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The jewels of Carlo and Kiki with A & Furst

Pleasant and classic jewels those of the couple Carlo Antonini and Kiki Furst, who created A & Furst in California ♦ ︎

In Milan the name Antonini is associated with the history of jewelry. But also in California. In fact, after studying in the Lombard city, Carlo Antonini moved to St. Helena, a town not far from San Francisco. Here, together with his wife, Kiki Furst, continued the family tradition, now in its third generation: Carlo’s grandfather opened his precious stones company in Milan in 1919. But also Kiki Furst has a history behind it in the world of precious : Kiki’s family started making jewelry in 1850.

Bracciale in oro rosa 18 carati con prasiolite e tsavorite
18k rose gold bracelet with prasiolite and tsavorite

In short, leaving the family traditions behind, the couple started a new life in Napa Valley, famous for its wine production. It is a small paradise where you can continue to work and create jewelry. Thus was born A & Furst, a jewelry brand that has found its place on the American market. The different stories of Carlo Antonini and Kiki Furst have come together in a synthesis: pleasant jewels, easily wearable, without eccentricity, but with a solid aspect of color and well-being.

Anello cocktail in oro con ametista e tanzanite
Gold cocktail ring with amethyst and tanzanite
Orecchini in oro e topazio Blue London
Blue London gold and topaz earrings
Orecchini con tormalina rosa e opale rosa su oro giallo
Earrings with pink tourmaline and pink opal on yellow gold
Orecchini Bonbon con peridoto e agata bianca su oro giallo
Bonbon earrings with peridot and white agate on yellow gold
Anello Bonbon con acquamarina milky e topazio blu su oro bianco
Bonbon ring with milky aquamarine and blue topaz on white gold
Orecchini con topazio blu e zaffiri blu
Earrings with blue topaz and blue sapphires
Collana Lilies con topazio blu e diamanti su oro bianco
Lilies necklace with blue topaz and diamonds on white gold

The new jewels by Alice Cicolini

Alice Cicolini’s new jewels: the Indian tradition of enamel ♦ ︎

Among the descriptions of herself that Alice Cicolini provides, there is this: former director of Arts & Culture for the British Council in India, she remains closely linked to Indian craftsmanship and design. This is the starting point of one of the most refined designers in London. For example, she uses a technique called champlevé, a glazing tradition that artisans in India prefer to work on 23.5 carat gold, given the softness of the metal it allows a more detailed and expressive work.

Anello Jodhpur in oro 22 carati, smeraldo e smalto
Anello Jodhpur in oro 22 carati, smeraldo e smalto

The enamel, explains Alice, is a combination of earth, pigmented glass and metal, heated to fire and used in the grooves created by the engraving on the metal and then polished with agate stone to create extraordinarily vivid colors. Much jewellery is made in Jaipur, Rajasthan, but for some time much of our work is now made in London by master craftsmen from the city. Following the Indian tradition, Alice Cicolini also uses this technique, with surprising results, alongside the classic precious stones such as diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds. Like the new pieces that the designer has created, but which always follow her personal style, a bridge between the great India and the West.

Orecchini Memphis kimono candy hoops in oro 14K, lacca, tormalina rosa, ametista, rubino sintetico, granato, zaffiro viola
Memphis kimono candy hoops earrings in 14K gold, lacquer, pink tourmaline, amethyst, synthetic ruby, garnet, purple sapphire
Anello in oro 14 carati, smalto, zaffiro orange
Ring in 14k gold, enamel, orange sapphire
Orecchini Memphis in oro 14 carati, opale di fuoco, lacca
Memphis earrings in 14k gold, fire opal, lacquer
Anello in oro 22 carati, argento, ametista lavanda, lacca
Ring in 22 carat gold, silver, lavender amethyst, lacquer
Anello in oro giallo 22 carati, argento, lacca, crisoprasio, diamanti
Ring in 22k yellow gold, silver, lacquer, chrysoprase, diamonds
Anello in oro giallo 22 carati, smalto vetroso, zaffiri rosa, diamante
Ring in 22k yellow gold, vitreous enamel, pink sapphires, diamond
Orecchini in oro fiallo 9 carati, rubini, zaffiri rosa, tormalina watermelon intagliata a mano, spinello briolette, tornalina rosa
Earrings in 9 carat yellow gold, rubies, pink sapphires, hand-carved watermelon tourmaline, briolette spinel, pink tornaline

Carol Kauffmann, Brazil with rigour

Art, architecture and a lot of Brazil in the colors and geometries of the jewels of Carol Kauffmann ♦ ︎
It is true that art and creativity have no passport, but it is equally certain that one’s background leaves indelible marks in a person. Even more so if this person is a jewelry designer. This is the case, for example, in the case of Carol Kauffmann, born in Brazil in a family of textile entrepreneurs. Difficult to imagine in gray fabrics and pastel colors. Brazil is lively, with strong colors, and above all with many colored stones that are mined in the mines of the great South American country. As in the jewels of the Shadow collection.

Orecchini in oro e smeraldi della collezione Shadow
Gold and emerald earrings from the Shadow collection

To this must be added the passion of Carol Kauffmann for travel, art, architecture, and even technology. All this mix becomes a style for jewelry that has not changed when the designer moved to New York. The gold and the different colored stones are composed with lively architectures, with a lot of personality, rigor and joy at the same time, with references to the art deco and even to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. The average price of jewelry ranges between 5000 and 10000 dollars. Giulia Netrese

Orecchini in oro e smalto della Shadow collection
Gold and enamel earrings from the Shadow collection
Anello in oro giallo, acquamarina, smeraldi, tanzaniti, diamanti
Ring in yellow gold, aquamarine, emeralds, tanzanites, diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo, acquamarina e diamanti
Earrings in yellow gold, aquamarine and diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo, zaffiri, ioliti, diamanti
Earrings in yellow gold, sapphires, iolites, diamonds
Anello in oro giallo, prasiolite e diamanti
Ring in yellow gold, prasiolite and diamonds
Pendente in oro giallo smeraldi, tanzanite, diamanti
Yellow gold pendant with emeralds, tanzanites, diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo, tormalina rosa, diamanti
Earrings in yellow gold, pink tourmaline, diamonds
Orecchini in oro giallo zaffiro, topazio bianco
Sapphire yellow gold earrings, white topaz

RF Jewels in 11 letters

Rf Jewels is one of the Italian brands that has decided to participate in the Luxury tradeshow in Las Vegas organized by Jck. The brand was born in Italy, in the heart of Rome on the initiative of Andrea Frattarelli, with a long experience in brands such as Verdi and Riviere, and offers jewels in a style that can be defined as classic-modern. At the same time, the brand is keen to underline its roots with the Eternal City. Jewels in gold, with diamonds or other stones are interpreted in an innovative way, but without deviating too much from the canons of traditional jewellery.

Anello della collezione Alma in oro bianco e diamanti
Ring from the Alma collection in white gold and diamonds

For example, with bracelets and necklaces with letters of the alphabet of Iconic Motion collection. The jewels can be customized using up to 11 different letters as well as different symbols, such as stars or hearts. Alma collection, on the other hand, focuses on the soft geometry of gold, with rings created around the idea of open, double or non-symmetrical volume circles. Pear-cut diamonds are used alongside white, yellow or pink gold.

Anello chevalier con forma a cuore in oro rosa e diamanti
Pinky heart-shaped ring in rose gold and diamonds
Collana personalizzabile in oro e diamanti
Customizable necklace in gold and diamonds
Bracciale flessibile della collezione Glow in oro rosa e diamanti
Flexible bracelet from the Glow collection in rose gold and diamonds
Anello della collezione Glow in oro rosa e diamante a goccia
Ring from the Glow collection in rose gold and teardrop diamond
Anello in oro bianco e diamanti
White gold and diamond ring

Bulova men’s jewelry in time for Couture

Bulova is one of the watchmaking brands with the longest history behind it: it was founded in 1875. But, like other companies in the sector, Bulova, in addition to watches, also offers a line of jewelry, entrusted for the creation to Shr Jewelry Group, which produces in third parties. Now Bulova signs a new men’s collection, which follows the debut in this market in 2019. The line includes pieces inspired by the roots of the brand and its founder, the Bohemian immigrant Joseph Bulova, who began his career as a jeweler at Tiffany & Co. before opening his jewelry store in New York in 1875. Today Bulova is part of the Japanese Citizen group.

Collana con medaglia Crest of Bohemia
Crest of Bohemia medal necklace

Debuting at Couture Las Vegas, the new men’s jewelry collection features an exclusive, patent-pending Bulova Link chain, inspired by the historic tuning fork symbol that has long been an integral part of the Bulova brand. Destined to become a classic, the tuning fork is present in all categories: necklaces, rings and bracelets. Other pieces are inspired by the history of watchmaking, and feature Chronos, the mythological god of time for the ancient Greeks, or the Crest of Bohemia, with the silhouette of a lion, a symbol of strength, courage and adventure.

Catena con medaglione Chronos
Chain with Chronos medallion

The jewelry is crafted in sterling silver with accents of 14-karat gold, black diamonds, Damascus steel (so-called in the Orient because it was used to make swords), ceramics, and a variety of precious and semi-precious stones such as mother-of-pearl, malachite, and onyx. The collection includes rings, bracelets, necklaces, amulets and earrings. Retail price for the collection ranges from $120 to $1,250.

Anello argento
Silver ring
Gioielli Bulova indossati
Bulova jewelry

Brosway bets on Las Vegas




Brosway bets on Las Vegas. The Italian brand is preparing to open a store in the Nevada city, a new step to continue the expansion project and become the number one fashion jewelery brand in the United States. Brosway Italia will occupy the current space reserved for Alex and Ani within the Grand Canal Shoppes of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, owned by the Brookfield Properties Retail Group.

Bracciale Brosway in acciaio
Bracciale Brosway in acciaio

The flagship store has a strategic and highly visible position like that of St. Mark’s Square inside the Venetian Hotel, it seemed to us the best choice to confirm the great success achieved by our company in the last 20 years.
Beatrice Beleggia, CEO of Brosway Italia Usa

Beatrice Beleggia assieme al padre Lanfranco Beleggia, fondatore di Bros Manifatture
Beatrice Beleggia assieme al padre Lanfranco Beleggia, fondatore di Bros Manifatture

The US expansion plan was designed by the former CEO of Alex and Ani, Giovanni Feroce, responsible for the launch and growth of the brand on the American market. Among other things, the Venetian Hotel is the location where the Jck Show is held every year, the most important trade fair in the sector with over 2,300 exhibitors and more than 30,000 visitors. The official opening of the new Brosway Italia store is scheduled for early Autumn 2023.

With this opening, I wanted it to be clear that in the United States there are only two major players in the fashion jewelry sector: Brosway Italia and Pandora, which will now be positioned side by side for everyone to see
Giovanni Feroce

Giovanni Feroce
Giovanni Feroce

Bracciali della collezione New Chakra
Bracciali della collezione New Chakra di Brosway







Ileana Makri’s golden Cascade




Her bracelet from the Cascade Collection won the Couture Award 2022 in the Best in Gold Jewelry category. It is an imposing jewel, obviously in 18-karat gold, which is inspired by the shiny jewels of the roaring twenties. It has a square white diamond in the center. The rest of the extensive Cascade collection by Ileana Makri also follows the same style, adding references to the fluidity of water, which meets the geometry that precedes the art deco style. Alongside 18-karat gold and diamonds, jewels are often combined with emeralds, with some variations in rubies and sapphires. Earrings, necklaces and bracelets are the most present shapes in the line, even if there are rings, quite simple.

Orecchini della collezione Cascade in oro 18 carati e smeraldi
Orecchini della collezione Cascade in oro 18 carati e smeraldi

Ileana Makri, a Greek jewelry designer, made her debut with her Maison in Athens in 1996. She has an international profile and her jewels are also sold through the major online platforms. Yet, before becoming a jewelry designer, Ileana Makri graduated in Business Administration. But then she followed her true passion of hers and studied jewelry design at Gia, in Santa Monica, California. In addition to her travels, Ileana continues to draw inspiration from multicultural symbols and their meaning.
Orecchini Frozen Stream in oro bianco, diamanti e smeraldi
Orecchini Frozen Stream in oro bianco, diamanti e smeraldi

Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti baguette
Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti baguette
Anello Rivulet in oro giallo e diamanti
Anello Rivulet in oro giallo e diamanti
Bracciale Waterfall Bridge in oro 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldo
Bracciale Waterfall Bridge in oro 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldo
Collana Waterfall Bridge in oro giallo, diamanti e smeraldi
Collana Waterfall Bridge in oro giallo, diamanti e smeraldi

Il bracciale vincitore al Couture Awards 2022 in oro giallo e diamante quadrato al centro
Il bracciale vincitore al Couture Awards 2022 in oro giallo e diamante quadrato al centro







Baiyang on the fancy wire

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The intricate draws of jewelry designed by Baiyang Qiu, a goldsmith of Chinese origin who works in the United States ♦

The roads of design run more and more globally: fantasy has no boundaries. And it does not even have Baiyang Qiu, a goldsmith of Chinese origin who works in the United States, in San Jose, California. Despite being active only for a few years, she has already received several awards (the latest at the Couture Show in Las Vegas 2016) and her work has been described in numerous publications, including the book «The Art of Jewelry: plastic and resin».

Orecchini cubici in oro 18 carati e diamanti
Orecchini cubici in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Baiyang Qiu has a very personal style: all the jewels are made using very fine gold or platinum, which form jewels that seem wrapped in a spider’s web. In order to make these jewels both light and strong, and to take surfaces of unprecedented curves, Baiyang uses a combination of traditional methods and new technologies. The design of such jewels, on the other hand, can only come first through software and special precision instruments. In short, the mechanics subject to the imagination, but capable of giving dreams and reflections that the normal craft work can not achieve. And also this is jewelry design.

Pendente in platino
Pendente in platino
Collana in platino
Collana in platino
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, argento, rubino e diamanti
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, argento, rubino e diamanti
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, argento, zaffiri
Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, argento, zaffiri
Orecchini in oro giallo, rosa e rosso, con rubini
Orecchini in oro giallo, rosa e rosso, con rubini

Bracciale in oro giallo 18 carati
Bracciale in oro giallo 18 carati







Journey into matter with Emanuela Duca

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Emanuela Duca and her jewels with roots in Rome and work in New York, between the call of the earth and fantasy.

From Rome to New York: a journey that millions of tourists and a few designers travel. Among these, there is Emanuela Duca, who from the capital of Italy has moved permanently to the capital of the American East Coast, New York, indeed, Manhattan and, now in the Hudson Valley. Even if she now lives and works in the Big Apple, she keeps her roots in the artistic culture of the Peninsula and often returns to Rome, where she followed her training path. She graduated from the Art School of Rome, and then from the European Institute of Design. Not only that: in addition to jewelry, Emanuela was involved in dance, painting and sculpture. Almost a Renaissance artist, when the divisions between the different artistic skills were subtle.

Colibrì earrings
Orecchini in oro 18 carati della collezione Colibrì

The jewels of her new Colibrì collection retain his style and the echo of her origin: works that evoke volcanic ash and the ancient ruins of his Rome. But transformed by the efficient New York air. In short, almost a bridge between antiquity and modernity. The jewels are first carved in wax, then forged with sterling silver and 18-carat yellow gold, shaped and manipulated until they find the right shape. Her technique is so personal that her jewels have also been exhibited and sold at the Smithsonian, the Philadelphia Museum of Arts Crafts or the Museum of Art and Design in New York.

Anelli in argento e oro con rubini
Anelli in argento e oro con rubini della collezione Colibrì
Anelli in oro con diamanti della collezione Colibrì
Anelli in oro con diamanti della collezione Colibrì
Collana in oro e argento annerito della collezione Colibrì
Collana in oro e argento annerito della collezione Colibrì
Orecchini in oro della collezione Colibrì
Orecchini in oro della collezione Colibrì
Bracciale in argento annerito, oro e zaffiri della collezione November's Moon
Bracciale in argento annerito, oro e zaffiri della collezione November’s Moon

Orecchini in oro
Orecchini in oro







The Orient by Buddha Mama




The Buddhism joins with jewelery in the original collections of Buddha Mama ♦ ︎
The way of meditation can lead to unexpected goals. For those who are involved in this philosophical-spiritual practice, meditation is a way to elevate oneself, to understand oneself, or just to live more serene. For the Buddhists meditation is something more. But, by surprise, it can even bring you to the jewelery. This is the case of Buddha Mama, a line of handmade jewelry, inspired Buddhism and Oriental traditions. Everything started at the kitchen table, searching for funds dedicated to his local Buddhist center, Zen Village in Miami. Nancy Badia then began to wire beads and make necklaces and bracelets.

Anello Mandala in oro 20 carati, smalto e diamanti
Anello Mandala in oro 20 carati, smalto e diamanti

One thing led to another…  After 25 years, Nancy and her husband have decided to think great, but without abandoning the ideals of youth. Buddha Mama is the brand born under the signs of Buddhism and Jewelery, so much that he participated at Couture in Las Vegas. Waiting for the spirit of purity, the designer proposes rings, bracelets and necklaces of exuberant forms, deliberately oriental, but with an all-American liveliness. Gold, lacquer and precious stones are the elements used for jewelery collections that remind us the origins of the Maison in a Coachella-style.

Ciondolo a forma di elefante in oro 20 carati, diamanti, smalto
Ciondolo a forma di elefante in oro 20 carati, diamanti, smalto
Anello cuore in oro 20 carati, smeraldi e diamanti
Anello cuore in oro 20 carati, smeraldi e diamanti
Ciondolo segno della pace in oro 20 carati, smeraldi e diamanti
Ciondolo segno della pace in oro 20 carati, smeraldi e diamanti
Anelli portafortuna in oro, smalto, diamanti
Anelli portafortuna in oro, smalto, diamanti
Ciondolo Buddha in oro 20 carati e rubini
Ciondolo Buddha in oro 20 carati e rubini

Anello Skull in oro 22 carati con smalto e diamanti
Anello Skull in oro 20 carati con smalto e diamanti







The winners of the 2022 Couture Design Awards




Every year the Couture in Las Vegas stops with bated breath: who is the winners of the Couture Design Awards? The award ceremony, which this year was decided by a jury composed of Nikos Koulis, Juliet de La Rouchefoucauld, Tanika Winsdom, Diana Schade and Stellene Volandes, is one of the highlights of the event in the capital of Nevada. All the pieces participating in the design competition are exhibited days in advance and everyone wonders who, in the end, will be awarded.

The winners, at the end, are announced during the celebration of the Couture Design Awards on Saturday night. In addition to those indicated by the jury, the community of retailers votes for the three finalists of the Peoples’ Choice Award via SMS. Among the winners, this year there are also two Italian jewelers: Gismondi 1754 and Mariani 1878: both with roots that sink into history, in short.

Best in Diamonds above $ 20,000: Gismondi 1754
Gismondi 1754 was awarded the prize, collected by Massimo Gismondi, creative director and CEO, for his necklace, Raggio di Sole, a unique piece inspired by the early morning sun. The Italian Maison was also a finalist for the People’s Choice Award. Gismondi had already won the Couture Award in 2019 for his necklace from the Essenza Collection from which the earring was also born. The Raggio di Sole series required over 600 hours of work for six months. It is composed of 27.83 carats of pear-cut white diamonds and 16.04 carats of fancy yellow diamonds.The jewel, together with the bracelet and earrings, were completed shortly before Couture. The ring will complete the collection. Raggio di Sole was inspired, in 2020 during the lockdown, one early morning in a chalet in Valtournenche (Alps, Italy) in front of a coffee while the sun rose behind the mountain top. The necklace is his interpretation of the first rays that create a crown behind the mountain as it began to light up the sky.

La collana Raggio di Sole di Gismondi 1754
La collana Raggio di Sole di Gismondi 1754

Best in Diamonds Under $ 20K: Mariani 1878
Mariani has a history that starts from the founder, Camillo Mariani, silversmith and jeweler who from objects for worship has turned into a jeweler known for his innovative ability, as well as for the elegance of his proposals. At the Couture Design Awards he wore a necklace dotted with delicate pear and round cut diamonds. Mariani is also a subscriber to the Las Vegas prize: he has already won in 2017 and last year: a very popular replay.

La collana di Mariani vincitrice del Best in Diamonds under 20.000 dollari
La collana di Mariani vincitrice del Best in Diamonds under 20.000 dollari

Best in gold: Illeana Makri
The Greek designer has chosen an elaborate simplicity, for a bracelet with geometries reminiscent of the ancient friezes of temples, but without easy symbolism. The gold bracelet is closed by a small diamond.

Il bracciale vincitore di Ileana Makri
Il bracciale Cascade di Ileana Makri

Best in bridal: Kavant & Sharart
Husband and wife are the soul of Kavant & Sharart: ideal for winning the Best in Bridal award. The winning jewels, in white gold and diamonds, recall both Art Deco and oriental culture.The two have already won the Couture in the Best in Debuting category in 2016.

I gioielli di Kavant & Sharart
I gioielli di Kavant & Sharart

Best in pearls: Mateo
Matthew Harris, designer of Mateo, was born in Jamaica, raised in Texas, but is based in New York. His jewels can only be original. He started working creating men’s jewelry, but at Couture he proposed elegant feminine earrings.

Orecchini Best in Pearls di Mateo
Orecchini Best in Pearls di Mateo

Best in silver: Vincent Peach
Vincent Peach works in Nashville, the home of country music. But he is inspired by the pleasures that life offers and travel, often with jewelry made of different materials, such as leather, diamonds, pearls and, of course, silver.

Vincent Peach, categoria Best in Silver
Vincent Peach, categoria Best in Silver

Best in Innovative + People’s Choice Award: Silvia Furmanovich
Brazil is a hotbed of sophisticated and precious creativity. One of these is the Sao Paolo designer Silvia Furmanovich, who comes from a family of Italian goldsmiths: her great-grandfather worked for the Vatican. Silvia Furmanovich’s ability to use different materials has made her famous. As for the yellow gold, ruby ​​and bamboo earrings that won the Couture Design Award.

Silvia Furmanovich, Best in Innovative + Peoples Choice: orecchini in seta e oro 18 carati con diamanti, tanzanite e rubellite
Silvia Furmanovich, Best in Innovative + Peoples Choice: orecchini in seta e oro 18 carati con diamanti, tanzanite e rubellite

Best in Haute Couture: Elsa Jin
Chinese designer Elsa Jin amazed everyone with a brooch that comes straight from the Cannes red carpet in the shape of wings. It is a surprising sculpture for its shape and made even more precious by the emerald set in the center.

Spilla con smeraldo di Elsa Jin
Spilla con smeraldo di Elsa Jin

Best in Colored Gems Above $ 20K: Emily P. Wheeler
The American designer previewed her new collection, inspired by her newborn daughter, Bernadette. A necklace with many emerald-cut aquamarines, which form a modern and luxurious choker.

La collana di Emily P. Wheeler premiata nella categoria Best in Colored Gems Above $20K
La collana di Emily P. Wheeler premiata nella categoria Best in Colored Gems Above $20K

Best in Colored Gems Under $ 20K: Sutra Jewels
The Texas-based Maison with roots in India is famous for its ability to juxtapose gems in mesmerizing mosaics. At Couture she wore earrings with white diamonds and pink sapphires.

Orecchini con diamanti e zaffiri di Sutra
Orecchini con diamanti e zaffiri di Sutra

Best in platinum: Retrouvai
The Los Angeles-based Maison led by Kristy Stone uses proven techniques to make modern jewelry. The result is a simple, contemporary necklace of sober elegance.

Retrouvai, collana Best in Platinum
Retrouvai, collana Best in Platinum

Best in Men’s: Barbara Heinrich Studio
Barbara Heinrich, who works in Rochester, New York, started out as an artist and later launched into jewelry. Her necklace with her locket, actually, a woman would gladly wear too.

Best in men's, Barbara Heinrich
Best in men’s, Barbara Heinrich

Best in Debuting: Marie Lichtenberg
Marie designed her first barrel pendant in India, a country that fascinated her as much for the richness of its colors as for its spiritual life and centuries-old tradition of jewelry. This journey transformed her, giving birth to the idea that she would become the Maison Marie Lichtenberg.

Pendente a barilotto in oro rosa, diamanti, smalto, zaffiri, tsavorite di Marie Lichtenberg
Pendente a barilotto in oro rosa, diamanti, smalto, zaffiri, tsavorite di Marie Lichtenberg







Masi more and more extensible




Masi Gioielli, a company founded in 1988 in Valenza, continues its world tour astride its collections: 2022, for example, began with VicenzaOro and continued with Il Jck in Las Vegas. The brothers Umberto and Andrea Masi have the goal of combining craft techniques with new technologies to produce high quality jewelry. Masi Gioielli produces both with its own brand and for other companies. The proposals include both pieces with a traditional design and less formal ones and with the use of semi-precious stones such as tourmaline, peridot, amethyst, topaz, citrine, rubellite, the quartz series: pink, lemon, smoky.

Anello con rubellite
Anello con rubellite e diamanti

One of the specialties of the company is called One Size: it concerns a series of jewels from the Onesize collection. The jewels have an invisible technology inside that makes them elastic: bracelets, for example, can be worn without the need for a closure, because they adapt to the size of the wrist.

Anello in oro bianco con zaffiro blu e diamanti
Anello in oro bianco con zaffiro blu e diamanti

Bracciale elastico in oro rosa e diamanti
Bracciale elastico in oro rosa e diamanti

Anelli Masi Gioielli
Anelli Masi Gioielli

Bracciali collezione Tubogas
Bracciali collezione Tubogas
Andrea Masi (dal profilo Facebook)
Andrea Masi (dal profilo Facebook)

ukMasi Gioielli in Las Vegas with Tubogas 

In Las Vegas will unveil its latest creation: the collection Tubogas, a remake of traditional jewelery but with new technical solutions. Masi Gioielli is a company founded in 1988 in Valenza, which continues to trip around the world with its collections. The brothers Umberto and Andrea Masi want to complement the traditional techniques with new technologies to produce high quality jewelry. Jewels Masi produces both its own brand and for other companies. The proposals include both pieces with a traditional design and less formal and with the use of semi-precious stones such as tourmaline, peridot, amethyst, topaz, citrine, and the series of crystals rose, lemon, smoked. Among the latter there are rings presented in Las Vegas and the collection of bracelets Spring elastics. A video showing the features of this collection.

Anello in oro bianco con zaffiro blu e diamanti
Anello in oro bianco con zaffiro blu e diamanti

Bracciale elastico in oro rosa e diamanti
Bracciale elastico in oro rosa e diamanti

Anello espandibile con diamanti e zaffiri
Anello espandibile con diamanti e zaffiri

Anello estensibile in oro  rosa e diamanti  marquise
Anello estensibile in oro rosa e diamanti marquise







Las Vegas capital of jewelery with 130 Italian brands




The jewels are back in full swing in the two largest American fairs with Las Vegas Jewelry Week. A large part of the world of jewelry can be found at the Couture and at the Jck event (9-13 June). In particular, this year the two post-pandemic fairs host a large representation of Italian brands. After the workshop in New York organized by the Foreign Trade Agency (Ice) called The Italian Jewelry Manifesto, 130 Italian companies will be present in the city of Nevada: 30 companies will be at Couture, a hundred at JCK and Luxury, both at inside and outside the Italy Bella Italia Pavilion.

Il Wynn Resort, dove si svolge la premiazione dei Couture Design Awards
Il Wynn Resort, dove si svolge la premiazione dei Couture Design Awards

The companies represent the famous production districts for the production of jewelry and components for jewelry: Vicenza for silver and fine jewelry, Arezzo for gold and industrial production, Valenza (Alessandria) for high jewelry and Torre del Greco (Naples) for corals and cameos. The US is the main export market for Italian jewelery (15.9% of the total) with a trade of 1.3 billion. And last year, exports to the US increased by 65.6%.
Gioielli di Pasquale Bruni
Gioielli di Pasquale Bruni

Gioielli di Mariani 1878
Gioielli di Mariani 1878

Orecchini di Bea Bongiasca
Orecchini di Bea Bongiasca

Una sfilata con gioielleria italiana in una passata edizione del Jck
Una sfilata con gioielleria italiana in una passata edizione del Jck







The luxurious lightness of Mike Joseph Jewelery

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Mike Saatji is the creative director of Mike Joseph Jewelery, a young brand, which has achieved good results. Mike Saatji came first in the Gold Jewelery Below $ 20,000 category in 2015 at the Couture Design Awards in Las Vegas and the prize was the launching pad for the creation of the Mike Joseph Jewelery brand. With this brand, in 2018, he won again at the Couture Design Awards in the Diamonds Above $ 20,000 category, with his eclectic Amante necklace.

Orecchini della collezione Eclipse in oro bianco, smalto, diamanti
Orecchini della collezione Eclipse in oro bianco, smalto, diamanti

Born in Armenia to a family of jewelers, Mike spent every spare moment of his formative years among jewelry. After a multi-year apprenticeship, studying in different cities, he concentrated on how to translate fantasy into practice. Finally, the designer opened his factory with his brother Joseph. And this explains the name of the brand, which sells all over the world, but is based in Bangkok. The fine workmanship of the 18-karat gold, which transforms the jewelry into objects with a light design, is the characteristic of Mike Josehp Jewllery, with fringes and geometric volumes studded with diamonds.
Orecchini in oro bianco, smalto, diamanti
Orecchini in oro bianco, smalto, diamanti

Collana della collezione Eclipse in oro bianco, smalto, diamanti
Collana della collezione Eclipse in oro bianco, smalto, diamanti
Anello della collezione Eclipse in oro bianco, smalto, diamanti
Anello della collezione Eclipse in oro bianco, smalto, diamanti
Bracciale della collezione Eclipse in oro giallo, smalto, diamanti
Bracciale della collezione Eclipse in oro giallo, smalto, diamanti
Anello triplo in oro giallo e diamanti
Anello triplo in oro giallo e diamanti

Orecchini in oro rosa, diamanti, perle
Orecchini in oro rosa, diamanti, perle







Onirikka’s Precious Dreams

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The dream: from Shakespeare and Freud, from Emperor Constantine to Harry Potter, the images that crowd the imagination during the night can affect life and even history. Gloria Rank, the designer who founded Onirikka, knows it well. The name of the brand, in fact, derives from the word oniric, that is, concerning dreams. And, since in a dream you can wish for everything, Gloria dreamed of arriving among the finalists at the Design Couture Awards. Dream that came true, in the Best in Silver category, although Onirikka’s jewels are mostly created in gold, diamonds, stones and enamel. As in the Citron collection which uses colored sapphires, garnets and tsavorites.

Collezione Citron, orecchini in oro 18 carati con tsavorite e zaffiri gialli
Collezione Citron, orecchini in oro 18 carati con tsavorite e zaffiri gialli

Indeed, the story of Onirikka seems like a dream. Gloria Rank was born in Salvador, but she studied design at Le Arti Orafe in Florence, where she refined her compositional technique for jewelery. She returned to Salvador, got married, gave birth to two children and took a crash course in jewelry design at Gia in New York. Her first collection is from 2011, and was sold privately in El Salvador. Then, the designer launched the brand in the final at the Las Vegas fair.

Anello Citron in oro rosa con zaffiri rosa e gialli
Anello Citron in oro rosa con zaffiri rosa e gialli
Orecchini Citron in oro con zaffiri rosa e granati
Orecchini Citron in oro con zaffiri rosa e granati
Orecchini Citron Ladon in oro con zaffiri rosa e blu
Orecchini Citron Ladon in oro con zaffiri rosa e blu
Orecchini Citron in oro rosa con smalto
Orecchini Citron in oro rosa con smalto
Orecchini Citron in oro rosa con smalto e granati
Orecchini Citron in oro rosa con smalto e granati

Collezione Finch, orecchini in oro con smalto e diamanti
Collezione Finch, orecchini in oro con smalto e diamanti







Studio Rêves, dream jewelry

The dreams, the jewels and the precious stones of the Indian Maison Studio Rêves ♦ ︎

Rêves, French word which means dreams. But, in the world of jewelry, it also means a jewelry brand that is part of the Grandlifestyles group. Grand, the company explains, is an acronym composed of the initials of the Menda family: father Ghanshamdas, mother Renu, and sons Anuj, Niraj and Dheeraj, all of whom have prominent positions in the company.

Orecchini con diamanti bianchi e rosa taglio rosa su oro bianco
Orecchini con diamanti bianchi e rosa taglio rosa su oro bianco

The jewelry company, Studio Rêves, won in June 2018 the Couture award in Las Vegas in the Best in Diamonds Below 20K dollars category. Translated: how to make an amazing jewel spending less than you expect. And the earrings awarded by the jury, in fact, give the impression of costing more than the amount indicated. But Studio Rêves manages to combine a production of artisanal jewelery with the containment of costs.
Anello con smeraldo e pavé di diamanti
Anello con smeraldo e pavé di diamanti

The Studio Rêves brand was born in 1998 in Mumbai. But, in reality, the brothers Menda, Dheeraj, Niraj and Anuj are the third generation in the trade in precious stones and the whole family, including uncles, are still engaged in the activity of diamond trading. The designer, however, is Anuj’s wife, Kanishka Menda, who also deals with merchandising and product development. She design the many precious jewels with a style that does not forget the Indian tradition, but can also please a Western woman. As in the case of the Couture award-winning earrings.

Orecchini in oro bianco e giallo con diamanti per 5,20 carati
Orecchini in oro bianco e giallo con diamanti per 5,20 carati
Anello con smeraldi, zaffiri e pavé di diamanti
Anello con smeraldi, zaffiri e pavé di diamanti
Bracciale in oro giallo con cluster di diamanti
Bracciale in oro giallo con cluster di diamanti

Orecchini in oro con diamanti taglio rosa
Orecchini in oro con diamanti taglio rosa







Las Vegas Couture Winners and Finalists




There are 42 winners (if we count first, also the second and third place finalists) of the 2021 edition of the Couture Design Awards in Las Vegas. In short, a considerable number of participants received recognition. Many Americans, a trio of Italians. Opening the event was the director of Couture and EVP, Emerald, Gannon Brousseau.
In addition to the announcement of the winners and finalists in the 14 design categories, Couture also presented Larry Pelzel, Vice President of Neiman Marcus, with this year’s Cindy Edelstein Award. The annual award is given to a true leader in the industry who is dedicated to the success of designers and brands.

Il Wynn Resort, dove si svolge la premiazione dei Couture Design  Awards
Il Wynn Resort, dove si svolge la premiazione dei Couture Design Awards

Winners and finalists from the 12 main categories are selected by a panel of judges, while participating media and retailers vote for Editors’ Choice and People’s Choice. This year’s judges were Robb Report’s Kareem Rasheed, fashion correspondent Lynn Yaeger, designer Silvia Furmanovich, June Simmons Jewelers ‘Liebe Gamble and Reinhold Jewelers’ Yael Reinhold Lipnik.

Best in Innovative
• 1st place: Studio Renn
• 2nd place: Capolavoro Jewellery
• 3rd place: Persée

Anello di Studio Renn
Anello di Studio Renn

Best in Diamonds Below $ 20K
• 1st place: Ondyn
• 2nd place: 64Facets
• 3rd place: Harika
Orecchini di Ondyn
Orecchini di Ondyn

Best in Diamonds Above $ 20K
• 1st place: Sutra
• 2nd place: Bayco
• 3rd place: Oscar Heyman
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti di Sutra
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti di Sutra

Best in Pearls
• 1st place: Assael
• 2nd place: Rosa Van Parys
• 3rd place: Moksh
Orecchini di perle di Assael
Orecchini di perle di Assael

Best in Haute Couture
• 1st place: Lotus Arts de Vivre
• 2nd place: Yeprem
• 3rd place: Elsa Jin
Collier di Lotus Arts de Vivre
Collier di Lotus Arts de Vivre

Best in Men’s
• 1st place: ArtyA
• 2nd place: Fope
• 3rd place: Jorge Adeler
Bracciale-orologio per uomo di ArtyA
Bracciale-orologio per uomo di ArtyA

Best in Silver
• 1st place: Tane Mexico 1942
• 2nd place: Sheryl Lowe
• 3rd place: Onirikka
Bracciale in argento di Tane Mexico 1942
Bracciale in argento di Tane Mexico 1942

Best in Bridal
• 1st place: Retrouvai
• 2nd place: Busatti
• 3rd place: Campbellian
Anello in oro e diamante di Retrouvai
Anello in oro e diamante di Retrouvai

Best in Colored Gemstones Below $ 20K
• 1st place: Harwell Godfrey
• 2nd place: Meredith Young
• 3rd place: Venyx
Pendente di Harwell Godfrey
Pendente di Harwell Godfrey

Best in Colored Gemstones Above $ 20K
• 1st place: Vram
• 2nd place: Fernando Jorge
• 3rd place: Graziela
Anello di Vram
Anello di Vram

Best in Gold
• 1st place: Mariani
• 2nd place: Buddha Mama
• 3rd place: Shimansky
Orecchini di Mariani
Orecchini di Mariani

Best in Debuting
• 1st place: Elsa Jin
• 2nd place: Rosa Van Parys
• 3rd place: Almasika
Spilla di Elsa Jin
Spilla di Elsa Jin

Editors’ Choice
• 1st place: Bayco
• Finalist: Gismondi1754
• Finalist: Vendorafa
Anello con diamante di Bayco
Anello con diamante di Bayco

People’s Choice
• 1st place: Assael
• Finalist: Gismondi1754
• Finalist: Vendorafa






Yoshinobu Kataoka, the surprise of Japan

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From Japan to Las Vegas: the success of a master of jewelry with the touch of the Rising Sun, Yoshinobu Kataoka ♦ ︎

What can the Japanese spirit do when it enters a jewelry workshop? Simple: like Yoshinobu Kataoka, an artist and goldsmith with over 25 years of experience, who in 2011 created his Maison, with stores in Tokyo and New York. Kataoka has followed his vocation through the cleanliness and minimal, among the vocations of the Rising Sun and the glitter of the stones that come from the markets of the West. The result is a delicate jewelry, without pomp, where the richness lies in the details as the milgrain borders, that is with tiny beads, handmade, innovative cuts and diamond settings. A work that has also received a prestigious award: a Couture Best Design Award 2019 in the category Best in Diamonds Above $ 20,000.

Anello Fiocco di neve, con rubino e diamanti
Anello Fiocco di neve, con rubino e diamanti

Kataoka jewels are handmade in Tokyo. Gold is customized in special alloys according to the requested specifications of Yoshinobu Kataoka, which also underlines one aspect: no harmful chemicals are used in the jewelery production process. All the pieces are handmade with precious stones and diamonds hand-picked and set and produced in limited quantities to guarantee a minimum environmental impact.

Anello trinity con diamanti
Anello trinity con diamanti
Orecchini con diamanti a grappolo
Orecchini con diamanti a grappolo
Orecchini con nappe di diamanti
Orecchini con nappe di diamanti
Orecchini in oro e zaffiri blu
Orecchini in oro e zaffiri blu

Orecchini con smeraldo e opale
Orecchini con smeraldo e opale







The flappers of Maria Canale

Maria Canale and the flappers, women who in the 1920s wore slightly shorter (but not mini) skirts, which loved a different hairstyle, listened to jazz, smoked and drank alcohol. Without forgetting elegance, because their choices soon became fashionable. To the flappers Maria Canale has dedicated a successful collection, which has as its central motif the fringes composed of small gold spheres, to which are added emeralds. The story of Maria Canale actually began in the 1920s, the flappers time.

Orecchini Flapper Hoop in oro 18 carati e smeraldi
Orecchini Flapper Hoop in oro 18 carati e smeraldi

But with his grandmother, who had the same name and with a ship that left Genoa in 1921, loaded with Italians who were looking for their fortune in America. Maria Canale, however, had left to study at Columbia University and to expand the family business in the United States. The story of Maria Canale began like this. Now to continue the journey is the niece of the same name and is one of the most famous designers: just think that she has won more than 30 international awards and has worked extensively for giants such as Tiffany, Harry Winston or Mikimoto. Now Maria Canale is a New York based Maison, and she is a perfect New Yorker, based in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. But the “C” still appears on the jewels of her collections, which was the family crest imported by her grandmother on Manhattan soil, together with her passion for Fiat sports cars.

Sautoir in oro 18 carati e smeraldo
Sautoir in oro 18 carati e smeraldo

Maria Canale has made a career, it is true, but she too started early: at 13 she was already an apprentice to a goldsmith, before graduating in metalworking and studying design. Her motto is: simplicity is the secret of true elegance. In particular, her jewels are inspired by the art deco style, with well-defined geometric shapes, and the alternation of light and dark materials. Which flappers would have liked too.

Anello in oro 18 carati e smeraldo
Anello in oro 18 carati e smeraldo
Bracciale doppio in oro 18 carati e smeraldo
Bracciale doppio in oro 18 carati e smeraldo
Orecchini pendenti in oro 18 carati e smeraldo
Orecchini pendenti in oro 18 carati e smeraldo

Half of the visitors expected in Las Vegas




The question is asked by all jewelery operators, sellers, buyers, companies: is it worth returning to participate in a trade fair? An answer seems to be given by a survey conducted by National Jeweler, which has investigated the intentions of traveling to Las Vegas, where the various scheduled shows will be held at the end of August. This will be the first major appointment for jewelry in the post-Covid era (hopefully). There are many expectations: even if digital platforms have made up for the lack of live contacts, seeing and evaluating the jewels in person is another matter entirely.

Gioielli al Couture di Las Vegas
Gioielli al Couture di Las Vegas

The survey conducted on 515 retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers or other professionals, however, does not dispel the doubts: the majority of respondents (77%) said they frequently or regularly participate in jewelry fairs in Las Vegas (usually in end of May-June). But for 2021 only about half, 54%, said they wanted to participate in the August appointment. Of these, 78% said they were ready to go. And, among these enterprising. 22% have already partially booked the trip and 56% completely. Also according to the survey, 85% said they wanted to participate in Jck Las Vegas, 53% in Jck’s Luxury, 37% in Couture, 36% in Agta GemFair and, finally, 26% in Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show. Of course these are the intentions so far and reality is not necessarily more positive.
Premiazione al Couture di Las Vegas
Premiazione al Couture di Las Vegas

Of the 46% of respondents who said they do not want to go to Las Vegas, 32% will not change their mind, while 14% are unsure. The main reason for avoiding the trip are concerns about covid (40%), the necessary presence for the activity (28%) and unwanted dates.
Padiglione Italia al Jck
Padiglione Italia al Jck di Las Vegas

Italian jewelry Trends Show nell'area di VicenzaOro a Las Vegas
Italian jewelry Trends Show nell’area di VicenzaOro a Las Vegas







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