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Nature seen through Nicholas Varney’s eyes

Published on May 21, 2023

Spilla a forma di rapanello con diamanti, smeraldi e rubini

The jewels of great design by Nicholas Varney, one of the top jewels of the moment ♦

Among the designers who in recent years have reached quotations at the top there is Nicholas Varney. Being born in a rich environment, also from an aesthetic point of view, it meant something in his training. The father of Nicholas, in fact, is the owner of Dorothy Draper, who is an interior designer company in New York considered very anti-minimalist. He, however, decided to break away from the family and living in Palm Beach. But the taste for the richness of the elements that make up something, remained.

Organic forms, like fish and plants, but also abstract and geometric shapes characterize its jewels.

Set di orecchini e spilla a forma di nespola in oro e diamanti fancy — Set of earrings and medlar-shaped brooch in gold and fancy diamonds

He do not works about environments, luxurious homes of wealthy Americans, but he is dedicated to the richness as composite jewelry, with the choice of unusual precious and semi precious stones. To be clear: her jewelry can cost several tens of thousands of dollars. They are, in short, for an audience of connoisseurs, who loves the colors, the combinations and metaphors. One of favorite subject of Nicholas Varney is the sea, but also the waters of the Mississippi River, Colorado. Surrounded for years by floral wallpaper and plush furnishings, also he has that typically American taste to mix a bit ‘styles. Eclecticism? It depends on your point of view. Here are some examples of his work.

Orecchini in oro giallo e cacholong — Earrings in yellow gold and cacholong

Anello in oro giallo e acquamarina — Yellow gold and aquamarine ring

Anello in legno, oro e acquamarina — Wood, gold and aquamarine ring

Anello con smeraldo e diamanti — Emerald and diamond ring

Anelli con perle naturali di colore diverso — Rings with natural pearls of different colors

Orecchini con perle e diamanti — Earrings with pearls and diamonds

Orchids for Amen

Published on November 20, 2022

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Orecchini in argento rodiato rosa con cubic zirconia bianchi

The orchid family is one of the largest: within it there are about 28,000 species identified by botanists, distributed in about 763 genera. The number of orchid species is nearly equal to the number of fish, more than double the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. As if that weren’t enough, there are also jewels in the shape of orchids. Some of these are offered by the Tuscan brand Amen.

Anello in argento con cubic zirconia bianchi

The orchid is one of the flowers that is often used in fine jewelry, because it is considered a sensual symbol linked to the theme of love. In the case of the Amen collection, however, these are bijoux with an affordable price, which slightly exceeds 100 euros in the case of earrings. The collection, which is called Natura, includes rings, pendants or earrings, and is made of 925 silver in natural white color, or rosé rhodium-plated and with the addition of white or black zircons. The jewels are all in the shape of a flower with double petals.

Pendente in argento con cubic zirconia bianchi e neri

Pendente in argento con cubic zirconia bianchi

Orecchini in argento con cubic zirconia bianchi e neri

The delicate flowery necklaces by Christopher Thompson Royds

Published on October 13, 2022

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Collana a forma di veronica, in oro 18 carati dipinto a mano

A sculptor? A designer? Or a nature lover? Christopher Thompson Royds is all of this in one person. Really different from the others. His collections have been exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Coda Museum in Apeldoom (Holland), the National Museum in Zurich, the Museum of Fine Art in Houston and many other museums and galleries. Because Christopher Thompson Royds jewels can be worn, but only after having admired them as if they were a painting. And to be precise, a still life. His Natura Morta collection (still life in Italian) is of disconcerting purity: his necklaces are composed with the shape of wreaths of wild flowers. Daisies, buttercups, cornflowers: they are made of hand-painted gold or silver.

Orecchini in sottile foglia d'oro e colori applicati a mano — Orecchini in sottile foglia d’oro e colori applicati a mano

Before starting his work, Christopher Thompson Royds obtained a master’s degree in goldsmithing, silverware, metalworking and jewelry at the Royal College of Art in London, and first studied at London Metropolitan University. He decided to combine the passion for jewelry with that of nature, in particular of the English countryside: he lives in Oxfordshire after leaving London.

Collana ranuncoli n oro 18 carati e colorata a mano

His jewels, unique pieces, require a patient workmanship and a lot of inspiration: an 18-carat white clover necklace costs about $ 12,000, but other pieces have a lower price. To obtain a realistic effect, the designer picks real flowers in the meadows, presses them and then shapes the border on paper. Another peculiarity: the jewels are sold in a marbled box reminiscent of the Hans Sloane Herbarium at the Natural History Museum in London.

Orecchini margherita in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Collana Daisy in sottile foglia d'oro 18 carati dipinta a mano — Collana Daisy in sottile foglia d’oro 18 carati dipinta a mano

Orecchini a bottone a forma di papavero, in oro 18 carati, diamanti, colorati a mano

Roberto Giannotti, personalized necklace for the mother

Published on April 23, 2022

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Silver necklace with the Chiama Angeli pendant, symbol of the affordable jewelry brand, signed by Roberto Giannotti. It is the idea for Mother’s Day. The necklace consists of a chain that ends with a silver pendant, a sphere with a carved surface with the symbol of the heart. The pendant also opens and shows a surface with a dedication. It can simply be the words “For you mom”, or a message, a date, a word that can be engraved inside the pendant to personalize it.

The Call Angels pendant with a dedication for Mother’s Day is available in stores and on Roberto Giannotti’s website: the engraving is free for the entire month of May. Furthermore, on the occasion of Earth Day, the brand promoted the responsible purchase of bijoux for the creation of a real forest, whose growth can be followed on the page www.treedom.net/it/organization/roberto- giannotti. The initiative is combined with an eco-friendly jewelry collection that has angels, hearts, flowers, wings, pets as icons, declined in bijoux for girls and boys, which expand the existing line: the first, necklaces and bracelets, customizable with engraving, embellished with a plate with an angel in yellow gold and red coral, ideal for wishing the new born a peaceful and lucky life, or turquoise, considered the lucky stone, capable of attracting success and creativity. The second, bracelets with two angels in yellow gold, an icon par excellence of the family and union, and a brooch or bib, par excellence symbols of birth. And finally, for animal friends, the bracelets with gold plate with two angels and the little dog, the kitten or the turtle.

By purchasing a jewel from this special collection, you contribute to enriching the Il Giardino degli Angeli forest with new plants, thanks to the partnership with Treedom, a web platform that allows you to plant trees remotely. Since 2010, the year of its foundation, over 400,000 trees have been planted in Italy, Africa, Latin America and Asia.

The jewels of Aaron Henry that love nature and are born in California

Published on January 16, 2022

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Anello Honeycomb in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Jewels and nature, jewelry and the environment, jewelry and sustainability: Aaron Henry is a Californian jeweler who puts green philosophy first. But without giving up luxury. Perhaps Greta Thunberg, the young champion of the climate cause, would like it. Most of the jewels of the American designer have leaves and flowers as their subject (and not only). Of course, it is not the only one who has chosen this theme, but his is not just a formal choice.

Aspen and Brier Leaf Necklace in oro 19,2 caratiAaron Furlong was born in California and represents the third generation in a family of jewelers and gemstone dealers. The designer also attended the classical training of training: degree in gemology at the Gemological Institute of America, Bachelor of Arts of the University of California, Davis. He then did a six-year apprenticeship with a master jeweler, until he created his brand. He was successful, witnessed by a series of awards. For his jewelry he uses platinum or various shades of gold at least 18 carats, together with stones with certification that certifies the highest quality.

Orecchini a forma di rami in oro 19,2 carati

Collana Aspen and Southerne Oak Leaf in oro 19,2 carati

Anello Olive Branch in oro bianco 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini Jacaranda in oro, zaffiri viola e blu, diamanti

Orecchini Mosaic in oro e diamanti — Orecchini Mosaic in oro 18 carati e diamanti

anello tanzanite — Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e tanzanite

PdPaola flies over nature with Zaza

Published on June 4, 2021

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Zaza-mushi is the name of a type of aquatic insect larvae, considered edible by some populations. But Zaza is also the name of a jewelry collection of the Spanish brand PdPaola, which has a link with Eden Project, an educational charity that aims to restore forests and reduce extreme poverty, as well as plant millions of trees every year. Forests to restore animal life and which provide employment. A tree will be planted for each jewel of the Zaza collection sold in collaboration with Eden Project.

Given these good intentions, we come to the collection. PdPaola’s jewels are also linked to nature and to the name Zaza. In fact, rings, earrings and necklaces have the shape of an insect similar to a fly as a recurring motif. Although the insect is quite annoying in real life, in jewelry they become quite graceful. They are made of 925 sterling silver, with 18k gold plating, cubic zirconia and natural stones, such as labradorite, or green or black mother of pearl.

Anello argento placcato oro con labradorite

Anello argento placcato oro della collezione Zaza

Collana argento placcato oro con madreperla

Orecchini in argento con madreperla e cubic zirconia

Orecchini in argento placcato oro con labradorite e cubic zirconia

Orecchini in argento placcato oro con cubic zirconia

The nature of Master Exclusive Jewelery

Published on February 3, 2021

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Master Exclusive Jewelery, from the deep Russia a Maison that produces extraordinary pieces ♦ ︎
Izhevsk is a city in Russia, capital of the Republic of Udmurtia, not far from the Ural mountains. In short, a city far from the western centers, but also from Moscow and St. Petersburg. Yet here, in 1994, began the story of Master Exclusive Jewelery founded by Andrey Platonov, a Maison that offers incredible jewels, unique pieces that are fantastic sculptures, often inspired by the world of animals and nature. But the jewelry have not, in this case, modern lines that have some analogy with natural forms.

Just look at small masterpieces such as the fox or the parrot to understand how the spirit is rather that of a naturalism that even seems to evoke the Flemish painters of the seventeenth century. Modern technologies, they explain to Master Exclusive Jewelery, “have opened to the jewelers a large space for experiments and allowed to create real masterpieces”. Translated: the design with the Cad programs and the computing power of the computers facilitate the creation phase of the jewel. Then, however, there is the work of realization, entrusted to the skilled hands of the artisans. The large and medium-sized precious stones also have cuts outside the usual: diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, London Blue topazes, tourmaline, opals, baroque pearls, quartz, are used to compose the shades of feathers, petals or furs of animals or flowers represented. Too bad that the West does not sufficiently know this extraordinary Maison. Rudy Serra

Scoiattolo in oro, perle, zaffiri orange

Panda con perla e diamanti bianchi e neri, smalto

Spilla a forma di uccello con perla, oro bianco, diamanti, pietre di colore

Uccello che succhia il nettare, Oro bianco e giallo, tormaline, zaffiri, rubino, smeraldi, diamanti

Pesce con pavé di diamanti neri e zaffiri

Anello in oro a forma di frutto con peridoto

Coccodrillo con perla, rubini, oro giallo, smeraldi

Bulldog francese, oro bianco con diamanti e perla

Flowers and Nature by Morellato

Published on October 29, 2020

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Nature becomes the theme of the new Morellato collection which is called Natura. But it is a floral nature: the stylized petals lead the sign of the 925 silver bijoux and cabochon-cut white stones. Soft geometries, simple proportions, soft colors: these are jewels that adapt well to everyday life. The white synthetic stone recalls the brightness of ceramic: combined with the silvery color of the metal contributes to a calm style.

The five-lobed flowers are full and doubled, alternating with stylized floral motifs and with torchon processing. The flower that recurs in the collection’s bijoux is surrounded by a silver thread that envelops the geometry of the stone. This Morellato line includes long necklaces, chokers with central pendant, ring with the torchon processing that follows the profiles of the stem to enclose the central flower. The mini hoop earrings contain the flower pendant that accompanies the movements of the face. Double version for the bracelets, with flowers in full version (with stone) or empty with only the silver border.

Collana con pendente della collezione Natura

Daniela Villegas: appeal to save the nature of Mexico

Published on June 11, 2020

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Years ago Daniela Villegas defined Mexico, her homeland, a chromatic paradise. A definition that then became a collection inspired by the animal world of the Central American country, in particular that of insects. The love for Mexico, combined with the fantasy of the Los Angeles-based designer, has not left her and the chromatic paradise continues to be renewed in her jewels. On the other hand, recalls Daniela Villegas, Mexico is home to about 10% of all the species existing in the world and is in first place for the richness of reptiles and amphibians, in third place for mammals, fourth for plants and eighth for birds.

For this reason the designer points her finger at the Mexican government, which has announced a 75% cut of the budget to the National Commission of Protected Areas, an essential institution for the well-being and environmental conservation of Mexico, as well as for urban and rural populations and indigenous people who live inside and outside these spaces. Thus, alongside the jewels, Daniela Villegas launches a #salvemosCONANP petition.

Anello Coyote La Reina, oro rosa 18 carati, rodonite e spinello

Anello Unelanuki, oro giallo 18 carati, zaffiri viola, crisoberillo, zaffiri gialli, ametiste, diamanti bianchi

Collana Fairywren, oro giallo 18 carati, zaffiri marroni, tormaline, tsavoriti, diamanti

Collana Mucho Amor, oro giallo 18 carati, zaffiri, ametiste, rodoliti

Orecchin in oro giallo 18 carati, smeraldi, malachite

Anello in oro rosa 18 carati, zaffiro, tsavoriti

Pendente scarabeo in oro rosa 18 carati, chariote siberiano viola, ametiste

Boccadamo leaves for spring

Published on March 2, 2020

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Boccadamo, collezione Natura. Bracciale placcato oro con decoro foglie di quercia

Silver, also golden, and glitter: the new Boccadamo collection uses these two simple elements to make the new jewels. But not only: there is also everything else, that is, the design and shape of the jewelry. In fact, the brand has chosen green, the environment and the woods as its theme. Boccadamo’s proposed collection for spring 2020 is called Nature.

As a result, the jewels take the form of leaves that are apparently delicate, but extremely robust, with sinuous and elegant shapes. Furthermore, within the collection, different sets are proposed, which almost constitute separate stylistic worlds: necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings can therefore be jewels composed with decorated leaves and proposed with different colors. For example, jewels can have rose gold, yellow gold plating or rhodium plating and sometimes be enriched with a glitter pavé. A curiosity: the shape of the leaves used for the collection recalls those of the oak tree.

Parure con placcatura oro giallo eglitter — Parure con placcatura oro giallo e glitter

Collana e orecchini con placcatura oro giallo e glitter

Collana, bracciale, anello e orecchini con placcatura oro rosa e glitter

Parure rodiata con decorazione foglie di quercia e pavé di glitter

Parure rodiata con decoro foglie di quercia

FuturoRemoto, nature is cyber

Published on January 11, 2019

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Anello Grasshopper in argento, oro e smeraldi

The cyber world meets nature in the FuturoRemoto ︎ jewelery collections ♦

For a brand called FuturoRemoto what better ambassador can there be more than one android? In fact, time ago, in Rome, during the symposium of digital geopolitics organized by Elettronica Group, here is Sophia, a completely digital guest star. It’s an android that speaks English perfectly and loves fashion. At the event roman it was presented itself with a high fashion dress signed Gattinoni and made by the creative director of the historic fashion house, Guillermo Mariotto. And with a wide and futuristic cyber necklace created exclusively by the goldsmith Gianni de Benedittis: a kind of planets orbiting around the neck sculpted with meteorite stones coming directly from the United States. And De Benedittis is the founder of

Gianni de Benedittis con Sophia (immagine da Instagram)

FuturoRemoto, a small jewelry Maison born in Lecce, Puglia, South of Italy.

In the FuturoRemoto collections there are also rings with the shape of aliens and earrings inspired by space adventures.
The choice to adorn the neck of the android Sophia, therefore, proved to be right. But the designer of the Lecce brand is not focused exclusively on cyber subject. His jewels, which can be simply silver plated or gold and precious stones, are also inspired by other themes, such as nature and the fashion world. The spring 2019 collection, for example, also includes a ring with the shape of a grasshopper. Margherita Donato

Anello squalo in oro 18 carati e diamanti bianchi e neri

Anello alieno, in argento brunito e smeraldi

Anello It's Me in oro, diamanti e rubini — Anello It’s Me in oro, diamanti e rubini

Pendente in argento placcato oro e smalto

Orecchini Your Dinner in argento annerito, oro, diamanti

The nature of Pandora

Published on March 30, 2018

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Nature seen through Pandora’s jewels for spring 2018 ♦ ︎
In addition to the Shine collection (see also: The rays of Pandora with Shine) the Danish brand for spring 2018 proposes a series of modular bracelets, but also earrings and necklaces that are inspired by the most classic element of the season, the awakening of nature. After the long winter, the flowers bloom, the snow melts in the mountains and the water flows towards the sea, the rain gives way to rainbows that brighten the soul. In short, in this idyllic atmosphere (at least in the imagination) the colors of the jewels can be tuned to these natural elements. So Pandora proposes charms like those of the Aqua Heart line, or Rainbow, which are inspired by the elements of spring. Apart from the colors, workmanship and materials are the classic ones used by Pandora: silver and Murano crystals. Alessia Mongrando

Pandora, charm della linea Aqua Heart in argento e cristalli di Murano

Charm della linea Rainbow Heart in argento e cristalli di Murano

The Supernature of Solange Azagury-Partridge

Published on December 21, 2017

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Collana Storm, con labradorite e diamanti

The jewels of the Supernature collection by the imaginative Solange Azagury-Partridge ♦ ︎
The Romans, in antiquity, loved to repeat the phrase «nomen omen». Words mean something like “the name is an omen” or “a name, a destiny”. You can start from here to understand the work of the London designer Solange Azagury-Partridge. Her name is quite unusual as her work in jewelry. If there is someone who has been able to innovate in recent years, well she is. Her latest collection is called Supernature and is inspired by the elements that, according to the ancients, composed nature: Fire, Air, Water, Earth, Ether. On these elements Solange has created jewels that are not only very rich and imaginative, but that also contain a hint of humor. As in the case of the Storm necklace, with white and blackened gold bangs that descend from a thundercloud, made with a curved labradorite. Also the Storm ring, on the other hand, has a large labradorite in the center, set between diamond lightning. Then there are the stalactites of diamonds and white gold, the flowers, the icicles… So many jewels, lots of ideas, lots of creativity. What do you ask for more by Solange? Margherita Donato
Read also: A flower for Solange

Anello Phoneix, granato, spessartite, oro rosso 18 carati

Anello Storm, con diamante e labradorite in oro bianco

Anello Rosa, con rubellite, zaffiro rosa, tormalina rosa, ceramica, lacca, oro girallo

Anello Stalattiti. Oro bianco, diamanti, con diamante centrale di 2,9 carati

Anello Earth in oro giallo, diamante, zaffiro, rubino, opale di fuoco, ametista, smeraldo

Orecchini Maya, in oro giallo, smeraldi, zaffiri rosa, lacca, ceramica

Anello Verde, con smeraldo di 14,90 carati, lacca

Tiffany Save the Wild

Published on June 16, 2017

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Tiffany, bracciale in oro rosa Save the Wild. Prezzo: 3130 euro

Tiffany in favor of elephants (and nature) launches the Save the Wild collection ♦ ︎
After the appeal to Donald Trump in favor of Paris climate agreements, renounced by the US president (see news here), Tiffany get out there still in favor of natural equilibrium. The engagement translates into a pink gold bracelet, which is part of a collection of jewels called Save the Wild: the revenues from the sale of the bracelet will support the Save the Elephants, an organization against poaching, that fights ivory traffickers.
In short, pink gold and diamonds, materials with which the bracelet is made, against ivory. The bracelet costs 3,130 euros and was sold on the Net-a-Porter portal. From September 2017, the entire collection will be launched and available in stores around the world. The initiative was presented in London during a gala evening with the outline of the usual idolized models, but apart from this outbid world, the initiative contributes to a good cause. It also refreshes Tiffany’s image a lot. Federico Graglia

Il ciondolo del bracciale, con un piccolo diamante taglio brillante incastonato

Immagine dalla serata in favore di Save the Elephants: Doutzen Kroes di Save the Elephants, Natalia Vodianova, Lucy Yeomans, Samantha Cameron e Doutzen Kroes

Lucia Odescalchi natural

Published on November 17, 2016

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Vintage jewelry revisited by Lucia Odescalchi to help the WWF.
Vintage jewelry donated to the WWF on the anniversary of 50 years of activity in Italy. The idea is to Lucia Odescalchi, who devotes to the World Wildlife Fund her artistic project Jewels of Nature, a mini collection of unique pieces made to defense of earth. They are 25 jewels that are revisited by the Roman designer and placed in a new context, contaminated with more modern metals such as steel or other natural elements like wood, enriched with new castings in wax or with rock crystals. The collection was presented in Rome, in Vicolo del Piombo showroom. The proceeds of the initiative will support the conservation of the WWF for the protection of its Oasis and animal species and the most endangered habitats in Italy.
“We are grateful to Lucia Odescalchi for taking his art and passion to the WWF. Always the art is inspired by nature and this collection represents a beautiful example” said the presidente of WWF Italia, Donatella Bianchi. “In 50 years of work in Italy, the association has been able to do very much, thanks to the support of hundreds of thousands of people over the years have wanted to embrace our mission. The help of many people has turned into concrete results: over 100 Oasis, natural paradise where nature and hundreds of species of animals are safe from destruction and degradation. The contributions of members and supporters have allowed WWF to fight for the preservation of iconic species of our country and yet dramatically at risk such as the wolf and brown bear. They have become centers for the rehabilitation for injured animals, environmental education centers, educational programs for children, anti-poaching Fields and coastal surveillance.”
The nature Jewels initiative stems from the generosity of two members passionate, Paola and Irene, who wanted to donate to WWF their jewelry to help raise funds for the defense of nature. These jewels have just been renovated and transformed by the creativity of Lucia Odescalchi. Giulia Netrese

Lucia Odescalchi al lavoro su un collier

Una collana composta per la collezione Gioielli di Natura