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Cicada, hidden queen of New York

Published on August 27, 2022

The highly reserved Maison Cicada, from New York: high jewelery, exclusive pieces, maximum discretion ♦ ︎

The cicada is not seen, it is hidden, yet all have heard the sound. He was inspired by this insect one of the most exclusive jewelers (and a bit mysterious) of New York, Arsavir Zarokyan, when he founded his Cicada Jewelry. His pieces are of the highest quality, aimed at a very select audience. Yet, curiously, the history of this jeweler from Armenian origins began in Istanbul’s bazaar, where at age 14 he worked in the jewelery shop of the family (there is still, apparently).

He soon learned, in short, to buy and sell stones, observe the work of artisans of the bazaar. With time, Zarokyan opened his own workshop with expert setter Aras Tirtirian, who is still his partner. Until, in 1998, Arsavir decided to move to New York with her daughter, Melissa, which since 2005 has become the designers of the Maison. Only in the US, perhaps, you can scale the success so quickly. Proposals for Cicada Jewelry jewels are inspired by classic luxury, with large stones, vaguely daring combinations, in particular in Art Nouveau or Art Deco style. But there are also imaginative creations like the pendant that holds a chick and a broken egg. Or the jewelry inspired precisely the cicadas: he has designed with this shape about 3000.

Bracciale in oro con diamanti bianchi e fancy

Anello in oro bianco con smalto ceramico e tormalina blu

Ciondolo con opale, tormalina rosa, acquamarina e diamanti

The new life of Pamela Love

Published on August 21, 2022

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Anello in argento placcato oro 14 carati e lapis

It’s been a few years since Red Luxury, a jewelry and watch company that designs, manufactures and distributes its brands around the world, bought Pamela Love. The New York brand thus joined the Parisian Maison Reminiscence, also purchased by Red Luxury, which in the meantime has opened offices in New York, Geneva, Dubai and Hong Kong. Pamela Love for summer 2022 proposed the Ad Infinitum collection, in 14-karat gold-plated brass in some cases with the addition of stones such as lapis lazuli, amazonite, but also synthetic coral. Prices remain anchored downwards.

Anello in argento placcato oro 14 carati e turchese

As a true New Yorker, Pamela Love has been able to be creative and enterprising. She started making jewelry in her Brooklyn apartment in 2006. And then he expanded the business to become an established brand. Like so many of her fellow designers (who knows why) she describes herself as “strongly influenced by astronomy, astrology, alchemy”, but also in “modern urban mysticism”, whatever that means. But it doesn’t matter: the jewels she proposes, in 14 carat gold, or simply in plated brass or silver, are successful.

Collana in ottone placcato e corallo sintetico

Orecchini in ottone placcato oro con corallo sintetico e diaspro, perle barocche

Collana con pendenti in ottone placcato oro, diaspro intagliato e spinello

Collana in ottone placcato oro 14 carati, lapislazzuli

Orecchini in ottone placcato oro con perle barocche, lapis e amazzonite — Orecchini in ottone placcato oro con perle barocche, lapis, ossidiana e amazzonite

David Webb’s animals in New York

Published on August 19, 2022

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New York hosts the first exhibition dedicated to David Webb, a historical name of American jewelry. Among the most famous jewels of the Maison are the bracelets in the shape of animals, which are the subject of the exhibition. They are bracelets carved and enameled, with gold and precious stones set. All jewelry has been made in New York premises starting in 1948. David Webb gained fame after working as an apprentice for a jeweler uncle. In 1962, David Webb’s jewels won First Lady Jackie Kennedy as official state gifts.

Spilla a forma di rana del 1964 con i disegni originali

David Webb’s first animal bracelet dates back to 1957 and by 1963 the company had produced an entire bestiary, featuring frogs, horses, zebra (the company’s mascot), monkeys, snakes, elephants and big cats. By the end of the Sessamta years, the smart set and all of Hollywood wore David Webb’s animal bracelets. The New York exhibition is titled A Walk in the Woods: David Webb’s Artful Animals and takes place at the Madison Avenue flagship store in New York City from September 19 to October 2. In addition to the jewels, the exhibition includes preparatory drawings, as well as photos and videos made by Noah Kalina.

The redesigned rings of KatKim

Published on August 14, 2022

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Anello Grande Crescendo in oro 18 carati e diamante

Rings (and not only) but certainly modern and original: they are those of Katherine Kim, designer of Los Angeles with her brand KatKim. They are also sold online ♦

Not sure which engagement or wedding ring to buy? Well, if you want to be original, think about the rings by Katherine Kim, a designer from Los Angeles who now sells under the KatKim brand. The rings, if you like them, can be purchased online and it is easy to choose the right size. Previously Katherine studied at Central Saint Martin College of Design in London and at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, worked with the Mirlo brand, but has now focused on her jewelry line which aims to blend design classic with contemporary.

Anello in oro con diamante taglio marquise

In fact it has succeeded: are rings for the engagement that are original, but not bizarre. Solitaire are reviewed and corrected with sinuous forms that are able to add something new to a shape, the circle, which has been used for millennia. It’s not easy. And with the right mix of gold and diamonds, as is appropriate. Since it works in Los Angeles and is quite trendy, Kat Kim also boasts some famous customers, including Rihanna and Alessandra Ambrosio. Prices: the simplest ring costs about 500 Euros, but you climb up to almost 3,000 with the addition of diamonds and pavé stones.

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchino singolo Arena in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Anello Crescendo, in oro giallo 18 carati con diamante

From New York to Tokyo with Milamore

Published on August 12, 2022

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Orecchino singolo Hanabi in oro giallo e diamanti

Milamore was founded in 2019 by the CEO and creative director George Root. The brand, Milamore, is a tribute to Root’s grandmother, Milagros, word which in Spanish means miracle. But for the family members was called Mila. The abbreviation, combined with the Italian word for love, amore, has turned into Milamore. But the curious aspect is another: the jewels are designed in New York, but handmade in Japan.

Anello in oro 18 carati con diamanti kintsugi — Anello in oro 18 carati con diamanti Kintsugi

There is one reason: George Root was born in the Philippines, but grew up in Japan and moved to New York only in 2014. Since then he has decided to become a bridge in the luxury sector between East and West. Before becoming the creative director of Milamore, he worked for publishing in the fashion sector, and published a book on globalization in the Japanese market. In short, a man with multiple interests. Finally, Root took on the role of CEO and creative director of Milamore. The brand creates high quality jewelry, without compromising. Prices range from $ 600 to $ 13,000, again in 18-karat gold and precious stones.

Bracciale Gratitìude in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini Kintsugi in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Anello Kintsugi Victoria in oro 18 carati e diamanti

The hidden treasures of Siegelson

Published on August 9, 2022

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Spilla in calcedonio e diamanti Demi Marguerite di Suzanne Belperron, 1945

Do you have a few thousand dollars to spend on a high-class jewel? Go to Siegelson in New York. It is one of the world’s leading sources, a recognized authority on rare jewelry, precious stones and art objects. Collectible jewelry, Siegelson points out. Now the company is headed by Lee Siegelson, who represents the third generation of the family. To find jewels of this type you need a lot of knowledge and a lot of money. But above all, a big eye like this to identify pieces that can be enhanced. Even taking them apart.

It was the case, years ago, of a pair of pearls that belonged to the former empress of France, Eugenia, and used in a different set of earrings. But, in principle, Siegelson limits himself to restoring the jewels, in case they have any sign of time too much. In addition to jewels and precious stones, the Maison’s experts deal with art objects, contemporary designers, and even Siegelson designer jewels. The historical-artistic importance of the jewel, the taste and, obviously, the workmanship of the piece decide for the purchase. Among the most famous jewels kept in armored safes there is, for example, an Art Deco style Cartier bracelet (circa 1925).

Anello in oro giallo, con 93 rubini bombati e diamanti

Anello in oro con rubino birmano e diamanti

Bracciale in platino e diamanti firmato René Bonvin, 1937

Clip in oro e diamanti di Suzanne Belperron

Spilla en tremblant a forma di piuma con diamanti e zaffiri, di Paul Flauto

Gemella’s jewels

Published on August 5, 2022

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Anello Interwin in oro 18 carati, rubini e zaffiri rosa

Twins have a special relationship with each other. And it is the same for Anna and Rachel Aschendorf, who founded the Gemella brand, written in Italian. Even though they live in New York and represent the third generation of jewelers in the family. Precisely for this reason, starting from the grandparents who traded precious stones, the two twins grew up together with gold and diamonds. But don’t think about a road strewn with flowers. The founders of Gemella want to remember the humble origins of their grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, also known as Fred (or better known as Papi), who rebuilt his life by traveling all over Europe before settling in Pforzheim, the capital of jewelry. in Germany.

Collana Sweetheart con diamante e tormalina rosa

Anna and Rachel were born and raised in New York City. But it was clear from the outset that their future would include jewels, the family passion. Rachel Aschendorf graduated as a diamond expert in Tel Aviv, Israel. Anna graduated from Gia and the Diamond District in Tel Aviv. Part of the jewelry is centered on the heart shape, formed by two different stones. Other jewels show a deliberately visible gold frame. Gold and precious and semi-precious stones are the preferred combination. But surprisingly, there are no cufflinks planned for now.

Bracciale Dancing Queen in oro 18 carati e tsavorite

Orecchini in oro 18 carati, diamanti e topazio

Collana in orCollana in oro 18 carati, diamanti e turcheseo 18 carati e turchese — Collana in oro 18 carati, diamanti e turchese

Orecchini in oro 18 carati, diamanti e turchese

Geometrical Cadar

Published on August 3, 2022

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Anello Petals in oro 18 carati e diamante taglio brillante, impeccabile certificato Gia

The geometries by Cadar: here is the Maison who won the Couture Design ♦ ︎

In 2016, Fashion Group International had named Cadar as the Rising Star of jewelery. And in 2017, the New York brand won the Couture Design Awards as Best in Gold at its second appearance in Las Vegas and in 2018 it was the turn of the Gold Design of the Year at the Town & Country Magazine Jewelry Awards. Where will goes the maison created by Michal Kadar, former fashion designer in Tel Aviv and art scholar, come? The designer’s second life in the Big Apple seems a triumphal march. But creating objects in three dimensions is not new to her. Her father was a sculptor and Michal picked up shells for him, that he then used for his works.

But her cultural background also includes the simplicity of Japanese tradition, the mystery of the North African desert and the Florentine Renaissance: not by chance a part of the processing of her jewels is made in Italy. Unlike other designers, the Cadar’s founder chose a rigorous and precise style: gold, with some small contour diamonds. But the geometry and the volumes of jewels are the ones that distinguish the style of the little Maison. Simple but very effective shapes, combined with the ability to create easily wearable jewels.

Orecchini Wings of Love in oro 18 carati

Collana con pendente in oro 18 carati e diamanti baguette

Orecchini in oro e diamanti bianchi e neri

Farewell to Terry Castro’s shaman jewelry

Published on August 2, 2022

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The New York jeweler Terry Castro is suddenly pass away.

American designer Terry Castro, 50, died of a heart attack in Istanbul, where he had bought a house a few years ago. He was an eclectic designer and outside the commercial circuit: he produced less than 40 pieces a year. Like many Americans, Terry Castro also started from the bottom. Before opening a jewelry workshop in Manhattan, in fact, he sold his ornaments on the sidewalks of Soho, New York. And he often used materials found a little by chance. But from that experience the designer learned to assemble stones, metals and different elements to create his jewels: leather, diamonds, silver, gold, bone. Until presenting his creations during the haute couture week in Paris with his Castro NYC brand.

Castro’s jewels are different from the usual: they look more like amulets, sculptures, extraterrestrial objects. There are padlocks and surprising dolls adorned with precious stones and metal skeletons: inspiration, according to Terry Castro, follows very distant paths. For example, architecture such as that of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, or ancient African art, the spirit-chasers of shamans. The Infinity Locks are pendants with a personalized design, with precious stones set: they represent the infinite energy of the Circle of Life. And among his fans there are stars of the show such as Steven Tyler, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Bibbons.

Ciondolo a forma di gatto con tormalina Paraiba e smeraldi

Orecchini in oro, perle, corallo, smeraldi, diamanti

Collana in oro e diamanti con pendente a forma di scimmia

Journey into matter with Emanuela Duca

Published on August 1, 2022

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Emanuela Duca and her jewels with roots in Rome and work in New York, between the call of the earth and fantasy.

From Rome to New York: a journey that millions of tourists and a few designers travel. Among these, there is Emanuela Duca, who from the capital of Italy has moved permanently to the capital of the American East Coast, New York, indeed, Manhattan and, now in the Hudson Valley. Even if she now lives and works in the Big Apple, she keeps her roots in the artistic culture of the Peninsula and often returns to Rome, where she followed her training path. She graduated from the Art School of Rome, and then from the European Institute of Design. Not only that: in addition to jewelry, Emanuela was involved in dance, painting and sculpture. Almost a Renaissance artist, when the divisions between the different artistic skills were subtle.

Colibrì earrings — Orecchini in oro 18 carati della collezione Colibrì

The jewels of her new Colibrì collection retain his style and the echo of her origin: works that evoke volcanic ash and the ancient ruins of his Rome. But transformed by the efficient New York air. In short, almost a bridge between antiquity and modernity. The jewels are first carved in wax, then forged with sterling silver and 18-carat yellow gold, shaped and manipulated until they find the right shape. Her technique is so personal that her jewels have also been exhibited and sold at the Smithsonian, the Philadelphia Museum of Arts Crafts or the Museum of Art and Design in New York.

Anelli in argento e oro con rubini della collezione Colibrì

Anelli in oro con diamanti della collezione Colibrì

Collana in oro e argento annerito della collezione Colibrì

Orecchini in oro della collezione Colibrì

Bracciale in argento annerito, oro e zaffiri della collezione November's Moon — Bracciale in argento annerito, oro e zaffiri della collezione November’s Moon

Cyril’s spheres

Published on July 29, 2022

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Collana in oro 14 carati e sfera di quarzo bianco

New York City is one of the places on Earth with the highest concentration of jewelry designers. Among these is Leila Du Mond, who founded the Cyril brand five years ago. In reality, the designer has expanded the field to jewelry after having experienced her aesthetic rigor in other sectors, such as that of home accessories, signing with her own name. In fact, even the jewels adopt the same minimal style, simple and refined at the same time. The basic idea, according to what Leila describes, is to propose jewels that have drops of light.

Orecchini in oro 14 carati e sfere di quarzo

But also they are inspired by museum aesthetics, whatever it is, and by natural history. To achieve this, the brand uses silver and 14 karat gold that surround opalescent spheres of white quartz. Leila Du Mond is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology, she has been selected as the winner of the Elaine Gold Launchpad of Cfda and Accessories Council and of NextNow of Ylang 23.

Anello Large Ciel in oro 14 carati e sfera di quarzo bianco

Collana Lucent in oro 14 carati e sfera di quarzo bianco

Orecchini pendenti in oro 14 carati e quarzo bianco

Orecchini in oro 14 carati e quarzo bianco

Anello in argento e oro con sfera di quarzo

Mark Davis, gold, diamonds and bakelite

Published on July 27, 2022

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Bracciale in bachelite, platino, diamanti

The ultra-vintage bracelets by Mark Davis, the old bakelite brought back to life ♦ ︎

There are simple, popular jewels, like the modular bracelets. There are the jewels of super luxury, like the bracelets of Cartier or Bulgari. And there are niche jewels, reserved for fans of a certain genre, such as vintage jewelry. Finally, there are ultra-niche jewels. Thus defines his production Mark Davis, who founded his brand in 1999, proudly in Brooklyn, New York, where he proudly produces his jewels. Why ultra-niche? Well, because the bracelets, which make up a large part of the production, are unique pieces. Not only. They are made with Bakelite. Not only. This is Bakelite recovered from objects made before the Second World War.

The idea of producing such sophisticated jewelry goes along with a rigorous corporate ethics: no use of gems from a group or a country that engages or supports illegal, inhuman or terrorist activities, no coral, ivory or any other material derived from fauna or flora listed as threatened or threatened. It also opposes the use of coral and antique or vintage ivory. Finally, every year, Mark Davis donates some jewels for fundraising events to charitable organizations. That said, all that remains is to look at the Mark Davis jewelery. Most are rigid bracelets, even with acid, bright colors, and with gold threads and small precious and semi-precious stones that are used to increase the value of jewelry. The bracelets, which make up the bulk of the catalog, were then joined by earrings and rings, also in Bakelite.

Bracciale in bachelite, con oro e peridoto

Bracciale in bachelite, ametista, quarzo fumé, peridoto, zaffiro blu, giallo e rosa, citrino

Anello in oro 18 carati, bachelite e diamanti — Anello in oro 18 carati, bachelite, tsavorite e diamanti

Orecchini rossi in oro 18 carati, bachelite e diamanti

Orecchini in oro 18 carati, bachelite e diamanti

The good vibrations of Brent Neale Winston

Published on July 25, 2022

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Anello in oro 18 carati, acquamarina e tsavorite

The good vibrations of Brent Neale Winston in New York: high quality jewelry among Hieronymus Bosch and the Sixties ♦ ︎

She has been defined as one of the emerging designers. Trendy she is for sure. Brent Neale Winston designs and creates high quality jewelry in New York, with a light and fun style. Bees, rainbows, grass and flowers are among the subjects of his jewels, which cost on average from 1000 to 12,000 dollars.

Anello in oro 18 carati e diamanti, pezzo unico

Like other designers, Brent Neale fell in love with precious stones and jewels as a child. Born in Baltimore, she graduated from Johns Hopkins University and thanks to the incitement of the jewelry historian Penny Proddow enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned a degree in jewelry design.

She then began his career at Kara Ross, in New York, where she became director of jewelery business. About 25 collections later, a husband and three children, here she is with her brand, which has already received a good reception. She says she is inspired by great painters like Hieronymus Bosch, Ellsworth Kelly and David Hockney, but also the good vibrations of the late sixties and early seventies, the hippie period. And the result is pleasant.

Anello in oro 18 carati, topazio blu e smeraldi

Orecchini con malachite intagliata e diamanti

Orecchini Rainbow in oro e zaffiri colorati

Anello chevalier in oro, ametista e zaffiri blu

Collana con pendente a fungo in corniola e gemme

Assael’s rare pearls

Published on July 24, 2022

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Anello con rara perla di ostrica spinosa Spondylus viola e striscia blu assieme a spinelli ovali viola su platino

Le perle rare e i gioielli straordinari di Assael, Maison con base a New York ♦

Le storie dei grandi gioiellieri sono spesso intrecciate alle storie di grandi commerci di gemme. E le storie di grandi commerci di gemme sono spesso intrecciate a quelle di grandi viaggi. Compiuti per necessità o per spirito di avventura, per business o per semplice curiosità: spesso questi cambiamenti radicali sono stati l’inizio di sage familiari legate alla gioielleria.

tormalina bicolore con taglio a cuscino di quasi 28 carati. Parure di perle baby Akoya in oro rosa 18 carati — Tormalina bicolore taglio a cuscino di 28 carati con perle baby Akoya, oro rosa 18 carati

È questo il caso di James Assael, commerciante di diamanti che lavorava a Milano, in Italia, nei primi anni del secolo scorso. Prima dell’inizio della seconda guerra mondiale, James Assael (erano tempi difficili) è arrivato in America, via Cuba. Il figlio di James, Salvador, dopo essersi distinto nell’esercito degli Stati Uniti durante la guerra in Europa, ha continuato poi a lavorare con il padre, ma allargando il commercio, e poi la realizzazione di spettacolari gioielli, anche alle perle. Anzi, alle migliori perle. Ed è diventato il re delle perle.

Anello con perla dei Mari del Sud di 14 millimetri e acquamarina di 10 carati

La storia dell’azienda racconta che Salvador è stato sedotto dalla bellezza del più grande perla di tutti, il Pinctada Maxima, dalla perla del mare del sud, dalla più piccola d’oro indonesiana, dalle rare perle birmane, dalla perla nera di Tahiti. La selezione delle perle di Assael è severissima. Solo il 5% delle perle è considerata perfettamente tonda. La tradizione di famiglia continua oggi con Christina Lang Assael e con la immutabile, severa, selezione di perle e di gemme. Come testimoniano gli straordinari pezzi firmati Assael, sia nella linea di alta gioielleria, che in quella delle collezioni non concepite come pezzi unici. Guardare per credere.

Orecchini con aggregato di feldspato, quarzo, rame del Michigan e corallo della Sardegna

Orecchini con corallo della Sardegna e lapislazzuli

Anello con perla dorata dei Mari del Sud, tormalina bicolore e zaffiro rosa

Anello con corallo Skin Angel e acquamarina

Vice Versa wearable rings

Published on July 18, 2022

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Anello scomponibile Vice Versa in oro rosa 14 carati

The expression in Latin, vice versa, can be translated as “the story changed, the order changed” or “the other way around”. And if these two words are adapted to the world of jewelry, surprising results can be obtained. Like the one chosen by Vice Versa, the name of a jewelry brand born in New York on the initiative of the designer Sophie Thoerner. One of the ideas of the Maison is to propose modular rings, which are divided into two elements and can be worn individually or form a single circle that has the appearance of a flat-link chain. The rings, like the other jewels, are made of 14 karat gold together, or vice versa, without diamonds.

Sophie Thoerner was born in New York City and graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in jewelry. Back in her hometown she studied the details of design and production, she explains in her bio about her, from some of the most talented designers in the industry. She then founded Vice Versa with her business partner Hannah Traulsen in 2020, just in time for the pandemic (but they didn’t get discouraged). Hannah Traulsen attended Barnard College, has previously worked in the jewelry industry and is in charge of the manufacturing aspects of the Maison.

Anello Indra in oro giallo 14 carati e diamanti

Anello in oro giallo con diamante taglio pera

Collana in oro giallo 14 carati e diamanti

Boundless jewels for Jan Leslie

Published on July 18, 2022

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Orecchini Snake in oro 18 carati con rame, azzurrite, diamanti gialli, fluorite, smeraldi

Jan Leslie is not the only woman who at some point in her life left the arid world of corporate balance sheets to dive into jewelry. She is, however, certainly one of those who have succeeded most successfully, given that the company that bears her name was opened in 1990, over 30 years ago. She and she is still appreciated. The designer, after attending the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, she has (perhaps resigned) to deal with management consulting at one of the major accounting firms. But she, in addition to a degree in Accounting and Business Management, she followed a program dedicated to jewelry in the Department of Metals at the Parsons School of Design in New York.

Orecchini in oro 18 carati con tormalina verde e rainbow, fluorite

In the extensive catalog of the American Maison there is everything, jewelry for men, starting from a wide assortment of cufflinks, to those dedicated to women, which include earrings in silver or gold, with precious or semi-precious stones. It is a brand that seeks to capture the attention of a large audience, perhaps a reminder of the managerial experience. Jan Leslie therefore proposes silver necklaces with mother of pearl that do not reach 300 dollars, alongside earrings with emeralds and green stalactite stones that reach 7,000 dollars.

Orecchini pendenti Athabasca in oro 18 carati, azzurrite, malachite, diamanti

Anello che si apre a forma di cuore in argento e diamanti

Orecchini Valle de Cocora in oro 18 carati, stalattite, smeraldi

The present in the past of Storrow Jewelry

Published on July 15, 2022

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Ciondolo in oro 14 carati con crisoprasio

Looking for jewelry and then realizing that it is more fun to make it yourself. It is the story of Jennifer Koche, who founded Storrow Jewelry in Brooklin, New York. By profession, the designer spent 13 years as a jewelry buyer for luxury retailers such as Saks or Barneys. She was looking for vintage pieces in fairs and antique shops. Jewels of the past, but capable of communicating a sensation even in the present. In particular, Jennifer Koche developed a passion for jewelry from the Victorian era, that is, approximately from the second half of the nineteenth century. In particular, pendants, pendants and medals, but also rings.

A passion born thanks to a girl, when she went with her mother to visit the antique dealers in Boston. Most of Storrow’s jewels are meant to be attached to chains, bracelets, necklaces, possibly in a heterogeneous way. They are made of 14 karat gold with the addition of enamel or stones such as diamonds, opal, aquamarine, chrysoprase, moonstone, turquoise and pearls.

Anello Anna a cuore, in oro 14 carati e opale rosa

Medaglione con acquamarina e diamanti su oro 14 carati

Ciondolo con luna in oro, pietra luna e diamanti

Anello Eloise in oro con calcedonio, madre perla, turchese

CIondolo Florence Military Emblem in oro e smalto con diamanti

Ciondolo Lillian in oro con smeraldi, perle, smalto nero

Scent of the Orient with Chandally

Published on July 4, 2022

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Collana Hexagon in oro 18 carati e argento ossidato

From Yemen to New York, with a thread that binds two countries so far away: the jewels. Sharon Chandally, born in the States, founded Chandally in 2009. Her grandfather, brothers and previous generations were silversmiths and now the designer follows the story of her origins. In fact, she moved to Tel Aviv (Israel) where she opened her boutique.

Collana Reflection della collezione Atlas in oro 18 carati e argento ossidato

Before studying industrial design and entering the world of jewelry, Sharon traveled extensively: New Zealand, India, Ghana, Benin and Japan. Travels has awakened the connection with its roots. She learned metalworking for three years in Israel, where her family had moved, and where she learned to draw from the tradition of Yemeni artisans, from ancient myths and from the places of his family of origin. An ancient and fascinating story, with craftsmanship that has a centuries-old history behind it.

Before applying what she learned in jewelry, after graduation, Sharon concentrated her energies on developing a refined understanding of form and ergonomics. Between art and metallurgy, she began to study the construction of musical instruments, but also silverware, mechanisms and metalworking. With these premises, the designer has recovered icons and style of the elaborate Middle Eastern tradition to propose a decidedly original and full of charm style.

Anello Interstellar Myrrh in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Bracciale Demi Lune in oro 18 carati con diamanti

Collana icon pendente n oro 18 carati con diamanti

Goshwara, drops of perfection

Published on July 2, 2022

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Anello in oro bianco con opale e diamanti

A drop of perfection in the jewelry of Goshwara, a bit of India in New York ♦
In ancient Persia and India, the word Goshwara indicated the perfect shape of the drop. But also the essence of femininity, softness and elegance. Only the best craftsmen could create a stone with this form. The drop was one of the most claim geometric volumes for jewelery.

Orecchini in oro con corallo intagliato e diamanti

With a leap of a few centuries, the idea of perfection revives today in New York, at the initiative of Sweta Jain, a young Indian designer. Sweta has created her jewelry brand in 2007 with the idea of pointing to the highest goal, perfection. As is often the case with Indian designers, its collections are a bridge between the colors and the exuberance of Indian tradition, and the essential sobriety of Western style. Sweta Jain, on the other hand, the stones know them well: she has worked with diamonds and rubies since childhood, accompanying her father, gem merchant, to the mines in Africa. It’s a training that lets pick the best pieces and combine them with a very personal style.

Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati, turchese e diamanti

Anello in oro giallo con opale arancio e diamanti

Orecchini pendenti in oro giallo, smeraldi taglio pera, turchese e diamanti

Anello in oro giallo con prasiolite e peridoto

Orecchini in oro giallo con prasiolite e peridoto

Annette Ferdinandsen, a bit of Scandinavia in New York

Published on June 29, 2022

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Orecchini in oro 14 carati e corallo intagliato

With a great-grandfather model maker in Denmark, a craftsman grandfather and an environment where sculpture was at home, Annette Ferdinandsen grew up with a passion for creating objects with her own hands. She was born in Los Angeles, she moved to New York, where she attended the Rhode Island School of Design. In addition to studying art, the designer attended jewelry courses at school and, perhaps inevitably, she began to create jewelry that today are also sold through marketplaces such as Moda Operandi. More than ornaments, she considers jewels to be small sculptures that she creates with skill.

Anette, who lives not far from New York, in the Hudson River Valley, but enough to be in contact with nature, has placed at the center of her professional world what she sees in the woods, such as leaves and acorns, which often become earrings. The style is clean, simple, with a Scandinavian design scent. Each piece is handcrafted in her workshop, where she keeps small testimonies of the natural world, from shells and to colorful feathers and flowers. She uses 10 or 14 karat gold, small pearls, coral, stones such as jade and malachite.

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