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David Morris, the new high jewelery

Published on February 27, 2019

The new high-end jewelery signed by the London Maison David Morris ♦ ︎

Start from nothing and become a jeweler of kings and queens. It is the story of David Morris, who recently presented his new high jewelery pieces in Paris. In the French capital where, among other things, he also opened a boutique in Rue Saint Honoré.

Among the great jewels shown during the week of haute couture, there are earrings with opals and tourmalines, and bracelets with the rare conch (pronounced konk) pearl.

David Morris, conch pearl diamond bracelet

Jewels to admire before being worn. And who knows if any of these jewels will end up in the hands of some owner with blazon. David Morris, who founded his own Maison in 1962, in fact, produced a series of famous pieces, including the crown of Miss World, jewels for James Bond films and, above all, several pieces commissioned by royal families.

White Diamond Illusion Necklace, indossata da By Bebe Rexha

A reputation that David Morris obtained starting out as an apprentice at the age of 15, after having just graduated as a goldsmith at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Now the Maison is directed by her son Jeremy, who instead studied fine arts in London and followed five years of apprenticeship with jewelers of Place Vendôme and a diamond supplier from Antwerp. Jeremy Morris also had the task of creating jewelery for a series of celebrities, from designer Gianni Versace, to Barbra Streisand, Keira Knightley, Oprah Winfrey, Yasmin Le Bon, Catherine Deneuve, Kate Winslet, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Adele. Margherita Donato

Orecchini Neptune con opali neri, diamanti, zaffiri

Orecchini con opali neri, diamanti, tormaline

David Morris, anello con diamante ovale di 31,82 carati e diamanti rosa

The surprising Tomasz Donocik

Published on January 7, 2019

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Orecchini in oro con rubini, rubellite, spessartite, diamanti, ametista, zaffiri gialli

Tomasz Donocik, a Polish designer who lives and works in London, continues to amaze with its strikingly shaped pieces. Here are his latest creations ♦

Tomasz Donocik you can be found in London, but it is a case. In fact, he was born in Poland and raised in Austria. But it is in the British capital that completed his studies in Jewellery Design at Central Saint Martins, and then went on to attend and gain a Master of Arts at the renowned Royal College of Art. Both studies, however, he has paid off: he was also appointed Jeweler of the year in the UK.

Attracted by the architectural forms, but also a curious mix between unusual and valuable, as in the case of the pendant that has a shape that is inspired by Tinker Bell, the character of Peter Pan, Tomasz Donocik has managed to overcome many stereotypes. In short, he was able to innovate and, at the same time, not to create bizarre and not very wearable jewelry. He works exclusively in 18-carat gold, pink or white, using the best gemstones, each piece is handmade as craftswork, in his studio in London. Here are some of his works and the prices. Giulia Netrese

Anello stile art déco in oro bianco, diamante bianco taglio princess, smeraldi e onice

Orecchini in oro rosa con diamanti bianchi, rubini, opale rosa, agata bianca, ematite

Anello in oro rosa con smeraldo, iolite, tanzanite, topazio blu, ametista, zaffiro

Anello in oro rosa 18 carati con opale rosa, rubino, ematite, diamanti bianchi, diamanti

Anello in oro rosa con rubellite, diamanti neri, granati, tsavorite

Green Medusas Hair Snake: anello con due serpenti che mordono un grande smeraldo

Anello Halo con rubini, opale rosa, agata bianca, ematite e diamanti montati su oro rosa

Anello Flames Phoenix: rappresenta la fenice che risorge dalle fiamme

Orecchini Halo Star con diamanti bianchi e neri

Ciondolo Tinker Bell (Trilli) in oro rosa, diamanti, rubini. Prezzo: 3450 dollari

Pendente Snowbell, in oro bianco, diamanti bianchi

Anello Venus Fly, in oro rodiato nero, rubini

Anello Water Lilly. Oro, ametista, diamanti, tsavorite. Prezzo: 3700 dollari

Messika walk the catwalk with Sara Sampaio

Published on December 12, 2018

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Sara Sampaio con gli orecchini Roaring Diamond della collezione di gioielli Paris est une Fête di Messika

High jewelery signed Messika worn by the super model Sara Sampaio. A successful combination ♦ ︎

Messika on the red carpet of the British Fashion Awards in London. The Parisian Maison’s jewels were worn by Victoria’s Secret model Sara Sampaio, who chose Roaring Diamond earrings from the Paris est une Fête jewelery collection, the Glam’Azone bracelet and the My Twin Trio ring.

These are three collections of high jewelery that are emblematic of the Messika style.

The Duncan bracelet from the Paris est une Fête collection, for example, is dedicated to Isadora Duncan, dancer and choreographer of the 1920s, a pioneer of modern dance: pear-cut diamonds are arranged in parallel lines and intersect in a wave. And always in Isadora are dedicated earrings in the same style. Another famous woman who lived in Paris in the past is dedicated to the Mata Hari line, which is always part of Paris est une Fête. Among the pieces of high jewelry stands a wide necklace with oriental influences, almost a diamond mandala, made in the laboratories of Messika thanks to an innovative technique of laying the stone, called serti plume. The diamonds in the center are highlighted by a delicate semicircle of brilliant cut stones, worked and asymmetry in the inverted system: the original shape of the stone is then extended, perspective and greater volume. Lavinia Andorno

Gli orecchini Anni Ruggenti indossati da Sara Sampaio

Sara Sampaio a Londra con i gioielli di Messika

Sara Sampaio con gli orecchini Roaring Diamond della collezione di gioielli Paris est une Fête, il bracciale Glam'Azone e l'anello My Twin Trio — Sara Sampaio con gli orecchini Roaring Diamond della collezione di gioielli Paris est une Fête, il bracciale Glam’Azone e l’anello My Twin Trio

Bracciale Isadora, oro bianco e diamanti

Bracciale Anni Ruggenti, oro bianco e diamanti

The Ming Lampson’s jewelry era

Published on November 25, 2018

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The unique pieces of Ming Lampson: in London with fantasy and important stones.

Her name is Ming Lampson, and she is a talented designer based in London. In accord of her résumé lists, she has studied jewelry at Department of Sir John Cass at London Guildhall University, gemology at Gia, and, last but not least, she also earned a diploma in diamonds to the Gemmological Association of Great Britain. Finally, he received awards from the British Jewellers Association and the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.

Anello con zaffiro, turchese e diamanti su oro

All these awards and endorsements are a reflection of its production of unique jewelry, handmade, built with skill and imagination. What do you think of a beetle-shaped earrings? And the necklace with the shape of wisteria branches? Nature and desire to create wow jewels are the two springs that push Ming Lampson to achieve exceptional results. Gold, diamonds, Tahitian pearls, jade, opal, tsavorite and so forth the most popular stones are the ingredients of her recipes prepared in his studio in Notting Hill, West London. Rudy Serra

Sapphire and turquoise earrings in 18ct yellow gold — Orecchini con zaffiri, turchese, oro

Orecchini scarabeo, oro giallo e nero, zaffiri, smalto

Collana Wisteria, con zaffiri su oro bianco

It’s record for a small pink

Published on October 1, 2018

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A rose diamond auctioned in London by Bonhams sets a sales record per carat ♦ ︎

Small is nice and quite expensive. The pink is certainly the color of autumn 2018. Waiting for the pink diamond of 19 carats that will be auctioned by Christie’s, in Geneva, it’s record for a diamond fancy pink diamond, clarity VS1, weighing 5.03 carats. The stone has set the new auction world record at Bonhams in London. The record is that of price per carat: 583,551 dollars, for a total of 2.5 million euros. In this particular race the previous record was held by Sotheby’s, which in Geneva in May 2016 had sold a pink diamond at 528,021 dollars per carat.
It’s a record that brings prestige to the London auction house:

Un record che porta lustro alla casa d’aste londinese:

“We were honored to have been chosen to offer this magnificent pink diamond to our customers and we were delighted to see how much the sale has done,” commented Emily Barber, director of Bonhams UK jewelry. “This is due to a number of factors: its size – it is extremely rare to see a rose over five carats on the market today; its uniform color saturation and its extraordinarily elegant cut. Large pink diamonds continue to increase in value year after year. They are highly desirable for demanding collectors, given their rarity and limited supply. A diamond like this would surely be one of the most precious pieces in an important collection of jewels “.

In the same auction, worthy of mention is a parure of diamonds and emeralds with necklace, earrings and ring sold for 740,000 euros and a rivière necklace by Cartier beaten for 361,000 euros. In total, the sale of jewels yielded 8.3 million euros, with 89% of the lots sold. Federico Graglia

Anello Bella Epoque con diamanti fanti, venduto per 42 mila euro

Anello di Bulgari con rubino venduto per 273mila euro

Collier rivière di Carter, venduto per 361mia euro

Pendente art déco con nefrite, diamanti, onice di Cartier, circa 1920

Collier di smeraldi e diamanti, parte di una parure di Chatila venduta per 740mila euro

The golden thread of Carolina Bucci

Published on June 14, 2018

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Carolina Bucci, dettaglio della sciarpa arcobaleno

The soft golden fabrics by Carolina Bucci, flexible jewels made with the ancient Florentine handicraft tradition ♦ ︎

There is a Penelope in the jewelry store. And she is Italian. We have already talked about Carolina Bucci other times, but today we want to emphasize an aspect of her jewelery production: gold fabrics. With a scarf-necklace in gold of different colors Carolina Bucci has won one of the Couture Awards 2018. And so the award has also put the spotlight on the production of gold threads of the designer, who is based in London, but comes from a family of jewelers of Florence. And the Florentine technique of working on warp and weft is at the base of the work of Tuscan artisans who make fabrics, not only with 18-karat gold, but also with silk. A mix that it allows to make bracelets, necklaces, but also earrings of different consistency and always soft.
The jewels are therefore yellow, white, pink, black or brown and can often be worn in different ways: wrapped around the wrist or neck. In some cases the mesh can be ordered in the desired length and width. Everything is made by hand, with a result that seems to have emerged from the fifteenth-century paintings in flowery Gothic style, where gold was added to the brilliant colors of the painter. Giulia Netrese

Collana-sciarpa Arcobaleno, con oro di diversi colori

Carolina Bucci, premio Best in Gold ai Couture Awards 2018

Bracciale in oro rosa e marrone intrecciato

Bracciale in oro bianco e nero intrecciato

Bracciale in oro giallo e marrone intrecciato

Girocollo in oro rosa e seta azzurra, con borchie a forma di stella con zaffiri

Girocollo in oro bianco e seta azzurra, con dieci borchie con madreperla e oro annerito

Fish speak with Stephen Webster

Published on April 27, 2018

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Stephen Webster, pendente con lettera A in oro giallo e diamanti

The pendants inspired by the sea animals of Stephen Webster: how to make fish talk ♦ ︎
It is said that the fish is mute. Error. A fish can also compose stories thanks to a pendant necklace, word from Stephen Webster. It is the idea of the London rock-chic jeweler for his younger customers: a collection, Fish Tales. But, more than stories of fish, they are letters of the alphabet linked to a different kind of aquatic animal. The lettere O, for example, stands for octopussy. And so on.
The collection is curiously inspired by the memories of the designer’s childhood holidays spent in Blackheath (south of London) or on the Thames to catch mussels and clams. And to accompany the collection, Webster wrote a short book inspired by his passion for marine life. In short, from the shells to the rest of the fauna that lives under the waves: the 26 pendants are composed of a letter of the alphabet intertwined with the silhouette of a fish in 18 carat yellow gold and diamonds. The price of each pendant is 875 pounds. Lavinia Andorno

Collezione Fish Tales, pendente con lettera O in oro giallo e diamanti

Collezione Fish Tales, pendente con lettera R

Stephen Webster, pendente con lettera E in oro giallo e diamanti

The Queen of Giovanni Raspini

Published on March 10, 2018

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A collection of silver jewelery by Giovanni Raspini dedicated to the queen. Which? But to the British one, of course ♦ ︎
It is no coincidence: the opening of the Mayfair boutique in London inspired Giovanni Raspini. Or, at least, he suggested to the Tuscan brand specializing in silver to propose something that is familiar to the British people. And what is more familiar than the royal family? Indeed, of the queen? And here among the proposals of spring 2018 in the catalog of Raspini there is The Queen, collection dedicated to the most famous British woman in the world.
The jewels, in fact, reproduce the classic theme of the royal crown, with absolutely original volumes and perspectives. The jewels are made in fusion of silver with burnished finish. The collection consists of three necklaces, two bracelets, an earring and a ring. A few prices (in euros, not in pounds sterling …): bracelet 19 centimeters 320 euros, large necklace 670 euros, small necklace 270 euros, earrings 105 euros. Who knows if will like Queen Elizabeth. Alessia Mongrando

Collana grande della collezione The Queen

Collana media della collezione The Queen

A maxi diamond at Sotheby’s

Published on February 10, 2018

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Sotheby’s sells a maxi 100 ct round diamond in London ♦ ︎
Do you have any savings? Are you bored of buying the usual earrings from the jeweler at home? Would you like to stand out? Here’s the right opportunity, provided you have around thirty million dollars. In London, Sotheby’s is solding an outstanding colorless 102.34 carat diamond. It is considered by experts as the greatest and purest of all time, the rarest white diamond arrived on the market. But the auction house decided not to auction the precious stone. Those who want to buy it can go directly to Sotheby’s, in New Bond Street, London. The sale price is expected to exceed 30 million dollars, which is the current auction record for a white diamond, achieved in 2013 in a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong.
The diamond for sale has a round, brilliant cut, and has obtained the highest marks for cut, color and transparency of the Gemological Institute of America. In short, it is free of defects and has been classified as type 11a. Diamonds of this type, even if small, are less than 2% of all the diamonds extracted. The stone was made from an even larger 425-carat diamond found in a De Beers mine in Botswana. Six months of work were needed to cut this giant diamond.
According to Patti Wong, founder and president of Sotheby’s Diamonds, “This stone is over 100 carats of flawless perfection. In the course of my long career, which has brought me close to some of the greatest stones the earth has ever yielded, I have not encountered anything quite like this. With its outstanding weight, its perfect colour, clarity and cut, it is a masterpiece of nature brought to life by human hand, blazing with a brilliant firework-like display of almost every colour on the spectrum – mesmerising to behold. It is a huge privilege to mark the first anniversary of our London Salon with the exhibition of such a superlative stone.” Federico Graglia

Il diamante da 102 carati taglio brillante

Anabela Chan in flight with Butterfly

Published on January 14, 2018

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Orecchini in vermeil con gemme create in laboratorio: smeraldi verdi, peridoti, granati arancio, diamanti bianchi e zaffiri rosa con fiori intagliati di madreperla e foglie di smalto dipinte a mano

The precious butterflies of Anabela Chan: synthetic colored stones, diamonds, gold and spring air ♦ ︎
When it’s cold, you think of spring. When it’s hot, you think of spring. And when autumn comes, the nostalgia of spring becomes even stronger. Easy, therefore, look for the symbols of new season, which are essentially two: flowers and butterflies. This second, light iconology inspired the London designer Anabela Chan for her Butterfly Orchard collection.
Read also: Anabela Chan multitasking
The jewels are light and unpredictable, like the flight of butterflies. Earrings and rings that seem to come out of a collection of high jewelry, with gold and a variety of colored stones synthetic collected according to contiguous nuances: they are used a great variety, including emeralds, peridots, blue topazes and white diamonds, garnets, sapphires. The same design of the jewel, more, is repeated with different stones, on shades ranging from white to pink to red. In addition to the stones, freshwater pearls are added, which add a softer note. Prices: from around 700 euros to around 1800 euros. Lavinia Andorno

Anello in vermeil, con una serie di gemme create in laboratorio, tra cui smeraldi, peridoti, diamanti e zaffiri rosa con fiori intagliati di madreperla, gemme e foglie smaltate a mano

Anello in oro bianco 18 kt e rodio vermeil, con una perla d'acqua dolce color avorio, incastonata con una serie di diamanti bianchi creati in laboratorio — Anello in oro bianco 18 kt e rodio vermeil, con una perla d’acqua dolce color avorio, incastonata con una serie di diamanti bianchi creati in laboratorio

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, con una perla d'acqua dolce, incastonato con una serie di gemme create da laboratorio, tra cui smeraldi verdi, zaffiri gialli, topazi blu e diamanti bianchi — Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, con una perla d’acqua dolce, incastonato con una serie di gemme create in laboratorio, tra cui smeraldi verdi, zaffiri gialli, topazi blu e diamanti bianchi

Orecchini in vermeil in oro rosa 18 carati con pali in oro 18 carati, set intricato a mano con una serie di pietre preziose create in laboratorio tra cui due zaffiri rosa fucsia da 5 carati, citrini di champagne, tormaline, cioccolato, canarino e diamanti bianchi con intagli fiori di madreperla e foglie di smalto dipinte a mano

Orecchini in vermeil oro rosa 18 carati con montanti in oro 18 carati, due perle d'acqua dolce rosa, gemme create in laboratorio, tra cui smeraldi, peridoti, topazi blu e diamanti bianchi — Orecchini in vermeil oro rosa 18 carati con montanti in oro 18 carati, due perle d’acqua dolce rosa, gemme create in laboratorio, tra cui smeraldi, peridoti, topazi blu e diamanti bianchi

Orecchini in vermeil, set con pietre create in laboratorio, tra cui due smeraldi a goccia da 5 carati, diamanti bianchi e brown , zaffiri rosa, citrini arancioni con fiori di madreperla intagliati e foglie smaltate dipinte a mano

Orecchini in vermeil, pietre preziose create in laboratorio, tra cui due smeraldi a goccia, smeraldi incastonati, peridoti, topazi blu, zaffiri rosa, granati e diamanti bianchi, con fiori di madreperla intagliati, foglie smaltate a mano

Orecchini in vermeil, con pietre sintetiche tra cui due zaffiri rosa da 5 carati, citrini champagne, diamanti brown, yellow e bianchi, perle, fiori, e foglie di smalto dipinte a mano

Raspini in London with Chelsea

Published on January 14, 2018

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Giovanni Raspini, bracciale piccolo in argento

Slight silver vintage-look chains: this is the Giovanni Raspini Chelsea collection ♦
Chelsea is at the same time a chic district of London, a British punk rock band and a feminine name in the Anglo-Saxon language. Now, however, it is also the name of a collection signed by Giovanni Raspini, the silver specialist who, incidentally, has just opened a mono-brand boutique in London. Who knows if the Chelsea collection will be appreciated on the banks of the Thames. The line of jewelry, obviously in silver, deviates a bit from the latest proposals of the Tuscan brand, very marked by a meticulously worked metal, in some cases with the addition of stones. In this case, however, Chelsea retraces the eternal shape of the chain, with silver rings mounted in various sizes and rotated. The result has its own personality, vaguely vintage. The jewelry line includes two necklaces, two bracelets and two earrings. Lavinia Andorno

bracciale chelsea 1 — Bracciale grande in argento della collezione Chelsea

Raspini, collana in argento della collezione Chelsea

bracciale piccolo 1 — Bracciale piccolo in argento

Annoushka and the vampire’s wife

Published on January 11, 2018

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Annoushka, Il bracciale con tutti i ciondoli della collezione The Charms

A gothic collection of Annoushka inspired by the songs of Nick Cave ♦ ︎
Vampire teeth, an electric chair, a gun. All in gold and precious stones. No, it’s not a television series called Nightmare Jewels. Indeed, The Charm collection by Annoushka Ducas, one of the most interesting and appreciated London designers, is truly original. The new gothic pendants are, in fact, the result of a collaboration between Annoushka Ducas and former model Susie Cave, co-founder of The Vampire’s Wife, a fashion house that is the new discovery for a certain London world and it’s a favorite of Londoners insiders. She was Susie who asked Annoushka to design a bracelet, but the essential thing is that the theme of the collection is taken from the verses of Australian singer-songwriter and actor Nick Cave, the fashion designer’s husband. And so, then, the charms designed by Annoushka with a noir spirit. Obviously the effect is the opposite: irony, smile, surprise. Prices for individual pendants under £ 2,000. Lavinia Andorno

Denti di vampiro in oro, diamanti, rubini, zaffiri

Annoushka per the Vampires's Wife: ciondolo ispirata alla canzone di Nick Cave «God is in the house» — Annoushka per the Vampires’s Wife: ciondolo ispirata alla canzone di Nick Cave «God is in the house»

Ciondolo a forma di occhio in oro giallo, diamanti verdi, perla

Rosa in oro rosa con smalto, rubini e zaffiri

Ciondolo in oro a forma di sedia elettrica

Vhernier grows and expands

Published on December 22, 2017

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For Vhernier, opening of boutiques and results beyond expectations ♦ ︎
It’s a cold winter, but it’s very hot for Vhernier. And not just for Christmas sales: the Italian fine jewelry brand has scheduled openings of new boutiques around the world. The most emblematic is the one inaugurated in London, single-brand. It is located in Burlington Gardens, corner of Old Bond Street, inside a 1926 building designed by Vincent Harris: an area of 80 square meters, with three windows on the street, bounded by arches. Inside, a sales room and a private area for special purchases.
The London boutique follows the style of the brand: furniture in bleached oak and natural leather, coral red for cashmere, silk and velvet coverings. In addition, the Balloons (name of a successful collection) suspended, made by Murano glassmakers and a Crab (as a pin of Vhernier) made of bronze on the entrance door.
Between 2016 and 2017, the Piedmontese Maison with flagship stores in Via Monte Napoleone, in Milan, opened two points in New York, Madison Avenue and Wall Street, and in Miami, in the Design District. Participation in the Couture of Las Vegas (the only event the company takes part in), has also allowed entry from Bergdorf Goodman, a temple of luxury and fashion in New York.

Interno della boutique Vhernier a Londra

Esterno della boutique Vhernier a Londra

World Tour
Also in 2017, Vhernier inaugurated a new boutique in Porto Cervo, has moved and expanded that of Rome. “Europe is performing well. The business in independent dealers is up 36% on budget “, comments Carlo Traglio, President Vhernier. “As far as the boutiques are concerned, in addition to Milan, which remains our most representative flagship, the most satisfactory results are those of Paris, which in 2017 turned 10”.
Not only that: in the last few months Vhernier has also increased its distribution in the Middle East. At the end of October the first boutique in Istanbul was inaugurated, within the Swissotel on about 100 square meters. In mid-June, the brand entered Saudi Arabia: a corner in Jeddah’s Al Rubaiyat Jewelry and Watches, located in the luxury shopping complex in Tahlia Street. By the end of 2017 it is, instead, the turn of the Vhernier boutique in Dubai, which finds space in a new wing of the Dubai Mall. Always the end of 2017 is concise with the opening of a Vhernier pop-up store inside the Hankyu department store in Osaka, Japan. A unique space, decorated by the artist Kahori Maki, who designed the central panel of the space and carved the special wooden works that decorate the windows, inspired by the colors and shapes of the maison.
Vhernier closed 2017 with a turnover of over 38 million euros, up 25% on 2016 and up more than 10% on the target that management had set at the beginning of the year.

Vhernier, orecchini Vague in oro e diamanti

Fernando Jorge, the success is Brilliant

Published on October 15, 2017

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Orecchini della collezione Brilliant, con 12,26 carati di diamanti. Prezzo: 54.000 dollari

Fernando Jorge’s Brilliant Collection, a success after the Couture Awards in Las Vegas ♦ ︎
In June he won the prize in Best Diamonds Over 20k category at the Las Vegas Couture Design Awards. The award-winning earrings are part of Brilliant’s collection by Fernando Jorge, a Brazilian designer who lives and works in London.
Read also: Fernando Jorge’s bouquet
The earrings, in fact, are accompanied by another 13 pieces, all in gold and diamonds, which make up the collection. Jorge, one of the most innovative and esteemed designers of the new generation of jewelers, has been able to interpret the gold and diamond binomial by transforming jewels into a cloud of brilliant stones. In this way he managed to obtain a great volume, but also lightness: a goal that is not always achieved in jewelery. The price of Brilliant earrings is about $ 54,000. This did not deter Fernando Jorge’s fans, who bought all the jewelry of collection sold by Harrods London, Barney in New York and Bonmarché in Paris. Lavinia Andorno

Fernando Jorge, anello in oro giallo e diamanti

Bracciale della collezione Brilliant, con 10,92 carati di diamanti. Prezzo: 62.000 dollari

Orecchini a cerchio in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini della collezione CLarity in oro 18 carati e diamanti per 7,55 carati. Prezzo: 42.000 dollari

Anello in oro bianco e 5,78 carati di diamanti. Prezzo: 28.000 dollari

The Pad of London’s novelties

Published on October 4, 2017

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Anello Vuoi una mentina? Di Suzanne Syz, con tormalina Paraiba, oro, smalto, diamanti

The Pad of London with vintage jewelry, but also with modern design. Here is a selection ♦ ︎
Here is another appointment for art lovers, antiques and jewels, vintage or modern: the Pad of London. In the heart of Mayfair, the chic quarter of the British capital, the Pad is London’s premier exhibition for art, design and decorative arts of the twentieth century. Many galleries, but also single jewelery Maison, want to be present at the Pad to show the best of the selected visitors. It has its own boutique structure: it’s like a concentrate of cultural and wealth at the same time. This year the fair takes place from 3 to 8 October at Berkeley Square W1. There are also jewels. Some, vintage ones are shown by antiquety signatures such as Siegelson, which this year presents valuable pieces of Cartier’s of Thirties. But there are also design signatures like German Hemmerle or Swiss Suzanne Syz: super-modern jewelery, for true connoisseurs, of great class. Or the London-based artist and designer Eliane Fattal, who has collaborated with SJ Phillips, the antique jewelry mecca for 2011, to create unique, historic and modern pieces. It presents resurrected jewelry as contemporary, wearable and sometimes transformable pieces: flowers, leaves, insects, butterflies and animals that have no rivals in their genre. Federico Graglia

Bracciale Art Dèco di Cartier, 1922. Corallo, onice, diamanti

Collana di Cartier, 1935. Diamanti e zaffiri

Eliane Fattal, spilla in oro e diamanti a forma di rosa

Anello di Hemmerle, in bronzo, oro bianco e diamante fancy yellow

Collana presentata da Ma Tei con cristallo di rocca, bronzo

Hemmerle, orecchini in bronzo, diamanti, oro bianco e zirconi

Hemmerle, orecchini in alluminio, oro bianco e diamanti

The jewelery architects

Published on September 16, 2017

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Il Guggenheim Museum visto da Vicki Ambery

Architecture and jewelery, symbiosis at an exhibition in London ♦ ︎
Architecture and jewelry: who copied who? The question arises since architects and jewelers exist, that is always. There are building designers who have added decorations to walls and cornices that might be on a necklace or ring. And there are jewelery designers who have been inspired by the volumes of architecture. This theme, in London, there is an exhibition along with the 2017 London Design Festival. To organize it is Contemporary Applied Arts, an association that aims to promote and support quality craftsmanship in Britain and which brings together about 350 designers. Contemporary Applied Arts exhibits jewels inspired by architecture, with pieces that look like palaces, or simply recall the spaces of an arena or a theater. Like the Ute Decker gold and silver brooches, or the reduction of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao by Vicki Ambery-Smith. The exhibition is located in central London at Southwark Gallery.

Contemporary Applied Arts
89 Southwark Street – SE1 0HX
www.caa.org.uk
Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10am to 6pm
Until September 23, 2017

Fope wins in London

Published on September 7, 2017

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Fope, MiaLuce, bracciale in oro rosa con diamanti

Award in London as Best Fine Jewelery Maison for Fope ♦ ︎
Fope wins the Fine Brand of the Year prize of the UK’s Professional Jeweller magazine. The Venetian House convinced the jury: “When it comes to fine jewellery brands, retailers across the UK have been singing the brand’s praises, as consumers have been investing in Fope and adding new designs to existing pieces”. In particular, the British appreciate the patented Flex-it system, which allows for lightness and flexibility even for jewelery with the largest volumes. Professional Jeweller underlines the success of the newer, lighter and lighter models launched at Basel: “The Flex-it ranges in particular continue to soar for Fope, with the new thinner and lighter designs launched at Basel receiving a particularly positive response from retailers”. The company, recently also listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, is preparing to present more news to VicenzaOro. Alessia Mongrando
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Queen Victoria’s crown is back

Published on August 31, 2017

Tiara della regina Vittoria, in oro, diamanti e zaffiri

At Victoria and Albert Museum the tiara of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert: it’s the right place ♦ ︎
A royal jewel designed by a king. Queen Victoria’s little crown is not the only example of a jewel conceived by a royal member, but is undoubtedly one of the most significant. Now the Victoria and Albert Museum in London has acquired the small crown with sapphires and diamonds designed by her husband, Prince Albert, in 1840, on the occasion of their wedding. The jewel now will be part of the jewelery gallery William and Judith Bollinger, which describes the history of jewelery in Europe from the ancient world to the present. On the other hand, the museum is dedicated to the royal couple who marked an era of British history. The top of the tiara features the motif of Saxon Rautenkranz, with a pattern of leaves that resembles Prince Albert’s coat of arms. Alberto of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, of Germanic origins, who was the husband of Queen Victoria and Prince Consort of the United Kingdom. Born in Saxony, he was a member of the Saxony-Coburg-Saalfelde family, who was associated with most European monarchs. When he was 20, he married his first cousin, Queen Victoria, with whom he had nine children, whose descendants today make up the royal family. The English Royal House, therefore, has its roots not in Great Britain, but in Germany.

The story of the crown
But we back to the crown. It was made by Joseph Kitching, partner of Kitching and Abud, “jeweler of the Queen” in 1837. In 1842 the little crown was represented in the first and most renowned portrait of the queen, painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. The tiara it is also a symbol of lasting love. Since 1866, after Albert’s death in 1861, at 42 years of typhoid fever, the queen chose to wear the small crown instead of the official one, which was carried next to a cushion.
The tiara was then inherited by King Edward VII, King George V and Queen Mary, who gave her to her daughter, Princess Mary, for the marriage with Viscount Lascelles in 1922. She was then sold to private persons, up to 2015, when it was repurchased by the UK. Federico Graglia

La regina Vittoria ritratta benevolmente da Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Lo stemma del principe Alberto di Sassonia-Coburgo-Gotha. La freccia indica il motivo Saxon Rautenkranz

Bonhams, appointment with diamonds

Published on August 31, 2017

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Diamante blu intenso a forma di pera, peso 4 carati

Diamonds and jewels for sale by Bonhams in London, here are the most interesting pieces ♦
Diamonds and jewels, great return for the thrill lovers, that is, the auctions. Among the jewelery sales of the new season stands out also the one organized by Bonhams in London on 13 September. The star of auction will be a blue intense pear shaped diamond of 4.03 carats. Not very large but highly sought-after: this kind of blue tinted diamond has seen the strongest growth in the last 12 months, about 5.5 percent, according to the Knight Frank Luxury investment index based on Fancy Color data Research Foundation. The diamond rating is between 1.5 million and 1.9 million dollars. The sale, however, is made up of 188 lots, including a lot of jewelery with a few thousand dollars valuations, so everyone’s reach. In addition, white and colored diamonds are sold, Sapphires of Kashmir, Burma and Sri Lanka, jewels of great Maison, such as Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels or Maobussin. Jewelery is added to those of Grima (Andrew Grima is in London of which we have already talked about). Also worthy of note is a fancy diamond brooch, including a 4,83-karat-shaped gray-blue diamond with dark yellow and brown diamonds on its sides and a Kashmir sapphire with 9,61 carats Octagonal shape: it is estimated between $ 642,000 and $ 899,000. Federico Graglia

Anello con zaffiro del Kashmir ottagonale del peso di 9,61 carati

Cartier, braccialetto con smeraldi e diamanti

Spilla metà Novecento con diamanti fancy

Spilla di Cartier stile art deco con diamanti

Anello con diamante taglio marquise di 4,61 carati, colore D, chiarezza VVS

Raspini opens a store in London and dives in Ibiza

Published on July 28, 2017

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Bracciale in argento con pasta di corallo e cristalli Swarovski

The Tuscan brand Raspini (silver jewelery) opens the first store in London and presents the Ibiza collection ♦ ︎
Giovanni Raspini is a name that in Italian also has a synonym: argento. The specialist in jewelry and objects made with the noble metal white, however, can now also be translated into inglish word, silver. The word Anglo-Saxon, in fact, arises because Raspini has opened the doors of his first boutique in the UK. The conquest of His Majesty’s Kingdom starts from London, in the shopping district of South Molton Street, near MayFair. Raspini opens a door not only figuratively to the British market. Giovanni Raspini already has boutiques in Munich, Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence, Naples, Savona and Brescia. Among the novelties of Raspini presented this year, there is also the Ibiza collection that is inspired by the sea and where, alongside silver, coral paste is used with Swarovski crystals. Jewelery reminds of shapes of shells, starfish or turtles. Ibiza is made up of a necklace, a bracelet and two earrings. Giulia Netrese

Orecchini della colezione Ibiza, argento, pasta di corallo, cristalli Swarovski (misura piccola)

Orecchini della colezione Ibiza, argento, pasta di corallo, cristalli Swarovski (misura grande)

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David Morris, the new high jewelery

The new high-end jewelery signed by the London Maison David Morris ♦ ︎

Among the great jewels shown during the week of haute couture, there are earrings with opals and tourmalines, and bracelets with the rare conch (pronounced konk) pearl.

The surprising Tomasz Donocik

Tomasz Donocik, a Polish designer who lives and works in London, continues to amaze with its strikingly shaped pieces. Here are his latest creations ♦

Messika walk the catwalk with Sara Sampaio

High jewelery signed Messika worn by the super model Sara Sampaio. A successful combination ♦ ︎

These are three collections of high jewelery that are emblematic of the Messika style.

The Ming Lampson’s jewelry era

The unique pieces of Ming Lampson: in London with fantasy and important stones.

It’s record for a small pink

A rose diamond auctioned in London by Bonhams sets a sales record per carat ♦ ︎

The golden thread of Carolina Bucci

The soft golden fabrics by Carolina Bucci, flexible jewels made with the ancient Florentine handicraft tradition ♦ ︎

Fish speak with Stephen Webster

The Queen of Giovanni Raspini

A maxi diamond at Sotheby’s

Anabela Chan in flight with Butterfly

Raspini in London with Chelsea

Annoushka and the vampire’s wife

Vhernier grows and expands

Fernando Jorge, the success is Brilliant

The Pad of London’s novelties

The jewelery architects

Fope wins in London

Queen Victoria’s crown is back

Bonhams, appointment with diamonds

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