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Homi come back in September

Published on July 31, 2020

Esposizione di gioielli a Homi Fashion&Jewels

Many jewelery fairs have been suspended due to the health restrictions imposed by covid-19: Homi Fashion & Jewels, instead, will take place regularly. The fair (19-22 September) organized in Milan is dedicated to the segments of jewelery, fashion accessories, bijou and trendy jewelery, however, it will not forget the safety measures. “We have chosen to maintain the physical format by re-modulating it on the basis of new needs to give a signal of proactive and proactive continuity towards the future. All this without giving up digital but finding the right balance with the real dimension, because the relationship between people remains a crucial node of the business system and for this reason it needs to be even more valued ” assures Emanuele Guido, director of the event.

Security that will also pass from the increase in digital activities with Fiera Milano Platform, a platform dedicated to the whole community of reference chains, created in an integrated way that revolves around #befashionandjewels, a project created to create competitive strength that develops around a community system where all the actors are on the same level and which supports retail, buyers and top visitors. The idea is to cultivate relationships, sharing stories, through written and photographic content, thus emphasizing the character of each individual project. For example, how a collection is born, in which country it is produced, if a dash of innovation has been added to creativity, what materials have been used, as well as the inspiration concept. An identity card accessible within a click, even after the September 2020 edition.

Iamthemaker, more, is the project that gives voice to makers (new generation artisans and designers), presenting their creations, telling their stories and showing the declinations of their professionalism. In any case, there are already many companies that will be physically present at Homi, such as Amlé, Confuorto Gioielli, Pf Milano, Lebole gioielli, Dago Jewels, Idandi and Carola Gioielli, Not For All, Ruedesmille, Mya Accessories.

The appointment with Faraone Casa d’Aste is back

Published on June 5, 2020

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After the long lockdown period, the desire for jewelry auctions returns. There are two scheduled in Milan, organized by Faraone Casa d’Aste. The dates identified for the sale are June 29 and July 20. Although, compared to past years, the health emergency of the past few months has, however, reduced the number of pieces that will be beaten by a third: they are 200 compared to about 300 usual ones. It should be added that the two appointments will also be strictly regulated by the health security provisions in force: they will be behind closed doors and in live streaming, with the participation of the public by telephone, via the web and through written offers.

The first auction, scheduled at 15.30 on 29 June, will offer the first 100 lots, divided into jewelery by the most famous maisons such as Buccellati, Cartier, Sabbadini, Chantecler and Cusi, but also watches from brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier and Jaeger LeCoultre. Among the jewels, in the catalog stand out a ring with Burmese no heat ruby weighing 3.80 carats, two rings with Colombian emeralds weighing 6.60 and 6.61 carats respectively, two diamonds of about 7.70 and 4, 02 carat.

anello con smeraldo colombiano — Anello con smeraldo colombiano

Other notable pieces are a pair of earrings in platinum, white gold and diamonds signed Chaumet, a Giraffe brooch and a Panthére pendant both Cartier, a Frascarolo bracelet, four Sabbadini bees and an eighties snake bracelet signed Pharaoh.

For watch enthusiasts, a 2001 Rolex Daytona steel and gold is on sale, with still film and seal as well as box and warranty, a yellow gold Patek Philippe Tegolino from the 1940s and a 1998 Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Grand Taille Duoface with case in pink gold.

Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e smeraldo

Non-stop online sales for Faraone Casa d’Aste: debut with gold

Published on January 9, 2020

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Online auctions are a phenomenon that has expanded the audience of jewelry and watch buyers. And not only the big names in the sector have decided to take the opportunity. Now also Faraone Casa d’Aste, a company based in Milan, has planned to offer online sales practically non-stop.

Smeraldo colombiano a taglio ottagonale no oil del peso di 4,18 carati

The idea is to organize a unique online auction for 2020. The sale is scheduled with a succession of themed auctions lasting 15 days, for a total of 16 appointments for users who register on the website, on which the calendar will be published monthly.

This continuous succession of auctions will offer more opportunities to sellers and buyers compared to the classic two annual auction sales organized by Faraone Casa d’Aste in May and November.
The calendar of appointments will be drawn up during the year in order to be able to follow in a targeted manner only the auctions for the lots of own interest, which will be displayed throughout the auction period at the show room in via Montenapoleone 9 in Milan. First date: the February auction, which will focus on the golden age. While 15 days later it will be the turn of the clocks.

Collana a catena in oro giallo e pavé di diamanti

Van Cleef & Arpels in exhibition in Milan

Published on November 29, 2019

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L'allestimento della mostra «il Tempo, la Natura e l’Amore» a Palazzo Reale, Milano. Foto: Santi Caleca

In Milan, 400 jewels by Van Cleef & Arpels in a large exhibition that tells the story of the Parisian Maison ♦ ︎

The great, sparkling, imaginative world of Van Cleef & Arpels enclosed in the halls of an exhibition held in Milan. A unique opportunity to admire archival documents, line drawings and gouaches up close, as well as 400 jewels and watches, which tell the origins of the artistic creation of the Parisian Maison from 1906 to today.

The exhibition is scheduled for November 30, 2019 and will end on February 23, 2020 and promoted by the Municipality of Milan and produced by Van Cleef & Arpels, in collaboration with the Cologni Foundation. Set up at Palazzo Reale, the exhibition is curated by Alba Cappellieri, Professor of Jewelery Design and Accessory at the Milan Polytechnic and director of the Jewelery Museum of Vicenza. The jewels come from the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection and from private loans.

Collana Lion Barquerolles, 1971 Van Cleef & Arpels

The exhibition also offers a special display, with a set designed by the American designer Johanna Grawunder, which is reflected in the rooms of the Appartamento dei Principi and the Sala degli Arazzi of the Milanese palace, which host the three sections in which the exhibition is divided: Time, Nature and Love. Themes that have always inspired Van Cleef & Arpels in creating pieces that have entered the history of jewelry, such as the clip with the dancer, the animals, the zip.

Collana Collerette, 1928, Patrick-Gries, Van Cleef & Arpels

Alba Cappellieri has selected the key concepts through which to decode the creations of Van Cleef & Arpels and their relationship with time inspired by a work by Italo Calvino, Six proposals for the next millennium. The initial section on Time occupies ten rooms, dedicated to distinctive themes. The first room is consecrated in Paris, while the following ones are dedicated to the notion of Exoticism and to the five values of Calvino: Lightness, Quickness, Visibility, Accuracy, Multiplicity. The last rooms of the section then focus on intersections with other disciplines such as dance, fashion and architecture.
In the heart of the exhibition, the section on Love presents creations, testimonies and love pledges, which were the expression of the strength of feelings and that accompanied some great passions of the twentieth century which have now become myths.

Finally, the last three rooms of the exhibition are dedicated to Nature with botany, flora and fauna. They reveal an enchanted world in which the artisan excellence of Van Cleef & Arpels and his search for harmony come together in an absolute art.

Clip Cinq feuilles, 1967 Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels: Time, Nature, Love
Palazzo Reale in Milan
from 30 November 2019 to 23 February 2020
Alba Cappellieri Curator
Exhibition promoted by the Municipality of Milan and the Royal Palace
Produced by Van Cleef & Arpels
In collaboration with the Cologni Foundation
Skira Editore Catalog
Hours Monday 14.30 – 19.30
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 9.30 – 19.30
Thursday and Saturday 9.30am – 10.30pm
Last entry one hour before closing
Festivities Saturday 7 December 9.30 – 22.30
Sunday 8 December 9.30 – 19.30
Tuesday 24 December 9.30 – 14.30
Wednesday 25 December 14.30 – 18.30
Thursday 26 December 9.30 – 22.30
Tuesday 31 December 9.30 – 14.30
Wednesday 1st January 2.30pm – 7.30pm
Monday 6 January 9.30 – 19.30
Last entry one hour before closing
Free admission

Locandina mostra — La locandina della mostra

Les Georgettes is getting open 3,000 sales outlets. The last is at …

Published on November 29, 2019

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Les Georgettes is an innovative brand that has patented a system that allows you to customize your jewel or accessory thanks to interchangeable and reversible leather inserts and vinyls (we talked about it here). And it aims to expand a lot, given that in recent years Les Georgettes by Altesse has decided to open 3,000 stores in 55 countries around the world, including its first boutique in Shanghai featuring an innovative concept design.

The brand in France already has 45 corners in department stores such as in Galleries Lafayette and Printemps, which join the Paris boutique. Now it’s the turn of Milan, where he opened a new corner inside the Coin store in Piazza 5 Giornate. The store also wants to communicate a Parisian atmosphere, with particular attention to lighting, display cases, display shelves and wall details. In addition, of course, to earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings for women and leather accessories, all customizable with colored and interchangeable leather.

On the other hand, Les Georgettes by Altesse, is a brand that is part of Renaissance Luxury Group, a group dedicated to the re-launch of Made in France. In 2020 a new corner will be opened at the Galerie Lafayette in Berlin and a Flagship Store in Tokyo. In Italy the brand is already present with a growing network of multi-brand jewelers and with a corner at the Brian & Barry Building in Milan.

Corner all'interno di Coin — Corner all’interno di Coin

Swarovski opens the Crystal Studio concept store

Published on October 18, 2019

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Swarovski opens the Crystal Studio concept store in Milan. Paris, Shanghai and … ♦ ︎

Swarovski opens its first Crystal Studio concept store in Milan. Milan will be followed by openings in Paris and other cities with strong links with the brand, such as Shanghai and Beijing, which Swarovski considers to be key locations for innovation and creativity in the fashion retail sector.

The opening in Milan was also facilitated by the fact that the city is the headquarters of Studio Urquiola, the creative design team that studied the new concept store, as well as being the Italian capital of fashion. The idea is to create a modern environment that can offer a highly interactive and social use experience that communicates glamor, experience and innovation. in the company’s goals, the customer will be encouraged to experiment with his creativity. The interactive digital touch points of the entire store aim not only to improve the purchasing process, but also to create a welcoming space, allowing customers to immerse themselves in the glittering world of Swarovski.

Materials and colors of Crystal Studio are designed to make the idea of a place to experiment. On the tiled floor in gray porcelain, the exhibitors present themselves as open and modular showcases defined by a wire mesh in a refined rose gold shade, ensuring greater emphasis on product display.

Innovation, creativity and the consumer are the center of this new and exciting concept store. Before starting to work on aesthetics, we thought of functionality: the ambition is to satisfy the digital demands of our consumers, offering them, at the same time, a unique and engaging shopping experience with the brand.
Robert Buchbauer, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Swarovski Consumer Goods Business

Gioielli in esposizione nel Crystal Studio

The heart of the shopping experience is the Sparkle Bar, a location where customers can devote time to discover new products, create new looks with jewels with the advice of Swarovski in-store experts, and virtually explore the sets. A bit like the Apple Store Genius Bar, in short. Within this space with attention to the smallest details, each customer can create their own look. Consumers are encouraged to touch and test products using mirrors that offer different lighting possibilities and to explore, through digital screens, the style tips proposed by the influencers of the Swarovski community.

The Sparkle Bar also offers a wireless charging station for smartphones to be used during shopping. Different gift cards are also available for purchases for friends, partners or for themselves.

Jewels and royals things with Faraone Casa d’Aste

Published on October 2, 2019

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spilla fiore en tremblant firmata Bulgari realizzata in platino con diamanti a goccia, navette, tondi e baguette

Jewels, but also precious objects that belonged to kings and emperors to the sale of Faraone Casa d’Aste in Milan ♦ ︎

By now the pre Christmas auction of Faraone Casa d’Aste in Milan has become a tradition, like the typical cake of the city, the panettone, which in fact is eaten during the winter holidays. So, this year the sale at the auction of jewels, but also of watches and precious objects, is scheduled for Monday 11 November at the Four Seasons Hotels in Milan.

Among the jewels entrusted to the Patrizia di Carrobio auctioneer stand out an en tremblant flower brooch signed Bulgari made of platinum with teardrop diamonds, shuttles, round and baguettes for a total of about 20 carats, estimated at 150,000-170,000 euros, a platinum ring with emerald Colombian of 8.81 carats (90,000-100,000), a rare Colombian emerald oil of 4.18 carats (65,000-75,000), a ring with a pink sapphire of about 6.53 carats (25,000-35,000), a ring with Unheated Burmese ruby of about 5.50 carats (40,000-50,000). Furthermore, the catalog includes Buccellati jewels (with 22 lots, including a set of earrings and ring in white gold and diamonds, complete with box and guarantee and a ring in yellow and white gold with a sapphire of about 6 carats) and pieces signed Cartier, Pomellato, Vhernier, Webb.

anello in platino con smeraldo colombiano di 8,81 carati

Also in the same auction are precious objects that belonged to nobles of rank. Among the most interesting lots put up for auction are a rare snuff box from the Russian Imperial Court made by the Bolin jeweler, with an ivory miniature of the emperor Alexander II. The estimate is 100,000-150,000 euros. Still in the royal context, a yellow gold box and enamels depicting the initials of Carlo Alberto of Savoy and the Savoy coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sardinia probably produced in Turin between 1830 and 1850 (estimate 15,000-20,000 euros) are also for sale while a yellow gold cigarette case along with a set of cufflinks and yellow gold buttons with sapphires and diamonds (estimate 9,000-13,000) belonged to another type of queen, this time from the cinema: Marlene Dietrich. Box and set are accompanied by a signed letter.

The auction will be anticipated by four days of exposure in the welcoming Chalet, a Christmas installation in the hotel.