Jewellery Week

Rome prepares a Jewelry Week





After Milan (which, however, has suspended the program due to covid), Rome will also have its Jewelry Week. A three-day event to be held in autumn (the date has not yet been determined) in conjunction with the Incinque Jewels Award organized by the Incinque Open Art Monti association. This is a contest that aims to promote the culture of contemporary jewelery in Rome and which will take place for the first time in the historic location Auditorium di Mecenate, an environment over two thousand years old, dating back to 30 BC.

Da sinistra, Bianca Cappello, Monica Cecchini, Glauco Cambi, Eugenia Gadaleta, Emanuele Leonardi
Da sinistra, Bianca Cappello, Monica Cecchini, Glauco Cambi, Eugenia Gadaleta, Emanuele Leonardi

The event aims to enhance contemporary, author, artist and historical goldsmith jewelery with the aim of offering the public a high cultural value that enhances the great heritage of the city, connecting the most interesting realities of the sector. Also in this case the protagonists are the jewelry designers and the excellence of Roman goldsmiths, jewelry ateliers, galleries, academies and associations based in Rome. The exhibition is open, upon selection, also to designers from other Italian cities and from abroad.

Glauco Cambi, collana In Touch, titanio, argento, acciaio
Glauco Cambi, collana In Touch, titanio, argento, acciaio

In the intentions of the organizers, the Jewelry Week will include exhibitions, presentations, awards and talks, which will benefit from the artistic wealth of the Eternal City. The RJW event is conceived by Monica Cecchini, architect, creator and director of the project. The selection of the companies involved makes use of the consultancy of the goldsmith artist Emanuele Leonardi and the historian and critic of the jewel Bianca Cappello. The marketing and communication project is entrusted to the consultant Eugenia Gadaleta.

It is important to create a system to give voice and make known the excellence in this sector at an international level: we want to create a reference event to enhance the city of Rome and its vast cultural, intangible and artistic heritage that meets the needs of a new generation of tourism far from the hasty and consumerist one.
Monica Cecchini

Project, applications, locations or proposals must be submitted by 12 July 2021: info@romajewelryweek.com






The Milan Jewelery Week program

The Milan Jewelery Week program with 150 designer-artists and the Artistar Jewels competition ♦ ︎

We must congratulate Prodes, a company that organizes events of different types and its founder, Enzo Carbone. In seven years Artistar Jewels, which had started as a jewelery show-competition of avant-garde designers, has turned into a kermess up to the point of standing in a Jewelery Week (24-27 October) with many events scattered around the city.
This is not a replica of fairs dedicated to high jewelry, but the event seems to be able to attract interest and creatives from half the world.

L'edizione primaverile di Artistar Jewels a Palazzo Bovara
L’edizione primaverile di Artistar Jewels a Palazzo Bovara

Artistar Jewels remains at the center of the program. This is a collective exhibition of artists hosted at Palazzo Bovara (Corso di Porta Venezia 51, free admission).

Artistar Jewels is a project that has grown exponentially in recent years, gathering support from both insiders and a growing number of enthusiasts. The success of Artistar Jewels has allowed us to intercept the need to give the right emphasis to contemporary jewelery, in strong expansion in recent years, creating an entire week dedicated to it: hence the idea of ​​launching the first in Milan Jewelry Week.
Enzo Carbone, CEO of Prodes Italia

Chiara Passoni, bracciale
Chiara Passoni, bracciale

Among the over 500 applications received from all over the world, the curators of Artistar Jewels have selected 150 artists from 40 different countries, including Taiwan, Thailand, Lebanon, Armenia, Israel and Kuwait and a strong North American presence. In particular, the U.S. New York’s Export Assistance Center contacted the Diamond District Partnership, which organized a contest to give a New York artist the chance to attend the event with the support of this New York institution. The war of duties, in short, has not yet done damage in this sector.
Yuvsà Jewelry, Silverlight Rosé Sight Eyewear
Yuvsà Jewelry, Silverlight Rosé Sight Eyewear

Artistar Jewels in addition to the exhibition and editorial part, also realizes a competition, which was created with the aim of giving greater prominence to the artists who stood out among the already deserving participants. The jury of Artistar Jewels, chaired by Elisabetta Barracchia, director of Accessory Vogue Vanity Fair. We have already mentioned in another article the designer Gianni De Benedittis, who in collaboration with Artistar Jewels established the future prizeRemoto jewels, which consists of two sums of money that will be assigned, respectively, to a participant of Artistar Jewels and to a student of one of the schools participating in the Milano Jewelry Week, which will have distinguished themselves for their excellent mastery of the goldsmith’s technique and which will have taken into account the needs and trends of the fashion system.

Yael Kaduri, Compositions Series b
Yael Kaduri, Compositions Series b

It should be added that the pieces on display do not often resemble traditional jewels. The techniques used range from laser cutting to lost wax, from watermark to hand finishing, through 3D printing, increasingly widespread in this sector, as well as the use of materials, from year to year more green and the result of activities of recycling and upcycling. Also this year the works will end up in a book.

Artistar Jewel 2019 Fall Edition
Palazzo Bovara
C.so di Porta Venezia, 51
24-27 October 2019
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (open to the public – free admission)
Artist Night: October 24 at 16:00 (by invitation)

Here are the artists participating in the event:

Agmento – Mexico, Akeem Anishere, Anishere Designs Jewelers – Usa, Alberto Ercoli – Italy, Alessandro Dari – Italy, Alexandra Albini Jewels – Italy, Alfredo Cittadini – Italy, Alyssa A. – Russia, Amal Al-Ismaili – Shaabook – Oman, Anapsara – Italy – Spain, Andreia Gabriela Popescu – Romania, Angelica Centonze – Italy, Anja Berg – Chile, Anna Maccieri Rossi – Italy, Anna Maria Pitt – Iceland – Uk, Anna Nava-Liess, Anna Nava Handcrafted Jewelry – Usa, Anna Zycka – Poland, Annie Gobel – Australia, Arsxoias – Spain, Awu Fine Jewelry – China, Balazs Botos Design – Hungary, Belle Brooke Barer – Usa, Benedetta Barzanó Benbar – Italy, Bia Tambelli Creations – Italy, Carlotta Dasso – Italy, Cat Freaks – Mexico, Cecilia Lopez Bravo Jewelry – Usa, Cecilia Milazzo – Italy, Chiara Passoni Design – Italy, Chokolate Luxury – Spain, Christine Rio Of Slate Jewelry – Canada, Claude L.Creations – France, Constanza Bielsa – Chile, Cristina Cipolli Jewellery – Italy – Uk, Cristina Zilli – Italy, Darcy Miro – Usa, Deamatris – Italy, Debe Doris Berner – Switzerland, Deema Murad – Portugal, Diana Vas – Romania, Dieuwke Raats – The Netherlands, Eden Gedz – Israel, Edoardo Maria Maggiolo – Italy, Elena Lopez Jewelry – Mexico, Elena Tiberi – Italy, Eleonora Castagnetta Botta – Switzerland, Ellebi Gioielli – Italy, Ellence – Italy, Ely Milano Jewelry – The Netherlands, Emanuela Duca – Usa – Italy, Ewa Nowacka-Piechowiak Mandlas Jewellery To Enjoy – Poland, Fabiana Fusco – Italy, Falcon Feather – Usa, Ferunas – Sweden, Fragiliadesign: Emozioni Libere Da Omologazioni – Italy, Francesca Mo Jewels Designer – Italy, Gioielli Dalla Terra – Italy, Gioielli Donati – Italy, Hanna Kowalska – Poland, Hard To Find – Mexico, Hawraa Almaqseed And Mohammed Khesroh – Kuwait, Hennie Broers Zilverkunst – The Netherlands, Henrike Altes – Germany, Ilaria De Lorenzi – Italy, Iren Bznuní – Spain, Irene Palomar – Argentina, Iulia Ivan – Romania, J.Noelle – Usa, Jewels By Jacqueline Massawe – Tanzania, John Farris – Usa, Jolanta Gazda – Poland, Jouel Bar By Parmida – Usa, Juwelieren Eren Sahan Bagci – Turkey, Kasia I Coal You. – Poland, Kathryn Cronin Jewellery Designs – Canada, Kazakova Olga Formeconept – Russia, L. Skelly – Canada, Latod De Lucia Jewels – Italy, Laura Forte- Italy, Leonor Silva Jewellery – Portugal, Lisi Fracchia – Spain, Little Thing – Russia, Lorenzo Pepe – Italy, Luciana & Yasmim – Brazil, Lucy Spink Jewellery – Uk, Lunante – Italy, Lyra – Croatia, Magmalab – Italy, Maia Merav Holtzman – Usa, Mando Bee – Usa, Manifesto Jewelery By Martin Ortiz – Usa, Maracole Bijoux – Usa, Margery Hirschey – Usa,  Margherita Forgione Jewels – Italy, María Blondet – Usa, Maria Louise High- Usa, Maria Samora – Usa, Mary Arrieta Designer – Mexico, May Gañán – Spain, Michelle Y. Yun- Usa, Midori Jewels & Design- Italy, Miriam Nori – Italy, Mitty Jo Jewellery Studio – Portugal, Mizuki Tochigi – Uk – Japan, Morena Fregonese Of Maitai Jewels – Italy, Motcaché- Italy, Myungsun Sung – South Korea, Nami Chubachi – Australia – Japan, Natalie Barhoum- Israel, Nita Angeletti – Usa, Olga Van Doorn Jewelry – The Netherlands, Palladingold™& Tatyana Kholodnova – Russia, Parè Gioielli – Italy, Paula Di Dario – Brazil, Petra Mohylova – Czech Republique, Pickmeordie. – Taiwan, Pin-Device Lucia Petracca Alessandra Mazzeo – Italy, Queenie Cao – China, Rascha Daher – Lebanon, Rayan Lynch Gioielli D’arte – Italy, Roberta Mattos – Brazil, Ryunosuke Suginaka – Japan, Saadah – Saudi Arabia, Sanaz Babakhani For Fratelli Piccini – Italy, Sarran – Thailand, Saskia Shutt Designs – Belgium, Shaolinyifan – Jewelry. Art. Design. – China, Sharon Khazzam – Usa, Shavarsh Hakobian – Armenia, Sibilla Santucci – Italy, Silvia Omodei – Italy, Slawa Tchorzewska – Poland, Sofie Stal – Soinflow- The Netherlands, Sofya Briantseva – Russia, Soledad Lowe – Usa, Sonia Birndt Carrascosa – Spain, Sowon Joo – South Korea, Spinelli Gioielli – Italy, Stkreo By Stefania Tortella – Italy, Sula Italyn Design – Italy, Susan Lenart- Usa, Tehila Designs By Veronica Umoetuk – Uk, Telma Aguiar Jewelry – Brazil, Tetyana Kalyuzyna – Ukraine, The Godhead Jewellery – Italy, Tracy Trainor Jewellery – Ireland, Valerie Jo Coulson – Usa, Vanessa Pederzani – Uk, Weinan Pan – Uk, Wendy Yothers – Usa, Xiaohui Yang – China, Yael Kaduri – Israel, Yael Magnes – Usa, Yukie Shirakawa – France – Japan, Yuvsà / Yutian Tao – Usa

Eden Gedz, A Messy Flower Necklace
Eden Gedz, A Messy Flower Necklace
Elena Tiberi, Jewelry Earrings
Elena Tiberi, Jewelry Earrings
MagmaLab, necklace
MagmaLab, necklace

Queenie Cao, Glasses Necklace
Queenie Cao, Glasses Necklace







Experimental jewels at the Rossini Gallery





The avant-garde jewels at the Rossini Gallery in Milan during the Jewelry Week ♦ ︎

In Milan, the avant-garde jewels exhibited by the Rossini Gallery have become a tradition. This time, however, the show coincides with the first edition of Milano Jewelry Week.

Clizia Ornato, bracciale oro
Clizia Ornato, bracciale oro

The appointment is for Thursday 24 October with the Jewelevent – Made in Italy exhibition, curated and organized by Marina Chiocchetta, artistic director of the gallery, and Sonia Patrizia Catena, critic and curator. The exhibition concerns a selection of contemporary jewels, unique and versatile, multi-faceted and heterogeneous pieces, born from the experimentation and creativity of Italian and foreign authors working in Italy.
Ellence, My secret garden
Ellence, My secret garden

There are unique pieces and limited editions by Antonio Giuliani, AZ Contemporary Jewels, Clizia Ornato, Ellence, Emmeperemme, Francesco Ridolfi, Glowing, Icudal, Lalice Arte Orafa, Larissa Rovati, Lunante, Maragisca, Opium Imaginarium, PaSCa Design, Teresa Rosalini, Vanesi , Werner Altingher. Jewels that represent different processing techniques: from the more traditional ones such as precision casting and burin engraving to more modern processes such as laser cutting and 3D modeling; among the materials used: from classic gold and silver, terracotta and ceramic, to more contemporary proposals such as resins and plastic materials.
Orecchini di Emmeperemme
Orecchini di Emmeperemme

On Friday 25 October at 18.00 there will also be a Leonardo Da Vinci Diamonds event which will be dedicated to the Da Vinci Cut, a cut capable of emphasizing the characteristics of the stone to the full, with 57 facets. In fact, the Da Vinci Cut creates a pentagonal table that overlooks three stars visible to the naked eye with a kaleidoscopic effect. During the event it will be possible, among other things, to see some diamonds live thanks to Maurizio Spoldi Sole director of DSC – Diamond Service Company, and a ring inspired by Leonardo’s drawings.
Icudal, Vortice
Icudal, Vortice

Saturday 26 October preview launch of the Guia Jewelry Line, creations born from the idea of ​​the actress Guia Zapponi and the inspiration of the painter Beatrice Zapponi. From the study of colors and natural forms, the gallery-goldsmith Marco Rossini and the stylist Francesca De Liguoro, have created two collections: Oro Guia and Bijou Guia. Combining passion and creativity, Rossini and De Liguoro have created a new, fresh line, with joyful colors and stylized shapes, the result of the synergy and personal touch of four artists.

Rossini Gallery
Thursday 24 October 10.00 am – 10.00 pm
Jewelevent Exhibition / Competition opening – Made in Italy
6.00 pm Inauguration and meeting with the artists
Friday 25 October 6.00pm
Leonardo Da Vinci Cut: presentation by Maurizio Spoldi (Expert of the Chamber of Commerce of Milan and sole director of DSC – Diamond Service Company) and Marco Rossini (Gallerist)
Saturday 26th October 6.00pm – 9.00pm
launch in Guia Jewelry Preview (special guest actress Guia Zapponi)
(gold jewelery by Rossini and bijou by De Liguoro)




Lalice, Rugiada
Lalice, Rugiada
Gioielli Guia
Gioielli Guia
Lunante, New York, Urban Skyline
Lunante, New York, Urban Skyline
Maragisca Gioielli
Maragisca Gioielli
OpiumImagianrium, Mini Theatrical Nature
OpiumImagianrium, Mini Theatrical Nature
PaSCa, Calla, anello in alluminio colorato in polvere di alluminio nero
PaSCa, Calla, anello in alluminio colorato in polvere di alluminio nero

Werner Altinger, Sole Luna Ora, argento, oro 750, terracotta, affiri arancioni, handmade
Werner Altinger, Sole Luna Ora, argento, oro 750, terracotta, affiri arancioni, handmade