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The art applied to jewels by Matthew Campbell Laurenza

Published on September 3, 2023

Sculptor, gemologist, artist. But above all jeweler with roots in the USA and based in Bangkok for 22 years: Matthew Campbell Laurenza alternates the creation of jewelry with that of sculptures with his brand Mcl Design. The jewels have an eclectic style, capable of mixing Thai craftsmanship with art nouveau flourishes and occasionally even a hint of Gothic. In short, jewels that stand out, made of gold, but also silver and precious and semi-precious stones. Made in Thailand, the jewels are then sold in luxury stores mainly in the US.

Anello in argento con cupola a mosaico con smalto rosa avorio e zaffiri misti — Mosaic dome silver ring with ivory pink enamel and mixed sapphires

Each piece of jewelry is a miniature sculpture. Matthew Campbell Laurenza, in fact, before becoming a jeweler he graduated in Fine Arts at Bellarmine University, in Kentucky. But he is also a master goldsmith, counter jeweler, as well as having worked extensively in ceramics, stone, bronze and wood. His pieces are found in private collections and have been shown in exhibitions around the world, from Asia, Russia and the Middle East, to Europe and the United States and are sold in luxury stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Harrods, Liberty of London, Lane Crawford, On Pedder, Gallerie Lafayette and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as being worn by Rihanna, Katie Perry, Taylor Swift, Blake Lively, Queen Rania of Jordan, Prince Albert of Monaco, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Meryl Streep and Iris Arpel.

Anello con ametista e zaffiri multicolori — Ring with amethyst and multicolored sapphires

Anello in argento con smalto, zaffiri ghiaccio e moldavite — Silver ring with enamel, ice sapphires and moldavite

Anello in argento con smalto arancione e zaffiri colorati — Silver ring with orange enamel and colored sapphire

Collana in argento, zaffiri verdi, ematite — Silver necklace, green sapphires, hematite

Pendente Robot in argento, smalto blu e zaffiri — Robot pendant in silver, blue enamel and sapphires

Orecchini a cerchi in argento placcato oro con zaffiri rosa misti — Hoop earrings in gold-plated silver with mixed pink sapphires

Orecchini in argento, zaffiri e smalto — Earrings in silver, sapphires and enamel

America in Bangkok with MCL Design

Published on January 6, 2021

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Anello con acquamarina e zaffiri colorati

Bangkok and not Paris, London or New York is the real capital of jewelry. In fact, a lot of the jewelry are produced in the capital of Thailand and then are then resold in the rest of the world. In addition to manufacturers on behalf of third parties, however, the Thai people also count on brands that offer exclusive collections. As in the case of MCL Design, which has been producing jewelry for almost a quarter of a century. However, it was not a Thai who founded the company, but an American, Matthew Campbell Laurenza.

Anello in oro bianco a forma di ragni con topazio e zaffiri rosa

In addition to producing elaborate jewels for other Maison, MCL Design has gained fame thanks to the precision in creating pavé with precious and semiprecious stones set by hand. The jewels signed by the Bangkok-based company use colored gems, but also enamels. The style is eclectic and is inspired by Aztec ruins, sculptures from ancient Egypt, Art Nouveau, the inevitable Art Deco and, more generally, any style that can inspire the designers of MCL Design. Jewelry, especially those that sport bright colors, has been sold by luxury stores such as Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus. One of the keys to success is also the ability to offer quality jewelry at a cheaper price than other Maison. And compared to other companies in the Asian country, it can emphasize fair treatment for employees. It’s always nice to know.

Bracciale a fiori con corniola e pavé di zaffiri

Anello Iris in oro 18 carati con ametista e pavé di zaffiri

Camelot’s diamonds

Published on June 5, 2015

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05A collection for the collectors who love the legend of Camelot, the one designed by Matthew Campbell Laurenza for Diamond with a story, the Rio Tinto‘s project (https://gioiellis.com/rio-tinto-ha-una-story/). The pun can’t be avoided because everything revolves around the belief of the American designer that collecting as an expression of personal style is not limited to the paintings and sculptures, but also applies to the jewelry. So, the accumulation is not aimed exclusively investment. So here are the pieces of Camelot, line inspired by the armor of the legendary King Arthur’s fortress, built in the category suggested by Rio Tinto, Mixed medium, ie creative freedom outside the rules and in innovation with precious materials. All at an affordable price, to be mixed together and then add each season: there are rings to put on top of each other, decorated with motifs reminiscent spears points and shields, very elaborate engagement rings and pendants with interchangeable stones : through to an ingenious mechanism can replace diamonds and change color in shades of gray, champagne, brown and black, from the Argyle mine in Australia. Monica Battistoni

Matthew Campbell Laurenza, collezione Camelot anello in oro bianco openwork e diamanti in quattro gradazioni di colore: marrone, cognac, champagne e grigio

Matthew Campbell Laurenza, collezione Camelot anello in oro giallo con diamanti

Matthew Campbell Laurenza, collezione Camelot orecchini in oro giallo con diamanti

Rio Tinto has a story

Published on June 3, 2015

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Rio Tinto, one of the world’s major diamond producers with mines in Canada, Australia and Zimbabwe, wants to rejuvenate the market and alongside the famous 4 C’s choice the real reasons people buy diamonds: love, emotion and, why not?, the beauty of a jewel that is not only in stone, but also in design. To do that had promoted the brand Diamond with a story and every year asks four talented jewelers to create a caspsule collection (for 2015 ere Sandy Leong, Jennifer Dawes, Suzanne Kalan and Matthew Campbell Laurenza), to be shown at Jck in Las Vegas. The idea behind the project is to provide traders jewelry at a very reasonable price for diamonds, ranging from 500 to $ 5,000, from more contemporary design and wearable every day all day. Something that for Millennials, customers with a maximum of thirty years the target stated, is different from what their parents wear, without being ostentatious or bling bling. Among the four themes suggested by Rio Tinto, the one of Sandy Leong is Shaped by origin, and the designer has chosen the rain as a creative motif to remember the immanence of nature. Rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets are shaped with long raindrops in recycled gold silky finished connected by gray or champagne diamonds from the Argyle mine in Australia. Here the first images of Rain the collection, next article the issues and proposals of the other three designers. Monica Battistoni

Sandy Leong, collezione Rain bangle in oro riciclato giallo, rosa e bianco con diamanti grigi e champagne

Sandy Leong, collezione Rain anello sottile e impilabile in oro riciclato giallo con 9 diamanti grigi

Sandy Leong, collezione Rain orecchini in oro giallo setato con gocce pendenti incastonate di diamanti

Sandy Leong, collezione Rain collana in oro riciclato giallo con lunghe gocce incastonate con diamanti grigi e champagne

Sandy Leong, collezione Rain collana in oro riciclato giallo con una fila di lunghe gocce incastonate con diamanti grigi e champagne

Sandy Leong, bracciale rigido in oro 18 carati con diamanti colorati naturali Rio Tinto della miniera Argyle. Prezzo: 5000 dollari

Race for four with certified diamonds

Published on March 17, 2015

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The mining giant Rio Tinto has charged four of the most famous American designers to create lines of jewelry with stones coming exclusively from the Argyle mine in Australia, and selected in size from 0.01 to 0.07 carats and in hues of colorless, gray, champagne and cognac. An initiative named Diamond with a story, taken some years ago with the aim to make these products more salable. Jennifer Dawes, Suzanne Kalandjian, Sandy Leong and Matthew Campbell Laurenza, are the designers chosen for their attention to sustainability, to range of color and to non-traditional materials, each of them have created a collection of 18 pieces with a price range of between 500 to $ 5,000, which will be presented at the Jck in Las Vegas, the trade show that is held in the city of Nevada in May. A marketing idea very interesting, for now restricted to the American market, considering that until a few years ago this type of diamonds was unknown and then regarded as of poor quality. Now, however, there is even a color scale certified. How the Chinese saying goes? Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. Monica Battistoni

Matthew Campbell Laurenza, anello in oro 18 carati con con diamanti colorati naturali Rio Tinto della miniera Argyle. Prezzo: 750 dollari

Jennifer Dawes, orecchini in oro 18 carati con diamanti colorati naturali Rio Tinto della miniera Argyle. Prezzo: 1150 dollari

Nel prezioso Garden di Swarovski

Published on July 7, 2014

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[wzslider]Il progetto di Swarovski, iniziato tre anni fa, finalmente è stato presentato al pubblico: una collezione, battezzata Jeweled Garden, per mettere in risalto l’ampia gamma di pietre e la capacità di tagliarle dei suoi artigiani. Otto anelli, quattro braccialetti e tre collane in oro 18 carati e pietre preziose dagli zaffiri multicolori alle ametiste, granati, spinelli topazi e rodolite, disegnati da Matthew Campbell Laurenza, che prima di dedicarsi alla gioielleria ha studiato scultura. Sue perciò, anche le 15 sculture iperrealistiche, prese da in giardino incantato dove la flora e la fauna sono oversize e anche un po’ stravaganti: c’è una vedova nera d’argento placcato in rodio nero, con zampe lunghe quasi 3 metri tempestate da più di 30 mila spinelli neri e 375 topazi rossi (295 mila dollari), un ramo di lillà molto elaborato alto quasi 4 metri composto con più di 30 mila topazi bianchi, viola e rosa e (195 mila dollari). Un omaggio a Rubens, al ciclo di dipinti I cinque sensi di Brueghel il Vecchio, e agli artisti del 17 ° secolo, secondo le intenzioni del designer americano, che ha trasferito questa ispirazione pure nell’alta gioielleria. Un esempio? L’anello in oro bianco a forma di ragno il cui corpo è grande e scintillante topazio blu, circondato da 92 diamanti neri o la collana con una perla nera e un bouquet di fiori modellati in oro rosa, zaffiri e topazi azzurri. In vendita in esclusiva da Bergdorf Goodman a New York i prezzi vanno dagli 8.500 ai 118 mila dollari. Matilde de Bounville

Anello ragno — Anello in oro bianco con un topazio blu al centro, circondato da 92 diamanti neri

Swarovsky collana — Collana con una perla nera e un bouquet di fiori modellati in oro rosa, zaffiri e topazi azzurri

anello con un citrino topazi e tsavorriti — Anello con citrino centrale, topazi e-tsavorriti

Swarosky collana con tormaline e tsavorite muklticolore — Collana con tormaline e tsavoriti muklticolore

Anello con ametista e 117 topazi rosa — Anello con ametista, centrale sotto un topazio azzurro e 117 topazi rosa

Swarosky bracciale tormalòine e toazi multicolori — Bracciale con tormaline e topazi multicolore

Collana con 16 topazi blu 2 pwerle nere e più di 800 pietre — Collana con 16 topazi azzurri, due perle nere e più di altre 800 pietre.

Anello con ametista e topaszi bianchi — Anello con ametista centrale topazi bianchi

Bracciale fauna con chele grancio topazi bli e zaffitri rossi — Bracciale fauna con topazi blu e zaffiri rossi

Swarorky bracciale con tsavoriti e zaffiri multicolore — Bracciale con tsavoriti e zaffiri multicolore

The Swarovski Garden is precious

The project of Swarovski, started three years ago, has finally been unveiled: a collection, called Jeweled Garden, enlisted by Swarovski to highlight its wide range of colorful gemstones and its craftsmen ability to cut them. Eight rings, three necklaces and four bracelets in 18K gold and precious stones from multi-colored sapphires to amethysts, garnets, topaz, spinel and rhodolite, designed by Matthew Campbell Laurenza, who studied sculpture before moving into jewelry design. From him so even the 15 hyper-realistic sculptures, picked from an enchanted garden, where flora and fauna are oversized and a little bit outlandish: there is a black widow in silver plated with rhodium black, with legs long almost 3 meters studded with more than 30 000 blacks and 375 topaz red spinels ($ 295,000), a branch of lilac very elaborate nearly 4 meters high composed with more than 30 thousand white, purple and pink topazes ($ 195,000). A tribute to Rubens, to the cycle of paintings The five senses by Brueghel the Elder, and to the artists of the 17th century, according to the intentions of the American designer, who transferred this inspiration even in high jewelery. An example? The white gold spider ring with a large blue topaz body, surrounded by 92 black diamonds or the necklace with a black pearl and a bouquet of flowers shaped in rose gold, sapphires and blue topazes. Exclusively sold at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, prices ranging from 8,500 to $ 118,000.

Le Gardin de Swarovski est précieux

Le projet de Swarovski a débuté il ya trois ans, a finalement été dévoilé: collection, appelé Jeweled Garden, commandée par Swarovski pour mettre en évidence la vaste gamme de pierres et la habilité, de taille de ses artisans. Huit bagues, trois colliers et quatre bracelets en or 18 carats et pierres précieuses de saphirs multicolores, améthystes, grenats, topaze, spinelle et rhodolite, conçu par Matthew Campbell Laurenza, qui avant de tourner à bijoux a étudié la sculpture. Son si même les 15 sculptures hyper-réalistes, tirés du jardin enchanté où la flore et la faune sont surdimensionnés et un peu bizarre: il ya une veuve noir en argent plaqué rhodium noir, avec de longues jambes près de 3 mètres cloutés plus de 30 000 noirs et 375 topaze rouges ($ 295 000), une branche de lilas très élaboré près de 4 mètres de haut, composée de plus de 30 mille topaze blanc, violet et rose ($ 195,000). Un hommage à Rubens à cycle de de peintures Les cinq sens de Brueghel l’Ancien, à les artistes du 17ème siècle, selon les intentions du créateur américain, qui a transféré cette inspiration, même dans la haute joaillerie. Un exemple? La bague en or blanc en forme d’araignée avec le corps en grand et mousseux topaze bleue entourée par 92 diamants noirs ou le collier avec une perle noire et un bouquet de fleurs en forme de l’or rose, saphirs et topazes bleues. En vente exclusivement chez Bergdorf Goodman à New York, les prix allant de 8.500 à $ 118,000.

Die Swarovski Garten ist kostbar

Das Projekt von Swarovski begann vor drei Jahren, hat endlich enthüllt worden: eine Sammlung, genannt Juwelen Garten, von Swarovski angeworben, um seine breite Palette von bunten Edelsteinen und seine Handwerker Fähigkeit, sie schneiden zu markieren. Acht Ringe, drei Halsketten und Armbänder in vier 18K Gold und Edelsteinen aus bunten Saphiren zu Amethyste, Granat, Topas, Spinell und Rhodolith, von Matthew Campbell Laurenza, der Bildhauerei, bevor sie in Schmuck-Design-Studium konzipiert. Von ihm, so auch der 15 hyperrealistischen Skulpturen, aufgenommen von einem verwunschenen Garten, in dem Pflanzen und Tiere sind überdimensioniert und ein wenig abwegig: Es gibt eine schwarze Witwe in versilbert mit Rhodium schwarz, mit langen Beinen fast 3 Meter mit mehr besetzt als 30 000 Schwarze und rote Spinelle Topas 375 ($ 295,000), einem Zweig der lila sehr aufwendig fast 4 Meter hoch und mehr als 30 Tausend weiß, lila und rosa Topase ($ 195.000) zusammen. Eine Hommage an Rubens, zu dem Bilderzyklus Die fünf Sinne von Brueghel der Ältere, und die Künstler des 17. Jahrhunderts, nach dem Willen der amerikanischen Designerin, die diese Inspiration auch in der Hoch Schmuck übergeben. Ein Beispiel? Das weiße Gold Spinnenring mit einem großen blauen Topas Körper, mit 92 schwarzen Diamanten oder die Kette mit einem schwarzen Perle und einem Blumenstrauß in Roségold, Saphire und Topase förmigen blau umgeben. Exklusiv bei Bergdorf Goodman in New York verkauft, die Preise reichen von 8.500 bis 118.000 $.

Swarovski Сад драгоценно

Проект, началось три года назад, наконец-то представила: коллекцию под названием Изукрашенный Сад, зачислен Swarovski, чтобы подчеркнуть его широкий спектр красочных драгоценных камней и своими мастерами возможность сократить их. Восемь кольца, три ожерелья и четыре браслеты в 18-каратного золота и драгоценных камней из разноцветных сапфиров в аметистами, гранатами, топазами, шпинели и родолита, разработанный Мэтью Кэмпбелл Laurenza, который изучал скульптуру до переезда в ювелирном дизайне. От него так даже 15 сверхреалистичными скульптур, взял из заколдованном саду, где флора и фауна являются негабаритных и немного диковинной: есть черная вдова в серебро с покрытием из родия черный, с ноги длиной почти 3 метра усеяна более чем 30 000 чернокожих и 375 топаза красных шпинелей ($ 295,000), филиала сирени очень сложной почти 4 метра в высоту, состоящие более чем с 30 тысяч белых, фиолетовых и розовых топазов ($ 195,000). Дань Рубенса, к циклу картин пяти чувств Брейгеля Старшего и художников 17-го века, в соответствии с намерениями американского дизайнера, который передал это вдохновение даже в разгар ювелирных изделий. Пример?Белое золото паук кольцо с большим синим топазом тела, в окружении 92 черными бриллиантами или колье с черным жемчугом и букет цветов формы из розового золота, сапфиров и голубыми топазами. Исключительно продаются по Bergdorf Goodman в Нью-Йорке, цены от 8500 до $ 118000.

El Garden de Swarovski es precioso
El proyecto de Swarovski se inició hace tres años y fue finalmente presentado al público: una colección, llamada Jeweled Jardín, encargado por Swarovski para destacar la gran variedad de piedras y la capacidad de cortar sus artesanos. Ocho anillos, tres collares y cuatro brazaletes en oro de 18 quilates y piedras preciosas de zafiros multicolores con amatistas, granates, topacios, espinela y rhodolite, diseñado por Matthew Campbell Laurenza, quien antes de dedicarse a la joyería estudió escultura. Su tan siquiera las 15 esculturas hiperrealistas en forma de tomas en el jardín encantado donde la flora y la fauna son de gran tamaño y un poco estrafalario “: hay una plata viuda negro plateado con el rodio negro, con patas largas, casi 3 metros con incrustaciones de más de 30 000 negros y 375 topacio espinelas rojas (295.000 dólares), una rama de lila muy elaborado casi 4 metros de altura hecha con más de 30.000 topacio blanco, violeta y rosa ($ 195.000). Un homenaje a Jan Brueghel el Viejo, el ciclo de pinturas de Rubens Los cinco sentidos y los artistas del siglo 17., Las intenciones del diseñador americano, que se trasladaron esta inspiración, así como en el anillo de oro en forma de una araña cuyo cuerpo es el topacio azul grande y brillante rodeado por 92 diamantes negros o collar con una perla negro y un ramo de flores modeladas en oro, rosa y zafiros azules y topacio azul.