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Gigi Ferranti in Portofino

Published on October 10, 2020

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, zaffiri multicolori, tsavorite

Gina Ferranti, an American designer who founded the Gigi Ferranti brand in Brooklyn, New York, has Italian origins. Which she has not forgotten. For this reason, inspired by the land of her ancestors, Gina launched the Portofino collection, the name of the small tourist port on the Ligurian sea, one of the favorite places of the jet set. It is perhaps the bright colors of the flowers that bloom in spring in that part of Italy that have suggested the use of many colored stones, such as sapphires and tsavorites, mounted on 18-karat gold.

The collection includes many rings, including stackable ones, one of which alludes to the flowers of the Riviera. There are also some bracelets, earrings and pendant necklaces with geometric and clear volumes. Which, in the case of necklaces and bracelets, also allude to the shape of that type of pasta that in Italy is called mezze penne rigate: a touch that adds a little humor to the collection. Gina Ferranti launched her brand after earning her degree in gemologist in 2011, and after a career in the fashion industry.

Oro giallo 18 carati Zaffiro mulit colorato 156 ct. Granato tsavorite — Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati, zaffiri multicolori, tsavorite

Collana con pendente a forma di pasta e zaffiro orange

Bracciale Portofino in oro giallo, con zaffiri e tsavorite

Anello Portofino in oro giallo, con zaffiri

Anello in oro giallo, con zaffiri orange e granato

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, diamanti zaffiri, smeraldi

The circles of Gismondi 1754

Published on January 6, 2018

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Anello della collezione Aura in oro lucido

Gismondi 1754, a long history between concentric circles and a stage with Jane Fonda ♦ ︎
It’s September 19, 2017: Jane Fonda at the Emmy Awards wears an impressive set of diamonds and emeralds. The signature is that of a jeweler from Genoa, Gismondi 1754. Who almost ran the risk of losing this global stage: the Rugiada jewelery set, designed by the owner and designer of the Ligurian Maison, Massimo Gismondi, the day before the ceremony, was still in Italy. After the final approval in Portofino, the necklace and the matching earrings were sent to the historic boutique in Genoa for the last control and the insurance procedure, before taking them to the United States, where the Hollywood star finally wore it. To make these jewels it took 600 hours of work of ten artisans.
The history of Ligurian jewelery starts from afar. It began with Gio Batta Gismondi, in 1754, a goldsmith in Genoa. From father to son, the goldsmith’s shop continued its activity, initially with a specialization in silverware and religious jewelery. Until 1995, when Massimo Gismondi joined the company together with his uncle. In 2011, however, decided to separate, while remaining on good terms, to focus on luxury jewelry. And this is how Gismondi 1754 has become a luxury jewelery brand with boutiques in Portofino, St. Moritz and London. Graduated in gemology in 1994, Gismondi specialized in jewelry with diamonds, pearls and colored stones. But he also prefers the pure design of the jewel, as evidenced by one of his latest collections, Aura, played on the geometry of concentric circles in gold, enamel and diamonds. Giulia Netrese

Anello Aura, in oro bianco, diamanti, smalto turchese

Orecchini in oro bianco con diamanti taglio brillante

Jane Fonda con il set Rugiada di Gismondi 1754

Bracciale Aura, in oro rosa, diamanti, smalto bianco

Bracciale Aura, in oro bianco, diamanti, smalto turchese

Rose collection, bracciale con zaffiri, rubini, tsavoriti, smeraldi e diamanti

Dolce & Gabbana, gold in Portofino

Published on July 11, 2015

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High jewelry, gems big as eggs, a frame of the most fascinating in the world: Dolce & Gabbana presented their new collection in Portofino, Italy. Jewels with a baroque style, like what is found in the churches and palaces of the seventeenth-century Sicily, with very vaporous forms, convoluted. Necklaces with large flowers with a central pistil gold. Grosse precious stones, gold, meticulous workmanship and craftsmanship of each piece. The presentation also was baroque: over 200 pieces housed in crystal cases between salons dell’Olivetta, sea view villa that Dolce & Gabbana bought nearly 20 years ago by Silvio Berlusconi.

Una delle bacheche con la collezione di alta gioielleria D&G