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Leda Madera, Giulia Tordini’s fashion brass

Published on April 5, 2023

Giulia Tordini, founder and creative director of the Milanese brand Leda Madera, launches a collection of gold-plated brass jewelry. They are jewels with a consistent volume, with soft lines, which can suggest a vaguely retro style. They are for sale on several online stores. Leda Madera is a Milanese brand that owes a lot to the fashion world, but focuses on the accessories side. In fact, she is part of a family specializing in the fashion sector: her father, Piero Tordini, designed shoes and now manages the Marcona 3 showroom in Milan. Her older sister, Giorgia, is co-founder of the cool-girl label The Attico. In short, it was almost inevitable that Giulia was also involved in fashion and accessories.

Originally from Marche, Milanese by adoption, Giulia Tordini attended the three-year course at the European Institute of Design. The collection includes updates to the first Realease 1 collection and the new Release 2 line. They seem to be inspired by the protagonists of the movie Thelma & Louise. But, to tell the truth, they seem more linked to the Art Deco style, which has a few decades more than the two cinematic daredevils. By the way, Leda Madera takes its name from her grandmother, to whom Giulia Tordini is very fond.

The Gothic East by Ralph Masri

Published on April 4, 2023

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Anello Arabesque in oro bianco e diamanti

The young Lebanese designer Ralph Masri reinterprets the architecture of East and West in his jewelry ♦

Why in the world there are countries and cities where there are more jewelers? One of these lucky places is Lebanon. Closed (fortunately) the long period of tensions between the different souls of the population, the jewelry making business has recovered, also strong of customers who arrive in Beirut from the Gulf emirates. So it is not surprising if in the city that was once defined as Switzerland of the Middle East are born new generations of designers. One of the most acclaimed is Ralph Masri.

Orecchini Arabesque Deco in oro bianco e diamanti

His jewels were worn by women like Meghan Markle and Princess Rania of Jordan.

The designer has a degree in Bachelors of Art of the jewels of Central Saint Martin College in London. He then followed the internship in companies such Pomellato and Swarovski in London. Because in addition to drawing pleasant objects you have to know how to sell and organize work. He then studied how to use the creativity by a London jeweler, Scott Wilson, who specializes in maxi jewelry for the fashion world. But Ralph Masri has followed his path: his jewels are geometric, darting, simple and rich at the same time. For Arabesque Deco collection, for example, it was inspired by the motifs of the ancient buildings of the Middle East, while with Sacred Windows collection was inspired by the architectural lines of the Gothic cathedrals. To you the choice.

Orecchini Modernist in oro rosa, diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Anello Modernist in oro rosa, diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Orecchini con pavé di diamanti e zaffiri

Bracciale Modernist in oro bianco, diamanti, zaffiri

Meghan Markle con un anello di Ralph Masri

Anello in oro rosa e diamanti indossato da Meghan Markle

La principessa Rania di Giordania con orecchini di Ralph Masri

Viren Bhagat: the genius of Mumbai

Published on April 2, 2023

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Ricca collana con smeraldi e diamanti di Viren Bhagat

The extraordinary jewels of the Indian master Vivren Bhagat.
If you like the jewelry you see on this page you don’t look for the website of Viren Bhagat. There is not. And if ever there is a luxury most luxurious of others in the age of ever-network connection is just to not have a website. It can mean two things: you’re nobody and you do not feel the need, or you are so famous as you can snub the usual web brochure. Viren Bhagat, as you may have guessed, is part of this second species of human beings, those who do not need a business card to represent them. It is considered by some the Cartier India but from others has approached to Jar. Maybe it’s a bit ‘of both: he make a few pieces, fifty, a year, but with a lot of genius.

Spilla con diamanti e smeraldi venduta da Christie's — Spilla con diamanti e smeraldi venduta da Christie’s

His headquarters is in the affluent district of Mumbai. Heir to four generations of a jewelry business, he open in 1991 his store along with his two brothers. He has an ability to interpret the jewelry that sends in the attic of the Maharajah the myths of the past, poetry and Mughal tradition. It is not that India is not present: is felt in all its creations. But it’s not a jewelry store that proposes the old days, if anything is a fusion between Indian style and art deco. “I’m not really inspired by art deco, I grew up with her,” said the jeweler. But perhaps it is the power of tradition that makes him bend metal lightly, with stones that seem to live its own life. Transparencies and thin conjunctions between different parts of a jewel are the constant stylistic. Sure, it takes time and perseverance: to create the bracelets may take six months, including research of the stones, cutting, embedding.

Collana a cinque fili di perle di Viren Bhagat, venduta da Christie's per 1,6 milioni di dollari — Collana a cinque fili di perle di Viren Bhagat, venduta da Christie’s per 1,6 milioni di dollari

Anello con zaffiro taglio pan di zucchero e diamanti

Anello in oro 18 carati con diamante giallo di 3,82 carati taglio europeo antico e diamanti bianchi

Collana con rubini cabochon e perle naturali

Orecchini con perle naturali montate a forma di conchiglia — Orecchini con perle naturali

The Renaissance of Temple St. Clair

Published on March 31, 2023

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Anello Athena in forma di gufo, in oro 18 carati, tormalina, pietra luna, diamanti, zaffiri, smeraldi

The jewels of Temple St. Clair, from Virginia to Florence, passing through the Renaissance and the nature ♦ ︎

From Florence she started over 30 years ago. And in Florence she has just returned, right on the Ponte Vecchio, with her first Italian store. The Temple St. Clair fine jewelery brand, founded in the Tuscan capital in 1986, has arrived in the historic center of the city thanks to a partnership with the Florentine jewelers family Vettori. Born in Virginia (USA), after studying in Switzerland, Temple St. Clair has discovered in the Florentine artisans the ability that is the result of a centuries-old tradition. Thanks to their teaching, the designer founded her company in 1986 in Florence.

Anello in oro 18 carati con pietra luna cabochon

She loves the Tuscan city: she has a degree in Italian studies at Smith College and a master’s degree in Italian Renaissance literature at Middlebury College. But she also loves nature: for November she decided to donate 20% of revenues of e-commerce sales to the Big Life Foundation in Africa: it’s a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting a vast territory of nature wilderness in East Africa employing hundreds of local Maasai rangers in its anti-poaching programs, among other conservation initiatives.

But besides the ability to work with gold, Temple St. Clair has a particular sensitivity in the use of stones.

Bracciale Sassini in oro 18 carati con tanzanite e rubellite

She loves the translucent, elusive colors, like those of the moonstone used in the Silk Road collection. But it also seeks rare gems, such as the Australian black opal Lightening Ridge, Paraiba tourmaline, tsavorite. In 2017, Temple St. Clair was chosen, along with myths such as Louis Comfort Tiffany and Alexander Calder, as the third American designer of jewelry represented in the permanent collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts at the Louvre in Paris. Need to add more?

Orecchini pendenti in oro 18 carati, pietra luna e diamanti

Anello in oro, pietra luna, zaffiri, tsavorite, rubini

Orecchini in oro con citrino, peridoto, tormalina, berillo giallo, ametista, iolite, rodolite, diamanti

Collana di alta gioielleria con acquamarina, morganite, berillo, diamanti

Space to Novecentonovantanove

Published on March 29, 2023

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It’s name is Novecentonovantanove: the number is the brand of a Florence company specialized in tubogas bracelets and necklaces (but not only).

In 1999, in fact, a new jewelery brand was born in Florence: after long and heated debate the agreement was found on a name that recalls the year of birth, Novecentonovantanove (999). A number that is easy to remember, just as it is simple remember the style chosen for the products of the company that now belongs to Enzo Lazzerini: the classic tubogas. That is, those gold jewels made up of pairs of interlocking strips, with a shape reminiscent of gas hoses.

Bracciale tubogas in oro rosa con diamantj

The peculiarity of this process consists in the fact that necklaces or bracelets do not require welding. It was a popular type of jewel during the late 1930s and 1940s. The idea also reflects the need to make up for the scarcity of gold during the Second World War. The 999 tubogas bracelets or necklaces do not differ from the classic model: made of gold, often combined on the same piece in the different shades of yellow, white and pink. In some cases the jewels are embellished with diamonds, as in the collections with the greatest impact. Monica Battistoni

Bracciale tubogas in oro rosa e diamanti

Bracciali in oro bianco e rosa con diamanti

Beware of jewels that are easily damaged

Published on March 29, 2023

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Did you know that light and heat can ruin your jewelry? Yet it is so. There are many jewels that can be compromised due to continuous exposure to light and too high a temperature. And it is not a question of the flame of a fire, but of simple solar heat. Here, then, which jewelry you need to protect your jewelry from light and heat.

The jewels at risk with light
First of all, it is better to clarify: not all jewels are sensitive to light and heat and, even those that are, have different degrees of criticality. An 18K gold bracelet will not have too many problems. The jewels most at risk, on the other hand, are those that use stones or other delicate materials: just like the skin or fabrics, the sun’s rays can compromise their color, which can fade. Too much light (beyond what is necessary for a simple use of the jewel) can also seriously damage their structure. The jewels at risk are those with delicate materials such as amber, ivory, pearls. But also with precious stones such as amethyst, kunzite, topaz, or cameos made with the engraving of a shell. Pearls and ivory, for example, are elements that turn whiter when exposed to extreme light. For a colored pearl, such as the black ones from Tahiti, the light can cause considerable damage. On the contrary, amber becomes darker if exposed to the sun for a long time.

Le perle sono tra i materiali più delicati

The jewels at risk with heat
So much heat and then sudden cold, for example in the summer when you go from the beach to an air-conditioned room, is a risk factor for stone jewelry. Sudden changes in temperature, in fact, can crack stones or more delicate materials. Pearls, for example, could dry out, break and discolor if they lose the moisture they need. But even stones like opals can change color and suddenly turn white or dark, and tiny cracks can appear on the surface, which in the long run can compromise the structure of the stone itself. There is also another reason to fear the heat. Many colored gemstones, in fact, are subjected to strong heat to improve the color and, in some cases, to make them even more transparent. Not only that: they are also often treated with solvents, steam and ultrasonic cleaners. These treatments can make the gem more attractive, but also more delicate. In short, don’t leave a stone ring in the sun for a long time.

I rubini sono stati messi in un recipiente al centro del fuoco, dove vengono riscaldati — Birmania, i rubini sono stati messi in un recipiente al centro del fuoco, dove vengono riscaldati per ravvivarne il colore

These are the most delicate gems
According to the ranking drawn up by Gia, among the stones most susceptible to heat and temperature changes, regardless of whether they are treated or not, there are tanzanite, feldspar (sun stone and moonstone), fluorite, iolite, kunzite, lapis lazuli , malachite, opal, topaz, turquoise, zircon.

Riparazione di un gioiello con pietra danneggiata

Gli opali sono pietre particolarmente delicate

Orecchini con cammeo su conchiglia sardonica

Massimo Raitieri’s new jewelry

Published on March 25, 2023

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Anello con diamanti e rubino di 4 carati. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The jewels of Massimo Raiteri, classics that never set ♦

The beauty of Italy, in particular of Italian jewellery, is the ability to produce high-class pieces, such as those signed by Massimo Raiteri. It is one of the products of the great nursery of Valencia, hills that seem to inspire some of the best craftsmen in the world. Massimo Raiteri has a history which, as often happens in the area, is rooted in the family tradition. His father had a laboratory and inspired the future designer to try to transform the tiny workplace (in a basement, he recalls) into a place of excellence for jewelry.

Collana in oro con tanzanite di 18 carati e 11,46 carati di diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com

He succeeded: we have chosen some of his classics to give a pale idea of the monstrous workmanship, within the traditional class of jewels, of which the Maison is capable, which has established itself over the years. Unique pieces, jewels for the few, classy. But so pleasant to look at even if you don’t own them. Gold, especially white, many classic diamonds, white and colored, sapphires… In short, the elements that mark the border between ordinary and extraordinary jewellery. To those who commission a job, the company also underlines «the respect for others by using palladium alloys, therefore free from any nickel content that could cause allergies. In accordance with the guidelines transmitted, the fight against conflict diamonds is primary. All the stones used in Massimo Raiteri’s creations can only come from countries not in conflict zones and none of them constitutes bargaining chips from illicit trafficking, fueling the exploitation of the dignity of those who extract them». In short, there is also a pinch of goodness in beauty.

Anello con diamanti taglio rosa per 6,67 carati. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Anello con tanzanite per 16,5 carati, zaffiri per 3 carati e diamanti per 3,94 carati. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Massimo Raiteri, collana in oro rosa di 254 grammi, diamanti per 66,38 carati D-E. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Bracciale in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Diamonds and jewels up for auction with Bolaffi

Published on March 23, 2023

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About 500 lots with jewels from the nineteenth century to the present day and very diversified auction bases. This is what is included in the catalog of the spring auction of jewelery by Aste Bolaffi on March 28, scheduled in Milan, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (via Andegari 9), while on March 29 it will be in live internet mode on the Aste Bolaffi. www.astebolaffi The sale is preceded by the exhibition open to the public from Friday 24 March until the day of the auction (Sunday excluded) at the Bolaffi headquarters (via Manzoni 7).

Spilla in corallo, diamanti e zaffiro blu di Cartier

The selection of diamonds includes the top lots of the sale, including an unmounted 9-carat diamond, F color, VVS2 clarity, accompanied by a Gia certificate (lot 298, starting price 260,000 euros) and a diamond necklace of 36 total carats of exceptional color and purity (lot 297, base 65,000 euros). Also in the catalog are Tiffany, Bulgari, Cartier and Pomellato jewels and an interesting collection by Orisa Torino from the 1940s to the 1960s.

Collana in oro giallo 18 carati di Pomellato

Girocollo con diamanti, zaffiri, rubini e smeraldi intagliati a forma di foglie

The folds of Tomasz Donocik

Published on March 20, 2023

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Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, con tormalina verde, quarzo fumé, citrino, topazio giallo, crystal, zaffiri bianchi e diamanti

Everyone has to deal with a crease sooner or later. It can be the fold that shapes the hair, the one that divides a sheet of paper, that of a dress. Or a jewel. As in the case of Pleats, a collection by Tomasz Donocik dedicated to the alterations of a surface. The collection, explains the Polish-born, but London-based designer, is inspired by the design movements of the early 20th century, especially the Art Deco style and also by the folds commonly used in fashion at that time. But jewels also recall the shapes that appear when you look inside a kaleidoscope, or the thin woody surface you get when you sharpen a pencil.

Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati, incastonati con quarzo fumé, citrino, topazio giallo, cristallo, zaffiri bianchi e diamanti

Pleats is made up of just four pieces: two rings, a large brooch and a pair of earrings. The jewels are made of 18K yellow gold, smoky quartz, citrine, yellow topaz, crystal, white sapphires and white diamonds. A green tourmaline is also set in one of the two years.

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati con quarzo fumé, citrino, topazio giallo, crystal, zaffiri bianchi e diamanti

Spilla in oro giallo 18 carati con quarzo fumé, citrino, topazio giallo, crystal, zaffiri bianchi e diamanti

Tomasz Donocik. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Ina Lazarov’s unfenced creativity

Published on March 19, 2023

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Ina Lazarov con la collana della collezione Loto, in prp,. tanzanite, diamanti e tormalina rosa. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Ina Lazarov isn’t the first woman to move from the desk of a finance firm to the jewelry design table. In this case, however, the Paris-based designer has a rather long curriculum: she worked in arbitrage and trading at the French bank Bred, in economic and raw materials analysis in the oil group Cma Cgm, in asset management for Bft Investment Managers and financial services for the Franco-German group Oddo Bhf. In short, a high-level career, which few can boast. But it would be wrong to imagine Ina Lazarov as a Wall Street wolf.

Anello in oro annerito e smeraldo dello Zambia

For example, she was a volunteer at the Isha Foundation, a non-profit spiritual organization founded in 1992 near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, by Sadhguru. It is no coincidence that the jewels that she designs often have a reference to the oriental world, such as the necklace from the Loto collection, with gold, diamonds, tanzanite and tourmaline. But, in addition to creating jewels, the designer has not lost her curiosity: her current passions are hydrogen (energy developed from hydrogen) and fintech (digital financial services).

Anello in oro bianco, con tanzanite e rubini

Anello in oro annerito, tsavorite e diamanti

Anello in oro annerito, tormalina gialla e diamanti

Marlo Laz’s boho jewels

Published on March 19, 2023

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The American designer of Polish origin Jesse Marlo Lazowski, who founded his brand Marlo Laz in 2014, is the example of the appreciated, dynamic New York woman tuned into the present. Her jewelry style, defined as boho, appeals to models and actresses, but also to that type of woman who does not like conventions. They are jewels with few rules and a lot of creativity inherited from an aunt who designed and created jewels. In her biography, she tells how at the age of 13 Jesse Marlo received a bow-shaped brooch with pink rubies and diamonds, which belonged to her grandmother Miriam, as a gift. It was the first work of the designer, who transformed the family heirloom brooch into a modern necklace.

Collana in oro 14 carati, ciondolo a forma di cuore con diamanti

From that moment she has never stopped and she combines gold jewels engraved with French writing, such as Porte bonheur, with precious or semi-precious stones. A trip to India, to Jaipur, where she worked with a team of craftsmen to produce her first jewelry collection, many trips abroad, and lessons also contributed to her passion and its transformation into a profession. at the Gemology Institute of America in New York.

Collana con pendente in oro 14 carati e diamante

Collana con pendente in oro 14 carati e acquamarina

Orecchini pendenti porte bonheur in oro 14 carati e diamante

Bracciale Natasha in oro 14 carati e diamanti

Gems and colors in Ruth Grieco’s jewels

Published on March 18, 2023

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Born in Florianópolis, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, Ruth Grieco is the granddaughter of the Brazilian fashion designer Galdino Lenzi, the first couturier in the history of local fashion, born into a family of Italian origin. Instead of focusing on clothes, however, Ruth Grieco has played the jewelry card: since 1975 the designer has been creating and producing jewelry with the colors and joy of Brazil. She uses gold together with tourmalines, aquamarines, emeralds, tanzanites, turquoise, diamonds and pearls, thanks to which she has gained fame even beyond the borders of Brazil.

Now the founder is the creative director, supported by her two daughters, Carolina and Paola, graduates in industrial design and business economics. Carolina takes care of marketing, while Paola takes care of production and the administrative aspect. The Brazilian Maison, which is also present on online platforms such as Moda Operandi, uses geometric shapes for jewels together with soft shapes and natural curves. A quality that is testified by numerous awards received over the years, such as the Tahitian Pearl Trophies, the Tanzanite Celebration of Life Award, the Embrarad Award for Jewelry Design and the Anglogold Design Forum, finalist in HRD’s Diamonds are Fun Contest, IBGM Awards and at the IF Design Awards.

Pendente in oro 18 carati e turchese e diamanti

Anello in oro 18 carati e turchese e diamanti

Orecchini in oro 18 carati e turchese e diamanti

Anello in oro bianco, topazio e diamanti

Giuseppe Conte and the jewels of Conte Diamonds

Published on March 18, 2023

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Now Giuseppe Conte is not only the name of the founder of Conte Diamonds, but also the name of a jewelry line that bears the name of the founder of the company. The brand, which is based in the center of the Tarì di Marcianise (Caserta), while the commercial headquarters and gemological laboratory are located in Milan, is the evolution of the family business, which has been in the world of jewelery for some time. A tradition that Giuseppe Conte wanted to continue with a diploma in gemology and a predilection for diamonds and precious stones. Thus was born Conte Diamonds, which now offers the line that takes the name of the founder of the brand.

The jewels signed by Giuseppe Conte, explains the company, are handmade with Colombian emeralds, rubies from Greenland, tanzanites from the Kilimanjaro area and superior quality diamonds. The jewels have a classic design, with a balanced proportion between diamonds and colored gemstones.

Anello in oro, smeraldi e diamanti — Anelli in oro, smeraldi e diamanti

Marija Iva want conquering New York City

Published on March 16, 2023

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Gioielli in oro e turchese della collezione Hamptons, indossati

A new brand is born in New York, a city that is an inexhaustible factory of talent and adventure, protagonists of many films. This time the protagonist of the American dream is Marija Iva Djordjevic, Serbian jewelry designer, based in Tribeca and the Hamptons. Her jewelery brand, Marija Iva, is also presented online, with the website MarijaIva.com. The designer has already completed several collections: Dana, Eden, Éternel, Hmptons and Divine, including religious symbols, gold and precious and semi-precious stones, such as turquoise. Pendants, bracelets and earrings with snakes, stars and crosses are interpreted in a minimalist version.

Anelli della collezione Hampton in oro e zaffiri rosa indossati

Marija Iva Djordjevic studied art in Belgrade and Paris. She spent a period in Geneva, where she worked for twelve years as a senior jewelry designer for Piaget. Strengthened by this experience and the desire for new possibilities, she moved to New York City.

We all strive to incorporate beauty and deeper meaning into our daily lives, and that is what I ultimately hope to achieve with Marija Iva jewelry. Design for modern women who appreciate nuanced, understated and timeless jewelery of the highest quality that can be worn with confidence every single day.
Marija Iva Djordjevic

The designer designs each piece herself, starting with a pencil sketch on paper in her sketchbook to refine her ideas, before completing a scale rendering of the piece using the gouache technique. An expert over-the-counter jeweler herself, she works closely with French jewelery partners to handcraft each piece.

Gioielli in oro della collezione Eden indossati

Collane e orecchini della collezione Etoile, in oro bianco e diamanti

Collana della linea Divine Precieuse in oro, tormaline blu e verdi, diamanti

Collana della linea Divine Precieuse in oro, tormaline rosa e diamanti

Bracciali, anello e orecchini indossati della collezione Eden

Fratelli Peruzzi, a book on the history of Florentine jewelry

Published on March 16, 2023

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Ranieri e Grace di Monaco davanti alla gioielleria Peruzzi, 8 maggio 1957. Archivio Fratelli Peruzzi

Among those who appreciated the jewels of the Fratelli Peruzzi jewelery and silverware in Florence, there were also Prince Ranieri of Monaco and his wife, Grace Kelly. Witness a black and white image with the couple in front of the company’s Florentine workshop, surrounded by the usual onlookers and fans, who today would probably be followers. The work of this historic Florentine establishment is now collected in a book, Jewels in Florence, Archivio Fratelli Peruzzi (1880-1970), published by the Sillabe publishing house of Livorno and written by the jewelery historian Bianca Cappello. Objective: to make a piece of the history of Italian artisan jewelery better known to the general public.

Disegno per anelli in oro in stile Cinquecento, matita, inchiostro, acquerello su carta, anni ’30 del Novecento. Archivio Fratelli Peruzzi

Inside is described in 297 pages and with the help of 300 images, almost a century of goldsmith production, with drawings and photographs of the Fratelli Peruzzi jewelery and silverware. Founded in Florence in 1880, the Maison has worked between Italy and America, with a shop in Boston and a workshop and sales on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.

There are stories that cannot be kept in the attic, which is why I wanted all the documentary material of Fratelli Peruzzi’s activity to be studied and valued. Thus, coming out of its casket, it can be kept forever in everyone’s memory.
Laura Giannoni Peruzzi, managing director of Fratelli Peruzzi

1. Giuseppe Peruzzi e il suo staff nel laboratorio di argenteria e oreficeria in Borgo San Jacopo a Firenze, 1919. Archivio Fratelli Peruzzi

It was an honor to be able to study this remarkable archive of drawings, photos and models of Florentine jewelery and silverware. Valuing it did not mean only bringing to light the history of the Peruzzi family through careful documentary research, but also being able to tell something more about the history of Italian-style jewelery (as it was called in the 19th century), characterized by original and autonomous distinctive elements compared to the so-called fashionable jewelery of Paris or London.
Bianca Cappello

Jewels in Florence, Jewels in Florence, Fratelli Peruzzi Archive 1880 – 1970, Edited by Sillabe 2022 Preface Luigi Salvadori Introduction Dora Liscia Bemporad With a text by Samuele Magri Italian and English text 237 pages with over 300 color images Paperback binding (28 euro ) and hardcover (32 euros).

Foto anni Trenta di gioielli Peruzzi realizzati tra la fine del XIX e il primo trentennio del XX secolo della tipologia che a Firenze è conosciuta come Stile Antico. Archivio Fratelli Peruzzi

Disegno di bracciali, inchiostro, acquerello e biacca su carta telata, anni Venti-Trenta. Archivio Fratelli Peruzzi

Jewels and watches, Thom Trade Italy becomes Timeway Italy

Published on March 15, 2023

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Philipp Plein, orologio The Skull Synthetic

One of the major jewelery and watch distribution companies reorganizes itself and changes its name. Thom Trade Italy becomes Timeway Italy, a brand that since 2019 distinguishes the wholesale division of the international Thom Group, a leading retailer in the watch and jewelery sector defined as affordable luxury. In 2022, the Thom Group generated a total consolidated turnover (Italy, France, Benelux and Germany) of over 900 million euros, with a 32% growth in Ebitda (gross margin). The Group has 5,000 collaborators internationally, owns a thousand direct points of sale through seven retail banners and over 3,000 wholesale outlets, as well as four e-commerce sites. According to the company, the change of company name responds to the need to identify the company’s business more immediately and thus act on the market with an identity of greater strategic impact.

Gioielli di Alviero Martini 1A Classe indossati

After the first years of activity we thought a lot about the opportunity to act on the market with a different name. This apparently simple choice brings with it the advantage of better identifying the object of our activity, i.e. the trade of watches and jewels. It is a simple and international name. We operate in a very competitive environment and taking care of every aspect is essential for success. We operate in a decidedly interesting market where fashion brands often choose to complete their offer by creating watch and jewelery collections. Entering these segments undoubtedly represents a business opportunity for them, but also a communication and brand awareness development opportunity. Our role as distributors is placed at the end of the supply chain which begins with the fashion house, continues through the licensee company and then arrives at the stage of distributing the products on the market through us. In our role, we provide brands with knowledge of the market and consumer tastes and guarantee the protection of brand equity.
Andrea Busato, general manager of Timeway Italy

Timeway Italy is the distribution partner of prestigious international groups such as Timex Group, Movado, Ilg and Stroili. The company portfolio includes Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Stroili, Furla, Philipp Plein branded jewelry collections, and watches signed by Guess, Adidas Originals, Hugo Boss, Versace, Barrow (recent new entry in the portfolio), Nautica and Timex. Alviero Martini 1A Classe is instead a brand managed by Timeway Italy under license for watch and jewelery products.

Mediterranean feel with Stenzhorn’s Amalfi collection

Published on March 14, 2023

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Anello in oro bianco e diamanti della collezione Amalfi

Amalfi, a small Italian city overlooking the sea of the Gulf of Salerno, surrounded by spectacular cliffs. In the 1920s and 1930s, Amalfi was a popular tourist destination for the British upper class and aristocracy. But it has retained its charm, in Italy and abroad, as suggested by the Amalfi collection signed by the German high-end jewelery house Stenzhorn. Landscapes, flavours, suggestions of the ancient maritime republic (between about 839 and 1200) were the source of inspiration for the collection.

Orecchini pendenti in oro bianco e diamanti della collezione Amalfi

The collection consists of necklaces, rings and earrings. All Stenzhorn jewels are made from precious rubies, sapphires and emeralds to sparkling diamonds. The shapes are sinuous and elongated, with a geometry that recalls marquise-cut diamonds, as if they were eyes. But also like the leaves of the lemon trees, which are found in Amalfi. The diamonds set, however, are brilliant cut.

We invite you to take a journey with us along the winding coastal roads of the Amalfi Coast and discover the hidden azure bays and colorful villages. With Amalfi, clients can feel the beauty of nature, the harmony, lightness and inner peace that this region reflects.
Chris Stenzhorn, Sales Director of Stenzhorn

Orecchini pendenti in oro bianco e diamanti

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Jewels and watches at the Oscars

Published on March 13, 2023

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The red carpet of the Oscars, which this year was champagne-colored, that is yellow, gave as always a parade of big and small actresses with their jewels. It is worth mentioning a counter-current choice, that of the model Ashley Graham, who attended the 95th Academy Awards with Pandora Timeless and Pandora Diamonds jewels. In short, not a high jewelery maison, but a very popular brand, and moreover with synthetic diamonds.

Ashley Graham con gioielli Pandora agli Academy Awards. Photo: Getty Images

But it was an unusual choice. Most of the participants opted for fine jewellery. The Parisian Maison Messika has enlisted a small army of actresses for its jewels: Danai Gurira, in a purple dress, with the Little Mermaid High Jewelery earrings and the Toi & Moi pear-shaped diamond ring, Camila Mendes in a vintage Versace dress, with Concorde ring and Roaring diamonds, Poorna Jagannathan with My Twin rings, the Move Uno multi-bracelet and the My Twin trio earrings. British actress Jodie Turner Smith also wears Messika jewels, with the Messika ring by Kate Moss High Jewelry Spirited Wind and Kris Jenner with a super Roaring Diamonds necklace and Little Mermaid earrings.

Yeprem diamonds, on the other hand, were Jurnee Smollett’s choice at the Vanity Fair party, with earrings by the Lebanese Maison. As well as Jenna Dewan, with diamond earrings and Natalia Bryant at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Tiffany jewels, however, for Lady Gaga, Florence Pug, Michelle Williams. From the Italian Maison Pasquale Bruni, the jewels of the actress and singer Dove Cameron at the Elton John Aids’s Foundation Academy Award Party: Choker from the Daughter of Flowers Collection in white gold and diamonds.

But there was also room for men, often associated with fine watches. This is the case, for example, of Jon Kortajarena with Hublot’s Orlinski Titanium White Pavé 40MM watch, as well as Zachary Levi, who opted for the 40mm Classic Fusion Orlinski King Gold timepiece also from Hublot.

Jon Kortajarena con l'orologio Orlinski Titanium White Pavé 40MM di Hublot — Jon Kortajarena con l’orologio Orlinski Titanium White Pavé 40MM di Hublot

Zachary Levicon il Classic Fusion Orlinski King Gold da 40 mm sempre di Hublot

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Jodie Turner Smith con gioielli by Messika

Poorna Jagannathan in Messika all'Elton John AIDS Foundation's 31st annual Academy Awards viewing party — Poorna Jagannathan
in Messika all’Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 31st annual Academy Awards viewing party

Women’s Day in color for Marco Bicego

Published on March 2, 2023

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Bracciale in oro e gemme semi preziose della collezione Paradise

Women’s Day, but also a festival of colors. Because the day dedicated to the other half of the sky is a day to celebrate, as well as to be used to reaffirm gender equality (and diversity). It’s not strange, therefore, to associate jewelry and women’s day, perhaps as an opportunity to give a gift to one’s other half. Or, why not? to give yourself a gift, without waiting for anyone. An atmosphere of celebrations that the Venetian brand Marco Bicego links to two particularly joyful historic collections, Jaipur and Paradise.

The first, Jaipur, takes its name from the city of Rajasthan, India, which is the capital of gems, with a centuries-old tradition in stone processing. Paradise also uses colored gems, together with small cylindrical elements in gold in the classic manual workmanship of the Maison’s craftsmen. Many stones are used, such as aquamarine, peridot, rubellite, amethyst, citrine, tourmaline. A rainbow that makes the March 8 celebration even more welcome.

Anelli in oro e gemme della collezione Jaipur

Orecchini in oro e gemme della collezione Jaipur

Orecchini in oro e gemme della collezione Paradise

The coincidences of Maria Marchegiani

Published on February 27, 2023

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Collana Chanel in oro e diamanti champagne e brown

The jewellery by Maria Marchegiani: works that bloom in the small town of Jesi.
There are jewels that are not born in Paris, and even in Milan, Vicenza and Valenza. There are jewels that, however, are born in a city of Italy, which isn’t famous for its boutiques. Yet in Jesi, a small town in the Marche region, works with appropriate conviction the creator and designer Maria Marchegiani. Coincidentally, as for other designers, she has an artistic background: he started with build sets for the theater, paint, restore old paintings, ironwork, ceramics. In her story, among other things, has a diploma at school of the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro with Iris Project, a jewel-anthropological and contemporary sculpture.

She turns herself, then, to goldsmith’s art: began his career in 2004 when he opened a studio of design and laboratory Goldsmith Art Marchegiani in the historic Via degli Orefici that another coincidence, it is the place where he worked Lucagnolo, a student of Welcome Cellini. With this patron saint in the area, Maria Marchegiani uses silver, gold, precious and semi-precious gems, with metal alloys that are created entirely within the laboratory, also with special colors. The inspirational motifs are the most diverse: from the natural and the man. Are more than abstract ideas real models. But also she can make also custom jewelry.

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