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Antonini brings Etna to Las Vegas

Published on May 23, 2018

Antonini at the Couture in Las Vegas with new pieces from the Etna collection: gold, diamonds, black rhodium silver ♦ ︎
From the Etna of Antonini a new creative pouring. This time the precious magma will slide through the rooms of the Couture in Las Vegas. The Milanese brand driven by the creative hand of Sergio Antonini presents, in fact, new pieces of the Etna collection, already shown at VicenzaOro January. The style and technique of the collection recalls that used for Matera, a line that combines materiality with design. The pavé on the surface of the jewels, more dense or more sparse, seems composed of stones, actually diamonds positioned in a seemingly random manner. The new pieces are made of yellow, satin or polished gold, but also in black rhodium-plated silver, reminiscent of lava stone. Bracelets, earrings, rings also have a particular workmanship in their inner part, not visible, which manages to lighten the volume and, therefore, the weight of the jewel. Giulia Netrese

Medium earrings yellow gold and stars diamonds

Large ring yellow gold and stars diamonds, silver black rhodium lava finish

Antonini under the volcano

Published on March 11, 2018

Rings/bracciale/COLLANE

Large ring white matt gold and diamonds pavé

Antonini under the volcano with the Etna collection: gold, rhodium silver and diamonds ♦ ︎
From Matera to Syracuse, from Syracuse to Etna, the volcano that overlooks Catania, in Sicily. Antonini is a historic Maison in Milan that, like many Italians (and others) in the North, loves Mediterranean atmospheres with strong colors. Naturally, given that Antonini is famous for its modern and often surprising design, the South is filtered through the lenses of the style that characterizes the brand’s collections.
In this case, the first aspect that you can be seen in front of the Etna collection are the surfaces of the jewels. Often concave, as in the rings, the surfaces are studded with small irregularities, so studied that they seem casual. It is an effect that simulates a stony ground, as in nature. But these little obstacles guard, in reality, tiny diamonds that increase the “sparkle” of the jewel. In some models the diamonds are transformed into a complete pavé on the whole surface. Rings, bracelets, earrings and colliers, reminiscent of the lava stones of Etna, Unesco heritage, are made of gold or black rhodium silver. Lavinia Andorno

Small ring yellow gold and stars diamonds, lava finish

Large pendant, yellow gold and stars diamonds

Cord necklace yellow gold and stars diamonds

Antonini Etna collection bracelet yellow gold and stars diamonds silver black rhodium lava finish 1 — Antonini, Etna collection. Bracelet yellow gold and stars diamonds, silver black rhodium lava finish

The mysterious Sicily of Agalma Medusae

Published on May 17, 2016

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Dolce & Gabbana are not the only ones to reinterpret the myth of Sicily, land of contradictions and rare beauty: the brand Agalma Medusae, which we have already talked about here is intent on enhancing styles, atmospheres and matter ancient Trinacria. The latest concerns the cuff links, a kind of jewel also rediscovered by women. In this case they are set jewels from Catania artisans, made from black lava stone. They are volcanic twins, in fact. The stone is cut, processed, and then embedded in wet silver in gold, burnished or rosé. The jewel is ultimately decorated with designs that represent the history of Sicily. Not for nothing Giovanna Micali, the designer of the brand, is also a student of archeology, and passionate of his land. There are amazing decorations, with corals and shells, a cameo woman, the sacred heart of the baroque churches, but also designs that recall the Arab and Norman friezes. Margherita Donato

Gemelli con pietra lavica dell'Etna — Gemelli con pietra lavica dell’Etna