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Design and jewelry with Dina Kamal

Published on January 26, 2021

Anello in oro giallo con due diamanti bianco e giallo taglio radiant

Dina Kamal is a Lebanese designer who creates jewels that have a Nordic rigor and an innovative aspect.

An architect who loves design and clean lines: Dina Kamal, Lebanese but with a London background, continues the long tradition of jewelry from the former Middle East Switzerland. Her style is absolutely Western: simple, Nordic, essential design. But also innovative, as for the unusual ring with two white and fancy yellow diamonds mounted like twins.

Dina Kamal started working as an architect, but in 2010, after leaving Washington for Beirut, she launched a design studio, DinaKamal DkO1, which allowed her to develop her own ideas on design. And among her creations there are also precious objects and jewels. Her first Dina jewelry collection, PnkyRng, has definitely embraced the philosophy of minimal design. Yet her ambition is not to design jewelry for the Star Trek characters. Diamonds, but also amethysts and a lot of brushed gold are the elements she works with when she practices her design in jewelry.

Anello in oro spazzolato con diamanti a pavé

Pendente in oro spazzolato e lucido con una lente in policarbonato e diamanti bianchi

Orecchini in oro grezzo con ametiste taglio smeraldo

Catena in oro rodiato com perle e diamanti bianchi

Anello in oro con due diamanti bianco e fancy yellow

The elegance of Nadia Morgenthaler

Published on January 12, 2021

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Spilla in oro rosso 18 carati, argento annerito, spinelli rosa e diamanti

She worked for Chopard, taught at the Ecole d ’Art Appliquée in Geneva, directed the Arts Fusion high jewelery atelier but, above all, Nadia Morgenthaler has conquered a special place in the world of jewelry with her Maison. The fresh air of Lake Geneva inspired the designer the pleasure of embroidering metal and, instead of dewdrops, small pearls appeared on Nadia Morgenthaler’s jewels, like precious drops dotting rings, earrings and pendants. Now her jewels have also landed on the Net-à-porter marketplace, with seven pieces that summarize the creative path of the Swiss designer.

Anello in oro rosso 18 carati e argento sterling brunito, con spinello blu-viola

Her style is not imitable: Nadia Morgenthaler arrived there in 2013, after spending 25 years in the Geneva jewelery workshops. Her collections are a synthesis between a somewhat Victorian style and a little luxury of the maharajas. But they never cross over into overly flashy jewelry. They are, however, carefully crafted and, above all, have that aesthetic lightness that makes them refined and immediately desirable.

Nadia Morgenthaler, orecchini in oro rosso 18 carati, argento annerito, spinelli rosa e diamanti

Orecchini in oro rosso 18 carati, argento annerito, spinelli rosa e diamanti

Orecchini a clip in oro bianco rodiato 18 carati, perle, diamanti

Bracciale in oro bianco annerito 18 carati, perle, diamanti

Anello in oro rosso e bianco 18 carati e argento sterling brunito, con spinello rosa

Megazzini, an Italian jewel in the White House

Published on January 9, 2021

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Sautoir di perle con chiusura in oro bianco e diamanti

Apprentice, craftsman, entrepreneur, jeweler: how many stories of small Italian Maison resemble this. Few, however, can boast of having made the first lady of the United States wear their own creation. But this is exactly what Megazzini managed, who years ago saw a pearl necklace from the Piedmontese company worn by Nancy Reagan, wife of Ronald, the fortieth US president. Megazzini, in fact, is a historic company in the Valenza district and sells many of its jewels on the American market.

The history of the jewelry company begins with Alfredo Megazzini, who passed away in 2002, who after the Second World War, in 1947, decided to open his own workshop after having worked as an apprentice in another local company. The Megazzini brand immediately made itself known in particular for the production of chevalier rings. From this specialization comes the idea of the company logo in an octagonal shape. Run together with Alfredo’s wife, Piera Scagliotti, the company has specialized on several fronts, such as that of pearl necklaces closures. In the mid-eighties, Massimo Megazzini, son of the founder, started marketing jewels with his own brand on the foreign market. Pearls and clasps still remain the strength of the company, alongside pieces of high jewelery.

Anello in oro giallo con diamanti e zaffiri

Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e perle di Tahiti e Cina

Anello in oro bianco e rosa con perla chocolate

Coscia, a pearl under Vesuvius

Published on December 29, 2020

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Orecchini in oro rosa, diamanti e perle rosa

The centuries-old tradition of pearls from Coscia, a jeweler born just 100 years ago in Torre del Greco ♦

The story is rather adventurous and dates back to 1919, when Vincenzo Coscia, left from Torre del Greco, he landed on a small island of Mozambique, where the beaches were littered with shells carnelian, the best to produce cameos. Coscia, a jewelry company that today boasts a showroom at the Center goldsmith Tari (Caserta) was born under the sign of the trip. By the search for stones and precious materials to distant shores, to the markets of New York, Cape Town, Sydney.

In the Fifties the business was continued by his son, Vittorio, which widens the horizon and he specializes the company in the manufacture by cultured pearls, Australian and Japanese. The activities were continued and extended over the last twenty years by Giancarlo Coscia, who modernized the company to make it suitable to face new business challenges, with lines ad hoc, as Lelune (pearl necklaces classic), or Coscia 925 (younger style , with bracelets and pendants). The company, now known abroad, maintains its roots in the Greek Tower, a town on the slopes of Vesuvius, known worldwide for producing cameos and processing of corals. But it is the pearl of the core production of Coscia. Here are some of the jewels of the most significant collections of the brand Campania. Giulia Netrese

Anello in oro rosa, con diamanti e perla rosa

Girocollo in oro rosa con perla, madreperla e diamanti

Girocollo Oceania in oro con pendente, perla, diamanti

Orecchini in oro bianco, perle e diamanti

Miluna contest with Miss Italy

Published on November 16, 2020

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Bracciale in argento placcato oro rosa con perla coltivata della collezione Miss Italia 2020

A legend of jewelry. It is that of the Cielo family, according to which the link with the world of gold dates back to 1270, in Venice. In that year the poet Cielo d’Alcamo met the young Marco Polo, from whom he bought some gems brought from the Far East. The poet, who was probably also inspired by trade, would then have brought the stones to the court of Palermo, where Charles of Anjou reigned. Also according to this reconstruction, the first jewels in a certain sense signed Cielo were born.

Orecchini in argento placcato oro con perla coltivata della collezione Miss Italia 2020

Seven centuries later, the descendant of Cielo D’Alcamo, Sergio Cielo, founded Cielo Venezia 1270, a Venetian goldsmith company. The company manages several brands, starting with the high-end designer jewelry Mattia Cielo. But also more fashionable brands, such as Miluna, which for decades has been a sponsor of the Miss Italia beauty contest. And on the occasion of Miss Italia 2020 of 2020, Miluna launched a contest, this time for the buyers of Miluna jewels who will send a story about happiness by December 15th. Up for grabs every week are five customized cultured pearl bracelets with the pendant of the initial of the name in silver and topaz, as well as the final extraction of an 18-karat gold necklace with a diamond.

Collana in argento diamantata con perla coltivata della collezione Miss Italia 2020

Bracciale in argento con perla coltivata

Collana in argento carati con 16 perle coltivata

Collana in argento placcato oro rosa 18 carati con perla coltivata

Yoko London’s high jewelery bracelets

Published on November 11, 2020

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The word bracelet derives from the Latin language: the term brachile meant something related to the arm. But the use of the bracelet is much older: the first discovered by archaeologists date back to the Bronze Age, and they were very simple. After the era of ancient Rome, the bracelet returned to fashion in the Renaissance, also thanks to the shape of the clothes, with shorter sleeves. And today the bracelet is still one of the most worn jewels.

Unfortunately, however, it is also too underestimated. In most cases the bracelet consists of a simple colored cord, a leather lace, or a thin metal wire. All materials that would hardly be chosen for a necklace or a ring. The Maison Yoko London, instead, proves that the bracelet can be a luxurious jewel to be proudly displayed. Pearls, as Yoko London’s jewels testify, can become an excellent material for creating large, but also classic bracelets. The pearl bracelets have only one point against them: they must be treated with care, because pearls can be damaged if bumped against hard materials, or in contact with acid substances, including sweat. But it is a risk that you can gladly take.

Bracciale a polsino in oro rosa, diamanti perla

Bracciale con moschettone in oro bianco, diamanti, perla

Yoko London, bracciale di alta gioielleria

Pearls and more with Brenda Smith

Published on November 4, 2020

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Anello Black Lace in oro rosa con perla coltivata, zaffiri rosa e lavanda, diamanti

As every year, the American Gem Trade Association announced the winners of its 2020 Spectrum Awards. Brenda Smith was among the winners, for the Best Use of Pearls category: she was classified with an 18-karat rose gold ring embellished with pink sapphires and lavender , diamonds, as well as from a pearl. The designer represents a deeply American model of jewelry. She is based in Woodstock, a small town near Atlanta, Georgia. In her career Brenda Smith has won numerous design competitions, including the first place in the International Pearl Design Competition several times, and has pieces exhibited in public and private collections, including the Smithsonian.

Before becoming a jewelry designer, however, she was a creative director with over 25 years of experience in advertising, design and teaching. Then, she decided to study as a jeweler and to earn a diploma as a gemologist. Perhaps also for this unorthodox training she introduced variations and innovations that differentiate her jewels from traditional ones.

Collana in argento sterling placcato oro giallo 22 carati, onice druzy, perla coltivata, diamanti, perline di onice

Pendente in platino con rubino e diamanti

Orecchini Southern Charm in oro e perle barocche

Orecchini ispirati ai fuochi d'artificio con diamanti, tormaline, granato e diamanti rotondi — Orecchini ispirati ai fuochi d’artificio con diamanti, tormaline, granato e diamanti rotondi

Orecchini con morganite e tormalina Paraiba

Collana Star Wars in argento sterling, lapislazzuli, zaffiri blu, diamanti tondi taglio brillante

Sleek, new collection by Yoko London

Published on September 6, 2020

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Yoko London, a high-end jewelry brand specializing in pearls, is launching a new collection with (relatively) more affordable prices: jewels start at less than a thousand pounds (or euros). The collection is called Sleek and is in line with the style of the Maison: classic, licensed to amaze. The collection consists of 18-karat white or yellow gold earrings, diamonds and, of course, lots of pearls. Those used are the 5-5.5mm Akoya, often arranged in a surprising way.

Founded in 1973, Yoko London is a third generation family-run Maison run by Michael Hakimian. The company works exclusively with 13 different pearl farms around the world to find and select the most beautiful and unusual spheres, with rare colors and exceptional sizes. The Sleek collection aims to reach women who want a touch of elegance even with a casual day look as well as with a formal evening dress.

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e perle Akoya

Orecchini di Yoko London in oro bianco, diamanti e perle Akoya

Orecchini in oro giallo, diamanti e perle Akoya

Orecchini chandelier in oro bianco, diamanti e perle Akoya

Orecchini art déco in oro bianco, diamanti e perle Akoya

Orecchini pendenti in oro bianco, diamanti e perle Akoya

The carved pearls of Galatea

Published on July 11, 2020

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Ciondolo con perla di Tahiti intagliata e gemme

Carve the pearls. It may be sacrilege for someone. For Chi Huynh, founder of Galatea, it is an art. The idea originated in the late nineties, when the designer of Vietnamese origin accidentally dented a pearl that he was preparing for a jewel. He therefore asked himself what could happen to sculpt the whole pearl. He did it.

From that idea, Galatea Carved Pearls was born, which takes its name from one of the 50 nymphs of the sea according to Greek mythology. The first carved pearls of Galatea contained diamonds enclosed in the mother of pearl sphere. But then the art of carving of Chi Huynh expanded to a wide range of interventions and includes jewelry with black Tahitian pearls, as well as Golden South Sea or freshwater pearls. With the art of carving pearls, always done by hand, the artist-designer has won several jewelry awards.

Perla di Tahiti con tartaruga in oro 14 carati

Difficult to imitate it: mother of pearl, although softer than diamonds, is rather hard and must be handled with care not to ruin the small spheres. The pearl is first traced by hand and sculpted and then polished to smooth the surface. The effect is truly amazing.

Anello con perla che contiene un'altra perla — Anello con perla che contiene un’altra perla

Ciondolo con perla intagliata, diamanti e oro 14 carati

Tamara Comolli with new colors of India

Published on June 21, 2020

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Tamara Comolli brings India to Arizona. But without moving continents: the link between the two geographical areas is represented by a new version of the popular India Snakewood bracelet. It is an elastic bracelet with single or triple turn, which mounts turquoise gems. And, in particular, turquoise is the gem you can found in Arizona, United States: it was not by chance that it was for centuries the semi-precious stone preferred by the Indians, but those that are born in America. The bracelet is also embellished with gold spheres, but its peculiarity is another: it can also be used as a necklace.

Tamara Comolli also adds the new India Akoya Candy bracelet to the same line of jewelry. In this case, a series of pearls characterized by a pink iridescence are selected to be combined with spheres of pink, green and yellow tourmaline, apple green peridots, purple amethysts and orange mandarin garnets. Also in this case the bracelet can be worn a triple turn around the wrist or neck as a long necklace.

Finally, other novelties are made up of other earrings and a bracelet from the collection, India Dream. The jewels are made with gold flowers adorned with a sapphire, flanked by colored sapphires, tsavorite and Tahitian pearls.

Bracciale India Snakewood trasformato in collana

Gems and pearls with Morellato

Published on May 14, 2020

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Necklaces, earrings and bracelets: light jewels in terms of weight and price: they are those of the new Morellato collection called Gemma Perla. The Venetian brand that offers affordable jewelry for everyone has foreseen for spring 2020 a variant of the line that debuted a couple of years ago and which combines the metal of thin chains with colored stones created in the laboratory.

The variant for 2020, however, also includes the addition of small natural pearls, which go alongside the cabochon cut stones in the pink, aqua green and milk white cat-eye variants. The chains are in 925 silver. The lobe earrings with a pendant pearl alternate with the proposals with decisive lengths. The bracelets in silver or rose gold variants, distance pearls and stones to create asymmetrical geometries. Double length for the silver knitted necklace that combines pink cabochon stones with ultra white pearls. prices: the longest necklace costs 169 euros, the bracelet 89 euros, long earrings 89 or 99 euros.

In Naples the tradition of Ferrara Gifè

Published on May 5, 2020

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Orecchini a clip Art Déco con corallo rosso, oro giallo, diamanti e onice

In Naples (Italy), one of the goldsmiths with greater tradition is Ferrara Gifè, an acronym for Gianluca Ferrara, son of Luigi Ferrara, the founder of the company. After attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Luigi Ferrara founded the company in 1972. The study of past painters and sculptors probably influenced the jeweler’s style. Its production, in fact, has nothing of the minimalism of many contemporary jewels, but largely reflects the decorative criteria of the past. Many jewels, such as earrings or bracelets, are anchored, in fact, to the aesthetic taste of the Renaissance, Art Deco or Art Nouveau. In short, many jewels have an elaborate and vintage style.

In the Ferrara Gifé catalog, in any case, there are also examples of more modern design. In the production, moreover, there are the jewels made with coral, which is the specialty of the goldsmiths of Naples and surroundings. Furthermore, alongside gold and precious stones, Ferrara Gifè often uses pearls.

Orecchini con citrini, peridoto, quarzo brown, ametista, diamanti

Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini in stile Rinascimento con smeraldi

Spilla Art Nouveau in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Bracciale con corallo, smeraldi, zaffiri

Bracciale Art Déco con corallo, onice e perle

Orecchini a clip con corallo rosa, zaffiri e diamanti

Orecchini a clip in oro giallo, zaffiri, lapislazzuli, diamanti

Yoko London jewels and colored pearls

Published on February 24, 2020

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Bracciale con perle colorate e diamanti di Yoko London

Pearls can be colored, as well as white, just like in these high jewelry pieces that Yoko London has decided to present in Doha. They are particularly precious jewels because Yoko London ensures that they are Tahitian pearls not treated with dyes or other artifices. And this, in addition to making pearls more precious, also ensures that their color does not fade over time. In addition, these pieces are accompanied by equally precious diamonds.

Parure di Yoko London con perle colorate e diamanti

But do you want to know why pearls are colored? Pearls with colors such as purple, black, pink, green, champagne, chocolate, blue and lavender are particularly fascinating, as well as more expensive than white ones, which are the most common. The colors almost always depend on the hue of the outer part of the shell. The most famous are the dark Tahitian pearls, which come from the Pinctada margaritifera oyster, which in fact has gray and silver hues at the outer edges of its shell. Another highly sought after variety of mollusc is the silver-lipped oyster (Pinctada maxima), known for giving light to the South Sea pearl variety.

Le tonalità di perle utilizzate da Yoko London

Among the colored pearls, the rarest are the pink ones, also because they are hardly found among the cultivated ones. That’s why most of the pink pearls you can find are actually colorful freshwater pearls. The golden pearls of the South Seas are also found only in some parts of the world. Another rarity is natural blue Akoya pearls. And to say that many years ago colored pearls were considered defective, also due to the fact that they often have an irregular shape.

Unfortunately, un-natural colored pearls are also found around. Dyeing the pearl, in fact, can prove to be a subterfuge of little transparent traders. So if you find a jewel with black pearls that are not from Tahiti you can suspect that it has been artificially dyed.

Nimei, classic pearls

Published on February 20, 2020

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Collezione Perle Creative, bracciale con cameo

Pearls, pearls and pearls still: if you like those little white balls, let’s look at the last Nimei collections.

Pearls: spherical structure consisting of calcium carbonate in crystalline form deposited in concentric layers. The definition is not, however, what is the reality: the pearl is above all one of the classic elements of jewelery. The pearls outlive by fashions and at the years go by. And for this a jewel of pearls is also considered an investment. Nimei knows this, and it is a very Italian brand of Cielo Venezia 1270, a company specializing in jewelry made from beads.

In its collections it creates a reassuring vision of what is the concept of pearl. Australian and Tahiti pearls, perfectly spherical, are embedded in frames in the experienced form. They do not want to provoke awe, but quiet elegance. Alongside the pearls, jewels using white gold and diamonds. The collection includes necklaces, necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings. Prices from 369 to 3,450 Euros. Lavinia Andorno

Collezione Perle Creative, collana con cameo

Collezione Perle Creative, bracciale con cameo rosa

The extraordinary Sicis necklace dedicated to Calipso

Published on February 19, 2020

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Collana Calipso con 165 perle Akoya e diamanti

Calipso, nymph daughter of Atlas, who in the Odyssey welcomes the shipwrecked Odysseus on the island of Ogigia and, in love with him, holds him for seven years, until he receives the order from Zeus to let him leave. A woman undoubtedly fascinating also in the eyes of the Sicis designers, who dedicated some high jewelery pieces to Calipso.

As always the jewels of Sicis, Maison based in Ravenna, combine gold and precious stones with a delicate micro mosaic work. The Calipso necklace, furthermore, use 165 special and precious Akoya Light Blue pearls woven in a gold weave, alongside brilliant cut diamonds that intertwine and embrace elements decorated with micromosaic. Hundreds of tiny tiles line up and create designs in shades of sapphire blue and white, sinuous play of color and imperceptible reflections. The necklace, in particular, is a piece of high jewelery and of great value, not only for the difficult processing of the piece, but also for the quantity of Akoya pearls used. Surely Calipso would have liked it too.

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti, perle Akoya, micro mosaico

Gli elementi di vetro colorato da cui si ricava il micro mosaico

Yana Nesper, pearls with embedded video

Published on February 1, 2020

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Yana Nesper’s idea is fascinating: to enclose images or videos in a pearl jewel. The Smart Pearl collection is based on this innovation, a combination of jewelry and hi-tech. The jewels, which use the main element of the Yana Nesper brand, the pearls, contain an integrated and invisible NFC chip. The abbreviation stands for Near Field Communications and is a technology used to transmit information without the need to physically connect different devices. For example, a smartphone with an NFC chip can be used for payment in a shop simply by touching an enabled reader.

In this case, thanks to an app, messages, images or videos can be recorded and transferred to and from the memory chip placed in the pearl. By touching the jewel with an iPhone or Android phone you can thus see about 3000 photos and hundreds of videos, which of course have previously been recorded.

Anello con perla Akoya e perla di Tahiti

Yana Nesper, an entrepreneur and mother of two, as well as an excellent pianist, is originally from Mykolayiw, Ukraine, on the Black Sea. In 1994 she married Frank Nesper, managing director of Heinz Nesper, a jewelery company specializing in pearls in Pforzheim, Germany. Since 2010 she is also a jewelry designer. The Smart Pearl collection, however, is really different from the others.

Yana Nesper jewels are also distinguished by one detail: a small blue sapphire set by hand in each piece, usually in a single pearl. But with pearl earrings, it can also be incorporated into the clasp.

Collana in oro giallo lunga 1 metro con perle dei Mari del Sud color oro

Anello in oro giallo con perla dei Mari del Sud color oro

Pearl necklaces for men by Comme des Garçons and Mikimoto

Published on January 29, 2020

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“Darling, will you pass my pearl necklace?” It’s not a habitual question that a man asks to woman, but now Comme des Garçons and Mikimoto think it’s time for a change. In fact, the Japanese clothing brand and the jewelery brand specializing in pearls have introduced a collection of unisex pearl necklaces. And, to underline it better, advertising also focuses entirely on a male figure wearing a pearl necklace. Above the tie.

La pubblicità di Comme des Garçons e Mikimoto

Of course, the fashion industry has long decided that the border between the sexes is more blurred: often on catwalks the men wear accessories that one time were used typically by female , such as the handbag. The pearl necklace, however, is new. And according to Rei Kawakubo, the visionary founder of Comme des Garçons, which is based in Tokyo, “men also look good when they wear pearls”.

The necklaces for men are made of strings of white South Sea or Akoya pearls set in sterling silver. Some pieces have clearly visible metal elements, always in silver. The collection was unveiled in January during the haute couture week. The price of the necklaces ranges from 2800 to 39000 dollars. Necklaces for men, yes, but he must be wealthy.

comme de gacon perle 3 — Collana di perle maschile

Paul Fisher, the man who whispered to pearls, dies

Published on December 12, 2019

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Paul Fisher, a New York-based jewelery and pearl merchant who is a piece of jewelry history has disappeared ♦ ︎

A chapter in the history of jewelry is dedicated to the legendary New York retailer Paul Fisher, who died on December 4. Not only are the new designers: those who love jewelry should also know who the great jewelers who have written entire chapters of the jewelry are. Like Mr. Fisher, in fact. It’s worth telling his story: he was 92 years old.

Fisher was in charge of the fifth generation of jewelery traders. He mainly deals with antique jewels, collectible gems and in particular also with natural pearls, a specialty that dates back to the origins of the company, in 1850 in Vienna. In those adventurous times the founder, Julius Fisher, traded in natural pearls of the Arabian Gulf. And as Paul Fisher explained, these pearls were in great demand, not only as jewels, but also for buttons and as an ornament for the most fashionable dresses.

collana di perle 1 — Collana di perle naturali

In 1921 the grandchildren of Julius Fisher, Ferdinand and Robert, opened the Bruder Fisher, in Vienna. But when the introduction of the cultivated pearls of Mikimoto revolutionized the market, in the 1920s, by lowering the price of natural pearls, Fisher expanded their business to jewelry. With the racial laws, in 1938, on the eve of the war, Robert Fisher brought the family company to London, to open immediately after a branch in New York, in 1941. Paul Fisher Inc. of New York was started by his son by Robert, Paul, in 1956, adding an office in London in 1980 and other offices in Paris and Hong Kong.

Tiara Diamonds and Natural Pearls c1912 Natural Pearls Tiara — Tiara con diamanti e perle naturali

Paul Fisher was widely recognized as the peerless world expert on natural pearls. Ronny Totah, for whom natural pearls are a passion, says: “Paul Fisher is the master, the dean of pearls. He taught everyone in the industry today and generously shared his passion and knowledge “.

collana con turchesi — Collana con oro, diamanti, turchesi

Paul Fisher spoke of the ups and downs in the natural pearl market, adding, “the market re-emerged around 2002. Natural pearls are back, suddenly in vogue, largely due to their scarcity”. According to Fisher, the thriving Indian market, with the rise of a new class of rich people, has contributed to the growth of interest in the most beautiful natural pearls in recent years. “Pearls are part of Indian culture,” he said.

Emerald Egg — Smeraldo a forma di uovo con rubini

No natural pearl is found today, explained Fisher, due to the cost of fishing but also due to pollution in the oceans, so that natural pearls on the market today are almost exclusively ancient ones. Despite his age, Fisher remained active until the end and decided to participate in GemGèneve in the spring of 2019. Federico Graglia

Paul Fisher Carved Ruby Bracelet — Bracciale con diamanti e rubini intagliati

mr fisher e wife — Matrimonio di Paul Fisher e consorte

Mikimoto’s Jardin Mystérieux

Published on November 20, 2019

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The Jardin Mystérieux high jewelry collection of Mikimoto, pearls, rhodium-plated gold and precious stones ♦ ︎

In Tokyo they tell that the founder, Kokichi Mikimoto, dedicated his life to pearls. But he also created the great jewelry house that has its name. Since 1893 Mikimoto has been synonymous with cultured pearls. It was the first company to develop the cultured pearl industry (previously only natural pearls were available, very rare: less than one in a thousand oysters can produce one).

Anello in oro bianco 18 carati, perla conc, perla d'acqua dolce naturale, zaffiro, tormalina, granato, acquamarina, alessandrite, diamante — Anello in oro bianco 18 carati, perla conch, perla d’acqua dolce naturale, zaffiro, tormalina, granato, acquamarina, alessandrite, diamante

But Mikimoto has long been no longer just a pearl manufacturer and a single-product jeweler. Its high jewelry has no barriers and also uses gold and precious gems as well as, of course, pearls. But another aspect for which the Japanese are famous is the gardens. So here is the Jardin Mystérieux collection, just presented by Mikimoto. The Japanese compositional grace, however, in this case fades into the rounded and baroque shapes that recall more Versailles than a Zen garden.

Collana in oro bianco 18 carati, perla coltivata Akoya, rubino, zaffiro, acquamarina, ametista, granato, diamante

The Jardin Mystérieux fine jewelry collection includes a rich pearl necklace, anell, two brooches and earrings. In addition to rhodium-plated white gold, he uses precious and semi-precious stones, such as ruby, sapphire, amethyst, aquamarine, garnet, diamond. It is high jewelery: the price is also mysterious (on request). Lavinia Andorno

Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati, rubino, zaffiro, ametista, acquamarina, granato, diamante

Spilla oro bianco 18 carati, perla conch, zaffiro, smeraldo, granato, diamante

Spilla in oro bianco 18 carati perla acqua dolce, zaffiro, tormalina, granato, alessandrite, diamante, rodio nero

Baselworld starts again with gems and pearls

Published on November 7, 2019

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Baselworld goes up with gems and pearls: a 50% increase in exhibitors is expected ♦ ︎

Baselworld, the big fair dedicated to watchmaking and the world of jewelry, starts with precious stones and pearls. Perhaps with a bit of surprise, in fact, the organizers announced a 50% increase in gem and pearl exhibitors for the next edition, in 2020, which will take place from April 30th to May 5th.

The increase, explains the company led by Michel Loris-Melikoff, managing director of Baselworld, is the result of the measures taken after consultation with interested parties in the sector, as well as the decision to move from hall 3 to pavilion 2. The new headquarters is more central and allows all exhibitors to be grouped in a single circular space on the same level, on the ground floor, with secure access to natural light through its rotunda. Thanks to a more central integration in the general exhibition plan, direct access from Messeplatz and Hall 1, is optimized for visitor flows: industry professionals, end customers and media.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the largest international confederation of the jewellery, gemstones and pearls industry (CIBJO) and in particular its president Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri, for actively supporting us in the reorganization of the sector and for allowing us to redeploy the presence of its members to Baselworld.
Michel Loris-Melikoff, managing director of Baselworld

The organizers explain that Baselworld has redeveloped these areas to make them much more spacious, at the same time integrating the hospitality areas and reception with bar and lounge ideal for networking. For the next edition of 2020, exhibitors in this sector now have the opportunity to choose whether to build turnkey constructions or build their own stands. A new offer that meets the expectations of exhibitors, combined with pragmatic cost control, now allows a more competitive positioning, for a better return on investment.

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