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Bijan & Co, gems for queens

Published on March 12, 2022

Jewels worthy of queens of Bijan & Co, New York brand ♦ ︎
It defines itself as a brand specialized in majestic jewels, suitable for a queen. For once, the description is not excessive. Bijan & Co., in New York, is a company that collects jewels of known or unknown brands, but all of great value. Large necklaces of diamonds and precious stones, massive earrings for size and value, bracelets worthy of a maharani: these are pieces that can cost tens of thousands of dollars and, in some cases, exceed one million.

Exceptional pieces that the family-run company, led by Eliot Elihu, is able to find on the market and resell all over the world, especially in countries where the number of zeros following a figure is less important. The quality of the proposed jewels is called “museum”. They are pieces, that is, that not only have a value for quantity and size, that is, for the number of carats of the stones, but also for their quality that is at the highest level. The jewels that the brand shows every year are there to prove it.

Collana con diamanti e smeraldi a goccia

Collana con diamanti e smeraldi di Bijan & Co

collana rubini diamanti — Collana con diamanti e rubini

Collana con diamanti e smeraldi taglio smeraldo

The vintage Bakelite and gem bracelets by Mark Davis

Published on March 11, 2022

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Bakelite jewels are very popular. Bakelite, according to Wikipedia, is a resin obtained from formaldehyde and phenol. This resin is often added to a filler material, such as wood flour, graphite, mica, diatomaceous earth and dyes. In the past it has been used for electrotechnical elements, electrical switches, electricity sockets, pot handles. So what does it have to do with jewelry? Yet Mark Davis‘ Bakelite earrings and bracelets are also sold also for $ 32,000 each.

Bracciale in bachelite, oro giallo 18 carati e pietre preziose

The jeweler is based in Brooklyn and has chosen to offer bracelets in a vintage style. Bakelite is the base, but to this it also adds small precious or semi-precious stones. Davis makes Bakelite from modern antiques such as jukeboxes and kitchen utensils. The result is surprising: treated and worked, the bakelite turns into a lively jewel, with strong colors and marbled shades of brown, red and pink, dotted with contrasting color stones (of ethical origin, the designer specifies), like garnet, peridot citrine. They are lively bracelets, large and immediately visible. Better to combine them with simple fabrics, better if they are of a single color, and avoid wearing other jewels with too generous dimensions.

Orecchini in bachelite, oro 18 carati e diamanti

Bracciale in bachelite con pietre incastonate

Orecchini in bachelite, oro 18 carati, zaffiri

Collana in oro con pendente in bachelite e diamante

Orecchini in bachelite, oro, zaffiri, peridoto

Cartier vs Tiffany, war in court

Published on March 3, 2022

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War in court between Cartier and Tiffany. The two giants of jewelry, which respectively belong to the Swiss group Richemont and the French LVMH, compete in front of the judges of New York. In essence, Cartier accuses Tiffany of hiring Megan Marino, a junior manager, only to steal the secrets about the new collections. And, therefore, to have stolen trade secrets on its high-end jewelry. According to Cartier’s accusation, Tiffany’s focus is on the high jewelry collection, the famous Blue Book. These are jewels that have prices ranging from 50,000 dollars or euros up to 10 million each.

Tiffany, Fifth Avenue, New York, in occasione del lancio della collezione Paper Flowers

Cartier, in the subpoena filed in court, went down hard: he accused Tiffany of wanting to resurrect his own high jewelry unit after she was left in disarray due to several departures. Also according to the Swiss group, reports the Reuters agency, the move in the opinion of Cartier reflects the “disturbing culture of Tiffany of misappropriation of information about the competition”. The manager also signed a six-month non-compete agreement with Cartier.

Johann Rupert, Ceo e azionista di Richemont

The battle is only just beginning. Tiffany fired Marino after just five weeks. But the manager said in response that Tiffany was “more interested in hiring me as a source of information than as a high-jewelry manager.” Obviously these are all accusations rejected by Tiffany, which heralds a legal battle. For the Swiss group, in any case, business is not bad: in 2021 the sales of the Richemont jewelry brands (Cartier, Buccellati and Van Cleef & Arpels) increased by 38%.

Collana multigemma dal Tiffany Blue Book 2021

Anello Parhelia, con uno zaffiro blu cabochon da 21,51 carati, circondato da diamanti e smeraldi. Foto di Maxime Govet — Anello Parhelia di Cartier, con uno zaffiro blu cabochon da 21,51 carati, circondato da diamanti e smeraldi. Foto di Maxime Govet

Jane Taylor in tandem

Published on March 1, 2022

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Anello in oro giallo 18 carati con zaffiri non scaldati di diversi colori

Jane Taylor and Cleo are a tandem, mother and daughter, who invents jewels with a great imagination and precise geometry.
The jewel of art that passes from mother and daughter is a close link that unites and Cleo Jane Taylor. Cleo, in fact, has embarked on a career in jewelry positively influenced by the activity of Jane, designer. In a nutshell, a close tandem with a strong relationship that continues today. The brand Jane Taylor is active since 1995 and has since drags the awards: GTA spectrum awards, two DeBeers Diamonds Today awards and a Town & Country Couture Design Award in the category diamonds. But they are not only the classic diamond inspire Jane Taylor collections. As you can see from the pictures on this page are the colored stones are an asset to the Maison based in New York knows how to utilize with geometric precision, but also with an unlimited chromatic fantasy.

Anello in oro rosa 04 carati con ametista, rodolite, granato, iolite

Although the philosophy of the designer is to offer jewelry that you can wear every day, there is no doubt that there are many pieces that can give rise to a little uncomfortable if you go up on the meter: many are jewels of some value.

Anello Fireworks con berillo, citrino e zircone naturale

Anello in oro 14 carati con granato, citrino, tsavorite, topazio blue London e ametista

A vending machine for jewelry by Marla Aaron

Published on February 27, 2022

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Il distributore automatico di gioielli (al centro) di Marla Aaron a Bergdorf Goodman fotografato da National Jeweler

Jewelery sold with a vending machine. It’s the idea of Marla Aaron ♦ ︎

A sophisticated jewelry vending machine located in a shop-in-shop in New York, in the refined settings of Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue. The idea, even if the initiative is limited to the month of March, comes from Marla Aaron or, better than the brand’s marketing manager, Sarah Daniel. But this is not an experiment. In fact, the designer had already tested a jewelry vending machine installed at the Brooklyn Museum years ago.

And after the experiment, which lasted a few months, Marla Aaron had decided to move the distributor outside, in the park adjacent to The William Vale hotel, in the trendy Williamsburg neighborhood, also in Brooklyn. Now to purchase a jewel from the distributor, customers must purchase a $ 110 token for sale from Bergdorf Goodman and then use it like any other vending machine. In return, you receive a small clear plastic egg, such as those containing gadgets or candy for children, with a sterling silver Babylock, the smallest piece in Marla Aaron’s most sought-after collection.

Marla Aaron con il distributore automatico nell'immagine di Richard Cadan — Marla Aaron con il distributore automatico nell’immagine di Richard Cadan

But there is more. Because the distributor is also, in a sense, a lottery. In fact, among the many silver jewels, a much more expensive gold Babylock was hidden. And with a little luck, you can get an upgrade for the price of a simple silver jewel. In the previous experiment, at the vending machine near The William, inside the vending machine there were 12 pieces priced from $ 165 for a sterling silver Babylock, up to $ 1588 for a 14-karat yellow gold piece of jewelry on a sterling silver chain oxidized.

Babylock a forma di cuore in oro e rubino

Il distributore automatico installato nel Brooklyn Museum

Gold, emeralds and diamonds: Jemma Wynne’s menu

Published on February 25, 2022

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Anello in oro con smeraldi di taglio diverso

The jewels of the New York brand Jemma Wynne, between emeralds and precious kisses ♦

New York is one of the big cities, along with Paris, London and Hong Kong, where the jewellery is more lively: the witness is the activity of Jenny Klatt and Stephanie Wynne Lalin, who in 2008 launched the brand Jemma Wynne. Among other things, Jenny started to think about the jewelry, starting from the enthusiasm for the art of mosaic, admired in Europe. In short, by chance the two designers they found themselves to work together in the jewelry world and have decided to bring their brand. All American jewelers listing to you the celebrities who have bought or wore their pieces. Jemma Wynne is no exception: count among his fans January Jones, Rihanna, Kristen Bell, Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, Camila Alves, Reese Witherspoon and Olivia Palermo. Among the novelties of the brand, there is also a truly original: a revolutionary new cutting-shaped lips for diamonds. The idea has become the capsule collection Bisou.

Anelli chevalier in oro con smeraldi o diamanti

“As New Yorkers we are inspired by the city’s diversity “, tell the two founders. “Our vision is to create jewelry for women who want a sophisticated look, with a strong fashion sensibility, but easily. The point of view could be called that of a cashmere hoodie for the jewelry. Something rich, but comfortable. ” Retail prices of jewelry ranging on average from $ 995 to 15,000, but for special jewelry also comes up to $ 125,000. On the other hand, we are in New York.

Larkspur & Hawk dives into the past

Published on February 12, 2022

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Do you like ancient jewels? Here is a new interpretation of the style of the past, revisited in New York by the brand Larkspur & Hawk by Emily Satloff ♦

The charm of the late nineteenth century, England’s George V, lives on in the jewels of Larkspur & Hawk, brand created by Emily Satloff. Why we do not you live only by design, sometimes very cold, of the future, but also with the charm of the past. Emily Satloff, on the other hand, with the love to the past lived: he worked as a curator of decorative arts sector of the New-York Historical Society, he has been a consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and traded jewels of 18th century.

Anello con doppia pergamena dipinta a mano, quarzi bianco e zaffiri arancioni

Just her experience with ancient jewelry has suggested to revive the rich and colorful style that was so fashionable at the time of grandmothers and great-grandmothers. The research on the design and manufacturing techniques led her to rediscover a mounting system that uses a metal plate inserted behind the stones to improve color and luster. To give a idea of an old atmosphere, Emily has commissioned some pics to Horacio Salinas, published by the New York Times, in which the jewels are into late nineteenth century setting. The jewelry is photographed in lace, colored feathers, period prints.

Orecchini Emily's Garden in oro 14 carati e tormalina — Orecchini Emily’s Garden in oro 14 carati e tormalina

Anello in oro 18 carati con quarzo bianco, acquamarina, zaffiri

Orecchini in oro rodiato, pietra luna rainbow e quarzo lavanda

Collana Estrela in oro rodiato, pietra luna e diamanti

Diamonds protagonists of the first online auction of 2022

Published on February 11, 2022

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2022 opens with a success for the world of jewelry auctions. The first jewelry auction organized in New York by Christie in 2022, an online sale lasting 17 days (January 24 – February 9) reached a total of 5.2 million dollars with 131% of lots sold above the highest estimate. low and 96% of sales. The sale received a record turnout with the largest number of bidders for any online jewelry sale in New York. The participation registered bidders from 28 countries.

High prices were achieved for the diamonds, including the highest lot of the sale, an 11.46-carat diamond ring, which was offered without reserve and reached $ 300,000. Additional noteworthy findings include a 10.31-carat emerald-cut diamond ring, which sold for $ 237,500, square earrings with 5.02- and 5.02-carat emerald-cut diamonds (212,500), and a round brilliant-cut diamond ring of 5.21 carats, also offered without reserve, which reached $ 150,000.

Anello con diamante taglio smeraldo di 10,31 carati

Orecchini quadrati con diamanti taglio smeraldo da 5,02 e 5,02 carati

Anello con diamante fancy yellow di 5,25 carati di Oscar Heyman

Anello con zaffiro rettangolare modificato con taglio a gradino, diamanti affusolati taglio baguette, platino, circa 1955, firmato Yard

The Berber jewels of Léla Sophia

Published on February 8, 2022

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Music, minority rights, jewelry. Three aspects that are summarized by a single person: Léla Sophia. And they also reflect the vocation of her eponymous jewelry brand. Léla Sophia embodies all this complexity. She founded her jewelry line inspired by the Berber geometric patterns of the Moroccan population. But she is also a musician, performer, composer (her songs can also be found on Spotify and Apple Music). Finally, she is also involved in an association, the Bipoc project, based on the concept of solidarity between blacks, indigenous people and people of color (it is the acronym, in fact, of Black, Indigenous & People of Coloro Movement).

This philosophy is at the basis of the rediscovery of the designer’s North African cultural roots, transplanted to New York, where Léla lives. She went to Morocco only as an adult and she discovered designs and colors of North Africa. The jewels are made of recycled gold or silver, also with the addition of precious stones, and are inspired by amulets, or are engraved with ancient symbols of the Berber tradition, such as the tattoos seen on the face of Léla’s grandmother. Even the processing of jewelry reflects the simple style of Moroccan craftsmanship. Prices vary widely and range from $ 180 to $ 5,000.

Tayaran (flight), anello in oro o argento

Haute Victoire for Yasmina

Published on February 7, 2022

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Collana in oro giallo 18 carati, diamanti, madreperla

She started designing rugs. But then she chose to design jewelry and now Yasmina Benazzou has achieved success with her brand Haute Victoire. Her story is to be told. Born in Morocco, Yasmina lived in Indonesia and then in Paris, where she studied textile design at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and interior design at the Ecole des Arts Appliqués Boulle. She began her career by designing carpets for the Royal Palace in Morocco and then for large hotels, such as the Hilton in Rabat, the Hyatt Regency in Casablanca, but also the Plaza in New York and Le Grand Véfour in Paris. In 1999 she started working as a designer for the Tai Ping carpet company. In 2006 she moved to New York and became director of interior design.

In New York, after studying gemology, in 2016 the designer founded her Maison, Haute Victoire. All these experiences are summarized in the style of the jewels that she sometimes creates using vintage and antique pieces, unique pieces, which she reworks with 18 karat gold. All jewels are made in the American city.

Orecchini in oro 14 carati e lapislazzuli

Orecchini in oro 18 carati e perle di Tahiti

Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati e perle

Collana in oro 18 carati e occhio di tigre

Ali Weiss, the US style is found in a piercing bar

Published on January 24, 2022

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The United States, and in particular New York, are one step ahead in showing trends and, as far as jewelry is concerned, also in the way of proposing to customers. An example is proposed by Ali Weiss Jewelry, located in Armonk, a town very close to the great American metropolis, and known especially because it is where the IBM headquarters is located. Ali Weiss was born and raised in New York and has always been passionate about jewelry. A chance meeting with the designer Helen Ficalora, for whom she started working, provided her in 2005 with the necessary skills to pursue a career on her own.

Her jewelry brand, however, has an approach that can hardly be found (for now) in Europe. Alongside her creative world, in fact, the designer also proposes an unconventional style of understanding jewelry. Not only because her philosophy provides for the abolition of every rule, which includes the possibility of wearing a jewel with diamonds while wearing a sweatshirt. The specificity of her, in fact, also lies in the most casual way of selling her jewels. Ali, in fact, offers earrings, rings, necklaces and bracelets in a showroom that is also a piercing bar. A relaxing perspective and a vision of jewelry that creates a bridge between Generation Z (or the Millenials) and adds more fluency in choosing a piece of jewelry. Prices also do not lose sight of the goal of reaching a wide audience: they range from $ 125 to $ 6,000.

Thick Ribbed Band With Diamond Line. Oro 14 carati

Gold Dome Ring With Single Diamond. Oro 14 carati

Pavé Evil Eye Necklace, 14k Gold, Diamond, Rubies, Sapphires — Pavé Evil Eye Necklace, 14k Gold, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire

Large Pavé Evil Eye Ring, 14k Gold, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Sapphire

Orecchino in oro giallo. 14 carati e diamanti — Orecchino in oro giallo 14 carati e diamanti

Martine Ali, Brooklyn Hip-Hop

Published on January 20, 2022

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Martine Ali, from hip-hop style jewels to fashion shows from Brooklyn ♦ ︎
New York is trendy, New York is the center of the world, New York does not turn off the lights. Whether it’s true or not, for sure in the city of the Empire State Building are born and die hopes, careers and ideas. And so, if you want to live closely the hip-hop is there you have to go. The New York Times, for example, has identified a new trend designer who is in Brooklyn and is called Martine Ali. The designer has launched a unisex jewelery line that evokes hip-hop, with chains, dog tags and safety pins.

A kind of jewelery that can shook those who love traditional earrings and rings, and it is quite Martine Ali’s goal. His big silver chains, with a carabiner closure, are liked by rapper Kendrick Lamar, while Rihanna after put away her Chopard jewels, wore Martine Ali’s bracelets and necklaces in several videos. Her jewels were also noted by fashion designer Jane Chung and by Matthew Adams Dolan, Australian-American designer. In this case the collection approaches more to a traditional jewelery with gold and pearls and looks more feminine than usual. These are the proposals for the spring summer 2022 collection.

In the Oblik’s mazes

Published on January 11, 2022

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Bracciale in ottone lucido placcato in oro 14 carati nickel free

The complex geometry of the collections by Oblik Atelier of Mia Hebib, born in Bosnia, but designer in New York.
Maybe life’s experiences also affect the formal aspect of creation. Opinions are different. But, perhaps, some reflection of the story of Mia Hebib shines in its jewelry design. The story is this: Mia Hebib was born in Bosnia, a land emerged from a long and bloody conflict. She then moved in neighboring Croatia, where she studied jewelery at the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb.

In 1996, she moved to the United States and received a Bachelor of Fine Art of metals and jewels from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2001. The professional career, however, began in New York, in 2001 and in 2007 he founded Atelier Oblik. In a nutshell, a story that has many periods. And maybe that’s why her jewelry, at least a part, has a pleasantly complicated design. Knots, metal evolution, curves that intersect, resemble the long process of Mia. They are cheerful sculptures, which seem allude, however, to a complex search, a thorough work on form, on the spaces, volumes. It can please both lovers of the classic jewel for those seeking new formal solutions.

Swati Dhanak from the desert to New York

Published on January 9, 2022

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Anello Duo Four way in oro 18 carati e diamanti baguette e pavé

From the desert to abstract art: the jewels of the New York designer Swati Dhanak.

From Dubai to New York, but of Indian origin, Swati Dhanak is a jewelry designer who does not retain a modicum of oriental style. On the contrary, she is an innovator. She is able to surprise with collections that have a different form than usual and, if anything, more linked to that of abstract painting. She uses mainly gold and diamonds: materials with which it has been used since childhood.

Her family, in fact, has a tradition in jewelery and as a child she often went to his grandfather’s gold lab in Dubai. In short, she has the gold in her blood, but before giving life to her jewelry brand she worked for Armani and Chanel. She has traveled the world, she has learned, she has chosen to interpret a Western taste in his creations. The jewels testify geometries, but also asymmetries, with a mix between sudden touch and mathematical rigor. One of her first collections, Movement, is however inspired by the sands of the desert that come to life in her memory. In short, Swati Dhanak Jewelery is a special case, a solitary path. And that’s exactly what the designer wanted to achieve.

Orecchini Emerald Column in oro 18 carati e diamanti fancy cut

Anello Rainbow Five Pin Cage in oro 18 carati, zaffiri blu, gialli e orange, rubini e tsavoriti

Orecchini Floating Galaxy in oro 18 carati, diamanti fancy cut e pavé

Orecchini Floating Fan in oro 18 carati e diamanti fancy cut

Anello Floating Cage in oro 18 carati e diamanti fancy cut

Anello Five Pin Cage in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Eleuteri, vintage jewelry from Rome to New York

Published on January 6, 2022

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Spilla di Van Cleef & Arpels con turchese, rubini, zaffiri, diamanti su oro giallo

Vintage jewelry signed by prestigious Maison: it is Eleuteri’s specialty, which has now also opened a showcase on Madison Avenue, in New York ♦ ︎
There is Bulgari, there is Chaumet, there is Faraone. And then there are Cartier, David Web, Buccellati … All together. But it is not a party for jewelers: the great Maison are in the Eleuteri boutique, one of the great jewelers of Rome specializing in special jewels. Period pieces, more or less antique, but all of great quality. Eleuteri has always been in via Condotti, the luxury shopping street in the capital, Milano, Venezia, Cortina and Porto Cervo..

But Carlo Eleuteri and his son Wagner have also opened a showcase in New York, in central Madison Avenue. A landing that was underlined by a long article in the New York Times. It is a strategic choice. It is no coincidence that Wagner Eleuteri holds a degree from the London School of Economics. The jewelry company is in the fourth generation: the history of Eleuteri began, in fact, in 1894, even if with a candied shop. The transformation into jewelry, however, took place in 1963, with Pietro Eleuteri, a collector passionate about ancient art, who opened an antique shop. From antiques to ancient jewels the passage is short. So much so that now the Roman Maison has accumulated a collection of pieces of considerable value and beauty that, at the moment, are sought above all by the rich tourists who go shopping in Via Condotti. And now also in Manhattan.

Bracciale in oro 18 carati con diamanti, zaffiri, smeraldi, citrini, ametiste

Bracciale in oro rosa con diamanti fancy

Anello di Verdura in oro con ametista cabochon e peridoti

Orecchini di Bulgari in oro, corallo, crisoprasio

Bracciale-orologio di Cartier in oro e zaffiri

The jewels of the gem hunter Judy Geib

Published on January 5, 2022

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Orecchini con smeraldi colombiani su oro 22 e 18 carati

The adventurous emeralds (and all the rest) of the gem hunter Judy Geib ♦ ︎

From Pennsylvania to New York to look for emeralds. All right, there are no green stone mines in Manhattan, but the jewels of Judy Geib are found, which has a special passion for emeralds. In fact, she uses them extensively for her collections. The stones have fascinated the designer since she was a child, when she collected minerals. But Judy Geib’s life changed dramatically when, at some point in her life, she followed her family to Brazil, while Judy was a teenager. If you add to this the studies of art and design, you understand why at some point decided to work herself with metal and precious stones. In 2002 she launched his first collection of pieces at the Barneys (a chain of luxury stores) in New York.

Collana con smeraldi colombiani, oro a 22 e 18 carati

Judy Geib’s jewels are at the same time precious and light-hearted. A bit flower power, a little Coachella, a little ethnic, with a thought at work by Suzanne Belperron. But with gold that, sometimes, is used in its purest, 24-carat state. Or oxidized silver with almost baroque processing. In addition to emeralds, his favorite stone, she travels the world in search of paraiba tourmalines, rubies, sapphires, aquamarines, kunzites, pink and green tourmalines. However, her favorite destination for emeralds is Colombia. Not without some misadventure, she says.

Collana in oro 22 e 18 carati, argento, con opale nero

Orecchini Swoosh Extravagant in oro e diamanti

Collar Peter Pan in oro 18 carati e rubini

Ayva, colors for manager

Published on January 4, 2022

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Anello doppio dito in oro 18 carati con diamanti, zaffiri gialli e bianchi, tormalina

The new jewels by Priyanka Kedia, founder of Ayva, queen of the compositions with small gems ♦

Responsible for strategic inventory distribution, implementation of new tools and processes, order management, inventory projections, demand and production. Again: responsible for identifying risky stocks … How can an expert logistics manager turn into a designer who proposes exquisite earrings and rings? You have to ask Priyanka Kedia, founder of Ayva, born and raised in a family of jewelers in Mumbai, India, but became a manager in San Francisco, California. In short, after experiencing the path to success in the business field, in 2015 he decided to follow the call of family traditions.

Anello impilabile in oro 18 carati con diamanti e zaffiri gialli

The collections, they say, that have an affinity with the European style and Italian design. The result is jewelry that always stand out with colored stones, particularly diamonds next to tourmalines, sapphires of different colors, amethysts. The stones are mounted with nice designs and regular to form light pieces, in which the color form shape of nice earrings, necklaces and rings (there is only one cuff now). Not bad for a woman who until recently was in charge of the efficiency of warehouses.

Anello impilabile in oro 18 carati con diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Pendente in oro 14 carati con diamanti e citrino

Orecchini Lola in oro con diamanti e tormalina verde

Orecchini in oro 14 carati con ametista e diamanti

Anello in oro 14 carati con ametista e quarzo fumé

Deirdre Featherstone, vintage with colors

Published on January 3, 2022

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Anello con tanzanite, acquamarina, diamanti

Strong, colorful, precious jewels with a vintage nostalgia: the work of the New York designer Deirdre Featherstone ♦ ︎

Platinum is her favorite metal. It is no coincidence that Deirdre Featherstone has received ten awards from the American Spectrum Association and has been named Master American Platinumsmith by Platinum Guild International. Although looking at the jewels of this New York designer it is not platinum that is immediately perceived, but the variety of strong colors and the choice of particularly theatrical stones. Perhaps a skill that she acquired when doing a different job: for many years she was an auctioneer of antiques, that is, she directed the auctions of antiques and furniture, but she is also passionate about motorcycles and vintage cars.

This confidence with precious objects, sometimes even surprising and bizarre, has instilled in her creativity an eclecticism that is reflected in the work she has done in his Tribeca studio since 1985. In short, when she turned the professional page, she also brought his experience in antiques. And, in fact, the design of many of her jewels seems to have a direct line with the tradition of the past. But the colors immediately bring back to the present.

Orecchini in platino, zaffiri, tsanzanite, tormalina Paraiba, tsavorite, diamanti

Orecchini in oro con gemme — Orecchini in oro con diamanti e gemme

Orecchini in oro, turchese, lapislazzuli

Anello in oro giallo inciso con smeraldo

Susan Foster no stop

Published on December 15, 2021

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Anello Geometric in oro bianco e diamanti

The inexhaustible Susan Foster from the Hampton to the jewelers of half the world, and from the artistic avant-garde to the gems ♦ ︎

There is a area near in New York, famous for hosting many respectable residences for summer and weekend vacations: the Hampton area. On the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, with pine and fir trees behind, several artists have also lived, such as Jackson Pollock and Dutch Willem de Kooning. Close to them Susan Foster grew up, and absorbed the style and philosophy of that art school in her work of jewelery designers. She now lives and works in California.

Orecchini trapezoidali in oro 18 carati e diamanti

After studying ancient art and architecture at Ucla, she had apprenticeships with European goldsmiths and studied at the Gemology Institute of America. Having learned what is needed from a technical point of view, she has opened the doors to fantasy to draw art deco style chandelier earrings, or collections with large opals. She has convinced many customers, from London to Los Angeles, from New York to Moscow. She has a rather lively creative vein: she says that in 15 years of career she has designed over 4,500 jewels. And it’s just beginning …

Collana in oro bianco 18 carati e diamanti

Pendente con opale etiope su oro rosa 18 carati, con zaffiri naturali rosa pallido, pesca, giallo e menta

Anello con diamante baguette e pavé di diamanti

The jewels (and an extraordinary ring flower shape) by Yair Shimansky

Published on December 12, 2021

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Orecchini con diamanti fancy yellow al centro e diamanti baguette bianchi

A couple of years ago, in New York, Vogue Italia organized a reunion of designers sensitive to environmental sustainability for an event entitled The Protagonist. One of the guests was Yair Shimansky. Considered one of the kings of diamonds, Shimansky presented a ring called the Desert Rose, with South African diamonds totaling 24.13 carats, accompanied by 42 tsavorite gems and in the center a crystal of Namibian desert rose, set in gold 18 carats.

The flower is inspired by the Fynbos, the spontaneous vegetation of South Africa. And there is a reason: Shimansky has its headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, although it has another office-atelier in New York. In addition to being a jeweler, Shimansky also has a diamond cutting and polishing business in Johannesburg. He is, in any case, South Africa’s leading jewelry designer and creator of South Africa’s most iconic diamond ring, the Millennium Diamond Ring, in platinum, which has a classic and modern design. Not only: Shimansky also the author of the Brilliant 10 diamond design, a round brilliant cut stone with 71 facets (usually 57 or 58) developed and patented by Shimansky. This diamond is the only one with balance between fire, brilliance and reflection of 33.33% in each area.

Curiously, Shimansky does not have a family of jewelers or diamond dealers behind him. He was born in Israel in 1967, with a housewife mother and a father in a large shipping company. At the age of 12, he and his family moved to London. Back in Israel, after a series of temporary works he changed his life with the decision to sell diamonds and jewels in Japan. Where, with a difficult internship, he learned the art of cutting and polishing, but also the need for perfection. Finally, he went to South Africa, where his father had moved in the meantime. After a difficult start, with few resources, today Shimansky is one of South Africa’s most popular jewelry brands.

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