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Double core for Venyx





New jewels by the Greek designer Eugenie Niarchos and her Venyx, which also launched a collaboration also in the fashion industry ♦ ︎

Eugenie Niarchos and fashion designer Saloni Lodha return to work together (and it’s the second time). The duo’s new collection is called The Bond girl and is dedicated to all the women who feel like Ursula Andress and Grace Jones. But alongside this exploit, Eugenie Niarchos with her Maison Venyx continues to design jewelry.

Also read: The Elementa by Eugenie Niarchos

Collana con smeraldi Muzo, opali, ametiste, zaffiri
Collana con smeraldi Muzo, opali, ametiste, zaffiri

Recently, for example, the Greek designer collaborated with Muzo creating a necklace in 18-karat yellow gold, with 18-carat of Muzo emeralds, fancy diamonds, tsavorites, amethysts, blue, pink and orange sapphires, opals, as well as 26.41 carats of emeralds. Or he designed pieces made of unusual materials, such as earrings made with mammoth ivory. The style is always the same: chic, ethereal, new age, with some elements reminiscent of the ancient culture of the Hellenic country, as in the pendant with marble insert from which emerges the profile of a face. Lavinia Andorno





Orecchini Aruna in oro bianco, rodio nero, cristallo di rocca, 116 diamanti
Orecchini Aruna in oro bianco, rodio nero, cristallo di rocca, 116 diamanti

Anello Aruna  in oro bianco, 82 diamanti, opale bianco, ametista, tormalina, zaffiri
Anello Aruna in oro bianco, 82 diamanti, opale bianco, ametista, tormalina, zaffiri
Orecchini in oro con diamanti e avorio di mammuth
Orecchini in oro con diamanti e avorio di mammuth
Collana in argento annerito e 415 diamanti
Collana in argento annerito e 415 diamanti
Orecchini Tiger Ray Rainbow, in oro giallo, rubini, diamanti, tsavorite, zaffiri
Orecchini Tiger Ray Rainbow, in oro giallo, rubini, diamanti, tsavorite, zaffiri
Unique pendant made of white marble 18K gold amethyst tsavorites and sapphires on a gold chain
Pendente con marmo lavorato, oro, ametista, tsavorite, zaffiri







Other serpents for Boucheron

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New jewels from the Serpent de Bohème collection signed by Boucheron ♦ ︎

After turning off the 160 birthday candles Boucheron continues to offer jewelry and high jewelry. The story continues: the French brand founded in 1858 by Frédéric Boucheron, which is now part of the Kering group, does not deny its origins. Boucheron was the first jeweler to open a shop under the arcades of the Palais Royal, the center of Parisian luxury at the time. And he was the first to introduce a certain way of understanding jewelery with his Maison. For example, with one of his most classic collections, Serpent Bohème. The motif of reptile-shaped jewels is actually even older. Serpent Bohème is a collection that is renewed periodically, with the addition of new pieces, gems, original solutions. From 2017, when a updating of the collection was proposed, for example, other innovations were introduced, such as the hair band, in rose gold and diamonds, while the gold of the ring was always worked to reproduce the skin of the snake.

2 malachiti 520 carati Oro giallo
Anello in oro giallo Serpent de Bohème con due malachiti

Also read: Snake, but transparent for Boucheron

On the other hand, Monsieur Boucheron liked adventure: in those days, when travel was a real dangerous, he went to the most distant places to visit the precious stone mines. Starting from the gems he then designed iconic pieces like the Point d’Interrogation necklace, an emblematic piece and an ingenious invention: it was designed without a clip, with a hidden spring system that allows the necklace to curl around the neck like a feather, presented to the public at the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1889.

point dinterrogation
La collana Point d’interrogation





fascia testa
Fascia per la testa in oro giallo e diamanti

Collana con 23 motivi pave in oro bianco
Collana con 23 elementi in oro bianco e diamanti
Boucheron Serpent Boheme a due pietre motivi S anello a due pietre con granati rodolite in oro rosa
Anello in oro rosa con due granati
16 diamanti tondi 067 carati Oro rosa
Anello in oro rosa con 16 diamanti
4 lapislazzuli pere 33 carati 164 diamanti rotondi 357 carati oro giallo
Bracciale con nappa in oro, quattro lapislazzuli, 164 diamanti
4 granati rodolite 2873 carati 32 diamanti rotondi
Orecchini con quattro granati e 32 diamanti







The new high jewelry by Dior




Gem Dior, a high jewelry collection for 20 years as creative director of Victoire de Castellane ♦ ︎

In the world of luxury there are examples of creatives who remain at the helm of a Maison for a long time. They are few, though. Victoire de Castellane is part of this restricted Olympus. The creative director of Dior Fine Jewelry has been on the bridge for 20 years: a birthday just to be celebrated with a new high jewelry collection. The collection is called Gem Dior, and combine on the similarity sound betwen Gem and J’aime (I love, in French): it is composed of 99 pieces. Victoire de Castellane has accomplished a real miracle in two decades: in practice she has created a high jewelery brand, which joins the traditional one, which is recognized worldwide for creativity and quality.

Dior, anello multigemma
Dior, anello multigemma

The J’aime Gem Dior collection is no exception and, above all, it is perfectly consistent with the style that Victoire de Castellane has given to Dior in these 20 years. But, she underlines with a pinch of modesty The creative director of Dior Fine Jewelry, after all, is the style inherited from Christian Dior, with his love for colors, for flowers, for decorations. Rings, earrings, necklaces, watches, necklaces are also composed this time of a set of stones with a kaleidoscope of gem colors: rubies, pink sapphires, diamonds, emeralds, blue and green tourmaline, spinels, tsavorite, tanzanite, rubellite, purple, spessartite garnets. The result is similar to certain abstract paintings of the thirties and forties, in which the geometric shapes combine with surprising results. Lavinia Andorno





Anelli con diamanti
Anelli con diamanti

Orecchino multigemma indossato
Orecchino multigemma indossato
Orecchini con diamanti, tormaline, ametista
Orecchini con diamanti, tormaline, ametista
Dior, orecchini multigemma
Dior, orecchini multigemma
Orecchini indossati
Orecchini indossati
Orecchini con diamanti di diverso taglio
Orecchini con diamanti di diverso taglio
Anello con diamanti di diverso taglio
Anello con diamanti di diverso taglio
Bracciale della collezione Gem Dior
Bracciale della collezione Gem Dior
Anello con zaffiri, diamanti, smeraldi, tormaline
Anello con zaffiri, diamanti, smeraldi, tormaline
Anello con tormalina ciano
Anello con tormalina ciano
Anello in oro giallo con smeraldi e diamanti
Anello in oro giallo con smeraldi e diamanti

Anello con acquamarina, zaffiro, spinello, smeraldi
Anello con acquamarina, zaffiro, spinello, smeraldi







Ninotchka’s discreet charm





The mysterious, exclusive, surprising jewels of the Maison Ninotchka. From Russia with love ♦ ︎

They are rather mysterious. The founders of the Maison Ninotchka work in Moscow for an audience of passionate collectors. Yevgeny Glagolev and Timur Ibragimov, founders and designers, work for those who do not want a simple jewel, but a small work of art. Unique pieces are able to excite and also to intrigue. Unlike other colleagues in jewelry, they avoid advertising, clamor and pomp. Yet the jewels they make are precious and surprising.

Ninotchka, anello con zaffiri e rubino
Ninotchka, anello con zaffiri e rubino

There is little information about them: both love historical jewels, so much so that they have used some pieces of the past to make them up to date in a modern way. They also love enhancing the gems found in the mines of great Russia, such as the Siberian amethysts, the Ural demantoids, the Popigai’s mine diamonds in eastern Siberia, where the largest diamond field on Earth is located: a huge large hole 100 kilometers, created by an asteroid precipitated 35 million years ago. But this is irrelevant to their refined work, which should be appreciated for the next 35 million years.

By the way: the name Ninotchka was chosen in honor of the 1939 film by director Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Garbo.




Suite per Maria Antonietta: la collana con rubini simboleggia le gocce di sangue per la decapitazione. A destra, gli orecchini a forma di ghigliottina
Suite per Maria Antonietta: la collana con rubini simboleggia le gocce di sangue per la decapitazione. A destra, gli orecchini a forma di ghigliottina
Anello con zaffiro giallo di Ninotchka
Anello con zaffiro giallo di Ninotchka
Orecchini a forma di edera con smeraldi colombiani, diamante fancy yellow e diamanti
Orecchini a forma di edera con smeraldi colombiani, diamante fancy yellow e diamanti
Lumache by Ninotchka. Photo: Charles Thompson
Lumache by Ninotchka. Photo: Charles Thompson
Spilla per bracciale di zaffiri e diamanti. Photo: Charles Thompson
Spilla per bracciale di zaffiri e diamanti. Photo: Charles Thompson
Anello di nefrite e ametista. Photo: Charles Thompson
Anello di nefrite e ametista. Photo: Charles Thompson

Yevgeny Glagolev e Timur Ibragimov. Photo: Charles Thompson
Yevgeny Glagolev e Timur Ibragimov. Photo: Charles Thompson







The two faces of Gismondi 1754





The jewels of Gismondi 1754, the Maison in Genoa that won a Couture Design Award ♦ ︎

Fine jewelry and high jewelry: the production of Gismondi 1754 travels on a two-track family-run business based in Genoa. La Maison won the Couture Design Awards in the People’s Choice category. A sign that everyone loved the necklace from the Essenza collection, made with a cascade of diamonds and emeralds. But, alongside unique pieces of fine jewelry, Gismondi 1754 also presented more traditional precious jewels, such as the Dedalo collection, in rose gold and diamonds, with geometric grooves running through the metal. A modern line, current, very European, very Italian design, which follows the most famous Aura collection, where the common thread is instead the concentric circles.

Collana con diamanti e smeraldi di Gimondi 1754
Collana con diamanti e smeraldi di Gimondi 1754 vincitrice a Couture Design Awards

Jewels that will be appreciated besides Genoa, the birthplace of the brand and company headquarters, also in the boutiques of Portofino, Sankt Moritz, Milan, Naples, Prague and St. Petersburg, where the brand is present. Giulia Netrese





Anello in oro bianco con acquamarina e diamanti
Anello in oro bianco con acquamarina e diamanti

Collezione Aura, oro rosa e bianco e diamanti bianchi
Collezione Aura, oro rosa e bianco e diamanti bianchi
La collana della collezione Essenza indossata
La collana della collezione Essenza indossata
Anello della collezione Essenza, in oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldo
Anello della collezione Essenza, in oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldo
La nuova collezione Dedalo di Gismondi 1754
La nuova collezione Dedalo di Gismondi 1754
Orecchini in oro rosa con zaffiri rosa e diamanti bianchi
Orecchini in oro rosa con zaffiri rosa e diamanti bianchi
Orecchini della collezione Fiocco con diamanti bianchi e zaffiri blu
Orecchini della collezione Fiocco con diamanti bianchi e zaffiri blu

Orecchini Rugiada con smeraldi da 15 carati e diamanti
Orecchini Rugiada con smeraldi da 15 carati e diamanti







Half a century of enamels with Gabriella Rivalta





Gabriella Rivalta’s hand-painted jewels with colored enamel on gold or silver turn 50 years ♦ ︎

Laughing and brushing have passed 50. On the other hand, when you work and have fun, when you are creative, when you live in an environment of your own, time passes quickly. It was 1969 when the young Gabriella Rivalta decided to dedicate herself body and soul to painting. But instead of canvas she chose metal, gold. And instead of tempera or oil colors, she opted for enamels.

Of course, it is not easy to paint many jewels by hand, one by one. But this is what this small atelier does in an ancient farmhouse building in Casale Monferrato, deep in Piedmont.

Pendente Gatto Persiano Grigio
Pendente Gatto Persiano Grigio

A completely peaceful place, out of time just like Gabriella Rivalta’s illuminated gold jewels: pendants, bracelets, necklaces that have nature as their main subject, but not only. For jewels of an explicitly romantic nature, which seems to have come directly from a century ago, the little Maison has over time added even more modern pieces, but always characterized by hand finishing, which makes the jewels different from one another. Prices: the bracelets with leather lace and painted silver pendants start at around 250 euros, up to the coordinated necklace and earrings set in 18-carat gold, hand-painted pink with high-fire enamels, pearls and central ruby, which reaches 1790 euros. Giulia Netrese



Bracciale in argento, cuoio e quattro ciondoli
Bracciale in argento, cuoio e quattro ciondoli
Collana e orecchini in oro 18 carati con rose dipinte a mano, perle, un rubino
Collana e orecchini in oro 18 carati con rose dipinte a mano, perle, un rubino
Orecchini dipinti a mano su rame
Orecchini dipinti a mano su rame
Girocollo con cinque ciondoli in argento rodiato
Girocollo con cinque ciondoli in argento rodiato
Orecchini smaltati su rame e marchietto in oro
Orecchini smaltati su rame e marchietto in oro
Pendente con Yorkshire terrier
Pendente con Yorkshire terrier

Sustainability will shine at VicenzaOro





VicenzaOro focuses on sustainable jewelry for the September edition ♦ ︎

Among the fairs dedicated to jewelry there are great changements: the market changes, the digital channel takes attention, there are those who decide to do it themselves, like Pasquale Bruni or de Grisogono. Furthermore, new protagonists have appeared, such as GemGèneve, while Il Jck returns to the original location of the Sand Expo in Las Vegas and the presence of Couture is strengthened in the same city. Not to mention the increasingly mammoth Hong Kong Fair.

Il brand di VicenzaOro
Il brand di VicenzaOro

In the face of all this turmoil, VicenzaOro anticipates some themes and news for next September. The International Jewellery Show, organized by the Italian Exhibition Group this year will take place a couple of weeks earlier than usual, from 7 to 11 September. The advance was decided in order to avoid overlapping with the dates of international fashion and to facilitate the use of operators in both sectors, which are confirmed as increasingly close.

Booth di Palmiero a VicenzaOro September 2018 ©Gioiellis
Booth di Palmiero a VicenzaOro September 2018 ©Gioiellis

The theme of the September event will be Spreading Sustainability and will be developed both on the occasion of Visio: Next Summit, that is the inaugural round table, and during the events scheduled during the entire event. The Vioff is confirmed, that is the outline of the Fuori Fiera of which Ieg is the Official Partner. It also confirms for The Design Room, the area dedicated to 12 high-end designers within the Icon community. The Watch Room, a space dedicated to 12 independent producers in the sector, will be positioned in the colonnade in the fashion district’s Look pavilion.

L'area Design Room a VicenzaOro September
L’area Design Room a VicenzaOro September

The presence of technology has also been confirmed and enhanced, which since the last edition has also been presented at Vicenzaoro September with T.Evolution, dedicated to companies specializing in the design, production and sale of small machinery and high-tech tools for the jewelery sector, with the participation of relevant technical partners to coordinate a schedule of training interventions together with the companies.





VicenzaOro January
VicenzaOro January

VicenzaOro September
VicenzaOro September

Booth di Nanis a VicenzaOro September 2018 ©Gioiellis
Booth di Nanis a VicenzaOro September 2018 ©Gioiellis

VicenzaOro January, visitors. Copyright: gioiellis.com
VicenzaOro January, visitors. Copyright: gioiellis.com







William Ehrlich, architect of luxury

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Architect, interior designer and keen collector (ceramics, art) of New York, William Ehrlich has now devoted himself to the design of jewelry ♦

Architect and jeweler: what you can expect from William Ehrlich? Simple: it is a designer when designing a jewel start from foundations and get to the roof. He conceives the jewellery as like crystal skyscrapers, with the expertise in the use of sophisticated software Cad. After he developed the work, the drawings cad are laser cut in silver sheets. The forms of metal are mounted with precious stones and diamonds by the artisans of his company, which has its name. “With silver sheets I can create large pieces, but they are not heavy,” said the designer, who is based in New York. Average price of its jewels: from to 75,000 dollars. It is not very easy to find them.

Ematite Zig Zag ring
Ematite Zig Zag ring

In love with the painting, he graduated from the prestigious University of Harvard, William founded his own studio and was thrown in the architectural profession. But he did not abandon his passion for precious forms. And so here it is a jewelry designer. Often they are made with many layers of nickel silver: is alloy with copper 50-60%, 15-30% zinc and 10-30% nickel. This metal is then plated with black rhodium: thus become colored dark gunmetal. There are no two pieces are exactly alike, there is a certain craftsmanship. And in this William it differs much from its origins designer of environments. Rudy Serra





Collana Victoria, diamanti grigi, neri, zaffiri arancio, rodio nero, alpacca
Collana Victoria, diamanti grigi, neri, zaffiri arancio, rodio nero, alpacca

Bracciale su pelle di coccodrillo, con ametista, diamanti grigi, zaffiri blu, rodio nero, alpacca
Bracciale su pelle di coccodrillo, con ametista, diamanti grigi, zaffiri blu, rodio nero, alpacca
Orecchini di ametista verde su madreperla, titanio, rodio, alpacca
Orecchini di ametista verde su madreperla, titanio, rodio, alpacca
Collana Aisley, con diamanti bianchi, blu, verdi, zirconi verdi, ametista, madreperla, rodio nero, alpacca
Collana Aisley, con diamanti bianchi, blu, verdi, zirconi verdi, ametista, madreperla, rodio nero, alpacca
William Ehrlich, orecchini
William Ehrlich, orecchini
William Ehrlich, collana
William Ehrlich, collana
Bracciale con smeraldi, quarzo verde, rodio, alpacca
Bracciale con smeraldi, quarzo verde, rodio, alpacca
Anello Melograno con diamanti bianchi e colorati, rodio e alpacca
Anello Melograno con diamanti bianchi e colorati, rodio e alpacca
Orecchini squadrati con diamanti colorati blu e gialli, rodio e alpacca
Orecchini squadrati con diamanti colorati blu e gialli, rodio e alpacca

Orecchini Paisley con rubini, diamanti grigi, zaffir blu, tsavorite, rodio nero e alpacca
Orecchini Paisley con rubini, diamanti grigi, zaffir blu, tsavorite, rodio nero e alpacca







Diamonds in pills with As29

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The new As29 jewels: gold and diamonds as a medicine to bring back the good mood. And they succeed ♦ ︎

Why 29 is her favorite number? She hasn’t explained it yet. Certainly, however, the name As29 to its trendy jewelry house also derives from the initials of Audrey Savransky, who founded it. Born in Anvers in a family that has been trading in diamonds for four generations, the designer moved to London and then to Hong Kong, where she now resides. It is in the Asian city that she decided to combine her activity as a jeweler with that of a diamond dealer.

It was 2008. After ten year and more, the Maison is remained faithful to its very aggressive style, but clean, sometimes disorienting.

Bracciale della collezione Illusion in oro nero e diamanti
Bracciale della collezione Illusion in oro nero e diamanti

The design of As29’s jewels reflects the name of the Maison: it is synthetic and at the same time new. The idea is to offer jewelry with diamonds that can be worn at any time of the day, not only in the evening or in ceremonies. Of course, there is no shortage of pieces with a large number of carats, which advise against traveling on the subway to go to the office or a party with friends. But most jewelry has a luxury that can be lived without problems. Indeed, it dispels problems.

The designer, in fact, considers diamonds as a perfect medicine for women. And all As29 jewels are sold in pill-shaped packs. A fun way to present jewelry, which is certainly a medicine for your mood. Lavinia Andorno




Anello in oro nero 18 carati e diamante
Anello in oro nero 18 carati e diamante
Collezione Illusion, anello in oro nero 18 carati e diamanti
Collezione Illusion, anello in oro nero 18 carati e diamanti
Collezione Illusion, orecchini in oro nero 18 carati e diamanti
Collezione Illusion, orecchini in oro nero 18 carati e diamanti
Orecchini pendenti in oro nero e diamanti
Orecchini pendenti in oro nero e diamanti
Orecchini in oro bianco 18K e diamanti
Orecchini in oro bianco 18K e diamanti

Bracciale esagonale con pavé di diamanti
Bracciale esagonale con pavé di diamanti

Orecchini a goccia in oro bianco con diamanti
Orecchini a goccia in oro bianco con diamanti







Jewels with egg shaped




Do you like jewelry in the shape of eggs? Here is a short selection, not just those celebrated Fabergé ♦

Giving eggs for Easter celebrations in the West is a habit that was already widespread in the Middle Ages. It actually has even more ancient origins: the gift of decorated eggs or natural was already adopted by the ancient Persians and the Egyptians. In the world of jewelry, however, the eggs are mainly related to the myth of the Russian Faberge, that in 1827 had taken the jewelry her father in St. Petersburg. A few years later, he is having earned a reputation as a skilled goldsmith, Peter Carl Fabergé he was commissioned by Tsar Alexander III to carry a precious Easter egg as a gift to his young wife, Maria Feodorovna.

Pendente di Tatiana Fabergé
Pendente di Tatiana Fabergé

More eggs are followed and when Tsar Alexander died, her son, Tsar Nicholas II, continued the tradition: two eggs every Easter, one for the mother and one for his wife, the Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. In all the eggs were 50, and today are considered precious, kept between London and Moscow. The same Russian jeweler realized then other eggs, especially pendants. But Fabergé was not the only one to make egg-shaped jewelry. Even Cartier, Van Cleeff & Arpels and Tiffany realized jeweled eggs. There are also further accessories jewel-like, as the minaudière, small precious containers that replace the small evening bag. Here are some examples of jeweled eggs. Giulia Netrese





Pendente in argento rodiato con citrini e brillanti
Pendente in argento dorato con citrini e brillanti

Uovo di Pasqua del 1904
Uovo di Pasqua del 1904
Uovo di Pasqua del 1904, aperto
Uovo di Pasqua del 1904, aperto
Uovo di Pasqua del 1904, dettaglio
Uovo di Pasqua del 1904, dettaglio
Uovo di Pasqua del 1904, parte superiore
Uovo di Pasqua del 1904, parte superiore
Fabergé, ciondolo con uovo di calcedonio, circa 1890. In vendita a circa 20.000 euro
Fabergé, ciondolo con uovo di calcedonio, circa 1890. In vendita a circa 20.000 euro
Anello rana, con oro rodiato, tsavoriti, zaffiri, lato
Anello rana, con oro rodiato, tsavoriti, zaffiri, lato
Il diamante ovale di 88,22 carati, D Color, Flawless, Tipo IIa
Il diamante ovale di 88,22 carati, D Color, Flawless, Tipo IIa
Spilla con hessonite, granato, almandino e diamanti con uovo Fabergé al centro
Spilla con hessonite, granato, almandino e diamanti con uovo Fabergé al centro
Orecchini Uovo Fritto. Oro biamco, diamanti, agata gialla, ropazio bianco. Prezzo: 15000 sterline
Tessa Packard, orecchini Uovo Fritto. Oro bianco, diamanti, agata gialla, ropazio bianco
Sophie Buhai, uovo spilla in argento
Sophie Buhai, uovo spilla in argento
Uovo Fabergé con 1.891 diamanti
Uovo Fabergé con 1.891 diamanti
Bibi van der Velden, orecchini con avorio di Mammut
Bibi van der Velden, orecchini con avorio di Mammut
Raro uovo per lo zar Alessandro firmato Peter Carl Fabergé
Raro uovo per lo zar Alessandro firmato Peter Carl Fabergé
Ciondolo russo con catena in oro, smalto e rubino, circa 1900
Ciondolo russo con catena in oro, smalto e rubino, circa 1900
Julianna, bracciale con easter eggs. In vendita a 6900 euro
Julianna, bracciale con easter eggs. In vendita a 6900 euro
Uovo con cestino di fiori per lo zar Nicola firmato Peter Carl Fabergé
Uovo con cestino di fiori per lo zar Nicola firmato Peter Carl Fabergé
Ciondoli in argento di Fabergé, circa 1900, venduti da Sotheby's per 23.000 dollari
Ciondoli in argento di Fabergé, circa 1900, venduti da Sotheby’s per 23.000 dollari
Cartier, ciondolo con cristallo di rocca a forma di uovo
Cartier, ciondolo con cristallo di rocca a forma di uovo
Pedro Boregaard, ciondolo con oro 18 carati e malachite
Pedro Boregaard, ciondolo con oro 18 carati e malachite
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla con uccello e uovo composto da un diamante di 95 carati
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla con uccello e uovo composto da un diamante di 95 carati

Uovo di Jean Schlumberger per Tiffany
Uovo di Jean Schlumberger per Tiffany







Gold and foreign stones targeted by the US government

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US squeeze on the import of stones and jewelry: it could have a huge impact on the gold industry ♦

Export alarm for Italian, French, Spanish, Indian, Chinese suppliers and jewelers … In short, for everyone. The siren at full volume and the flashing red light lit up after the news, bounced from the USA, of a meeting between the representatives of New York of the State Department of the United States with some great jewelery operators. There are no official statements at the moment, but it is good to take note of what is unofficially whispered.

In essence, the United States would have decided to request greater traceability by origin or origin of each item of jewelry imported into the United States, including gold, diamonds and precious stones.

Diamanti taglio brillante
Diamanti taglio brillante

No component, according to what would have been said, is excluded. Official objective: to combat money laundering and trade in gold and stones that are not ethically correct, ie useful for subsidizing criminal or terrorist activities. In the viewfinder there is, in particular, the Kimberley Process, a system designed to control the licit origin of diamonds.
Gioielli a OroArezzo
Gioielli a OroArezzo

But there are also those who think that the greatest severity translates actually in a wall against imports. The controls, in short, would end up reducing the volume of jewels or elements such as chains, closures and imported stones, given that many jewelers will not have the tools to accurately certify every single element of a jewel. According to early comments, anonymous, by US jewelers, the measure will have “a huge” impact on the jewelry industry.

In the meantime, suppliers and jewelers were however invited to follow the Clean Diamond Act, the World Diamond Council’s System of Warranties and the Kimberly Process. Federico Graglia





Catena in oro e diamanti
Catena in oro e diamanti

Miniera di diamanti Cullinam
Miniera di diamanti Cullinam
Miniera di diamanti a cielo aperto
Miniera di diamanti a cielo aperto

Pietre preziose in Sri-Lanka
Pietre preziose in Sri-Lanka







Diamonds and snakes in New York with Sotheby’s

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Magnificent Jewels at auction in New York with Sotheby’s. Here are the most interesting pieces ♦ ︎

Magnificent Jewels at auction in New York at April 17th. Sotheby’s sells a wide range of pieces from some of the most renowned Maison. There are no record diamonds, but many interesting pieces of jewelry, such as those signed by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co. and Bulgari, along with a spectacular collection of vintage jewelry. Among these, a pendant brooch by Cartier from the Art Deco period and a rare demi-parure in enamel and diamonds created by Paulding Farnham, one of the most famous producers for Tiffany & Co. during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries .

Spilla di Cartier con diamanti, coralli, smeraldi e perle
Spilla di Cartier con diamanti, coralli, smeraldi e perle

In the catalog there is also a wide selection of colored or colorless diamonds, and untreated colored stones. Among the most prized pieces we highlight a pair of perfectly matched diamond earrings, each weighing 20.27 carats, with excellent cut and symmetry. An intense blue fancy diamond mounted on a diamond ring is estimated at between $ 2,500,000 and $ 3 million.
A Serpents of Bulgari diamond necklace is estimated at between 800,000 and 1 million, while a pair of earrings with emeralds and diamonds by Harry Winston is estimated between 600 and 800,000 dollars. Federico Graglia




Bracciale con diamanti, smeraldi, zaffiri e rubini
Bracciale con diamanti, smeraldi, zaffiri e rubini

Collana di diamanti
Collana di diamanti
Coppia di orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti di Harry Winston
Coppia di orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti di Harry Winston
Orecchini con diamanti ognuno del peso di 20,27 carati
Orecchini con diamanti ognuno del peso di 20,27 carati
Anello con diamante fancy intense blue e diamanti incolori
Anello con diamante fancy intense blue e diamanti incolori
Collana Serpenti di Bulgari in diamanti
Collana Serpenti di Bulgari in diamanti

Demi parure di Tiffany con diamanti e smalto
Demi parure di Tiffany con diamanti e smalto







Delfina Delettrez Two is better than One

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Delfina Delettrez Fendi’s Two in One collection: punk piercing converts to pearls ♦ ︎

It’s called Two in One and it’s not a promotional campaign for a product with a 50% discount. Instead, it is the name of a collection by Delfina Delettrez Fendi. Why two in one? Perhaps because the jewels of the Italian designer have two souls: an irreverent, rock, counter-current, and another more classic. In this case the two souls are present at the same time.

Earrings, rings and necklaces with pearls and diamonds are associated with his now iconic ring-shaped piercing.

Anello della collezione Two in One
Anello della collezione Two in One

Pearls, an element considered very traditional, for a respectable lady, become here spheres that play a new game. The style is obviously that of minimal design that distinguishes the work of the designer, but tempered with classic elements: the gold ring that contrasts with the metal of the piercing, with the addition of a diamond: a mix that Delfina has defined from “grandma punk”. A contrast that warms up the essential lines of the collection and makes it cheerful. Lavinia Andorno





Anello in oro e diamante
Anello in oro e diamante

Delfina Delettrez Fendi, anello della collezione Two in One
Delfina Delettrez Fendi, anello della collezione Two in One
Anello in oro con diamanti e perle
Anello in oro con diamanti e perle
Orecchino e cerchio in oro, perla e diamante
Orecchino e cerchio in oro, perla e diamante
Mono orecchino in oro e diamante
Mono orecchino in oro e diamante

Collana con pendente
Collana con pendente







Stones, jewels and watches in Milan with Faraone Casa d’Aste

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Diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and many jewels in the sale of Faraone Casa d’Aste in Milan on 6 May ♦ ︎

Jewels and watches: in Milan, on May 6th, they will be put up for auction by Faraone Casa d’ste, as always at the Four Seasons Hotel. In all, 323 lots, 80 of watches, will be sold, sold in two different auctions. The sale also includes fine silverware from Faraone and others, as well as bags from brands such as Hermes, Bulgari and Cartier.

The program includes a selection of wristwatches in the morning, for most of the twentieth century, including famous brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and niche brands such as Carlo Ferrara, Cvstos, Tag Heuer. In the afternoon, instead, two rounds of jewels.

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati e argento con uno zaffiro cabochon ovale del peso di circa 26 ct contornato da diamanti taglio rosette per un totale di circa 1 carato
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati e argento con uno zaffiro cabochon ovale del peso di circa 26 ct contornato da diamanti taglio rosette per un totale di circa 1 carato

Among the lots for sale we mention a D color VVS2 cut diamond of 4.98 carats certified Gia and three rings with unheated Burma sapphires: one of 7 carats, one of 4 carats and finally the last with a cabochon cut from 26 carats. This is followed by three Colombian emeralds mounted on a 14.84-carat yellow gold ring, a Faraone in 4-carat white gold and another on a 16-carat pendant, as well as two solitary Bulgari with 3-carat diamonds each.
Alongside vintage pieces by Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier and five lots with strings of natural pearls, which gave great satisfaction in last November’s auction reaching mind-boggling values, a Buccellati brooch with yellow gold diamonds stands out, a parure complete and a pair of earrings from the same Maison, as well as a 1980s Pomellato set, consisting of a necklace, ring, earrings and bracelet in white and yellow gold with diamonds. Finally, Scavia eighties jewelry. Federico Graglia





Anello in oro giallo 18 carati e argento con uno zaffiro cabochon ovale del peso di circa 26 ct contornato da diamanti taglio rosette per un totale di circa 1 carato
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati e argento con uno zaffiro cabochon ovale del peso di circa 26 ct contornato da diamanti taglio rosette per un totale di circa 1 carato

 Anello in platino con zaffiro taglio ottagonale a gradini del peso di circa 4 ct con due diamanti taglio tapered lateriali per un totale di circa 0,80 carati

Anello in platino con zaffiro taglio ottagonale a gradini del peso di circa 4 ct con due diamanti taglio tapered lateriali per un totale di circa 0,80 carati
Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati firmati Mario Buccellati. Corredati di astuccio originale
Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati firmati Mario Buccellati. Corredati di astuccio originale
Orecchini firmati Pomellato in oro giallo 18 carati con cabochon di granato
Orecchini firmati Pomellato in oro giallo 18 carati con cabochon di granato
 Parure firmata Gianmaria Buccellati composta di collana, anello, orecchini, bracciale e spilla, in oro giallo e bianco 18 carati modellato a foglia

Parure firmata Gianmaria Buccellati composta di collana, anello, orecchini, bracciale e spilla, in oro giallo e bianco 18 carati modellato a foglia
Parure Pomellato composta da collana, bracciale, orecchini e anello in oro bianco e giallo 18 carati con diamanti taglio brillante per complessivi 18,35 carati circa. Corredata da astuccio originale
Parure Pomellato composta da collana, bracciale, orecchini e anello in oro bianco e giallo 18 carati con diamanti taglio brillante per complessivi 18,35 carati circa. Corredata da astuccio originale

Pendente con smeraldo colombiano del peso di circa 16 ct montato su collana in oro bianco 18 carati con diamanti taglio brillante del peso totale di circa 6,10 carati. Lunghezza collana 44 cm (chiusura  regolabile)
Pendente con smeraldo colombiano del peso di circa 16 ct montato su collana in oro bianco 18 carati con diamanti taglio brillante del peso totale di circa 6,10 carati. Lunghezza collana 44 cm (chiusura regolabile)







H.Stern with a dance step

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A collection dedicated to Grupo Corpo, a Brazilian contemporary dance company. It is the idea of H. Stern ♦ ︎

Flowers, insects, animals in general. And also symbols or icons like the classic heart, star, eye, and so on. Jewelers have subjects in common as inspiration. But you can also choose a different subject, like the one identified by H.Stern. The Brazilian Maison, in fact, has chosen to inspire a collection to a ballet company, more precisely the Grupo Corpo. It is a contemporary dance company founded by Paulo Pederneiras in 1975, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

The jewels of the Grupo Corpo collection also want to communicate the particular bond that establishes between those who dance and the sense of movement.

H. Stern, anello in oro bianco e diamanti
H. Stern, anello in oro bianco e diamanti

Gold, diamonds are the materials used for almost all the jewels, with the addition of semi-precious stones such as topaz or garnet for some pieces.
H.Stern is a jewelry brand founded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1945 by the German Hans Stern in Brazil. The founder’s son, Roberto Stern, now manages the company. H.Stern initially specialized in precious stones before turning to jewelry design. It has over 150 stores in Latin America, the United States, Europe and Asia. Margherita Donato





Anello della collezione Grupo Corpo
Anello della collezione Grupo Corpo

Anello in oro spazzolato
Anello in oro spazzolato
Anello in oro e topazi
Anello in oro e topazi
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti
Anello in oro giallo  spazzolato
Anello in oro giallo spazzolato
Anello con oro di colori diversi e diamanti
Anello con oro di colori diversi e diamanti

Orecchini con oro di colori diversi e diamanti
Orecchini con oro di colori diversi e diamanti







The Russian rhapsody by Liza Belotserkovskaya

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The fantasy of the far north in the collections of Liza Belotserkovskaya Jewelery, from Moscow to New York ♦

What happens in the jewelry box of Russia and neighbourhood? The former empire of the czars and the former Soviet Union is a huge continent with many human and material resources. In addition, Russia has a high tradition in the field of jewelry. For example, the art of creating jewelry is represented by Liza Belotserkovskaya Jewellery. The brand, founded in 2010, has offices in Moscow and Vilnius (Lithuania), and shops in the countries of the former USSR, beginning with Moscow, but also in New York.

Anello in oro annerito, diamanti e tormalina
Anello in oro annerito, diamanti e tormalina

The activity is twofold: Liza Belotserkovskaya Jewellery presents its collection, but can also work on order of a customer. The jewelry can be made in silver, white gold or black gold with various stones (emerald, garnet, diamond, sapphire, aquamarine, moonstone, opal). The first collection, called Mystery forest, was presented in 2013. The brand is inspired by the charm of the Great North, between Gothic and mystery. The large rings with aquamarines are inspirated at deep lakes, the encrusted with sapphires pendants are a tribute to the stars, the earrings to the mysteries of the elves, the runes to the ancient Celts, and so on. It would certainly also appreciated by Snow White. About fables: Liza Belotserkovskaya is the name of the daughter of the founder of the brand, Marina Belotserkovskaya: she is a source of inspiration, even for the fantasy style, for the designer.




Orecchini in oro annerito con granati
Orecchini in oro annerito con granati
Orecchini in oro annerito con topazi London, tormaline e diamanti
Orecchini in oro annerito con topazi London, tormaline e diamanti
Anello Transformer in oro annerito con tormalina e diamanti
Anello Transformer in oro annerito con tormalina e diamanti
Anello in oro annerito con granato e diamanti
Anello in oro annerito con granato e diamanti
Orecchini chanderlier in oro brunito e granati
Orecchini chanderlier in oro brunito e granati
Orecchini pendenti in oro brunito e granati
Orecchini pendenti in oro brunito e granati
Orecchini pendenti in oro brunito e smeraldi
Orecchini pendenti in oro brunito e smeraldi






Bolaffi auction, from diamonds to the jewel by Renzo Arbore





Prestigious diamonds, sapphires and jewelery by artists at the Bolaffi auction. And surprisingly there is also a piece designed by Renzo Arbore ♦ ︎

A Bolaffi auction dedicated to jewelry returns to Milan. Includes a wide selection of diamonds and a prestigious Ceylon blue sapphire. The auction is scheduled for Tuesday, March 26th, at the Grand Hotel et de Milan, in Via Manzoni. The catalog includes 489 lots and, in addition to precious stones, indicates jewels of fashion houses such as Boucheron, Cartier and Bulgari, jewelry by Illario, historical family of Valenza, and Orisa, stage name of Anna Bacchelli (1898-1975), pieces early nineteenth century and even a jewel designed by Renzo Arbore.

Girocollo in diamanti e zaffiri  di Salvatore Arzani su disegno di Renzo Arbore
Girocollo in diamanti e zaffiri di Salvatore Arzani su disegno di Renzo Arbore

Anello con zaffiro blu di Ceylon
Anello con zaffiro blu di Ceylon

Top lot of the auction some diamonds of exceptional color, such as the emerald-cut diamond of 5.20 carats, color D, purity VVS2 (lot 487, base 120.000 euros), the brilliant cut of 3.08 carats, color E, purity VS1 (lot 486, base 38,000 euros) and another emerald cut diamond of 5,65 carats, color F, clarity VS1 (lot 484, base 80,000 euros), all accompanied by Gia certificate.

The Ceylon blue sapphire without heating marks of 18.39 carats, mounted on a platinum ring with two 3.85 carat triangular diamonds (lot 489, stands out in the catalog, both for its crystal clarity and for its color intensity) base 100,000 euros).

Of refined manufacture, the demi-parure by Boucheron from the Sixties, composed of a flower-brooch pendant and earrings with brilliant-cut diamonds and baguettes of about 18.50 carats decorated with turquoises (lot 488, base 17,000 euros) is among the most important lots of the auction, together with an elegant bracelet of the thirties in geometric mesh platinum with Old European cut diamonds and round ones for about 19 carats in total (lot 273, base 12,000 euros).

Among the Illario jewels there is a necklace in diamonds and mother-of-pearl (lot 450, based on 5,500 euros), and a group of creations by Orisa from the Sixties, always characterized by great attention to the naturalistic element and the asymmetry that make them unique.
Finally, the catalog is enriched by the interesting creations of the ceramist and goldsmith Esa d’Albisola, also appreciated by Picasso, such as the large necklace in yellow gold and green tourmalines (lot 347, based on 2,500 euros) and a unicum by Umberto Mastroianni, very significant within his artistic career as a sculptor-goldsmith: the round neck with a large round pendant adorned with mechanical elements looks like a real “wearable sculpture” (lot 454, based on 5,500 euros).





Orecchini della demi parure di Boucheron con diamanti baguette e turchesi
Orecchini della demi parure di Boucheron con diamanti baguette e turchesi

Pendente spilla di Boucheron con diamanti taglio brillante e baguette e turchesi taglio ovale
Pendente spilla di Boucheron con diamanti taglio brillante e baguette e turchesi taglio ovale

Bracciale con diamanti
Bracciale con diamanti

Girocollo con pendente dello scultore Umberto Mastroianni
Girocollo con pendente dello scultore Umberto Mastroianni
Collana in oro giallo e tormaline verdi di Esa d'Albisola
Collana in oro giallo e tormaline verdi di Esa d’Albisola

Illario, girocollo in oro, madreperla e diamanti
Illario, girocollo in oro, madreperla e diamanti







Kitchen jewels

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Silver jewelry in the shape of kitchen utensils: this is the idea of Cooked Jewelry ♦ ︎

If you like cooking, you don’t miss an episode of Master Chef and look for cooking tutorials on YouTube, Cooked Jewelry jewels are for you. They are not precious jewels, but they are fun. They are discovered by New York Times and, for now, they are few. The idea is of a young, Chuck Key, known as Boomie, who uses sterling silver to make cleaver-shaped pendants, earrings with the design of chef’s knives, small pans, or the tool to beat egg white and yolk. They are the fruit of two experiences: Chuck’s father, Martin Key, is an award-winning gemstone designer, while Chuck worked in a restaurant, where the idea of kitchen jewels was born.
Jewels cost a few dollars and are presented on a background of butcher’s paper. In short, a right package to stay in the gastronomic theme.

The jewels of 3000 years ago come back

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Jewelry is as antique as humanity (or, better, woman). And a young Italian archaeologist reproduces the jewels of antiquity ♦ ︎

Necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and especially amber fibula, feminine ornaments all strictly inspired by antiquity. A report by the Italian agency Ansa describes the work of Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia, a young Neapolitan protohistoric archaeologist who, in the workshop set up inside the Antiquarium of the Herculaneum Excavations (near Naples), illustrated the phases of modern ornaments inspired by examples of the ancient era, giving a cross-section of feminine habits and customs that still convey charm.

Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia recreates the jewels worn by Italian women of about 3000 years ago with her brand Nymphè.

Gioielli di Nimphè
Gioielli di Nimphè

Among his creations there are bronze and silver jewels created with the technique of lost wax casting, objects in amber ancient reproductions of the VIII century BC made with saws, in addition to gold-plated bronze earrings and jewelry that reproduce heads of snakes, a recurring theme in Roman jewelery. The amber is a bit ‘the strong piece of Saldalamacchia that, after a master thesis on amber fibula and a doctorate conducted at the Austrian University of Innsbruck, founded in 2017 Nymphè the first brand of jewelry inspired by archeology.
Spilla con ambra su modello di una fibula degli antichi Piceni
Spilla con ambra su modello di una fibula degli antichi Piceni

” The craftsmanship of the ornaments of different protohistoric cultures has for years been at the center of my work as an archaeologist. Together with passion and curiosity, the desire to go beyond the books and the scientific analysis of the finds grew in me “, explains Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia. ” This led me to experiment with my hands the processing of metals and other materials such as amber, thanks to the help of master goldsmiths from Campania. Thus were born the first fibula in amber, reproductions of brooches of refined crafts used by women of high rank of different cultures of the Mediterranean between the VIII and V century BC. The aim of the experimentation was both to investigate ancient processing techniques and to restore the original image of that lost beauty over time. With the amazement in his eyes more and more the dignity of these ornaments emerged as real valuable works of art born from the mixture of oriental and local traditions, Etruscan and Greek “.





Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia
Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia

Parure ispirata a fibule da parata
Parure ispirata a fibule da parata
Spilla antica riprodotta
Spilla antica riprodotta

Nimphè, spille pre-romaniche
Nimphè, spille pre-romaniche







Farah Khan, luxury without borders

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A book celebrates the work of one of the greatest Indian jewelry designers: Farah Khan ♦ ︎

Paola De Luca has edited A Bejeweled Life, a book published by Rizzoli that celebrates Farah Khan, designer of the homonymous Maison based in Mumbai. Founded 15 years ago, Farah Khan Fine Jewelry has become one of the big names in the world of Indian jewelry, and not only. And this can be seen by browsing through the 300 pages of the book, which tells the story of the evolution of one of the best Indian high jewelry designers.

Farah Khan is the eldest of the four sons of actor-director-producer Sanjay Khan and wife, interior designer Zarine Khan. Farah completed a gemology course at the Gemological Institute of America in Santa Monica, California, in 1992 and in 2004 launched her own jewelery brand.

Farah Khan, orecchini con perle e diamanti
Farah Khan, orecchini con perle e diamanti

Like other Indian designers, his work ranges from the tradition of Indian jewelry, rich, opulent, with many colored stones, and a simpler job dedicated to the Western public. In both cases, however, the result is pleasant. His ability to adapt to two different tastes is symbolized by the earrings of emeralds created for the princess Diya Kumari, daughter of the last Maharaja of Jaipur, and the design from the crown studded with crystals Swarovski worn by Beyoncé on the cover of one of his albums. But his eclecticism goes even further: for example, he also designed incense brass burners as precious jewels. Alessia Mongrando





Il libro «A Bejeweled Life»
Il libro «A Bejeweled Life»

Anello in oro con ametista cabochon
Anello in oro con ametista cabochon

Anelo in oro, diamanti e rubini
Anelo in oro, diamanti e rubini
Anello in oro con smeraldi taglio cuscino e diamanti
Anello in oro con smeraldi taglio cuscino e diamanti
Anello con rubini e libellula in oro e smeraldi
Anello con rubini e libellula in oro e smeraldi
Collana con rubini e smeraldo centrale
Collana con rubini e smeraldo centrale
Collana di smeraldi dello Zambia con pendente a forma di fiore
Collana di smeraldi dello Zambia con pendente a forma di fiore

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti, ametiste
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti, ametiste







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