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Jennifer Lawrence with Tiffany

Published on June 27, 2017

Jennifer Lawrence with Tiffany Necklace designed by Elsa Peretti. Here are some of Elsa Peretti’s Tiffany jewelery, pictures and price ♦ ︎May 1, 2017 Elsa Peretti turned 77. She is one of the great jewelery designers who tied his name to Tiffany. Florentine, daughter of a oilman, she preferred to study volumes and metals rather than business. She graduated in 1963 in Milan, in interior design and began working for architect Dado Torrigiani.
In 1968 Elsa Peretti moved to New York where she lived the (a bit turbulent) years of avant-garde in the Big Apple. The aesthetic and professional wedding with Tiffany dates back to 1974 and is still ongoing. His jewels are among the most precious and admired pieces of the vast production of Tiffany. So, after joining Lady Gaga for the launch of the Tiffany City HardWear collection, the Maison has immortalized in the pictures the combination of one of the youngest claimed actresses, Jennifer Lawrence and the designer. And so there are the photos with Jennifer Lawrence in New York and Elsa Peretti’s Yellow Gold Mesh Collar for Tiffany & Co. Alessia Mongrando
Read also: Tiffany & the City HardWear

Il collier Mesh di Elsa Peretti per Tiffany indossato da Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence a New York con Il collier Mesh

Jennifer Lawrence a New York con Il collier Mesh di Elsa Peretti

Elsa Peretti per Tiffany, anello in oro con giada verde. Prezzo: 3650 euro

Fedina di Elsa Peretti in oro rosa e diamanti. Prezzo: 1250 euro

Anello Wave a cinque cerchi in argento. Prezzo: 540 euro

Elsa Peretti, anello Heart Cabochon. Prezzo: 630 euro

Collana con pendente Heart in argento. Prezzo: 150 euro

Bracciale Bone in carbonio nero su rame. Prezzo: 570 euro

Tiffany, collana in oro Snake di Elsa Peretti. Prezzo: 14.600 euro

Rockfeller emerald sold to Harry Winston

Published on June 23, 2017

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L'anello con lo smeraldo Rockfeller, venduto per 5,5 milioni di dollari

The Rockefeller emerald sold to Harry Winston for $ 5.5 million from Christie’s ♦ ︎
The green gem with a story behind, the 18.04-carat emerald mounted on a ring, which for many years was owned by the Rockefeller family, was auctioned for $ 5.5 million (you can find the story here). Christie’s auction in New York also marked price record for each carat ($ 305,000) for an emerald sold in auction. The presale estimate was between $ 4 and $ 6 million: the price therefore don’t has get the maximum forecast, but went close. The emerald ring is now property by a famous Maison, the American Harry Winston, who had decided to conquer the gem at any price. The previous record belonged to an emerald mounted on a brooch of Bulgari and belonged to Elizabeth Taylor, sold for 6.5 million, that is, $ 280,000 per carat. What makes Rockfeller emerald is particularly valuable is its color, typical of the stones extracted in Colombia. American experts describe emerald as exceptional, with “an unusual combination of size, origin, lack of treatment and quality factors that contribute favorably to its rarity and desirability.”
Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction ended, in any case, with a total sale of over $ 26 million. The results above the estimates, says Christie’s, have been reached for jewelery from a private collection and signed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany & Co., including a green tourmaline, diamond and gold necklace, a nephrite, amethyst and sapphire necklace and a pendant necklace with different enamels with a large sapphire drop. Stellar results were made by a group of Cartier Art Deco crates accessories, including a lacquered silver box ($ 235,000) and a Cartier tiara with pearls, coral and diamonds. Federico Graglia

Collana con pendente firmata Louis Comfort Tiffany, con tormalina e diamanti

Box di Cartier in argento, diamanti e lacca

Collier multi gemma di Louis Comfort Tiffany. Venduta per 271.000 dollari

Collier di Louis Comfort Tiffany con nefrite, ametista, diamanti. Venduta per 247.000 dollari

Tiara di Cartier in corallo, diamanti, perle. Venduta per 775.000 dollari

Anello con raro diamante verde, diamanti bianchi e rosa. Venduto per 1,24 milioni di dollari

Collier di Van Cleef & Arpels in oro e diamanti

Colette’s stars

Published on June 22, 2017

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Colette Steckel’s jewels, roots in France and Mexico, based in the US ♦ ︎
The name, Colette Steckel, has French roots. But she grew up in Mexico. With France, however, she maintained a close bond: even today, when she moved to Los Angeles, part of the processing of his collections is made in the transalpine country. In Mexico City, however, she maintains a flagshipstore, while in Los Angeles has its business location, launched in 1995, with the Colette brand. She tells that her passion for jewels dates back to her childhood when she bonded geode crystals with copper wire for electricity. But then she attended a graphic designer course at Gia. Her style is rather eclectic: she says to inspire travel around the world, among the Masai Africans and Istanbul artisans. One of her favorite themes is the one inspired by the stars, as evidenced by his Galaxia Collection. Among the fans of Colette who participated at the Couture in Las Vegas, there are Madonna, Rihanna, Adriana Lima, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba. Stars which attract other stars. Lavinia Andorno

Orecchini Andromeda, Galaxy collection. Oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 51.640 dollari

Earcuff Cassiopea, oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 4160 dollari

Bracciale Mensa, in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 8500 dollari

Orecchini Eri in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 4620 dollari

Anello oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 800 dollari

Anello Infinity, oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 1720 dollari

Pendente della collezione Galaxy, oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 3200 dollari

John Hardy, birthday collection

Published on June 20, 2017

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Bracciale in oro e diamanti. Prezzo: 10.500 dollari

John Hardy, a capsule collection to celebrate the 40th anniversary in Bali ♦ ︎
Oriental fragrance with a bit of California essence: John Hardy, a Bali-based brand, but especially present in the American market, is 40 years old. And the coincidence was celebrated with the first prize at the Couture Design Awards in the Best in Colored Gemstones category above 20K dollars. And to say that at the beginning the brand was born by aiming on silver jewels.
But 40 years are long and the art of jewelery imported to Bali in 1999 by Guy Bedarida, an senior designer of Boucheron’s haute couturiers and Van Cleef and Arpels, has evolved in the meantime. Alongside pieces of exotic silver inspiration, John Hardy has added more sophisticated and, of course, more expensive jewelery. For example, for the birthday, the Maison of the Indonesian island has proposed a capsule collection that includes a bracelet (about $ 1,500), a pair of earrings ($ 395) and a ring ($ 495). But in the Maison’s catalog there is also an 18K gold chain bracelet with $ 10,500 diamond pavé (only 40 pieces). Alessia Mongrando
Read Also: Journey to Bali with John Hardy

Bracciule capsule collection. Prezzo 1595 dollari

Orecchini capsule collection. Prezzo 395 dollari

Anello capsule collection Classic Dome. Prezzo 495 dollari

Orecchini a govvia in oro e ebano. Prezzo: 1395 dollari

Orecchini in oro e diamanti. Prezzo: 4500 dollari

Bracciale in ebano e oro. Prezzo: 4900 dollari

Bracciale in oro. Prezzo: 18.000 dollari

Collana con zaffiri. Prezzo: 3900 dollari

Sarah Ho loves red

Published on June 18, 2017

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Anello Imperial Crest, in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 13.615 sterline

Sarah Ho comes back to China and presents a ruby collection with Kimberlite ♦ ︎
From China with love, and return. Sarah Ho was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Macau and moved to London, where he became one of the trendiest and most innovative designers. Now, however, she returned to China, in Beijing, to present 12 jewels made with Kimberlite Diamonds, the Harmony collection. In Baselworld it was been anticipating the project, now completed. The collection is inspired by the red color, which in the East is considered lucky.
The jewels are then made with the use of large, lively rubies, next to diamonds: the stones form the peony flower, another symbol in China. But not only: Kimberlite emphasizes how this collection is also in perfect accord with Taoism, the Chinese philosophy that bases the balance of the world through the concepts of yin and yang. In this case, represented by the relationship between the different stones and jewelery volumes, which have a sufficiently elaborate look for the oriental taste. Presented in the Forbidden City, the collection also has some price that may seem prohibitive, such as earrings of over £ 44,000. In perfect balance yin and yang, though. Alessia Mongrando

Bracciale in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 14.000 sterline

Gemelli in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 4475 sterline

Orecchini Imperial Crest, in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 44.000 sterline

Sarah Ho, orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 13.000 sterline

Collana in diamanti ispirata al fiore della peonia

Orecchini Paradis in oro bianco e rosa, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 9745 sterline

Prada, jewels like talismans

Published on June 14, 2017

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The Prada Jewelery Collection first video ♦
The bad luck, the misfortune, the negative astral conjunction: call it as you want, but superstition is an inseparable companion of humanity for millennia, perhaps for ever. Failure to understand the events that surround us and explain coincidences with mysteries is the easiest way to make sense of things (and often complicate life). But it is so. Prada also thinks so, and debuts in fashion jewelry with big pendants like tennis balls and, supposedly, able to move away the evil eye.
The video, released to Vogue, seems to indicate it clearly: those jewels are also archaic remedies for the malevolent and seem to have come out of a game of Games of Throne. According to Vogue, “the collection is made of rare, rough elements and each with its unique shape, coupled with natural fibers and sealed with refined silver finishes.” But the pieces use materials such as wood, shells, labradorite, amethyst, quartz chips, rock crystal, which do not seem so rare. It could, however, maliciously be reminded that in fact Prada on Vogue does a lot of advertising. In any case, the Prada jewelry looks in line with Maison’s style, and this is a more sure sign than influence of zodiac signs. Alessia Mongrando

The Adrian Cheng’s Olympus

Published on May 31, 2017

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Adrian Cheng and his Chow Tai Fook in the Asian’s Design olympus ♦
At Christie’s Auction at the end of May in Hong Kong, a set designed by Adrian Cheng composed of a complicated geometric necklace with rectangular green tourmaline inside a perforated onyx, rubies, sapphires and diamonds, bracelet and a ring, mounted in gold and made by Chow Tai Fook, was sold for $ 32,239. But, in reality, it is not the price that counts, but the recognition for a designer young and out of the ordinary. Adrian Cheng Chi-kong was born in 1979 and is the founder of K11 and K11 Art Foundation, but also executive director of Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook Jewelery Group. He is also a patro. He was born in a wealthy family: he is Cheng Yu-tung’s grandson and heir to one of China’s most influential families, with companies rated at 16.6 billion. Cheng, however, chose more creativity than business: he graduated in Art before going to Japan to study the culture of the country. He is also one of the largest Chinese art collectors.

Suite di Adrian Chen venduta da Chtistie's — Suite di Adrian Chen venduta da Chtistie’s

Last year Chow Tai Fook presented a collection inspired by the great painters of abstractism, Le Labyrinthe Artistique. The high-end jewelery collection, of course, is the diamond face (of course) of the Maison specializing in jewelry for wedding or ceremonies, with hundreds of stores in China. Now Christie’s has consecrated it among the great designers too. Giulia Netrese
Read also: The Art According to Chow Tai Fook

Les Bloc de Fantasie, orecchini con tormalina verde, rubini, diamanti, zaffiri su oro

Le Glissement du Flamant, bracciale con diamanti, zaffiri rosa e blu

Le Glissement du Flamant, anello con diamanti, zaffiri rosa e blu

Le Glissement du Flamant, collana con diamanti, zaffiri rosa e blu

Le Glissement du Flamant, orecchini con diamanti, zaffiri rosa e blu

Chow Tai Fook, Les Gouttes de Charisme, bracciale

Chow Tai Fook, Les Gouttes de Charisme, orecchini

Chow Tai Fook, Les Gouttes de Charisme, collana

Les Goutte de Charisme, oro bianco e diamanti

The Maison Auclert’s wonders of jewelry

Published on May 20, 2017

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Anello in oro con opale, due zaffiri arancio e lacca nera

Maison Auclert, the charm of the past reinvented for the future ♦
From the old one borns the new, from the past comes the present, from the tradition comes the avant-garde. Following these vaguely zen precepts, the French designer Marc Auclert offers contemporary jewelry made up of old elements. Rectangles, triangles and gold rims are assembled as a sculpture, for example, using a pair of typical earrings in southern India. Those who are so original jewels have, in fact, a very ancient origin, dating back to the Renaissance.
During that period, the concept of using stones, lacquers, porcelains, new media to create unusual objects was born, for the pleasure of a sophisticated clientele, refined taste. Maybe to exhibit in a Wunderkammern, the rooms of the wonders that they liked so much in that historic period. These objects created by silversmiths or craftsmen in the interior are today the model that inspires Maison Auclert’s work. And it does it with a strict philosophy: it uses antique elements without making any modifications. In short, no permanent glue or drilling for stones and metals that are reinterpreted to create a jewelery that is reductive define as unique. Marc Auclert, on the other hand, knows well the value of the historical legacy of objects: he is a grandson of an antiquarian and he has loved contact with ancient jewels and unusual objects. His proposal is a testimony to that. Rudy Serra

Collana realizzata da un antico gioiello indiano. Oro martellato 18 carati e agata

Anello in oro bianco con calcedonio intagliato, arte romana del I secolo

Anello con cameo in agata spazzolata e incisa, arte romana del II e III secolo

Anello in oro satinato a forma di uovo che si apre rivelando uno spazio segreto

Anello con diamante di 4,33 carati con antico taglio a cuscino

Bracciale in oro spazzolato e lucidato con calcedonio intagliato

Yeprem at the source of youth

Published on May 17, 2017

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Yeprem launches Celebkidz, a collection of jewelery in pink gold and diamonds for children ♦
A diamond is the best friend of a woman: hyperbola, though dated, retains some truth. But for a little girl? Gifting precious jewelery under the age of 13 may seem too much. But not for everyone is so. There are the rich kids, young boys and girls who live in luxury with their parents money. And then why not start right away? In the end, giving a precious jewel to a child can also be a small investment for the future. How to put money into a piggy bank.
It is the idea of Yeprem, Lebanese jeweler who makes of diamonds his flag, his philosophy and his fortune. Specialized in rich rings or bracelets that wrap their hand, in white gold and diamonds, he designed a collection dedicated to particularly fortunate little girls. It’s called Celebkidz. A small diva, instead of stealing jewels to the mother to peep into the mirror, can wear bracelets and pink gold earrings and diamonds with marquise cut or pear. And she’s ready for a red carpet. Giulia Netrese

Yeprem, anello e bracciale in oro giallo, diamanti marquise e brillante

Yeprem, orecchini in oro e diamanti taglio marquise e pera

Orecchini in oro e diamanti della collezione Celebkidz

Bracciale in oro e diamanti taglio marquise e pera

Immagine della collezione Celebkidz di yeprem

Kate Moss, her jewels on the catwalk

Published on May 16, 2017

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Kate Moss per Ara Vartanian. Anello in oro con granato e diamanti neri

Kate Moss pulls out her jewelery: she designed them in collaboration with Brazilian jeweler Ara Vartanian ♦
A few years ago, Kate Moss entered the shop of Brazilian jeweler Ara Vartanian in Sao Paulo (you can read here). After becoming a customer and passionate about the work of Armenian origin designer, the British model has decided to become a partner for Ara’s business. And so, now there is a collection of jewels designed by Kate Moss for Ara Vartanian. For the debut of the collection, the model has chosen London.
The collection is produced in limited edition and, according to Kate Moss, these are jewels that also have an amulet function. If they then bring luck to those who wear them, as well as to herself, it is to be verified. In any case, jewels have vaguely medieval shapes, with circular or squared geometries, and use gold along with stones such as black diamonds and rubies, or moonstone. Prices: The jewelry of Kate Moss and Ara Vartanian will be sold online (now no longer a surprise) as well as in the boutique of the Brazilian designer in London, starting from £ 700 to £ 4,000. Alessia Mongrando
Read Also: Jack Vartanian Leopard

Anello in oro con diamante nero e rubini

Anello in oro giallo con pietra luna. Prezzo: 2800 sterline

Orecchino pendente in oro bianco e diamanti neri. Prezzo: 1600 sterline

Orecchino singolo in oro giallo con rubini e diamanti neri. Prezzo: 4200 sterline

Orecchini in oro giallo, granati e diamanti neri. Prezzo: 3200 sterline l'uno — Orecchini in oro giallo, granati e diamanti neri. Prezzo: 3200 sterline l’uno

Faraone have a third

Published on May 16, 2017

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orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati con 2 diamanti fancy yellow (4.66 carati ciascuno) e due diamanti bianchi triangolo

Earring fancy yellow top lot of Farone Casa d’Aste ♦
It is now official: there is an auction house more on the jewelery market. After the debut, Farone Casa d’Aste in its third time has doubled public of the first auction. At Four Seasons in Milan, the auctioneer Patrizia Di Carrobio beat about 150 pieces, of which 85% found a buyer. In the end, the sale was 870,000 euros. The most sought-after is been to Lot 110, consisting of a pair of 18-karat white gold earrings with 2 fancy yellow diamonds (4.66 carats each) and two diamond triangles. The earrings have seen duplicate initial estimates and were awarded for 83,762 euros. Significant also the result for lot 69: a 18k white gold ring with 2.42-carat rectangular cut diamond. From the starting value of 6,000 euros it has risen to 16,000. Lot 107, an 18-carat yellow gold pendant with drop ruby rubble, was raised by an estimate of 6-8,000 euros at a selling price of 14,781 euros. Next sale of Faraone Casa d’Aste is expected for the period before Christmas. Federico Graglia

Anello in oro bianco con diamante taglio smeraldo

Pendente in oro giallo 18 carati con rubino taglio goccia

Un momento della vendita di Faraone Casa d'Aste — Un momento della vendita di Faraone Casa d’Aste

Daniela Villegas, a great six-legged design

Published on April 26, 2017

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Anello coleottero, in oro con opale e zaffiri verdi

The Earth of Daniela Villegas is seen through her insect-jewels ♦
There are those who are concerned to emphasize the desire to safeguard the environment by showing the ethical origin of gold and precious stones. And there are those who do more: consider nature not only as a source of inspiration, but as a subject to be put to the fore in his work. And it’s not a way of saying: On April 22, 2017, on the site of Daniela Villegas, one of the most brilliant designers on the international jewelery market, has issued an appeal on Earth Day, often celebrated too formal.
Daniela Villegas is a nature that you can see in the microscope: do you have in mind those photographs that portray insects at close range? The designer Backyard collection is inspired by the smallest animals in the Earth as a symbol of the need for ecological balance of our environment. Do not think, though, that the idea is simply to manifest the need for a more balanced Planet development. Daniela Villegas’s jewels are jewels, indeed, Jewels of great impact, with many colors, those of Mexico where she was born, with the complexity of a metropolis, Los Angeles, where she lives. Even the latest insects, ops, jewels from the Spring Summer 2017 collection, presented in Paris, reflect the ability of the great designer. Margherita Donato

Anello della collezione Backyard, oro rosa, smeraldo e ametiste

Anello Axolotl, salamandra messicana. Oro, zaffiri

Pendente con Piccolo camaleonte su tormalina

Pendente con Piccolo camaleonte su calcedonio

Orecchini granchi in oro giallo con zaffiri e tsavoriti

Orecchini Chiquitin Volador, in oro, calcedonio e citrino lemon

Anello Chiquitin Volador, in oro e opale

Orecchino con coleottero, oro, zaffiri e citrino

Anello Chiquitin Volador, in oro e calcedonio

Daniela Villegas, anelli in oro giallo e zaffiri

Scorpione, in oro rosa, perle South Sea e zaffiri

The Kanye West’s jewels

Published on April 16, 2017

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Kim Kardashian con il marito, Kanye West

The Kanye West’s jewelry designed by Kim Kardashian. They are inspired by religious iconography of medieval Florence ♦
Perhaps they could please the fans of Kanye West, the rapper, producer, fashion designer, designer and, now jeweler. The husband of famous for being famous Kim Kardashian, last September had anticipated the idea to design and produce a line of jewelry with his name.

The bad adventure passed by his wife, the victim of a theft its jewels in Paris, he had slowed the project. But now starts, with a line of gold jewelry sold on Yeezy website, which is also the name of a singer’s album. The Yeezy name according to some it’s an allusion to the name of Jesus, because the rapper would have shown a particular aptitude for religious reflection. And, in fact, the jewelry, 12 pieces in all, are inspired by the Florentine medieval religious iconography. Transported to California and produced by well-highest-rated jeweler Jacob Arabo (his Jacob & Co. brand), the collection consists of medals modeled by Kim Kardashian. The jewelry collection can be purchased online at yeezysupply.com and Jacob & Co. Prices from about 1530 US dollars. Lavinia Andorno

Catena con medaglia in oro giallo 18 carati

Catena in oro con medaglia di carattere religioso

Italian Jewelery double faces

Published on April 12, 2017

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Sono stati 104.000 i buyer a Baselworld 2017

The Italian jewelry in 2016 had two faces: fall in exports, but more sales ♦
Jewels Italians a bit ‘less purchased abroad. The data from the Institute of Statistics (Istat) are about on production (-1.9%) and exports both in value (-4.6%) and in quantity (-1.8% only for jewelry precious metals). The figures for 2016 also indicate that the decline has a name, or rather two: China and India, where are decreased imports. But, in reality they were not the only countries to buy less. According to data compiled by the research center of the banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian exports of jewelery and jewelery lost about 300 million euro compared to 2015, with widespread declines in almost all markets and a major new decline to the United Arab Emirates (-15%, amounting to 160 million Euros less), country of entry for the rest of the Middle East and India. Negative also exports to Switzerland and France (-6.7% and -10.6%), where often the jewels Made in Italy are those made for third parties for large Maison, that is produced in Italy and sold under the brand name of the great signatures, and then for other markets and from Hong Kong (-9.1%).
The statistics on turnover (of companies with more than 20 employees), however, indicate that the jewelry industry and jewelery ended 2016 up 9.3%, thanks to brilliant results on the domestic market (+ 6.7%) of foreign ones (+ 10.7%), since in contradiction with the information about the export flows. How do you explain? Simple: the sector is made up of many micro enterprises and it is very difficult to safely monitor.

According Stefania Trenti, the Intesa Sanpaolo research center, “the 2016 results were affected by unfavorable global demand, particularly in the first half of the year. The international scenario has shown an improvement during the year and the expectations for 2017 are moderate acceleration of world GDP, with exports of jewelry and costume jewelry in the last quarter of last year have stopped the descent, a good sign that could implying a nearby turnaround, despite the climate of uncertainty the purchasing decisions of international jewelry.”
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Ole Lynggaard, the North Wind

Published on April 7, 2017

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Collezione Shooting Stars, orecchini in oro e diamanti

Ole Lynggaard, with Shooting Stars collection the north wind blows on lightness ♦
It is wrong to exchange Denmark, one of the leading countries in jewelry manufacturing, to a place where you plan only bijoux modulars, or at least at a low price. Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen is, instead, a company that offers good quality jewelry, a higher level. The designer, Charlotte Lynggaard, presented in 2017 a number of new collections, under the common name of Atelier. All using soft colors, with materials such as moonstone, yellow gold, pearls, diamonds, bone, smoky quartz, red coral. Among these collections, proposed at Baselworld, there is also one called Shooting Stars, rather wide. The jewels are very discreet, lightweight, with chains that certainly does not weigh on the arm and neck, long dangling earrings and, of course, little stars composed of five diamonds.
The company was established by the goldsmith and jewelry designer Ole Lynggaard in 1963. Today it is run by his sons, Charlotte Lynggaard (designer) and Søren Lynggaard (Ceo), together with a team of 130 employees, including 45 goldsmiths. The company philosophy claimed Scandinavian origins, but is now active in several European countries. Margherita Donato

The collection Al Thani in Paris

Published on April 3, 2017

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Agra, diamante rosa di 28.15 carati, che secondo la leggenda sarebbe stato offerto al Mughal Babur, fondatore dell'impero Moghul, quando ha conquistato la città di Agra, nel 1526

The great collection of Indian jewelry by Al Thani arrives in Paris, at Grand Palais.
The jewels of Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, cousin of the Emir of Qatar, are arriving in Paris. After the exhibition in London, now even the people who go to the French capital can admire the pieces of the collection, centered particularly on the jewels of Indian origin, those of the mughal and maharajas.
A passion that was born in 2009, after Al Thani visited the Victoria & Albert Museum, where it was an ongoing an exhibition of jewels in past owned by Indian princes. And to think that in India Al Thani had never been there. But a powerfull bank account can solves everything: in five years the sheik has collected 400 pieces (in this exhibition there are 270): from imperial jewels to daggers, rings or decoration for turbans.
Now her jewelry will be on display at the Grand Palais, in an exhibition entitled Des grands moghols aux maharajahs (From the great Mughal to Maharaja: Indian jewels of the collection Al Thani). If you like the opulence, wealth, decorations, it is the show for you.

India is the birthplace of the great jewels, as well as the large precious stones. A story that perhaps begins in 1526, when Babur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, conquered Delhi and was proclaimed the first Mughal emperor: an Islamic dynasty that ruled over India for more than three centuries. The pure diamonds of Golconda, one of the Hyderabad region, have encouraged a passion for the great jewels. Because for the maharaja, each gem brought with it a part of divine energy, karma, which strengthens the wearer. In particular, were nine auspicious stones: ruby, topaz, cat’s eye, emerald, diamond, coral, pearls, yellow and blue sapphires.
And with the domination Mughal born the kundan technique, a type of seam that uses pure 24 carat gold. It went like this: you had to heat the gold to 200 degrees centigrade. thin metal strips were wrapped around a stone previously placed on wax cavity. To obtain a good result they wanted instinct and speed. You can see the result at Grand Palais.
Des grands Moghols aux Maharajahs
29 March – June 2017
Paris, Grand Palais, Salon d’Honneur
Open every day from 10 to 20h. Wednesday until 22h.
Closed on Tuesdays and May 1
Ticket: 13 or 9 € (16-25 years old, unemployed, large families).
Free for children under 16
Information and reservations www.grandpalais.frù

Bracciale con smalti traslucidi rossi e verde, tipico di Jaipur. Circa 1750

Spilla in platino con smeraldi e diamanti

Spilla per cappello con diamanti e rubini

Gioiello per Turbante del 19esimo secolo, Jaipur o Hyderabad, in oro, argento e diamanti e spinelli, con ciondolo smaltato

Collezione Al Thani, spilla per turbante con perle e diamanti

Turban (sarpesh). India del Sud, probabilmente Hyderabad. Set in oro con smeraldi e diamanti

Swarovski-Lagerfeld in September

Published on March 30, 2017

La modella brasiliana Luma Grothe, scelta per indossare la collezione di Karl Lagerfeld, Ikonic

Anticipation: in September the Swarovski jewelry designed by Karl Lagerfeld.
For now not much is known. At Baselworld, though, Swarovski has anticipated what will be the work of Karl Lagerfeld for the Austrian Maison. The partnership includes a first collection bijoux affordable, between 50 and 250 euro. The collection consists of three lines of jewelry: Ikonic, who is inspired by a rock-chic, with chains, pendants and earrings.

The second jewelry line is, however, Klassic Karl, who uses the signature of the creator and the silhouette of his cat, Choupette. The third line is, instead, Essentials, which should be the one positioned higher. Currently there are only two pictures, one of which is posted on Instagram, about the new collections. Note that the brand Karl Lagerfeld belongs to an investment private equity fund, Apax Partners, and is used for its network of retail outlets, either mono or multi-brand, 80 stores around the world. The stores will probably distribute the jewelry-fashion. Lavinia Andorno

Da Instagram: bijoux di Lagerfeld per Swarovski

The Beauty and the Beast pendant

Published on March 21, 2017

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From the movie Beauty and the Beast with six diamonds to other jewelry inspired by Disney characters.
The films, from some time, they are also an opportunity to merchandising, ie to sell items related to the history or characters. Now this trend also involves the jewelry. This is the case of one of Disney’s success, the remake of Beauty and the Beast. Emma Watson, who plays the female lead, at some point in the film wearing a necklace that has not gone unnoticed. It is the work of the film’s costume designer, Jacqueline Durran (who won an Oscar), and is “a tree of life in motion.” Belle is wearing the necklace while dancing a waltz with the Beast (Dan Stevens).

Now the pendant goes from dark castle to the online sale (you can find it here). It is made of 18-carat gold plated silver, with six small diamonds and a citrine along the linked chain with pendant. The accompanying note explains that the pendant “pays tribute to the tortuous way often love goes”. The price is about $ 350-400 (depending on the site, not everyone has the same pricelist). Another jewelery brand involved in the film, on the other hand, is Swarovski, which has manufactured the glass globe, from original designs of Disney, and provided 2,160 crystals used by Jacqueline Durran. In any case, it is not the first time that Disney inspired jewelry collections. It had already happened with Pandora. And the same Disney has a store online that sells real jewels, gold and diamonds, with prices exceeding $ 6,000. Alessia Mongrando

Collana ispirata a Topolino, in oro e diamanti. Prezzo: 7950 dollari

Pendenti in oro e diamanti ispirati a Topolino. Prezzo: 5815 dollari

Anello in oro bianco e diamanti ispirato a Topolino. Prezzo: 3950 dollari

Bracciali di Pandora ispirati ai personaggi Disney

Design week in Milan with jewelry

Published on March 15, 2017

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In the Design Week the jewels in a exhibition by A / dornment, Bloft and Gumdesign.
From April 4 to 9 Milan becomes the capital of design. But in the Design Week, which includes Salone del Mobile (the fair) and Fuorisalone (exhibitions around the city), there will be room for jewelry. Obviously those of design or rather avant-garde. It is the goal of A / dornment, Bloft and Gumdesign. The work of a number of artists who interpret the jewel in a contemporary way will be exhibited at the House of minter, in 5Vie District, among Sant’Ambrogio, the Duomo and Piazza Cordusio. The curators have focused attention on the issue of volumes, conceived as a creative exploration and the challenge by the shapes space. The techniques used are very different: from traditional Furoshiki method in the Japanese culture, to those related to art poor or abstract.
A / dornment @ BLoft
House of minter
Milan Design Week 2017
4 to 9 April 2017

Paola Mirai, anello-Orotrasparente Campo-magnetico

Wong,-Wing Han-Entity Extension necklace — Wong Wing Han-Entity Extension necklace

María Eugenia Muñoz Curbelo, Delirium Tremendoscopicos dome pin. Photo: Renato del Valle

The last Diana’s necklace

Published on March 8, 2017

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Princess Diana: fashion and her jewelry celebrated in an exhibition 20 years after his death.
An exhibition on Princess Diana’s style. With the consent of two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry: 20 years after her death in a car accident, Kensington Palace has opened the exhibition «Diana: Her Story Fashion». The exhibition does not apply, however, only clothes for day and evening. The exhibition also considers one of the passions of the most beloved princess: the jewelery. For example, the tiara Cambridge Lover’s Knot, which the Duchess of Cambridge wore on two occasions. Another iconic piece is The Swan Lake necklace, made by the jeweler of the royal house, Garrard, with 178 diamonds and pearls. It was worn by Princess Diana to a ballet performance Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall in 1997, two months before his death. Now it goes to auction for 12 million dollars in New York, from the house of Guernsey auction. Sellers are a Ukrainian couple who bought the necklace in 2010 for $ 630,000. Sign that the myth of Diana does not tend to fog. Federico Graglia
Diana: Her Story Fashion
Since March 1, 2017 until February 28, 2018
Ticket for adults – £ 19.00 (£ 17.10 online)
Children – Free. They must be accompanied by an adult.
* Prices include a voluntary donation.