on other occasions, there is a link with the original activity of Dior, clothing. The jewels, in fact, are made with a thought to the lace technique, which gives lightness, but also extreme industriousness in the composition, with a thought to the creations of the founder, Christian Dior. Gold is often woven into a kind of filigree, but gems are also set in a puzzle that makes up the surfaces, or figures such as flowers. The jewels are also embellished with gems such as diamonds, rubies, tourmalines, sapphires of different colors, pearls, which often appear to be suspended without the setting being seen.
Collezione Dearest Dior, con diamante taglio cuscino
Collezione Dearest Dior, con diamante taglio cuscino

Orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti
Orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti
Orecchini a forma di bouquet con diamanti , rubini, smeraldi, zaffiri
Orecchini a forma di bouquet con diamanti , rubini, smeraldi, zaffiri
Orecchini in oro e rubini
Orecchini in oro e rubini
Anello con gemme a forma di fiori
Anello con gemme a forma di fiori
Anello in oro, diamanti, rubellite taglio pera
Anello in oro, diamanti, rubellite taglio pera

Anello in oro, diamanti e zaffiro
Anello in oro, diamanti e zaffiro







Andrea Fohrman, the first designer on the moon




Andrea Fohrman: the moon is a precious satellite in Los Angeles designer collections ♦︎

She is one of the few women who do not are offend if someone tells her that she is lunatic. For a simple reason: she adores the moon and the Earth’s pale satellite is a source of inspiration for her jewels. The story of Andrea Fohrman as designer is started with admiration of the grandmother’s cocktail ring, the passion for the weather, seasons, and stages of the year. Which are marked, in fact, by the alternation of moons. Andrea Fohrman is so fascinated by Earth’s twin, that on her website you are able to calculate the lunar phase that corresponds to an important date in her life.

Anello in oro 14 carati, diamanti e crisocolla
Anello in oro 14 carati, diamanti e crisocolla
ted the work using mostly opals, perhaps the stone that reminds more of the Selena of the ancients, with obviously the moonstone. The art of jewelery was also improved in Italy, in Florence, where she also studied design and sculpture. She started her activity collecting ancient objects and turned them into pendants. Then, in 2004, she pulled the shot up to the high-end jewelery, that she designs in her Los Angeles home.

Orecchini in oro 14 carati con turchese intagliato e diamanti
Orecchini in oro 14 carati con turchese intagliato e diamanti
Collana in oro, smalto, diamanti
Collana in oro, smalto, diamanti
Collana Rainbow in oro e zaffiri rosa
Collana Rainbow in oro e zaffiri rosa
Collana con ametista
Collana con ametista

Orecchino in oro con smeraldo
Orecchino in oro con smeraldo

Collana in oro 14 carati con turchese, quarzo rutilato e diamanti
Collana in oro 14 carati con turchese, quarzo rutilato e diamanti







Ileana Makri’s golden Cascade




Her bracelet from the Cascade Collection won the Couture Award 2022 in the Best in Gold Jewelry category. It is an imposing jewel, obviously in 18-karat gold, which is inspired by the shiny jewels of the roaring twenties. It has a square white diamond in the center. The rest of the extensive Cascade collection by Ileana Makri also follows the same style, adding references to the fluidity of water, which meets the geometry that precedes the art deco style. Alongside 18-karat gold and diamonds, jewels are often combined with emeralds, with some variations in rubies and sapphires. Earrings, necklaces and bracelets are the most present shapes in the line, even if there are rings, quite simple.

Orecchini della collezione Cascade in oro 18 carati e smeraldi
Orecchini della collezione Cascade in oro 18 carati e smeraldi

Ileana Makri, a Greek jewelry designer, made her debut with her Maison in Athens in 1996. She has an international profile and her jewels are also sold through the major online platforms. Yet, before becoming a jewelry designer, Ileana Makri graduated in Business Administration. But then she followed her true passion of hers and studied jewelry design at Gia, in Santa Monica, California. In addition to her travels, Ileana continues to draw inspiration from multicultural symbols and their meaning.
Orecchini Frozen Stream in oro bianco, diamanti e smeraldi
Orecchini Frozen Stream in oro bianco, diamanti e smeraldi

Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti baguette
Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti baguette
Anello Rivulet in oro giallo e diamanti
Anello Rivulet in oro giallo e diamanti
Bracciale Waterfall Bridge in oro 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldo
Bracciale Waterfall Bridge in oro 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldo
Collana Waterfall Bridge in oro giallo, diamanti e smeraldi
Collana Waterfall Bridge in oro giallo, diamanti e smeraldi

Il bracciale vincitore al Couture Awards 2022 in oro giallo e diamante quadrato al centro
Il bracciale vincitore al Couture Awards 2022 in oro giallo e diamante quadrato al centro







Yeprem’s Couture jewels




If you still think that wearing jewelry is the same as putting a ring on your finger, wearing earrings, showing off a necklace or surrounding your wrist with a bracelet, you are left behind. The world is running and jewelry is evolving, even the high-end one. Proof of this is Yeprem, a high jewelery Maison that has long since embarked on a new path, as in its Couture line. Alongside traditional jewels, Yeprem proposes compositions of white gold and diamonds that embrace parts of the body with unusual shapes and aesthetic effect. They are defined as “jewels for the hand” in the case of pieces intended to cross the back and appear on the palm.

Anello indossato della linea Couture in oro bianco e diamanti
Anello indossato della linea Couture in oro bianco e diamanti

As for the earrings, even Yeprem has chosen to evolve them into one of the many new shapes that have met the favor of the public. And bracelets are no longer just a circle that is worn at the end of the wrist, but jewels that snake around the arm and hand, with surprising autonomy. The jewels also increase the sensation of movement thanks to the dual choice of diamond cut, brilliant and marquise.
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti

Collana in oro bianco e diamanti
Collana in oro bianco e diamanti
Gioiello per la mano, indossato
Gioiello per la mano, indossato
Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti della linea Couture
Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti della linea Couture
Anello in oro bianco, diamanti, perla
Anello indossato in oro bianco, diamanti, perla

Orecchino indossato della linea Couture di Yeprem
Orecchino indossato della linea Couture di Yeprem







Kuwayama to discover




Kuwayama is a large Japanese jewelry company. It’s time to learn something about it ♦

In Europe many identify Japan with the auto or technology industry. It is commonplace: Japan also has, for example, a tradition in jewelry. Kuwayama is, perhaps, the best known name, also for the size of the company, which is even listed on the stock exchange. Founded by Yukihiro Kuwayama in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, in 1970, the company immediately saw the jewelry from a very industrial point of view, with factories in China and Thailand, as well as Japan.

Choker vincitore dell' Craftsmanship Award Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's Award (JJJA Awards). È composto con rubellite, diamanti, zaffiri rosa
Choker vincitore dell’ Craftsmanship Award Economy, Trade and Industry Minister’s Award (JJJA Awards). È composto con rubellite, diamanti, zaffiri rosa

Born to work precious metals, the company has grown and evolved, to become a consolidated brand also in the design of the jewels, as demonstrated by the numerous international awards (33 at the moment) won by Kuwayama, the latest as Manufacturer of the year at the JNA Awards 2018 in Hong Kong Jewelery & Gem Fair in 2019. The company also has a branch also in Europe, in the capital of diamonds, Antwerp. The jewels offered by the Japanese house are the most varied: from collections with diamonds and semi-precious stones, to lines that are based on Swarovski gems. But most of the production is reserved for other jewelry brands, which use elements such as metal chains.

Collana in platino, diamanti e zaffiri vincitrice ai JJA Jewelry Awards 2018
Collana in platino, diamanti e zaffiri vincitrice ai JJA Jewelry Awards 2018
Kuwayama, collana in platino composta da bolle, Best in Platinum ai Couture Awards 2018
Kuwayama, collana in platino composta da bolle, Best in Platinum ai Couture Awards 2018
Collana in platino di Kuwayama
Collana in platino di Kuwayama
JJA Jewelry Design Awards 2008
JJA Jewelry Design Awards 2008
Platinum Design Awards 2009, The Best Award, Nature Inspired Category
Platinum Design Awards 2009, The Best Award, Nature Inspired Category
JJA Jewelry Design Awards 2013
JJA Jewelry Design Awards 2013
JJA Jewelry Design Awards 2014
JJA Jewelry Design Awards 2014
JJA Jewelry Design Awards 2007
JJA Jewelry Design Awards 2007
IL premio vinto a Las Vegas nella categoria Best in platino
IL premio vinto a Las Vegas nella categoria Best in platino







Geometrical Cadar




The geometries by Cadar: here is the Maison who won the Couture Design ♦ ︎

In 2016, Fashion Group International had named Cadar as the Rising Star of jewelery. And in 2017, the New York brand won the Couture Design Awards as Best in Gold at its second appearance in Las Vegas and in 2018 it was the turn of the Gold Design of the Year at the Town & Country Magazine Jewelry Awards. Where will goes the maison created by Michal Kadar, former fashion designer in Tel Aviv and art scholar, come? The designer’s second life in the Big Apple seems a triumphal march. But creating objects in three dimensions is not new to her. Her father was a sculptor and Michal picked up shells for him, that he then used for his works.

Anello Petals in oro 18 carati e diamante taglio brillante, impeccabile certificato Gia
Anello Petals in oro 18 carati e diamante taglio brillante, impeccabile certificato Gia
But her cultural background also includes the simplicity of Japanese tradition, the mystery of the North African desert and the Florentine Renaissance: not by chance a part of the processing of her jewels is made in Italy. Unlike other designers, the Cadar’s founder chose a rigorous and precise style: gold, with some small contour diamonds. But the geometry and the volumes of jewels are the ones that distinguish the style of the little Maison. Simple but very effective shapes, combined with the ability to create easily wearable jewels.

Orecchini Wings of Love in oro 18 carati
Orecchini Wings of Love in oro 18 carati
Collana con pendente in oro 18 carati e diamanti baguette
Collana con pendente in oro 18 carati e diamanti baguette
Orecchini Dreamcatcher in oro 18 carati
Orecchini Dreamcatcher in oro 18 carati
Orecchini in oro e diamanti bianchi e neri
Orecchini in oro e diamanti bianchi e neri
Orecchini Feather in oro 18 carati
Orecchini Feather in oro 18 carati

Orecchini Floral Bloom in oro 18 carati
Orecchini Floral Bloom in oro 18 carati







Baiyang on the fancy wire

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The intricate draws of jewelry designed by Baiyang Qiu, a goldsmith of Chinese origin who works in the United States ♦

The roads of design run more and more globally: fantasy has no boundaries. And it does not even have Baiyang Qiu, a goldsmith of Chinese origin who works in the United States, in San Jose, California. Despite being active only for a few years, she has already received several awards (the latest at the Couture Show in Las Vegas 2016) and her work has been described in numerous publications, including the book «The Art of Jewelry: plastic and resin».

Orecchini cubici in oro 18 carati e diamanti
Orecchini cubici in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Baiyang Qiu has a very personal style: all the jewels are made using very fine gold or platinum, which form jewels that seem wrapped in a spider’s web. In order to make these jewels both light and strong, and to take surfaces of unprecedented curves, Baiyang uses a combination of traditional methods and new technologies. The design of such jewels, on the other hand, can only come first through software and special precision instruments. In short, the mechanics subject to the imagination, but capable of giving dreams and reflections that the normal craft work can not achieve. And also this is jewelry design.

Pendente in platino
Pendente in platino
Collana in platino
Collana in platino
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, argento, rubino e diamanti
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, argento, rubino e diamanti
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, argento, zaffiri
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, argento, zaffiri
Orecchini in oro giallo, rosa e rosso, con rubini
Orecchini in oro giallo, rosa e rosso, con rubini

Bracciale in oro giallo 18 carati
Bracciale in oro giallo 18 carati







Journey into matter with Emanuela Duca

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Emanuela Duca and her jewels with roots in Rome and work in New York, between the call of the earth and fantasy.

From Rome to New York: a journey that millions of tourists and a few designers travel. Among these, there is Emanuela Duca, who from the capital of Italy has moved permanently to the capital of the American East Coast, New York, indeed, Manhattan and, now in the Hudson Valley. Even if she now lives and works in the Big Apple, she keeps her roots in the artistic culture of the Peninsula and often returns to Rome, where she followed her training path. She graduated from the Art School of Rome, and then from the European Institute of Design. Not only that: in addition to jewelry, Emanuela was involved in dance, painting and sculpture. Almost a Renaissance artist, when the divisions between the different artistic skills were subtle.

Colibrì earrings
Orecchini in oro 18 carati della collezione Colibrì

The jewels of her new Colibrì collection retain his style and the echo of her origin: works that evoke volcanic ash and the ancient ruins of his Rome. But transformed by the efficient New York air. In short, almost a bridge between antiquity and modernity. The jewels are first carved in wax, then forged with sterling silver and 18-carat yellow gold, shaped and manipulated until they find the right shape. Her technique is so personal that her jewels have also been exhibited and sold at the Smithsonian, the Philadelphia Museum of Arts Crafts or the Museum of Art and Design in New York.

Anelli in argento e oro con rubini
Anelli in argento e oro con rubini della collezione Colibrì
Anelli in oro con diamanti della collezione Colibrì
Anelli in oro con diamanti della collezione Colibrì
Collana in oro e argento annerito della collezione Colibrì
Collana in oro e argento annerito della collezione Colibrì
Orecchini in oro della collezione Colibrì
Orecchini in oro della collezione Colibrì
Bracciale in argento annerito, oro e zaffiri della collezione November's Moon
Bracciale in argento annerito, oro e zaffiri della collezione November’s Moon

Orecchini in oro
Orecchini in oro







The cultural bridge of Sethi Couture

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Sethi is a common surname in northern India and Pakistani. The word derives from Sreshta which means pure or superior in Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language. Following (perhaps) this principle, the two Californian sisters Pratima and Prerna, with their Sethi Couture, have tried to reunite the jewelry made in the USA with its roots in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Rajasthan, in particular, is famous for its goldsmith tradition. The combination of Indian gold and minimal western style has turned into many stackable rings, earrings and bracelets.

Anello in oro bianco 18 carati e diamanti
Anello in oro bianco 18 carati e diamanti

As often happens, the two young Indo-Californians tried different paths before finding their way into jewelry. Pratima, after an MBA he started his career in a luxury brand. Prerna studied architecture and then worked for the clothing industry. But another detail must be added to the story: the Pratima and Prerna family trades in diamonds and precious stones. In short, the landing in jewelry is part of the roots of the house. In short, diamonds are not lacking in the collection of Sethi Couture. In addition, alongside motifs inspired by the nature of California, references to traditional Indian architecture also appear in the Maison’s jewels. In short, a bridge that crosses the ocean.
Anello impilabili in oro e diamanti bianchi e neri
Anello impilabili in oro e diamanti bianchi e neri

Orecchini pendenti in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti
Orecchini pendenti in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti
Orecchini a forma di foglia in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti
Orecchini a forma di foglia in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti
Anello impilabili in oro giallo e diamanti
Anello impilabili in oro giallo e diamanti
Orecchini a goccia in oro e diamanti
Orecchini a goccia in oro e diamanti

Bracciale Ombé in oro e diamanti bianchi e fancy
Bracciale Ombé in oro e diamanti bianchi e fancy







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