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Mazza, from Naples to New York

Published on May 20, 2020

Orecchini di topazio intagliato e diamanti

The jewels of the Mazza family, from Torre del Greco (Naples) to Las Vegas, passing through New York City ♦

In times when migration involves millions of people, even with dramatic aspects, we forget that the movement of people from one continent to the other is not new. In the past two centuries, for example, Italy has been a country from which thousands of thousands of people started looking for luck. Among them was also the Mazza family, a specialist in goldsmith’s work in Torre del Greco, near Naples. It is known that specialists in the art of working coral and cameos have grown and still live in this small area.

Starting from 1840, the Mazza family also worked coral and mother of pearl for cameos. Founded in 1864, the family moved to the United States, to New York. Louis Mazza continued the work with the help of his four children. The third son, William, in particular, in 1970 produced his first collection for I. Magnum & Co. and Bergdorf Goodman under the name of Mazza. Today the family is in its fifth generation and William is joined by his three sons William jr, Jeffrey and Steven. The story continues, still with coral and, of course, with other techniques that have added to the starting one.

Anello in oro giallo, con pietra luna cabochon

Anello in oro giallo con smeraldi e diamanti

In Naples the tradition of Ferrara Gifè

Published on May 5, 2020

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Orecchini a clip Art Déco con corallo rosso, oro giallo, diamanti e onice

In Naples (Italy), one of the goldsmiths with greater tradition is Ferrara Gifè, an acronym for Gianluca Ferrara, son of Luigi Ferrara, the founder of the company. After attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Luigi Ferrara founded the company in 1972. The study of past painters and sculptors probably influenced the jeweler’s style. Its production, in fact, has nothing of the minimalism of many contemporary jewels, but largely reflects the decorative criteria of the past. Many jewels, such as earrings or bracelets, are anchored, in fact, to the aesthetic taste of the Renaissance, Art Deco or Art Nouveau. In short, many jewels have an elaborate and vintage style.

In the Ferrara Gifé catalog, in any case, there are also examples of more modern design. In the production, moreover, there are the jewels made with coral, which is the specialty of the goldsmiths of Naples and surroundings. Furthermore, alongside gold and precious stones, Ferrara Gifè often uses pearls.

Orecchini con citrini, peridoto, quarzo brown, ametista, diamanti

Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini in stile Rinascimento con smeraldi

Spilla Art Nouveau in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Bracciale con corallo, smeraldi, zaffiri

Bracciale Art Déco con corallo, onice e perle

Orecchini a clip con corallo rosa, zaffiri e diamanti

Orecchini a clip in oro giallo, zaffiri, lapislazzuli, diamanti

Ciaravolo, not just red

Published on September 27, 2019

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Bracciale Civetta, realizzato a mano i -Oro giallo 18 carati, diamanti, corallo rosso del per il piumaggio e nero per gli occhi

Coral, more the precious stones, and more gold: here are the Ciaravolo jewels, Neapolitan jewelry from three generations ♦

Sometimes it is good to leave the big Maison that are on the stage, pushed by the media, to get to know the small but exceptional, goldsmiths who are around Italy. Some of these craft skills are, you know, near Torre del Greco, just steps from Naples. Here from generations are passed down the art of making corals, which over time has evolved to become a top quality jewelry. In short, those few business operator calls with disdain “corallari”, are often of the virtuosos of the chisel and setting, real artists of that precious gift from the sea. This is also the story of Ciaravolo, which has lasted three generations. Started by master engraver of statues and cameos by Vincenzo, it was continued by his son Giuseppe. From simple engraver, Pino Ciaravolo 50 years ago has started to produce jewelry. Today at the helm is Vincenzo, who has earned a reputation that goes beyond national boundaries.

Ciaravolo has found a place in the nearby Centro Goldsmith Tarì Marcianise (Caserta), where at the coral work, it has added that of gold and precious stones. Large chains with pavé diamonds, elaborate earrings that combine the coral stones, sumptuous rings, testify to the long road traveled by that from a small workshop has become a goldsmith really high level. Collana e orecchini in corallo rosso e diamanti[/caption]

Spilla con corallo rosa e pavé di diamanti

Spilla a forma di panda con diamanti e corallo

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e turchesi

Anello in oro con corallo rosso e diamanti

Bracciale in corallo rosso e diamanti su oro bianco

Collier con pendente ovale di corallo rosa

Tamara Comolli dives to Capri

Published on July 10, 2019

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Tamara Comolli’s fourth sales outlet in Italy: it is in Capri in partnership with Desiderio Gioielli ♦ ︎

Tamara Comolli plays poker: she has the fourth point of sale. After opening the first single-brand boutique in Forte dei Marmi (Tuscany), it descends to the south and arrives in Capri, in partnership with the historic jeweler Desiderio Gioielli. The German brand, therefore, still chooses a seaside resort, a favorite environment of the designer who founded the brand. Sea, but also luxury and international customers, those who frequent the famous island in front of Naples.

The opening in Capri represents the fulfillment of a dream I had in the drawer for a long time. The island had been, some time ago, the inspiration for the creation of a Color Story, a story made of colored gems that celebrate this wonderful land. Turquoise, cacholong and carnelian; blue, white and red; sky, sea and a fiery sun that make Capri a magical place full of bright energy.
Tamara Comolli, founder and designer of the brand

Tamara Comolli. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Desiderio Gioielli, a Capri store operating since 1920, the first jeweler to treat high jewelry on the island, has been run by the family for four generations. Today Enrico and Andrea Desiderio carry on an activity that has enjoyed the trust of local and tourist customers for over 90 years. “We are happy to have enriched our offer with Tamara Comolli’s jewelry collections, the richness of the colors and the freshness of the precious creations are perfectly in line with our customer’s lifestyle”, adds Enrico Desiderio, Director of the boutique.

With Desiderio Gioielli in Capri, Tamara Comolli’s points of sale in Italy rise to four, in addition to the mono-brand boutique in Forte dei Marmi opened a year ago, the brand is present also in the Jewelry Exhibition of Pisa Orologeria in Milan and Alto Adige, from Tiroler Goldschmied.

Comolli e1521468033475 — Tamara Comolli, braccialetto Mikado Romance in oro rosa con quarzi, e morganite rosa.

Chantecler renews Chérie

Published on March 12, 2019

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Chantecler, sautoir con corallo bianco e diamanti

The new jewels from the Chérie collection signed by the Maison Chantecler in Capri ♦ ︎

Rings and sautoir that use the refined have the classic colours of Capri. The Chérie collection by Chantecler has been enriched with new creations, with micro sautoir in pearls, onyx, red coral, white coral and turquoise. La Maison di Capri, an isle in front of Naples, emphasizes that only perfect, uniformly colored spheres have been used. The rings are in gold, with white, green, pink, black and turquoise sky circles.

The sautoir in white alludes to the lime-colored and white houses and the linen fabric under the sun of the Neapolitan island.

The new sautoir can also be knotted with a scarf. There are also variations of rings: small sculptures with red, white coral in the center, in addition to onyx and turquoise. The stones are spooled, that is, a marquise, and wrapped in a fine pavé of diamonds. The manufacturing process involves the integration of at least seven different skills and 50 days of processing. This is also a luxury too. Margherita Donato

Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e corallo bianco

Anello in oro rosa, diamanti e corallo rosso

Anello in oro rosa, onice e corallo rosso

Anello in oro rosa, turchese e corallo rosso

Bracciale con corallo bianco ediamanti — Bracciale con corallo bianco e diamanti

The time has stopped with Ferrarese

Published on August 10, 2018

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The tradition is sacred with the Neapolitan brand Ferrarese Gioielli ♦

There are jewelers pervaded by the desire to create something new. And there are others who aspire only to create something traditional. Ancient, perhaps, that reflects the taste of the past. This is the case of Ferrarese Jewels, a company of Naples. Simona and Gianpiero Ferrarese represent the last of three generations of goldsmiths. No wonder, then, that they have chosen to offer jewelry made with traditional techniques, “including some dating back to 200 years ago” without machines. This journey through time translates into style jewelry eight hundred. The contrary of a kind of design typically Northern aseptic and geometric. Here the lines are embroidered with baroque scrolls, the stones are set as they used to be. And, moreover, the company not only produces jewelry that would also liked your grandmother, but acquires vintage jewelry also by private individuals. A style that appeals not only to nostalgic: the British market, where the tradition is a sacred value, is very receptive, and so the Ferrarese has decided to participate at the International Jewellery London. Rudy Serra

Orecchini Margherita in oro 9kt e rubini, con microperle infilate con un filo sottilissimo di oro

Collana liberty in oro 9kt, argento e diamanti con pendente di onice e perla naturale

Anello in oro con diamanti naturali, zaffiri, rubini e smeraldi

Orecchini-pendenti-in-oro-9kt-con-gocce-di-topazio-azzurro-pendenti — Orecchini pendenti in oro con gocce di topazio azzurro

Orecchini pendenti in oro,-argento e diamanti — Orecchini pendenti in oro, argento e diamanti

Anello pendenti in oro, argento e diamanti

Anello rana in oro, argento, diamanti naturali e smeraldi incastonati negli occhi

Tartaruga pendente in oro, argento, diamanti e rubini naturali

The Bon Ton by Gianni Carità

Published on December 15, 2017

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The Bon Ton line by Gianni Carità & Figli, luxury jewelry made in the South Italy ♦ ︎
The wedding celebrated last summer (2017) in Capri between Pierpaolo Carità and Dalila Leperino (with 200 guests), has put back in the spotlight what is now a dynasty of jewelers accredited by success. Gianni Carità & Figli (Pierpaolo is the youngest of the three) is based in Tarì, a goldsmith’s center a few kilometers from Naples. But the company’s jewels are particularly popular many miles away, in countries like Belgium, Germany, England, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain and the United States, but also Japan, where they arrived in 1985 with the opening of the first corner in the Department Store of Yokohama. The jewels of the Neapolitan Maison are not, however, linked to the particular style of the local tradition. To summarize, the company is not specialized only in coral jewelry or cameos. As exemplified by the collections based on white gold and diamonds, Gianni Carità & Figli, they travel in the high-end territory, in the wake of the classic goldsmith tradition. As well as, equally classic, is the processing of jewelry, consolidated in a goldsmith tradition of craftsmanship. An example? The Bon Ton Brillanti line, with pavé processing rings. Giulia Netrese

Debut for Genny Ferrante-Napoli

Published on July 19, 2017

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A new brand is born: Genny Ferrante-Napoli. Alloy jewelery and Swarovski crystals ♦ ︎
Naples, as well as being one of the most famous Italian cities for art, history, gastronomy and the natural beauty surrounding it, is also one of the italian jewelery city. But the Neapolitan school, which has become famous for the cammeos and coral work, has long expanded horizons to other genres, new styles. An example is Genny Ferrante-Napoli, a brand born in the Ferrante family of third-generation entrepreneurs who have been active in jewelery and fashion accessories for over 30 years. The style of Genny Ferrante-Napoli has nothing to do with the old nineteenth-century Parthenopean tradition: jewels have a very modern design, in some cases even Nordic.
We are in the area of jewelery at affordable price. The collection is handmade by Italian artisans, it is made of alloy and Swarovski crystals. The brand’s debut features four lines, each with its own characteristic. The Genny Ferrante-Napoli collection will be distributed at an average price of 150 euros. Lavinia Andorno

Gioielli di Genny Ferrante-Napoli, indossato

Chreo a surprise

Published on April 18, 2017

The amazing creations (one in particular) of the Neapolitan designer with nickname Chreo ♦
On its website, she begins: “My name is Daniela Montella, but call me Chreo.” This stage name, which sounds as create verb plus an ‘h’, has its reason in the curriculum of the designer: Maturity of Art degree in applied section Metals and Jewelery Institute of Art in Naples, then apprentice in several workshops in contact with different master craftsmen, and different techniques.
Daniela Montella tells always that these experiences have taught her to build nineteenth century style jewelry, Art Deco, the Fifties. In short: she is not one of those designers who have an idea, draw a sketch on a paper and then leave to the goldsmiths the task of creating the collections. She, true artisan training, knows the problems and rules to follow to traformare ideas into jewelry. And her jewelery is made with the technique of casting and roughly assembled and finished by hand. The colored elements, peculiarities of the line, are made of resin. According to his description, the process is long and complex: mixing the pigments to obtain the desired color, the casting, with attention to avoid the threatening presence of air bubbles, the numerous finishing stages …
It should be added a chapter to explain the name, unusual, one of his collections: shit. It’s a wish of successful used in many countries among actors in the theater. The origin comes from the time when you went to the theater with horse-drawn carriages. If the show was a success and goings of cocci it was remarkable, as well as the amount of excrement that animals left on the road and that the public, unwittingly, introduced inside the hall. More people intervened, there were more droppings, as well as to the success of the show. So Chreo has thought of a collection auspicious jewelry containing horse manure. But sealed in the resin, is meant. Giulia Netrese

Anello della collezione Hypnos con tondi, argento e resina

Ciondolo in argento e resina con sterco di cavallo

Pendente in argento e resina della collezione Hypnos

Pendente double face in argento, con la scritta di una bambina e una goccia di sangue del padre

Pendente in argento e resina che contiene acqua di mare di Capo Miseno e sabbia

Nardelli shines with Sparkle

Published on February 18, 2017

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Nardelli brilliant with Sparkle collection, in this way the Neapolitan jewelery focused on diamonds.
If there is an American dream (getting rich from nothing), there’s also an Italian dream (fly high with the craftsmanship). The artistic history and craftsmanship of Italy is made up of stories like Nardelli: Domenico started almost 40 years ago as a young apprentice in the goldsmiths’ district, in Naples. With the help of the sons of the founder, Nardelli has become a successful company has grown, it is been knew throughout the national territory, and then in all the world, but without denying their origins: the city under Vesuvius and the craftsmanship of the jewelry work . Although, over the years, Nardelli has added to the simplest collections, aimed at a wider audience, even more high-end lines, for example, with the Sparkle line. Also because with the years Nardelli showed a marked preference for the precious stone more loved in the world. White diamonds, but also blacks or brown, are accompanied by white or yellow gold and, in some cases, from colored stones such as sapphires. It’s a traditional design, nothing to do with the tradition of corals and cameos, but instead closer to the Northern jewelery style. Margherita Donato

Collezione Sparkle, anello in oro bianco e diamanti

Collezione Sparkle, bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti

Nardelli, anello in oro bianco e diamanti

The Neapolitan caviar by 1,618demaria

Published on August 20, 2016

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The new collection by 1,618demaria, Neapolitan goldsmiths for five generations.
We read on Wikipedia: “The golden section or golden ratio or golden or constant number of Phidias or divine proportion, in the context of the visual arts and mathematics, it indicates the relationship between two unequal lengths, the largest of which is a mean proportional between the lower and the sum of the two. ” In short we say that the result of this relationship, after complicated mathematical equations, is the 1,618 number. The golden section, known for centuries as a symbol of perfection, is also the symbol figure assumed by a small company of Tari, the jewelery center of Caserta, who decided to call the brand 1,618demaria. For sure it’s a brand that you remember. Hard to say if the jewels of the Italian brand are a symbol of perfection, but the commitment to achieve the goal is not lacking. And most importantly, do not miss the experience: the company has a catalog of 10,000 models accumulated over five generations. The history of the family De Maria, lead by Dario and Ivana, dates back to the nineteenth century, when in Naples Salvatore De Maria was “a precursor of one of the techniques that has undoubtedly affected since ancient generations of goldsmiths, ie working to empty the barrel. ” A technique that allowed the machining of very reduced thicknesses of gold jewelry, and so from not getting high use of raw material and of affordable cost. Generation after generation, in the fifties and sixties, the company was one of the first in Naples using the technique of lost-wax casting with the centrifugal spring or elastic. Technical aspects. One of the results of the work is the collection curiously dedicated to a precious gastronomic element, but certainly not abundant in Naples, the caviar. Alessia Mongrando

Collezione Caviar, anelli con pietre dure

Collezione Unique, anelli in oro e diamanti neri

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Pandora portafortuna

Published on June 13, 2014

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Pandora lo sa: il corno anti malocchio già ai tempi del Neolitico era appeso all’esterno delle capanne come augurio di fertilità, che a quei tempi significava potenza e quindi fortuna. Insomma, da millenni il corno è un talismano. Ma perché sia efficace deve essere rosso, tuosto, vacante, stuorto e cu’ ‘a ponta (rigido, cavo all’interno, a forma sinusoidale e terminante a punta). Come quello che Pandora ha realizzato in argento Sterling 925 e smalto. E sempre per rispettare la tradizione l’ha rifinito a mano. Dalla Danimarca un inno all’italianità, venduto in anteprima esclusiva in alcune gioiellerie concessionarie Gold di Napoli e provincia, nello shop-in-shop di Napoli e nei Concept Store di Napoli e Marcianise. Il prezzo? 35 euro. Buona fortuna. M.d.B.

Pandora Charm Corno in argento Sterling 925 e smalto rosso. Prezzo 35 euro

Pandora talisman

Pandora knows: the horn against evil eye even at the time of the Neolithic already was hanging outside of the huts as a wish for fertility, which in those days meant power and then luck. So, for millennia the horn was a talisman. But to be effective must be red, tuosto, vacante, stuorto e cu’ ‘a ponta (rigid, hollow inside, sinusoidal and ending in a tip). Like the one Pandora has created in 925 Sterling silver and enamel. And always to going the way of the tradition the charm is hand finished. From Denmark the hymn to the Italian character, will be sold an exclusive preview in some jewelers dealerships Gold of Naples and its province, in the shop-in-shop concept store in Naples and Marcianise. The price? 35 euros. Good luck.

Pandora porte-bonheur

Pandora il sait: la corne mal anti yeux déjà à l’époque du Néolithique a été suspendu à l’extérieur des huttes comme un désir pour la fertilité, qui en ces jours signifiait puissance donc de chance. Eh bien, depuis des millénaires la corne est un talisman. Mais pour être efficace doit être rouge, tuosto, vacante, stuorto e cu’ ‘a ponta (rigide, creux à l’intérieur, sinusoïdale et se terminant par une pointe). Comme quoi Pandora a fait en argent sterling 925 et émail. Et toujours pour respecter la tradition a fini à la main. De Danemark un hymne à le caractère italien, vendu avant-première exclusive dans certains concessionnaires de bijoutiers d’or de Naples et sa province, dans le concept store shop-in-shop à Naples et Marcianise. Le prix? 35 euros. Bonne chance.

Pandora Glücksbringer

Pandora weiß: das Horn gegen das Böse Auge auch in der Zeit des Neolithikums Schon hing außerhalb der Hütten als Wunsch für die Fruchtbarkeit, die damals bedeutete Macht und Glück. Also, seit Jahrtausenden das Horn war ein Talisman. Aber um wirksam zu sein, müssen rot, tuosto, vacante, stuorto e cu’ ‘a ponta (starr, innen hohl, sinusförmig und endet in einer Spitze) sein. Wie der ein Pandora hat in 925 Sterling Silber und Emaille erstellt. Und immer gehen, um die Art und Weise die Tradition der Charme ist von Hand poliert. Von Dänemark eine Hymne Italianness wird in einer exklusiven Vorschau auf einige Juweliere Gold-Häuser von Neapel und seine Provinzen verkauft werden, in der Shop-in-Shop-Konzept-Store in Neapel und Marcianise. Der Preis? 35 €. Viel Glück.

Пандора талисман

Пандоразнает: рогпротивсглазадажевовремянеолитаУжевиселснаружихижинкакпожеланиедляплодородия, которыйвтевременаозначаловласти, азатемудачи. Так, напротяжениитысячелетийрогбылоберегом. Но, чтобыбытьэффективными, должныбытькрасногоцвета, tuosto, vacante, stuorto e cu’ ‘a ponta (жесткие, полыевнутри, синусоидальнойизаканчиваетсявчаевых). КакодинПандораСоздалв 925 серебраиэмали. Ивсегдабудеткстатитрадицияочарованиеручнойотделкой. ИзДаниигимнанглийскогохарактера, будетпродаватьсявэксклюзивномпоказенекоторыхювелировдилеров Gold Неаполяиеепровинций, вконцептуальноммагазиневНеаполеи Marcianise магазин-в-магазине. Цена? 35 евро. Удачи.

Portafortuna Pandora

Pandora lo sabe: el cuerno contra el mal de ojo, incluso en la época del Neolítico ya estaba colgado en el exterior de las cabañas como un deseo para la fertilidad, que en aquellos tiempos significaba poder y luego la suerte. Así, desde hace milenios el cuerno era un talismán. Pero para ser eficaz debe ser roja, tuosto, vacante, stuorto e cu’ ‘a ponta (rígida, hueca por dentro, sinusoidal y que termina en una punta). Como el que Pandora ha creado en 925 plata y esmalte. Y siempre siguiendo el camino de la tradición del encanto es mano acabada. Desde Dinamarca, el himno al carácter italiano, se venderá un adelanto exclusivo en algunos concesionarios de joyeros Gold de Nápoles y su provincia, en el concepto de tienda shop-in-shop en Nápoles y Marcianise. ¿El precio? 35 euros. Buena suerte.

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Mazza, from Naples to New York

In Naples the tradition of Ferrara Gifè

Ciaravolo, not just red

Coral, more the precious stones, and more gold: here are the Ciaravolo jewels, Neapolitan jewelry from three generations ♦

Tamara Comolli dives to Capri

Tamara Comolli’s fourth sales outlet in Italy: it is in Capri in partnership with Desiderio Gioielli ♦ ︎

Chantecler renews Chérie

The new jewels from the Chérie collection signed by the Maison Chantecler in Capri ♦ ︎

The sautoir in white alludes to the lime-colored and white houses and the linen fabric under the sun of the Neapolitan island.

The time has stopped with Ferrarese

The tradition is sacred with the Neapolitan brand Ferrarese Gioielli ♦

The Bon Ton by Gianni Carità

Debut for Genny Ferrante-Napoli

Chreo a surprise

Nardelli shines with Sparkle

The Neapolitan caviar by 1,618demaria

Pandora portafortuna