Nicholas Varney

Nature seen through Nicholas Varney’s eyes




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 di orecchini e spilla a forma di nespola in oro e diamanti fancy
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
Orecchini in oro giallo e cacholong
Anello in oro giallo e acquamarina
Anello in oro giallo e acquamarina
Anello in legno, oro e acquamarina
Anello in legno, oro e acquamarina
Anello con smeraldo e diamanti
Anello con smeraldo e diamanti
Spilla a forma di rapanello con diamanti, smeraldi e rubini
Spilla a forma di rapanello con diamanti, smeraldi e rubini
Anelli con perle naturali di colore diverso
Anelli con perle naturali di colore diverso
Orecchini con perle e diamanti
Orecchini con perle e diamanti







Mavericks on book




The 17 nonconformists jewelry designer for a collectors book.
All about jewelry. Better, everything about the jewels that have become milestones of masterpieces in the history of jewelry. If you are fond of earrings, rings and necklaces exceptional (and probably take a look every day at gioiellis.com), you can order online the book written by Stellene Volandes, managing editor of Town & Country. The book is a journey through the designer jewelry is published by Rizzoli, 256 pages, and is titled: Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design (costs $ 85 on Amazon). Under the lens there are the works of 17 masters of the jewel, very different from each other (mavericks, nonconformists), but united by the imagination and ability to transform simple jewelry to wear in small masterpieces. After an introduction by Carolina Herrera, are for example, works of Hemmerle, Giampiero Bodino, Nicholas Varney, James de Givenchy, Judy Geib, Wallace Chan, Elena Votsi, Lauren Adriana, Marie-Helene de Taillac, Suzanne Syz, Muriel Grateau, Mark Davis. Among amazing materials and innovative shapes, stones and extraordinary virtuosity goldsmiths, are images that bring happiness to all the fans. Rudy Serra

Anelli di Nicholas Varney
Anelli di Nicholas Varney

Collana di smeraldi di Judy Geib
Collana di smeraldi di Judy Geib
Spilla a forma di cavolfiore di Hemmerle
Spilla a forma di cavolfiore di Hemmerle
La copertina di Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design
La copertina di Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design
Collana di Giampiero Bodino
Collana di Giampiero Bodino
Anelli in ceramica di James de Givenchy
Anelli in ceramica di James de Givenchy
Orecchini da «Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design»
Orecchini da «Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design»
Gioiello a forma di granchio
Gioiello a forma di granchio

Immagine da «Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design»
Immagine da «Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design»