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Tiffany launches jewelry for men

Published on August 17, 2019

Tiffany is preparing to launch a hundred jewels dedicated to the male audience: necklaces, rings, bracelets of high jewelry for men ♦ ︎

Tiffany focuses on man. The largest jewelery group has announced, by voice of artistic director, Reed Krakoff, that the Maison is preparing to launch a hundred jewels dedicated to the male audience. Actually, something is already there: but the offer for the man of the brand has been limited to rings, cufflinks, money clips and some bracelet as Tiffany T Square. The new launch, scheduled for October in the 300 Tiffany stores around the world, will also include high-end men’s jewelery, with prices ranging from 200 to 14,000 euros or dollars. According to the company, men’s jewels have become popular thanks to rappers, who wear eye-catching rings and necklaces.

Bracciale da uomo in argento Tiffany T Square

Alongside the jewelery to be worn, Tiffany has also decided to dedicate items for the male public, such as shakers and beer mugs. The move, announced in an interview with the Associated Press, is part of Tiffany’s strategy to attract the younger generation of luxury product buyers. Half of Tiffany’s customers are already in the male genre, but buy jewelry for women. Now he will have an extra spending opportunity. Lavinia Andorno

Tiffany, Fifth Avenue, New York, in occasione del lancio della collezione Paper Flowers

Rf Jewels, rebirth in tradition

Published on August 2, 2019

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Orecchini Italian Garden, con diamanti e smeraldi

The collections of Rf Jewels, the Roman Maison that took the place of Rivière ♦ ︎

Issues of copyright and perhaps of dialectics that has crept in the course of the company passages: the result is that last year the Roman Maison, Rivière, changed its name. Like the mythical phoenix, the company has been reborn and is now called Rf Jewels: the initial abbreviation refers to the words Rivière and future. In short, new life, but without abandoning what has been done in recent years. The production of jewelry, in short, has continued in the same classic-innovative style. And the RF Jewels catalog also includes the collections previously made under the Rivière brand.

For example, to the pearls engraved and worked with gold and diamonds are added collections such as Italian Garden, where rings, earrings and necklaces are made with another characteristic element of Rivière, the diamonds, and combined with rubies, emeralds and sapphires. Or to the Nude jewelry line, more modern, in yellow or white gold with small diamonds pavé.

Orecchini con perle, oro rosa e diamanti

Anello triplo in oro e diamanti della collezioen Nudo — Anello triplo in oro e diamanti della collezione Nudo

Bracciale in oro e diamanti della collezione Nudo

Orecchini a frange Italian Garden, con diamanti e smeraldi

orecchini con zaffiri e diamanti — Orecchini con diamanti e zaffiri

The Myths of Pierre d’Alexis

Published on July 11, 2019

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Anello Coeur de Dragon, con oro grigio o rosso, spinelli non trattati, diamanti

Unique pieces, gems, esotericism in the jewels of the Swiss brand Pierre d’Alexis ♦ ︎

The love for gems is manifested in many different ways. Sometimes, even surprisingly, for example in the École de la Vallée de Joux. In this corner of Switzerland, in the Jura valley, canton of Vaud, in 1994 he specialized in fine jewelry and gemology Grégoire Maret. Craftsman and jeweler, Maret has created Pierre d’Alexis, a small boutique that produces unique pieces with a style far from any tradition, between minimal and eclectic, small single works.

Anello mobile in oro giallo, grigio e rosso rivolto su se stesso nell'asse del diamante — Anello mobile in oro giallo, grigio e rosso rivolto su se stesso nell’asse del diamante

Maret, in fact, loves art jewelry, commissioned pieces or an expression of his free creativity, which he creates himself. There is also a good dose of symbolism and more or less explicit references to the ancient civilizations of the past, and to tribal, Egyptian and Viking art. And, finally, it went even further back in time to the cultural rediscovery of Celtic art, which inspired the first pieces of its collection of unique and numbered jewels. The Cosmic Flower ring, for example, represents plant dynamics and underlying esotericism. But you might like it even if you consider it simply in the shape of a star.

Pendente di Pierre d'Alexis — Pendente di Pierre d’Alexis. Foto: DFraga

L'anello Fleur Cosmique, in oro grigio e diamanti — L’anello Fleur Cosmique, in oro grigio e diamanti

Spilla di Pierre d'Alexis. Foto: DFraga — Spilla di Pierre d’Alexis. Foto: DFraga

Ninotchka’s discreet charm

Published on June 14, 2019

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Anello di nefrite e ametista. Photo: Charles Thompson

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.

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

Orecchini a forma di edera con smeraldi colombiani, diamante fancy yellow e diamanti

Lumache by Ninotchka. Photo: Charles Thompson

Spilla per bracciale di zaffiri e diamanti. Photo: Charles Thompson

Yevgeny Glagolev e Timur Ibragimov. Photo: Charles Thompson

Cora Sheibani shines in the dark

Published on June 9, 2019

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The fluorescent and phosphorescent rings by Cora Sheibani: in the dark they shine more ♦ ︎

Jewels that become works of art, or works of art that become jewels? You choose. The idea of Glow, the first exhibition of designer Cora Sheibani, attracted both the attention of the art world and of women who would gladly wear fluorescent rings, earrings and bracelets. In fact, even the most extraordinary jewel in the dark can no longer be seen, a real pity. A fluorescent gem, on the other hand, becomes a bright star in the dark.

Bracciale in oro bianco e tormalina, anello in oro rosa e zaffiro rosa

So Cora Sheibani, a London designer, has made jewelry that has incredible properties: they emit light of another color while they are exposed to ultraviolet (Uv) lighting. The jewels were then exhibited in London and in the prestigious Louisa Guinness Gallery hosted at the Colnaghi Gallery in New York. The darkness, in this case, was used to see better the fluorescent and phosphorescent minerals found by the British designer after a long search. For example, the bright pink spinels of the Mansin mine in Burma are called Jedi spinels by local traders because their strong fluorescence is reminiscent of the Star Wars lightsabers. Even many diamonds (about 30%) have a fluorescence, which can be detected with particular light conditions.

Also read: The hidden light of diamonds

Fluorescence and phosphorescence are a significant feature of some gems, a quality that is often overlooked but I believe it should be used as a design feature.
Cora Sheibani

The jewels, in any case, have been designed with particular attention to how the colors appear even in normal lighting conditions. They simply have an extra luminous dimension when it is night. In the Sheibani style, they have been completely designed and manufactured with the highest quality, mainly in Switzerland, but also in France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Anello Small Cactus in oro giallo con tsavorite e orecchini in oro rosa con giada lavanda e smeraldi

Spilla Cloud e Skyline in oro bianco 18 carati con diamanti fluorescenti

Diamonds in pills with As29

Published on April 23, 2019

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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

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

Collezione Illusion, anello in oro nero 18 carati e diamanti

Collezione Illusion, orecchini in oro nero 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini pendenti in oro nero e diamanti

Bracciale esagonale con pavé di diamanti

Orecchini a goccia in oro bianco con diamanti

Gold and foreign stones targeted by the US government

Published on April 17, 2019

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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.

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.

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

Delfina Delettrez Two is better than One

Published on April 1, 2019

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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.

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

Delfina Delettrez Fendi, anello della collezione Two in One

Orecchino e cerchio in oro, perla e diamante

Farah Khan, luxury without borders

Published on March 5, 2019

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Collana di smeraldi dello Zambia con pendente a forma di fiore

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

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

Anello in oro con smeraldi taglio cuscino e diamanti

Anello con rubini e libellula in oro e smeraldi

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti, ametiste

The Nizam’s treasure

Published on March 3, 2019

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The historic treasure of the Nizam, the royal family of central India, is visible again after 12 years with an exceptional exhibition ♦ ︎

If you are an enthusiast of jewelry, youmust buy a ticket for New Delhi, India. Until 5 May, you will have the chance to admire one of the world’s most precious diamonds, the 184.75-carat Jacob diamond, the seventh-largest, and another 173 precious jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad, exhibited at the National Museum. The exhibition is titled Jewels of India: The Nizam’s Jewelery Collection. It is an exceptional event, because from 12 years nobody can see this collection of historical jewels up close. And it’s a story to be told.

The Nizam treasure is an outstanding example of Deccan jewelry, but was been locked up in the basement of the Reserve Bank of India in 1995, after a long legal battle over its ownership between the government and the former royal family.

A dispute that still continues between Esra, the widow heir of the royal family, and the government, which instead considers the treasure an invaluable national heritage, which should not be auctioned. In fact, jewels have historical value. It all started in 1948, after the accession of the state of Hyderabad at the new India state in 1948, following independence from Great Britain. After India’s annexation of the kingdom, Nizam and his heirs were banned by the Indian government. The heirs were forced to sell the jewels at a very reduced price and entrusted to some trusts. But after the death of Azam Jah, in 1970, the trusts decided to sell the jewels. And from that moment the legal battle with the government began.

Now, however, the exhibition organized at the National Museum allows you to closely observe the jewels.

Nizam jewels are set with fabulous Golconda diamonds, now exhausted mines, emeralds from Colombia, rubies and spinels, pearls from Burma and Basra. They are rich jewels and follow the traditional Indian aesthetic and design, appreciated by the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan. He created the Jewelery Trusts, which allowed the Indian government to acquire the jewels for the nation. The collection includes sarceche (turban ornaments), necklaces, belts and buckles, bracelets and bracelets, earrings, rings for toes, for hands, pocket watches and watch chains, buttons and cufflinks.
The exhibition will remain open to the public until 5 May 2019. Federico Graglia

Pendente del tesoro Nizam in oro, rubini e smeraldi

12 million for one oval

Published on February 24, 2019

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Il diamante ovale da 88 carati messo all'asta

A large 88-carat oval diamond will be auctioned at Sotheby’s ♦ ︎

Lovers of large gemstones have a date to mark on the calendar: 2 April. On that day, in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s will put an oval diamond defined as “perfect according to each criterion”. It is, in fact, a stone not common: it is an oval diamond of type IIa of 88.22 carats, color D. The diamond was made from a raw stone of 242 carats mined in the De Beers mine, in Jwaneng, in Botswana. The stone is valued between 11.2 and 12.7 million dollars.

A curious aspect is that the sale in Hong Kong also has a superstitious reason.

The stone weighs 88 carats and the number eight in Asia is considered lucky: it is also a symbol of perfection and eternity. A double 8 is therefore considered a super lucky charm. Last year, in April 2018, Sotheby sold a 102.34 carat white diamond, but without communicating the price. And two impeccable D-type diamonds of color D, weighing 51.71 carats and 50.39 carats, were sold in Geneva for $ 9.3 million and $ 8.1 million.

Bracciale con rubini per 39,5 carati e diamanti

Il diamante in vendita da Sotheby's — Il diamante da 102 carati venduto da Sotheby’s

The jewels of the Grammy Awards

Published on February 11, 2019

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The jewels of the Grammy Awards: Harry Winston and Tiffany shine with Lady Gaga and … ♦ ︎

Like all the red carpets, the awards and the grand galas, even the Grammy Awards were an opportunity to see big and small stars. A fortiori, given that the Grammys are considered a prize among the most important in the United States, awarded for results in the music industry. In practice, it is considered as the equivalent of the Oscar prizes in the world of cinema. For example, at the 2019 edition that took place in Los Angeles won the country singer Kacey Musgraves, the hip-hop of Kendrick Lamar, followed closely by the Canadian Drake, Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino …

But the Awards were also an opportunity to admire clothes and jewels. Here are some.

Camilla Cabello, vying for the Pop Vocal Album & Pop Solo Performance category, wore Harry Winston earrings with morganite, spinel and cluster diamonds for 30.59 carats, on gold and platinum. Also the presenter Nina Dobrev was covered by jewels of the American Maison: 10.26 carat Winston Cluster Diamond earrings on platinum, diamond brooch, diamond micropavé ring on platinum. And to parade on the red carpet a diamond ring of 8.13 carats always on platinum, a ring with princess cut diamond, and two rings with brilliant cut diamonds. Alicia Keys, on the other hand, opted for a necklace of mother-of-pearl signed Bulgari. And Katy Perry showed up with Djula’s mismatched earrings.
Earrings of the Tiffany City HardWear collection, instead, for Janelle Monae, American singer-songwriter, actress and model. But the wow effect was reserved for Lady Gaga, with a Tiffany necklace with diamonds over 100 carats. Much brighter than an award … Giulia Netrese

La collana di Tiffany indossata da Lady Gaga

Orecchini di Tiffany indossati da Lady Gaga

Camila Cabello con orecchini Harry Winston

Alicia Keys con collana in madreperla di Bulgari

Janelle Monae con orecchini Tiffany City HardWear

The second life of Erin Wasson

Published on January 27, 2019

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From supermodel to designer jewelry (she is not the only): the second life of Erin Wasson ♦

Erin Wasson is one of the supermodels (and actress) who decided to convert their careers to jewelry. American (born in Irvin, Texas, in 1982), she could not do based in other countries: in the States, particularly in Los Angeles, she launched his brand, Wasson End. The design, for the truth, Erin Wasson has already tried. First he debuted in the fashion industry as a designer for Alexander Wang, who is a great friend of his. Then, with a jewelry line designed for LowLuv.

pendente in oro giallo 14 carati con diamante — Pendente in oro giallo 14 carati con diamante

Then, however, he decided to go it alone, with the jewelry she loves almost as much as his tattoos. A landmark is the Swedish design, simple, straightforward, no frills. But, at the same time, for her first collection she has her style: it’s hand-wrought gold, some small diamond embedded in the metal, and a bit of lightness spirit. The jewels have an almost lunar surface, dotted with small craters that are used to move the volumes and shadows. A pair of earrings have a price ranging from a little over a thousand dollars to 4280. Giulia Netrese

Anello in oro giallo 14 carati con diamante

Erin Wasson, orecchini a catena in oro giallo

Orecchini lunari in oro giallo e diamante

Erin Wasson con i gioielli delle sue collezioni

A hi-tech platform for jewelers

Published on January 23, 2019

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Technology to the rescue of the overly traditional world of jewelry: a platform arrives to use the blockchain ♦ ︎

An international platform for companies that want to innovate in the jewelry business. To promote it are two subjects that have ties with the world of jewelry: Czar Capital and Eternity Ventures. The first is a financial company, an investment vehicle owned by the Kothari family, which controls high jewelery brands such as Entice and Vak. Eternity Ventures is a hi-tech company founded by a family that has five decades of industry knowledge and describes itself as a “decentralized incubator for blockchain startups that create applications on the æternity platform”. In short, a company that promotes activities related to technology.

Blockchain technology has been adopted by other companies in the sector, such as De Beers. For jewelry, the function of a blockchain is to keep a safe track of all the steps of a product, for example gold or precious stones.

In short, from what we can understand, the platform is aimed at companies that want to use the traceability system of jewelry, metals or stones, but do not have the ability to create a network based on the blockchain system.

“As stakeholders in this field, we are motivated to support new ideas and entrepreneurs. It is our responsibility to stimulate and encourage our colleagues to look beyond what many talented individuals consider to be a stagnant and traditional activity “was the joint statement by the two companies to present the initiative.

“Regardless of whether you are an entrepreneur with funding requirements or a semi-funded start-up looking for value-added partners, the Jewelry Innovations platform could be the right platform. The goal is to accelerate the ideas of success in our sector “.

Orecchini chandelier in oro giallo e diamanti — Entice, orecchini chandelier in oro giallo e diamanti

Orecchini con diamanti bianchi e gialli, smeraldi — Entice, orecchini con diamanti bianchi e gialli, smeraldi

La modella indiana Dia Mirza (a sinistra) con Manjiu Kothari

Vak, Desert Rain Ring, rose cut diamonds, su oro rosa spazzolato

Nikos Koulis, poetry is geometry

Published on December 5, 2018

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Nikos Koulis, collana della collezione Universe Line

The Universe Line collection by Nikos Koulis: geometry becomes poetry (thanks to a patent) ♦ ︎

Celebrated, rewarded, cuddled: Nikos Koulis is undoubtedly one of the jewelery designer that have come under the spotlight. Not only for the technical ability, which allows him to realize in many cases surprising jewels, but also because he has managed to offer his own language, an aesthetic perfectly distinct from the mainstream of rose gold and diamonds. His jewels have geometric shapes, rigorous, but at the same time with a strong spatiality.

The Universe Line collection by Nikos Koulis, for example, is composed of exceptional elaborate pieces, which sum up the capacity of a master of design.

It is not by chance that the jewels of this collection, in white gold, diamonds with clear and translucent enamel, use an innovative patented technique that has allowed to bind the different materials used. For the necklace in this collection, Nikos Koulis received the 2018 Couture Design Award in the Haute Couture category. Impossible not to admire the composition that seems out of a Nordic kaleidoscope. Instead it was conceived in Athens … Cosimo Muzzano

Anello in oro bianco con diamanti bianchi, smalto traslucido

Nikos Koulis, anello in oro bianco con diamanti bianchi, smalto traslucido

Nikos Koulis, orecchini in oro bianco con diamanti bianchi, smalto traslucido nero

Nikos Koulis, orecchini in oro bianco con diamanti bianchi, smalto traslucido bianco

Orecchini in oro bianco con diamanti bianchi, smalto traslucido bianco

Orecchini della collezione Universe Line

At the Met in New York the history of jewels

Published on November 13, 2018

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An exhibition at the Met in New York tells the history and art of jewelry ♦ ︎

Are you planning a trip to New York or, if you are lucky, live in the most famous city in America? Do you love jewels? Then mark your date on your calendar: November 12, 2018. It is the day when a major exhibition on jewelry is inaugurated. History, meaning, styles: the exhibition, entitled Jewelry: The Body Transformed, is organized at the Met and brings together about 230 objects of all kinds. Ethnic, fashionable, luxurious created between 2600 BC and today: earrings, brooches, belts, necklaces, rings, but also sculptures, paintings, prints and photographs. The exhibition is scheduled until 12 November 2019. The jewel, in fact, seems to be the common denominator of all cultures and of any people. From those who in ancient Egypt served to accompany a powerful man in the hereafter, to those who have become status symbols, to jewels that are combined with a spiritual meaning. For those who like to know better what they wear, the exhibition is an interesting opportunity. Margherita Donato
Jewelry: The Body Transformed
12 November 2018 – 24 February 2019
The Met Fifth Avenue
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Telephone: 212-535-7710
https://www.metmuseum.org/

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Ciondolo (Marangga), XIX-inizi-XX-secolo. Indonesia, Sumba Island.Oro. Metropolitan-Museum of Art, New York. In memoria di Kathleen H. Newton e Rogers Fund, 1988

Collana di matrimonio (Thali ), fine del XIX secolo. India (Tamil Nadu). Oro incordato su filo nero. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Dono di Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 1991

René-Jules Lalique (1860-1945). Collana , ca. 1897-1899. Oro, smalto, opali, ametiste, diam. 9 1/2 poll. (24,1 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, dono di Lillian Nassau, 1985

Elsa Peretti. Collana- cintura , 1973. Argento sterling, smalto. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Acquisto, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 2004

Braccialetti, circa 500-700. Bisanzio. oro, argento, perle, ametista, zaffiro, vetro, quarzo. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Dono di John Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Luxury for sheikhs

Published on October 30, 2018

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Bracciale con ametiste, diamanti, acquamarine

The jewels of the drawn sheikhs and implemented by Ahmad Kurdi, in Dubai.

Who does not know the story of Aladdin’s lamp? Who has never fantasized about the sheiks jewelry? Here they are: are those of the most classic designer who works for the rich Arab Gulf: Ahmad Kurdi founded the Maison that bears his name and works in the center of Dubai. His goal is to package jewelry as luxurious as possible with which to please the wives of sheikhs who live in the Emirates. For 20 years, therefore, he strives to compose with large precious stones and diamonds galore rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets from the luxury flavor.

Pendente in oro rosa, con diamanti e rubini

But to create such complex jewelry is also required great craftsmanship. In any case, there is no concession to savings: the necklaces have hundreds of stones, the bracelets can also be seen from a kilometer away, earrings shine as lights in the night. But this is not an excess of ostentation. It’s all back to the context in which these jewels are worn and exhibited. It is said that the wealth of stones and gold can not be appreciated by Western women. Rudy Serra

Anello in oro bianco con grande smeraldo

Orecchini in oro giallo, perle e diamanti

Orecchini in oro rosa, diamanti e zaffiri

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e smeraldi

Pendente in oro bianco, diamanti e smeraldi

DiaColor and the colors of titanium

Published on September 17, 2018

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Orecchini a goccia in titanio e diamanti

A titanium collection with many shades comes from India: it’s by DiaColor ♦

Those who still think of India as the country where you move on the back of an elephant must change your mind. India is not only a global economic power, but is also rapidly changing its culture and, therefore, its aesthetic standards. This collection it’s the evidence: it’s called The Many Shades of Titanium. It’s proposed by a New Delhi Maison, DiaColor.

To establish DiaColor was a third-generation jeweler, Rishabh Tongya.

Although most of DiaColor’s production is rather traditional, with large floral motifs, such finely chiselled gold, and with many colored stones, The Many Shades of Titanium collection is innovative in the Indian jewelry scene. Meanwhile, it does not use as a base the metal adored by the Indians, gold. Perhaps also because the Indian government’s policy has long discouraged the importation of the yellow metal. But in any case, using titanium is not easy for anyone. And the DiaColor collection presents bracelets, earrings, rings made by hand, with many colors (it is a characteristic of titanium to be colored) and with diamonds of first choice.
In shades of pink, deep blue, deep gold and aquamarine, the collection stands out in the jewelry scene of the great Asian country, but it can also be interesting for the western market. It is worth taking a look. Alessia Mongrando

Anello con fiore arcobaleno con diamanti gialli e bianchi

Orecchini in titanio colorato e diamanti

Anello Fiore in titanio colorato, occhi di gatto, diamanti gialli e bianchi

earrings carry diamonds over bronze coloured titanium — Orecchini a sfere con titanio color bronzo e diamanti

Bracciale con titanio color bronzo e diamanti

Orecchini con titanio color bronzo e diamanti

Meghan Markle, boomerang effect for Birks

Published on July 17, 2018

Meghan Markle indossa gli orecchini Snowflake di Birks, oro bianco e diamanti

The other side of the Meghan Markle effect on the Canadian Birks ♦ ︎

Meghan Markle is in the spotlight. The people love the casual way of moving, the smile, some small transgression to the rigid label that surrounds the royal family. And, consequently, it also likes what she wears, including jewelry. We have already told about the Sussex Duchess’s preference for a Canadian jewelery brand, Birks (we talked about it here). When this predilection for the “Canadian Tiffany” was discovered, the jewels of that brand worn by Meghan Markle snapped up.

La principessa della Sussex, assieme al orecchini Muse, con citrini e diamanti

The earrings of Birks that Prince Harry’s wife wore at the time of the official engagement announcement were sold out in a few minutes
Do you think the Birks is satisfied? Yes and no. In an interview with Maclean’s, a Canadian magazine, the marketing manager and vice president of Birks, Eva Hartling, explained that the Meghan Markle effect is a double-edged sword for the jewelry company. “On the one hand is a textbook example of what should be the work of organic pr: a consumer in love with the brand (Meghan Markle) becomes the best known person on the planet. Obviously we do not complain. But all the image related to Birks right now has to do with the Duchess wearing our pieces. We are launching new collections for the fall, but nobody cares if the duchess does not decide to buy a piece and wear it”. In short, Birks suffers from dependence on the Duchess of Sussex: from his choices will depend on the success or a boomerang effect for the Canadian Maison. A truly royal power. Cosimo Muzzano

Royal Ascot today The Duchess of Sussex wore Birks Petale Large Yellow Gold and Diamond Stud Earrings — Meghan Markle alle corse di Ascot, con orecchini Birks Pétale, oro giallo e diamanti

Birks, orecchini in oro della collezione Pétale

Orecchini in oro con onice. Prezzo: 750 dollari

May’s Tefaf jewels

Published on April 10, 2018

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Suzanne Belperron, orecchini in platino con perle e diamanti, anni Cinquanta

Suzanne Belperron and Taffin protagonists of the spring edition of Tefaf in New York ♦ ︎
Founded in fairly recent times, in 1988, Tefaf is considered the world’s leading organization of art, antiques and design. It is a high level fair, with exceptional pieces. Also of jewels. But over time, Tefaf has multiplied by three: in Maastricht it covers 7,000 years of art history; New York Spring focuses on art and modern and contemporary design and New York Fall covers decorative and refined art from antiquity to the 1920s. To a certain extent, jewels never fail in any of these manifestations, even though the greatest quantity of pieces can be found at the Maastricht appointment in March.
Now, however, it is time of New York (4-8 May 2018). Also in this case there are interesting pieces. With two authors, in particular: Suzanne Belperon and James Claude Taffin de Givenchy, founder of the Taffin brand. Among the first, the catalog includes pieces with a collar-shaped collar in gold, 40 centimeters, from 1940, but also a geometric ring in silver and hematite of the ’30s, or a pair of clip-on earrings with pearls, platinum and diamonds. Of Taffin, a rose gold ring with garnet and ceramic, a brooch with spessartite cabochon and two earrings with diamonds in gold, ceramic and rose gold. In short, among many paintings, sculptures and antique furniture there is no shortage of jewelry to see. Federico Graglia

Bracciale art déco con corallo, onice e madreperla

Suzanne Belperron, collana in oro e diamanti, circa 1940

Reza, anello Swing, in oro giallo e bianco con diamanti

Taffin, orecchini asimmetrici con diamanti brown, ceramica e oro rosa

Taffin, spilla con spessartite cabochon, zaffiri birmani, argento ossidato, oro bianco e rosa

Taffin, anello in oro rosa con ceramica bianca e granato Malaya

Suzanne Belperron, anello geometrico in argento e ematite, anni Trenta

Cartier, collana revival antico Egitto. Realizzata con una placca di lapislazzuli scolpita, turchesi a forma di navette, all'interno di una cornice di diamanti a taglio circolare e smeraldi con taglio a calibro, diamanti — Cartier, collana revival antico Egitto. Realizzata con una placca di lapislazzuli scolpita, turchesi a forma di navette, all’interno di una cornice di diamanti a taglio circolare e smeraldi con taglio a calibro, diamanti

Collana di perle naturali grigie e diamanti

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Tiffany is preparing to launch a hundred jewels dedicated to the male audience: necklaces, rings, bracelets of high jewelry for men ♦ ︎

The collections of Rf Jewels, the Roman Maison that took the place of Rivière ♦ ︎

Unique pieces, gems, esotericism in the jewels of the Swiss brand Pierre d’Alexis ♦ ︎

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

The fluorescent and phosphorescent rings by Cora Sheibani: in the dark they shine more ♦ ︎

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

The historic treasure of the Nizam, the royal family of central India, is visible again after 12 years with an exceptional exhibition ♦ ︎

The Nizam treasure is an outstanding example of Deccan jewelry, but was been locked up in the basement of the Reserve Bank of India in 1995, after a long legal battle over its ownership between the government and the former royal family.

Now, however, the exhibition organized at the National Museum allows you to closely observe the jewels.

A large 88-carat oval diamond will be auctioned at Sotheby’s ♦ ︎

A curious aspect is that the sale in Hong Kong also has a superstitious reason.

The jewels of the Grammy Awards: Harry Winston and Tiffany shine with Lady Gaga and … ♦ ︎

But the Awards were also an opportunity to admire clothes and jewels. Here are some.

From supermodel to designer jewelry (she is not the only): the second life of Erin Wasson ♦

Technology to the rescue of the overly traditional world of jewelry: a platform arrives to use the blockchain ♦ ︎

Blockchain technology has been adopted by other companies in the sector, such as De Beers. For jewelry, the function of a blockchain is to keep a safe track of all the steps of a product, for example gold or precious stones.

The Universe Line collection by Nikos Koulis: geometry becomes poetry (thanks to a patent) ♦ ︎

The Universe Line collection by Nikos Koulis, for example, is composed of exceptional elaborate pieces, which sum up the capacity of a master of design.

An exhibition at the Met in New York tells the history and art of jewelry ♦ ︎

The jewels of the drawn sheikhs and implemented by Ahmad Kurdi, in Dubai.

A titanium collection with many shades comes from India: it’s by DiaColor ♦

To establish DiaColor was a third-generation jeweler, Rishabh Tongya.

The other side of the Meghan Markle effect on the Canadian Birks ♦ ︎