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High jewelery by Sicis in the Emirates

Published on October 8, 2021

Anello Aura, con micromosaico, diamanti e rubellite

There is also the high Italian jewelery at the 48th edition of the Watch and Jewelery Middle East Show in Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), simultaneously with the opening of Dubai Expo 2020. Among the brands present, in fact, Sicis Jewels has chosen the Emirates to present his collection of unique pieces, which stand out both for the creative style of the designer, Gioia Placuzzi, and for the technique adopted, which combines precious stones and gold with tiny chips of micromosaic, a centuries-old technique that the Atelier of Ravenna (Italy) brought it back to life. Like the Aura Eos ring, inspired by Art Deco, with stylized gold leaves surrounded by diamonds and, in the center, a cabochon rubellite.

Anello della collezione Tesserae, in oro bianco, micromosaico, diamanti, peridoto

Or the Tesserae ring, which features a cushion-cut peridot in the center, surrounded by a diamond border, in addition to the characteristic Sicis micromosaic. Or for the earrings and the Lace ring, made with micromosaic, 18-karat white gold, white and black diamonds and cultured pearls. All pieces that are part of the Sicis high jewelery collections.

Anello e orecchini Lace, con diamanti bianchi e neri, micromosaico, perla

Anello Perception, con micromosaico e rubellite

Anello Lace, con diamanti, micromosaico e perla South Sea

Anello Infinity, con diamanti, micromosaico e tanzanite

Sicis, rhombus as high jewelry

Published on September 12, 2020

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The word lozenge is a term used in heraldry to indicate a geometric figure of four sides with the upper and lower angles acute, while the two lateral ones are obtuse. In short, a rhombus for geometry that you learn at school. But it is also a very popular geometric figure for fabrics and some dresses. Now Losange is also the name of a high jewelery necklace and earrings created for Sicis by the art director of the Maison of Ravenna (Italy), Gioia Placuzzi.

Like the other Sicis jewels, the necklace is made with tiny micromosaic tiles in glass paste, combined with precious stones and gold. In particular, the necklace is made up of diamonds, pink sapphires, sunset blue and orange, emeralds, amethysts as well as, last but not least, precious micromosaic miniatures. The necklace is composed of many rhombus-shaped elements in shades of red and blue, dotted with the green of small emeralds, and the purple and pink of sapphires. A complex composition, which transforms an angular geometry, such as that of the lozenge, into a soft jewel.

Sicis high jewelry flies to New York

Published on March 11, 2020

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Anello Anemone con perla, diamanti e micromosaico

From Ravenna to the Big Apple: Sicis Jewels participates in the first edition of the year of JA New York, one of the main jewelery fairs for the entire east coast of the USA (March 15-17). Objective: to introduce the elaborate processing of Sicis Jewels to the American public. In particular, the micromosaic technique, made of precious minerals and gold, melted and then woven into special chopsticks, elaborated by hand by expert masters.

A technique that is then enhanced by the art director, Gioia Placuzzi, the soul of the brand, and her staff. The micromosaic technique was adopted by Sicis after 20 years of research and studies: it is a process born in the eighteenth century in Rome and today. The examples that Sicis brings to New York give a good idea of what type of jewelry can be produced. Like the Quetzal set inspired by the exotic tropical bird, with diamonds and tanzanites. The butterflies that seem to fly on bright gold threads and diamonds in the Butterfly set. Or the Calipso necklace, designed remembering the nymph told in the Odyssey, with infinitesimal micro-mosaic tiles that form special drops that are intertwined with Akoya pearls. Another example is that of the Alphabet collection, which transforms simple letters into amulets, with the micromosaic that designs miniatures together with diamonds, rubies and other gems.

Sicis flowers

Published on September 14, 2019

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Anello Art Déco in oro bianco, micro mosaico, diamanti, rubellite. La parte superiore è mobile

The Sicis micro mosaic between flowers and Art Deco, here are the new jewels ♦ ︎

Micro mosaic, great result. Sicis, a Ravenna-based company specialized in mosaic activity, which also brings its expertise in fine jewelry, presented the latest creations at VicenzaOro September. The micro mosaic technique, this time, is used for jewels that have a floral subject.

Sicis fine jewelery, however, is not only micro mosaic, but also gold and precious stones, such as the bright marquise-cut rubellites used for rings and earrings, or amethysts or pavé diamonds. But the micro mosaic should not be underestimated: the shades of colors on the surfaces of the jewel are made with thousands of tiny fragments of glass created ad hoc: a job that can take hundreds of hours and an indefinite number of tests to find the right nuance.

Anello in oro bianco, micro mosaico, perla

Only Sicis Jewels, as far as we know, is able to use this technique, which is declined in jewels that are inspired by art deco, or give space to the creativity of the company’s designer. Which, in addition to colors, also focuses on the originality of the form factor: for example, some elements of jewels are mobile.

Orecchini con micr mosaico e pavé di diamanti — Orecchini con micro mosaico e pavé di diamanti

Orecchini Art Déco in oro bianco, micro mosaico, diamanti, rubellite. La parte superiore è mobile

Sicis among the stars

Published on May 29, 2019

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Sicis, orecchini con minuscole tessere di micromosaico in pasta vetrosa, uniti a pietre preziose e oro

Tiny pieces of gold, enamel, stones are used to compose the Etoile collection by Sicis ♦ ︎

Tiny pieces of micromosaic in glassy paste, combined with precious stones and gold. It looks like an alchemic formula and, basically, it is. The tradition of mosaic, and then of micromosaic, is ancient. But it requires considerable manual skill, which only those with long experience can understand and translate into work. Even more so when it comes to jewels, such as those proposed by Sicis, a company based in Ravenna, a city that preserves wonderful Byzantine mosaics in its churches.

The new collection that uses the micromosaic technique is called Etoile and, it could not be otherwise, reproduces five-pointed gold stars, elaborated in the colors and shades of blue and black. The tiles, infinitely small, are enameled, hand-made by art masters who combine them one by one together with precious stones. They are composed in this way complex glue, or more simple, combined with laces, rings and earrings. M.d.B.

Anello della collezione Etoile in oro bianco

BC 505 001 Etoile Dark STL1 — Collana Etoile versione Dark

Orecchini pendenti in micromosaico, oro, pietre

Sicis Jewels, the micro mosaics show

Published on January 17, 2019

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The micro mosaics of Sicis Jewels: small Venetian glass tesserae, together with gold and precious stones ♦ ︎

At VicenzaOro January there is also Sicis Jewels, a Ravenna company specialized in micromosaic technique. The tiny Venetian glass tesserae that make up figures and a kind of pavé, according to an ancient type of workmanship, decided to participate in the jewelery fair to present the latest collections.

The micro mosaic tiles are used by Sicis Jewels along with precious stones and gold.

In addition to unique pieces of fine jewelry, the Maison offers entire collections, always handmade with endless combinations of colors and shades. The Venetian glass yarns are cut into thousands of pieces that are laid one by one. In particular at Vicenza Oro are bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings. The micro mosaics in these jewels serve to color stars, flowers, moon, animals, along with stones like tourmaline or sapphires. Lavinia Andorno

The Arabesque by Sicis

Published on January 31, 2018

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Sicis, anello Arabesque in micromosaico, oro bianco, diamanti e rubino

Two new pieces of high jewelery made by Sicis with the technique of micromosaic, combined with diamonds and rubies, the Arabesque parure ♦ ︎
The micromosaic becomes a jewel: it is one of the Sicis skills, a company from Ravenna specialized in the art of combining tiny colored pieces. And it is no coincidence that this skill is developed in a city that houses some of the most beautiful and important mosaics in the world. Given this, here is the new effort of Sicis: the Arabesque set. It is a pair of earrings and a ring, which whit the micromosaic design have an oriental echo. The micromosaic, supported by a set of white gold, is also embellished with lines of white diamonds and a red rubies. The same composition is repeated for ring and hanging earrings, which use rubies at the height of the closure. In this case the geometric drop shape is made with diamonds, which is superimposed on the jewel: it’s a movable set and therefore oscillates according to the movements of the wearer’s body. Giulia Netrese

Sicis, orecchini Arabesque in micromosaico, oro bianco, diamanti e rubini

From Sicis a fern jewel

Published on July 12, 2017

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By Sicis, a micro-mosaic with emeralds turns into a jewel-fern ♦ ︎
Sicis’s micro mosaic is made in Ravenna, a city that houses some of the most famous Romanesque mosaics in the world. It’s not a casuality. Virtuosism in the realization of these micro mosaics manifests itself from time to time in the creation of fancy jewelery, where the merit is not only in the materials used, but also in the difficult to applying the technique to the high jewelery. After a series of animal-inspired jewels, now is a plant, the oldest in the world: the fern, which dates back some 350 million years ago. It is made up of hundreds of hand-laid worked micro-tiles, which form the leaves: a special spinning and cutting technique makes it possible to obtain shades of several colors a single splinter. On these soft shapes are cut emeralds drops-cut.
The ring consists of three leafs in micro mosaic encased in white gold with brilliant cut diamonds paved and a columbian emerald drop. Each earring is made up of six different sized micro mosaic leaves, white gold, diamond pavers and emerald brilliant cut, plus two emerald droplets. Cosimo Muzzano

Butterfly Collection, versione con piccoli diamanti e oro

Sicis plunges into Chinese legend

Published on June 15, 2016

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Sicis, Ravenna company that has made of technique of micro mosaic an art, loves to turn the spotlight on one piece at a time. In fact the jewelry that it shows, unique pieces, are to be observed more as art than craft products. After the necklace inspired by the Big Bang cosmic there is another valuable and imaginative jewel, this time linked to an ancient Chinese legend. In short, the story tells of a brave carp which climbed the falls of Dragon Gate, along the Yellow River, overcoming obstacles and evil spirits. The gods, impressed by such courage, they promoted the fish, transformed as dragon, a symbol of those who aspire to achieve great things and is not afraid to face the adversities of life. To this story is inspired by the Koi necklace, constancy and perseverance emblem. The jewel is entirely in white gold, while the line that draws a branch of coral is covered in Micro Mosaic, 14,69 carats of white diamonds and 13.84 carats of orange sapphires. There are also 7.08-carat of intense blue aquamarines. The necklace has also an amazing in the hidden side, the back side, made with iridescent nacre. Giulia Netrese

Sicis, the Big Bang in a necklace

Published on June 8, 2016

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Sicis has accustomed us to unique pieces. Unique and amazing. This time it is the case of Cosmic Egg. That is not going to end up in a pan, but means “the cosmic forces of nature and regeneration by means of them.” The jewel is designed and manufactured by the Atelier Sicis: the company of Ravenna, it should be remembered, is specialized in mosaics and micromosaics. A processing technique for this very complicated and rather rare. But this series, in addition to being complicated to implement, it is also valuable: it is composed of over 900 diamonds (totaling 9.25 carats) and 1200 sapphires (for 23,22 carats), seven Tanzanite cabochon of 43.77 carats. The tanzanite, a recently discovered stone considered to get good luck, is extremely rare and sought after for its color, an intense blue that changes when viewed from different angles. The necklace is composed of oval elements surrounded by two irregular ellipses with diamonds and sapphires, which refer to the orbits of the planets. A cosmos, in fact. Sicis also took the opportunity to add an astronomical note: according to cosmologists, over 14 billion years ago the entire mass of the universe was compressed into a volume of about 30 times the size of our sun. A small ball when compared with the entire universe. And this “ball” primordial exploded with the Big Bang and the current universe was born. Which it is now also represented by this necklace. Federico Graglia

La galassia IC 342, a 10 milioni di anni luce dalla costellazione della Giraffa