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Arthus-Bertrand, medal and jewels

Published on April 17, 2022

Collana con medaglione Fabula Rouge in oro giallo e bianco, diamanti, smalto rosso

A French Maison with behind more than 200 years of history: here are the jewels designed by Arthus-Bertrand.

Turn the hands of the clock back and you will arrive at the year 1083. The British finish the exploration of Australia and discover that it is an island. The Italian scientist Alessandro Volta begins the industrial production of his battery. The United States buys Louisiana from France for $ 15 million. And in Paris, after the establishment of the Legion of Honor, the Consulate and the army asked to produce decorations, made by the Arthus-Bertrand workshop.

The French goldsmith thus becomes a specialist in engraving. Even today the Maison produces medals and official decorations. But over time he has also added jewels. Also in this case, a good part of the jewels are dedicated to important moments, to celebrations such as weddings or anniversaries. However, there is no shortage of jewels to wear every day. At Arthus-Bertrand 250 specialized artisans work, in particular, to make silver and gold jewelry. They have nothing to do with officialdom, but they are very simple, modern jewels, which do not reveal the more than 200 years of history behind them. Knowing that there is a long history behind it, however, makes you appreciate more what you buy.

Do the math with Hermien Cassiers

Published on April 16, 2022

Showroom/bracciale/COLLANE

Anello in oro con rubini della collezione Formula X

The jewels of the Belgian designer Hermien Cassiers: are the result of complicated mathematical calculations.
Experimenting is not a sin. And sometimes the gamble, exploring unfamiliar roads, leads to surprising results. It has been so for the young Belgian designer Hermien Cassiers, 30, who runs its unique path in the world that connects the jewelry, art and science. She makes unique pieces, but especially that you will find no other designer which works jewelry through complicated mathematical formulas. Each bracelet, necklace or earring, in short, is the result of a calculation, but tied to the movement of the body. The Antwerp-based designer was also present at Pad 2022 in Paris.

The result are those unusual shapes that have their own dynamics drawn from gold threads, in some cases with the addition of rough gemstones, from diamonds to rubies or sapphires. Hermien has learned to work the metal with the Italian jeweler Giovanni Corvaja that unveiled to her the secrets of working with the yarn. Strange? A bit’. But her hoop earrings were sold out to global DesignMiami forum. Perhaps this was not calculated. Alessia Mongrando

Bracciale in filo d'oro — Bracciale in filo d’oro

Niessing, lord of the rings

Published on April 15, 2022

Showroom/Rings

Anello Spannring in oro bianco e diamanti

The Bauhaus lives again in Niessing jewelry: the refined simplicity of design copyright.

Germany is the country where he was born Bauhaus. And that rationalist design movement emerged from Walter Gropius and co-workers in the thirties, continues to be a source of inspiration throughout the world and, of course, also in Germany.
So a German brand which has over 140 years of history, in the seventies built his headquarters according to the dictates of the Bauhaus and cultivates a passion for that ingeniously simple design also for his jewelry. Niessing, a company based in Vreden (North Rhine-Westphalia, bordering the Netherlands) is indeed synonymous with design. Its round rings, with a simple diamond stopped within the band of gold is of an exemplary simplicity, but also very difficult to make. And gold is not any yellow metal at 18K.

Niessing Spannring in versione oro giallo e diamante

A refined formula, Aura, allows Niessing to propose a gold that fades in different shades, or that has a color cast from green, pink, yellow, white, red. As in the version of his iconic ring once baptized Lucia. A name that alludes also to the ability to give light, with the brilliant cut diamond in full view, stopped with a sinuous variation of the golden band. Which also in this case is proposed in different shades of color. And that would have liked Gropius too, probably. Or in the Mirage collection, a game of illusions, super light gold and platinum jewelry, which received the German Design Award and the RedDot: Best of the Best: an almost hypnotic design that pays homage to geometry.

Collana con pendente Wave in oro giallo e diamanti

Anand Shah, yellow fantasies

Published on April 15, 2022

COLLANE/bracciale/Showroom/ORO

Anello incrociato in vetro, sormontato da un mazzo di fiori dorati

The prodigious gold jewels of one of the greatest Indian designers: Anand Shah ♦ ︎

He is one of the great jewelry designers of India, the country that more than others in the world loves gold and precious stones. But, unlike his fellow countrymen, Anand Shah does not try to imitate Western style. On the contrary, it reinterprets the Indian tradition, but with the addition of a lot of imagination. At top of all his choices, for example, there is to use gold, yellow, true to 22 carats. A choice that is also that of Indian tradition. So much so that years ago the World Gold Council has ranked the designer as one of the ten best gold jewelry artists in the world.

Anand Shah has also won the Solitaire Design Awards nine times, a prestigious jewelry contest organized annually by the Gem and Jewelery Export Promotion Council of India.

In his jewels there are those who are inspired by the world of flowers. And there’s a reason: he loves to compose the bouquet of flowers (the real ones) alone. And because he’s a creative designer, he even designs home and office environments, creates personalized greeting cards and even loves to design clothes for his wife, Parul. At the center of its activity, however, remains that of jewelery. It is an art that he learned in Mumbai and also thanks to many trips to Italy: “they taught me about design and technology and in the process I acquired a greater knowledge of gold”, he explained.

Collana in oro 22 carati con elementi floreali

Orecchini in oro 22 carati e zaffiri blu

Cell effect for Luisa Rosas

Published on April 10, 2022

COLLANE/bracciale/Showroom

Pendente Skin in oro 18 carati e diamanti

The Be collection of the Portuguese designer Luisa Rosas is inspired by cellular constitutions. With an amazing effect ♦ ︎

In the north of Portugal there is a special gold, which shows the delicate processing of a tradition born under the influence of the winds of the Atlantic Ocean. The result is the jewels of Luisa Rosas, of which we have already spoken. In Vicenzaoro January, the Portuguese designer presented new ideas, which translate into the Be collection. The surprising aspect of the Be collection is that it is inspired by something new. No moons, hearts, flowers: jewels are made with the thought turned to the cellular structure that is the basis of life. The cells of plants and animals (obviously also those of human beings) are organized to create new living subjects. And from this concept the collection has developed.

The jewels are composed of single, small elements, just like the cells that bind to each other to form the natural world.

The result is a kind of puzzle that turns into bracelets, rings or necklaces. 18-karat yellow or white gold alternates with paved surfaces with small diamonds, with an irregular rhythm. Just like it happens in nature. Other collections, on the other hand, are Skin and Tribe, both created starting from many small elements of gold aggregated to form volumes, clusters or fringes.

Anello Tribe in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini Skin reversibili in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Bracciale Tribe in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti della collezione Be

Mary Ching, pop jewelry

Published on April 6, 2022

Rings/Showroom

Anello in argento smaltato con quarzo rosa

The jewels of the designer Alison Mary Ching Yeung with her fashion brand Mary Ching ♦ ︎

To exaggerate is not a sin: Alison Mary Ching Yeung in 2009 founded Mary Ching, a luxury brand present both in London and Shanghai, on the concept of Forbidden Opulence (probita opulence) for those who want a provocative, elegant and high quality product, including fashionable stilettos, clothing and cashmere. The shoes are «created in Shanghai, Made in Italy». But, in addition to shoes and accessories, Mary Ching also offers jewelry.

Most of these are rings and earrings, made of silver with the addition of large stones often described as sapphires. The price, actually (under £ 200) makes one doubt that it is possible to sell a silver ring with sapphires or semi-precious stones at such a low cost. But Mary Ching’s online shopping does not specify whether it is synthetic or natural stones. The style is very pop, very colorful and lively, in tune with the brand’s philosophy.

Anello in argento ossidato con ametista e smaltatura verde

anello in argento ossidato con topazio blu e zaffiri arcobaleno

Anello in argento ossidato con peridoto e smaltatura

Anello a forma di gufo smaltato e zaffiri

Orecchino in argento smaltato e ametista bianca

The new Blenda road

Published on April 4, 2022

Rings/bracciale/COLLANE

Claiming that covid also had positive aspects is certainly wrong. But, in a certain sense, it has forced many people to have more free time, perhaps thanks to smart working. Or the birth of two twins. And this is what happened to a young girl from the Marche, who has worked for years in the fashion industry, and who has decided to bring out her passion for jewelry. The result is Blenda, a jewelry brand founded in spring 2021 in Rome by Cristina Tricarico.

I have always had a great passion for jewels, but having a very multifaceted soul I have always struggled to find my style and my way of perceiving elegance combined with everyday life and so, after starting to make them for myself, I felt the need to create my first selection of jewels, designed to reflect my personality and that of those who, like me, were looking for something truly unique, in a real jewelery tailor shop.
Cristina Tricarico

Another detail must be added: the name Blenda, perhaps few people know, is commonly the one referring to sphalerite, the mineral from which zinc is extracted. The name blenda derives from the German blenden, to deceive, due to its appearance which is confused with galena. The name of sphalerite derives from the Greek sphaleros, misleading.
That said, nothing of the new Blenda collections is misleading. The founder, who follows one-girl-show all the phases from design to realization, prefers the creation of unique pieces. Small diamonds and precious stones such as emeralds, rubies, sapphires and semiprecious stones such as tourmaline and aquamarine are set on rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings, the result of continuous research by the brand on the best Italian and international markets, and mounted on certified 18 carat gold. . In short, serious stuff.

Bracciale con fiori smaltati — Bracciale in oro con fiori smaltati

Bracciale tennis in oro con zaffiri colorati

The Icon soft chain by Nanis

Published on April 3, 2022

COLLANE/bracciale/Showroom

Can a chain be as soft as love? Do metal rings manage to achieve the roundness of female forms? And how interesting can it become to invent something that has already been invented? Questions answered by the Icon line by Nanis, a brand founded, directed and playfully nurtured by Laura Bicego. It is not the first time that the Venetian Maison proposes the theme of the chain which, in fact, is among those archetypes of jewelry that cannot be ignored. But in the Icon collection, which follows another line that has the chain as its protagonist, that is, the Libera line, jewelry takes on a different expression.

Collana della collezione Icon indossata

Sensual, Nanis defines it, and that’s not the wrong adjective. But the chain is also a tribute to the historical legacy of the company and its first collections in the nineties. The motif of the chain, considered rigid and static in the common imagination, has been completely rethought through a more impressive link which, at the same time, is rounded in its lines, giving life to sinuous, sweet and daring jewels. The collection retains the Maison’s trademark: the millerighe engraving in 18-karat gold, with the addition of lines of small diamonds in some models.

Anelo della collezione Icon

Anello in oro con dettagli in diamanti

Bracciale in oro 18 carati lavorato a bulino

Collana in oro 18 carati lavorato a bulino

Collana Icon in oro 18 carati

The romantic filigree of Allgold

Published on March 24, 2022

Showroom

The romantic story of AllGold, from the Italian province to the international market ♦ ︎
The story begin (almost) always just with little or nothing. But when the talent and the passion are there, then it happens that it goes on, up to goals that no one would have imagined. Like the story started in 1951, in a city of the Marche province, with Oscardo Aguzzi. A child who unfortunately became deaf at the age of three. A handicap that, however, became the main resource of Oscardo, who developed a special artistic sensibility. And it was therefore the special creative spirit that convinced the owner of the oldest goldsmith workshop in Fossombrone to take on the apprentice the young Oscardo to the Artisan Factory Orafa Bordoni Alfio.

Pendente in argento realizzato con la tecnica della filigrana

The talent of the young goldsmith then manifested itself with the winning of the first prize at the Goldsmith Exhibition S. Eligio of Milan, a very popular competition at the time. The story continued with the casual specialization in the technique of filigree (thanks to a goldsmith from Senegal). It is one of the most difficult goldsmith techniques, but Oscardo has learned to master.

The story, very romantic, has continued with the younger brother of Oscardo, Giorgio, who has joined his brother, for a certain period seriously ill. Having found an affinity, the Aguzzi brothers, Oscardo and Giorgio, have opened their first goldsmith workshop together in Fossombrone. The business grew rapidly, the two brothers in the eighties gave birth to the AllGold brand.
In the year 2000, Flavio Gregorio Topi joined the two: from talented apprentice to an entrepreneur. Since then, the company has reaped international successes and awards, exhibitions and prizes. Between Harrods in London and the Rockefeller Center in New York, passing from India, AllGold has conquered an international stage. And the story is not over yet.

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Gold and good feelings for Gumuchian’s jewelry

Published on March 19, 2022

Rings/Showroom/COLLANE

Three women of Armenian origin: Anita Gumuchian and her daughters Myriam and Patricia. It was they who continued the centenary history of the family in jewelry. Jewelry designed by women for women, they emphasize. And they do it in the center of Manhattan, New York. Diamonds and colored gems are the ingredients behind the Maison, which has the family name, Gumuchian.

Those of the Maison are all high quality jewels, in platinum or yellow, white and pink with 18 carats. The shape of the jewels, without being extravagant, is a mix of modern styles from which occasionally some oriental allusion emerges. Gumuchian also offers important pieces, such as earrings with emeralds or the ring with a large cabochon sapphire in the center. Furthermore, two collections are linked to philanthropic objectives. The first is dedicated to the protection of bees, insects that are fundamental for natural balance: the jewels use the hexagonal shape of the cells in the hives. The second also serves to finance the cardiology department of the Columbia Medical Center: it is no coincidence that the collection is called Tiny Hearts.

Gioiello per capelli a forma di farfalla in oro e diamanti

Anello in oro rosa con diamanti e rubini

Anello in oro rosa con zaffiri gialli e orange

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini Fleur in oro bianco e diamanti

Is it worth investing in gold with the war?

Published on March 16, 2022

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Solidarity with those who suffer is one thing. The need or, more simply, the desire for wealth is another. So when war broke out in Ukraine, many wondered: is it time to invest in gold? Should you buy bullion? Or, perhaps, to buy gold jewelry that can be revalued over time? All legitimate questions. But as always, you have to be careful. Investing in gold is not, as many think, a safe investment. It is not certain that gold will revalue over time nor that the war in Ukraine must necessarily push the prices of the yellow metal.

La quotazione del prezzo dell'oro — La quotazione del prezzo dell’oro

Confirmation of the caution comes from the analysis of the largest Italian bank, Intesa Sanpaolo. The bank’s study center is particularly attentive not only to the trend of the economy as a whole, but also to that of raw materials, including the most precious ones. Like them.

It will perhaps therefore come as a surprise to many to discover that despite the ongoing war, according to the credit institution, no further increase in gold prices is in sight. In reverse. According to the analysis by Daniela Corsini, who boasts a long-term assignment as Chartered Financial Analyst, Senior Economist, Rates, FX & Commodities Research at Intesa Sanpaolo, gold and silver will see prices slow down and even fall. Conversely, palladium and platinum are expected to have rising prices. An indication that is addressed to those who want to invest in precious metals, but also to those who, like jewelers, use gold and silver as raw materials for their work.

According to the analysis by Intesa Sanpaolo, therefore, on average an ounce of gold in 2022 will be quoted on average $ 1720 and will drop to $ 1650 in 2023. The causes are different, but the value of gold should be pushed downwards the expected rise in interest rates in the United States, which could prompt investors to focus on Treasury bonds (US government bonds). Not only. The aftermath of the pandemic still weighs on the price of gold. In the last year and a half, the analyst explains, many marriages have been postponed in India due to the covid. With its purchase of jewelry. Then, however, there was a recovery that pushed the demand for gold. In short, if you are hoping to buy gold or, perhaps, financial products related to gold, be careful. Maybe it will be a good deal to wait for the prices to drop, at least according to the analysis of Intesa Sanpaolo.

Lizzie Mandler’s made in Los Angeles design

Published on March 16, 2022

Rings/Orecchini/bracciale/Showroom

Anello eternity in oro e diamanti baguette

Lizzie Mandler says she has been involved in jewelry since she was 16 years old. A passion she hasn’t lost, so much so that she has turned her passion into a profession. She works in Los Angeles, but before founding the Maison that has her name he studied goldsmithery for six years, also in Florence. In 2012, finally, she opened a shop.

Liza has it in her blood: her mother, Marisa Mandler, is an established American painter. Liza, on the other hand, applied her creativity to the world of jewelry: she chose a simple but refined style. Very precise shapes, starting from the study of a simple chain, but interpreted in her own way. The individual rings are tapered on the edges: an effect that makes even the largest chains lighter. The jewels are made in the three classic gold colors: yellow, pink or white, with the prevalence of the first. Furthermore, rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces use small diamonds often cut into baguettes (but not only), to integrate into the rigorous design of the jewels.

Anello in oro e diamante taglio smeraldo

Orecchini a catena in oro giallo e diamanti baguette

Anello in oro giallo con diamanti bianchi e neri

The geometries of Melissa Kaye

Published on March 14, 2022

Rings/Design/Diamanti

Anello per tre dita Aria Jane in oro rosa e diamanti

Geometric, rigorous, but pleasant jewels of the New York designer Melissa Kaye ♦ ︎
For ten years Melissa Kaye has been dealing with complicated financial products in the world’s most prestigious business bank, Goldman Sachs. And with a leading role: vice president Credit Derivatives Strategist, after a degree in computer science and engineering at the Mit of Boston. Then, in 2010, Melissa decided to radically change her life and start from scratch, or almost. And so, she returned to school at the Fashion Institute of technology to study jewelery design.

Orecchini in oro 18 carati, diamanti e smalto rosa

Two years later, here the great debut with his luxury jewelry brand. Reaching her goals for many years was the style of work, even in jewelry she applied the same rules of business: creativity combined with a practical sense of business. And she did not abandon completely the scientific teachings learned during the degree, given that his jewels have rigorous forms, with well-defined geometries. Of course, with some poetic license, to avoid excessive rigor.
Gold and diamonds are the most used elements and also determine a price range that goes from about 5,000 to 15,000 dollars, with a top of over 36,000 dollars for a necklace with diamonds for 6.86 carats trillion cut.

Collana Ada in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti

Anello Aria Fan in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini Cristina in oro rosa, diamanti e smalto neon pink

Anello a fascia Maya a in oro giallo e diamanti

Bracciale Remi in oro, diamanti e smalto neon blu

Francesca Cassani, design from Italian Switzerland

Published on March 13, 2022

Rings/bracciale

Anello in oro rosa con diamanti, zaffiri e opale etiope

Francesca Cassani is a designer who works in Switzerland, in Chiasso, a city in the Canton of Ticino which is located on the border with Italy. Graduated from the Iulm University of Milan in Management and communication in the art markets, Francesca Cassani started working for the Butterfly Fine Arts gallery in Paradiso (Switzerland). In short, as she explains in her biographical note, the art world is her first great love. The second love, however, is gold, given that the designer has a close connection with TiMetals, a Swiss company that trades with yellow metal (and with which the jewelry brand shares the address).

In short, art and gold: the Francesca Cassani Fine Jewelry brand was born from these two parallel experiences. Of course the jewels are in gold, white, pink or yellow, 18 carats. Diamonds and colored sapphires are added to the precious metal. The style of the jewels is modern, in some cases deliberately asymmetrical, with a preference for stackable rings.

Bracciale Glow Blush in oro rosa e zaffiri multicolori — Bracciale Glow Blush in oro rosa e zaffiri multicolore

Anello in oro bianco 18 carati con tecnica di lavorazione Frozen

Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati, ognuno con 37 diamanti taglio brillante

Anello Glow Connect in oro bianco e zaffiri

Orecchini in oro bianco, zaffiri, diamanti

How to discover the gold allergy

Published on March 10, 2022

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Is it possible to be allergic to gold? Unfortunately the answer is yes. Read how to find out if you have a gold allergy and what to do ♦ ︎

Is it possible to be allergic to gold? The answer is: yes, you can be allergic to gold jewelry. Fortunately, being allergic to gold, however, is very rare, because the yellow metal is generally considered hypoallergenic, that is, a neutral material, which does not cause irritation and burning of the skin. Unless it’s alloyed with other metals, like nickel.

A possible allergy can be caused when gold is not 24 carat, i.e. 99% pure. And, in fact, it practically never happens that a jewel is 24 carat gold. Since most jewelry is 18 carat or less, this means that the gold used for the jewelry has been melted together with nickel (for the older ones), or copper or other metals. In addition to making gold less expensive, because it is less pure, the alloy with other metals makes the metal for jewelry more robust and gives a different color. Gold in nature is yellow, while jewelers often use white or pink gold. So if a gold jewel causes allergy, it is likely that the cause is actually another metal used in alloy.

Allergy, please go away

But there is, however, also the rare possibility of being allergic to gold: confirmed Dr. Thomas Liji in the specialized journal Medical Life Science. Gold is a noble metal, very balanced from a chemical point of view and, as we have said, for this reason it is generally neutral, therefore considered non-allergenic. Yet some cases of contact dermatitis due to gold have been identified. To find out if it is gold that causes allergy on the skin, use an exam that uses 0.5% sodium thiosulfate in petroleum jelly. It is a system that is also used to identify a possible allergy for dentists who use gold fillings. Among other things, sodium thiosulphate is also used for the gold extraction process in mines, as an alternative to cyanide.

The symptoms

But what symptoms can the noblest of metals cause? Gold allergy sufferers exhibit the symptoms of contact dermatitis, contact stomatitis, eczema and, in the case of gold teeth, oral lichen planus (a mucocutaneous disease). Those affected may find themselves with an itchy rash at different points on the body, such as the hands, ears or neck, but also around the eyes or on the eyelids. Medical studies have established that people with this rare allergy are often sensitive to nickel too.

How to do?
Unfortunately, the only way forward, it seems, is to avoid any contact with gold. After all, there are always excellent design jewels made with other metals, such as silver, platinum and even steel … Come on!.

24K

Anello Wave Stacking in oro 24 carati — Menē, anello Wave Stacking in oro 24 carati

22K

Anello serpente in oro 22 carati e rubini

18K

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati con pavé di diamanti sui bordi — Bulgari, anello in oro giallo 18 carati con pavé di diamanti sui bordi

14K

10K

In the blue hour with Vhernier

Published on March 10, 2022

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Orecchini della collezione Coucher du Soleil

Photographers define blue hours as those moments that precede nightfall and which offer a somewhat mysterious atmosphere. With greater romanticism, the Italian Maison Vhernier called Coucher du Soleil (sunset) its first collection to experiment with the use of bronze. The homage to the blue hour is, of course, also (but not limited to) marked by the color to which the collection refers. Coucher du soleil is characterized by the use of classic and uncommon materials. In addition, the jewelry is modular, composed of thin vertical elements in bronze dyed blue, thanks to a special process, and gold.

To the two combined metals is added, in some versions, the glow of diamonds, set in an order that seems random, but is not, as it is in the style of the Piedmontese Maison. The collection includes bracelets and band rings, sculpture earrings, even with generous volumes. The collection, in addition to the blue tone, also includes jewels with golden shades, always made with the same materials, but with diamonds in a brown version.

Earclips in bronzo colorato e oro rosa con diamanti brown

Bracciale in bronzo colorato e oro rosa con diamanti brown

Bracciale in bronzo colorato e oro bianco con diamanti

Anello in bronzo colorato e oro bianco con diamanti

The Ukrainian crisis raises the price of diamonds

Published on March 1, 2022

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There are more important things than jewelry, when life is at stake. But this does not take away the fact that the operators of the jewelry, and even those who want to buy a precious object, are wondering what the effects of the war in Ukraine will be. One consequence can already be deduced: diamonds will cost more. And gold too. One thing, in fact, is certain: the United States has sanctioned one of the largest extractive companies, the Russian Alrosa. The blockade is part of the halt to a number of Russian companies as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.

Il diamante è stato ricavato da una pietra grezza di 179 carati — Diamante di Alrosa ricavato da una pietra grezza di 179 carati

Alrosa is the world’s largest diamond producer by volume and increased its sales by 49% last year. In 2021, it mined 32.4 million carats, with sales exceeding $ 4 billion. The US government explained that the Russian company is responsible for 90% of the diamond mining capacity, an amount that represents 28% globally. And the Russian government holds a 33% stake in the company. In short, when you buy Alrosa diamonds, at least a third of the profits go straight to the Kremlin, not counting the proceeds from taxes. The sanctions decided, however, do not provide for the freezing of Alrosa’s assets, nor a complete ban on doing business with the company.

Furthermore, the penalties do not apply to diamonds purchased by Alrosa before February 24, 2022. But the block will have an effect on the near future: all open deals with terms longer than 14 days should be modified to shorten the terms and / or closed quickly. There is also the problem of the embargo on Russian banks, which makes any transaction with normal financial channels difficult if not impossible.

JVC also advises any US company currently in business beyond. Among the oligarchs affected by the blockade is the chief executive of Alrosa, Sergey Ivanov Jr., son of Sergey Ivanov Sr., a senior Kremlin official who is on the list of targeted citizens. In fact, he is on the board of Gazprombank, the third Russian financial institution and other sanctioned body.

And what about gold? When the war broke out, the price per ounce jumped above $ 1900. Not surprising, given that gold is considered a safe haven asset. But its value remains linked to the progress of the Ukrainian crisis. Until the conflict is over, with a convincing pacification process, the price of the yellow metal will remain hot until it becomes, perhaps, incandescent.

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

Polly Wales, when stones plunge into gold

Published on February 24, 2022

Rings/Showroom

Forget the classic jewels with a stone set, held in place by a metal band, in gold, silver or steel. There is also an alternative to this ancient technique: it is that of Polly Wales, a designer who founded his Maison in London in 2010. Polly Wales, in fact, she has decided to change her method: the stones have literally sunk in gold of rings or pendants. His technique is called Cast-Not-Set.

Pendente in oro con zaffiri rosa
From London to Los Angeles, where Polly Wales currently works, the style has not changed: precious stones are always inserted directly into the molten gold, with the result of a vaguely irregular shape. But, although the gems seem to be inserted randomly, the jewels are made with a sophisticated craftsmanship.
[caption id="attachment_79640" align="aligncenter" width="709"] Anello a forma di teschio con diamanti di diversi colori

Pendente in oro con zaffiri rosa
From London to Los Angeles, where Polly Wales currently works, the style has not changed: precious stones are always inserted directly into the molten gold, with the result of a vaguely irregular shape. But, although the gems seem to be inserted randomly, the jewels are made with a sophisticated craftsmanship.
[caption id="attachment_79640" align="aligncenter" width="709"] Anello a forma di teschio con diamanti di diversi colori

In the metal the designer inserts both diamonds of all colors and semi-precious stones, such as tourmaline. The aesthetic effect is unique: thanks to this setting technique, Polly Wales jewels stand out clearly from those of other jewelers.

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Gold, diamonds and enamel in Crieri’s C-Type

Published on February 10, 2022

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It is called C-Type. It is a line of jewelry that marks an innovation in the world of Crieri. The Maison of Valenza, in fact, owes much of its fame to the specialization in tennis-like jewels, in particular bracelets and necklaces in white gold and diamonds. For some time, however, Crieri has opened its doors to other types, with extremely luxurious jewels, such as the Bogotà collection in Colombian diamonds and emeralds, or with a completely different style, as in the case of the C-Type line. The name also indicates the choice to inspire the shape of the jewels to the letter C, initial of Crieri.

Tre collane con pendente della collezione C-Type

The consonant was subjected to a design cure to evaluate and recompose the geometry of the alphabetic letter. The resulting jewels are thus composed of soft and modern lines, with diamonds and precious stones set and in 18-karat gold. Rings, earrings and pendants in white, yellow or pink gold. Lines of stones, one next to the other, make up the C, in a pavé of diamonds and also proposed with sapphires in shades of pink or blue. In an enameled version, the blue color sets the shape of the white gold pendant.

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