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The jewels by Marco Mancin

Published on February 17, 2021

Anello a fascia in oro bianco 18 carati, pavé di diamanti e zaffiro ovale

It is not easy to find the most authentic jewelry, the one that follows the traditions and rites of the past. Marco Mancini is a jeweler who follows this road from a corner of the italian province, Civitavecchia, a town on the Tyrrhenian Sea a few kilometers from Rome. And perhaps it is the good fortune of not having to chase fashions that has helped to keep the most classic goldsmith tradition firm. After the classic apprenticeship in a goldsmith’s workshop, the jeweler opened his workshop in 1982, helped by his wife Marida and, today, by his children Alessandro and Sara.

Uno dei pezzi di alta gioielleria di Marco Mancini: Eden, pendente con smeraldo colombiano e diamanti

As a citizen who lives and works on the outskirts of Rome, Mancini remembers with particular passion the link with the Vatican on the occasion of the meeting with Pope John Paul III. On three different occasions, between 1994 and 2004, the jeweler’s creations received the Pope’s blessings. But Marco Mancini also has a deep bond with Civitavecchia, a source of inspiration. As for the high-end jewelry line, however, the inspiration comes from the classic tradition of the best production: the best pieces boast precious gems, meticulous workmanship and a shape that harks back to the most successful models of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Anello a fascia con rubino ovale e pavé di diamanti. Microsculture di delfini collegano la galleria con il pavé

Collana con pendente di acquamarina a goccia, oro bianco e diamanti

Orecchini con rubini birmani taglio ovale

James Rivière, the journey continues

Published on January 1, 2021

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Art or jewelry? Both aspects are brought together in the work of James Rivière ♦ ︎

On the new site of James Rivière, the stage name of Vincenzo Teora Rivière, there is a short autobiography:

“He is considered one of the greatest jewelry designers of the 20th century. He is a versatile artist and he is also a designer, sculptor “reads.

Yet, despite this, James Rivière almost never participates in public events. 50 years have passed since his debut: he began his official career as a designer participating in the Milan Triennale and where he won jewelry competitions in 1972 and 1973. His artistic path is truly unique: among the most curious aspects there is the use of meteorite fragments for some of the unique pieces, including the one created for Pope Benedict XVI.
The jewels created by James Riviere are also present in some museums and private collections in the world, including the Monolite bracelet, exhibited at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs du Louvre, Paris.

The artist-jeweler also invented his own expressive language. For example, the triangle represents creativity and dynamism. The square rationalism and concreteness. The circle completeness and perfection. In short, jewels are not simply objects to wear, but also symbols to reflect.

Also his story follows a different path from that of other creatives: at the age of 25 Rivière was nominated honorary professor for a seminar on metal plastic forms at the University of Gdansk. He then participated in the establishment of the Goldsmith Design Center and at the IED, the European Institute of Design. The unique pieces of the artist are born between Via Montenapoleone and Via Bigli, in the heart of Milan, and are intended for a select group of private collectors. Cosimo Muzzano

Bracciale Danza in oro giallo e titanio policromo

Collana Danza in oro giallo e titanio policromo

Ciondolo della collezione Ele Infinito, con lapislazzulo e diamante

Ele Infinito, ciondolo e orecchini in oro e malachite

orecchini trio — Orecchini della collezione Trio

Collana in oro bianco 18 carati e diamanti della collezione Trio

Collezione Trio Classic, pendente in oro con lapislazzuli, malachite e diaspro

The true story of the Pope’s ring

Published on February 29, 2020

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Popes wear a ring. It is the piscatorio ring. That of Pope Francis has a particular history.

Here is the true story of Pope Francis’ piscatorio ring. As is known the ring is not in gold, but in gilded silver. It represents Peter with the keys and was made by the Romagna artist Enrico Manfrini two years before the death of Pope Paul VI, to whom he was destined. The pontiff would have liked it to be put on his finger to “present himself to the Divine Redeemer with this episcopal sign”. But things went differently and his secretary, Monsignor Pasquale Macchi together with Don Ettore Malnati of the Diocese of Trieste, kept it together with many other objects and jewels of the Pope and the Council. The jewel was a model, made of wax, a perishable material, which is why fifteen years ago Msgr. Macchi and Don Malnati decided to melt it in gilded silver. The wax ring was liquefied but the work was saved.

In the days of the Conclave, Don Malnati remembered that ring, spoke about it with the bishop of Trieste, Giampaolo Crepaldi, of whom he is a close collaborator, and got the suggestion to propose it for the new pope. The intermediary of the passage was Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. It is to him in Rome that, with a trip almost seven hundred kilometers, the jewel is delivered. The cardinal in turn handed it over to the papal master of ceremonies who, together with two other rings, showed them to Pope Francis, who he chose. “I am very happy,” said Don Malnati, “that Pope Francis has this ring. I have not met the Pope but I like his style, it is congenial to a pastor, in the idea of meeting people ».

Il papa riceve l'anello al momento del suo insediamento — Il papa riceve l’anello al momento del suo insediamento

Manfrini, who lived in Milan, was part of a group of artists close to Pope Montini and who was involved, among other things, in recovering children with problems through the teaching of art. Manfrini, in particular, worked a lot in the sacred art sector and together with Rudelli, Lorenzetti and Scorzelli he created the Chapel of the Papal Apartment. Previously to Manfrini, Don Malnati recalled, “to make this type of jewelry was a company that went bankrupt, the Senesi”.

Papa Francesco con indosso l'anello — Papa Francesco con indosso l’anello