Beware of false friends in jewelry. Or, better, don’t buy stones that have different values, but a similar appearance. Similar, but not the same. Yet, not only authoritative gemologists have fallen into the misunderstanding, but also customers willing to pay figures with many zeros and even crowned heads. Do you want an example? Numerous precious…
Bronzallure‘s motto is “Moi, je vis en rose”, that is, I live in pink. A phrase that equates to a declaration of happiness, a state of mind that is more than ever necessary medicine in spring 2022. It is not by chance, perhaps, that one of the collections proposed for the new season by the…
In Brazil, but also in the United States, the Vianna brand is associated with jewelry made up of large gems. It is no coincidence that the company was born in the Brazilian state where the largest number of mines are concentrated, around Belo Horizonte. The story began when Raymundo Nonato Vianna, a goldsmith craftsman, founded…
Do you like ancient jewels? Here is a new interpretation of the style of the past, revisited in New York by the brand Larkspur & Hawk by Emily Satloff ♦ The charm of the late nineteenth century, England’s George V, lives on in the jewels of Larkspur & Hawk, brand created by Emily Satloff. Why…
She went to London to study at Central Saint Martins. But, after studying jewelry, Kika Alverenga returned to her Brazil and started designing rings, bracelets and necklaces. She also quickly spotted her very European style. But, at the same time, also very Brazilian, because she mainly uses gems extracted in the great South American country,…
Kimberly McDonald sells her jewelry in her boutique located on the legendary Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. But more than at the studios, the American designer is attracted to rocks. Or, more precisely, from the geodes, that cavity found inside some rocks of a tendentially spherical shape, and which are covered with crystals. These…
Gems, colors, surprising combinations: these are the recipe of Vianna Brasil, a Maison that follows carioca’s taste even if it has the flagship store in Florida, in Boca Raton ♦ If you like the gems then you will be attracted by Vianna Brasil: write down if you do not know this name, because it is almost…
What you need to know about the rock crystal, a very flexible gem, which can turn a jewel into a masterpiece ♦ ︎ It seems valuable, but it is only when it becomes a jewel: the rock crystal is a mineral that, when used for rings and necklaces, buys a certain value. But his nobility…
The monkeys by Bibi van der Velden: luxury and irony walk together ♦ ︎ Bibi van der Velden has become famous for jewelry fans who love innovation also for the use of unusual materials such as mammoth tusks or scarab wings. But also for a subtle irony that surrounds a very innovative design. These two…
Moi et Troi rings, composed of three gems mounted on gold: mini collection with a touch of humor ♦ ︎ They passed almost in silence, “hidden” by the other stronger collections, such as Syracuse, Extraordinaire or Etna. But Antonini for 2018 also presented three rings that are worth observing. The rings are called, with subtle…
The Chloé collection of the Belgian brand Bigli offers jewelry with scratched stones. To wear with ripped blue jeans? ♦ Think about it: if the blue jeans are torn, bruised, mistreated, why can not jewels also follow the same fate? And that is, to appear profoundly used? It is perhaps the reasoning that followed Laurence Aerens…
He claims to be inspired by nature, but there is also a lot of architecture in Michael Pelamidis jewelry, designer born in Greece and grew up in Paris, where he graduated (Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Joaillerie De Paris). After spending many years working between Bangkok and Hong Kong, the designer moved to Athens, where he creates collections…
Why cut stones in a world that tries to get close to nature and waste less energy? With this philosophy (perhaps) Rosa Castelbarco presents the new Mineral Collection. The protagonists become, well, quartz, pyrite, hematite and Botswana agate. Minerals are used for necklaces, bracelets and rings: each mineral is mounted using silver chains, read and…
Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Brrr, arriva l’inverno, con i suoi venti polari: ma potete sfidare la natura con gli Arctic Ice Jewels. L’azienda è canadese, ed…
Rio de Janeiro celebrates its 450th anniversary and Brumani dedicates a collection, named Corcovado, to one of the landmarks of the city. Colored oourmaline prongs setting combined with crystals bezel, rubies surrounded by double strips of diamonds, rare blue and purple gemstones for jewelry that bear the name of the Blessing Christ statue. Traditional rings,…
[wzslider]Cigni in smalto, fiori con rampicanti dorate, croci prussiane in quarzo e marcasite. Le nuove collezioni di Misis si ispirano alle «camere delle meraviglie» Rinascimentali, luoghi che ospitavano oggetti straordinari capaci di suscitare lo stupore dei visitatori. E poiché uno di questi spesso era un cigno meccanico, anche la Wunderkammer di Claudia Piaserico, direttore creativo dell’azienda vicentina, ha…
[wzslider]Le decorazioni ricordano i motivi floreali dei quadri di Paul Gauguin del periodo polinesiano: la nuova collezione Noa, di Francesca Villa, infatti è tributo al pittore francese, a Tahiti e alla natura incontaminata. Comprende anelli, orecchini e collane, in argento puro o in una galvanica rosa, calda e solare, con quarzi cabochon o sfaccettati che…
Jewelry that “eat” the electromagnetic radiation generated by electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and wi-fi router? The idea came to Alberto Moreno, Spanish engineer, who developed a technology capable of absorbing the energy potentially harmful. It works like this: combining superconducting materials, such as gold and silver, with other piezoelectric for example quartz…
Il diamante c’è ed è anche nel taglio classico brillante, ma non per questo quello che vedete nell’immagine è un anello di fidanzamento tradizionale: ma è quello che Fendi propone nella sua collezione di gioielli del prossimo autunno. Già, perché secondo l’interpretazione artistica della maison romana, che si avvale della collaborazione dello stilista Karl Lagerfeld, è un incredibile cristallo di…
The violet color is also revaluated by Pasquale Bruni. Witness the collection Ghirlanda, that is now with amethyst and its intense purple hue. With the amethysts are associated the pale color of milky quartz and transparency of diamonds. Ghirlanda is a classic collection of the brand and is the fruit of the imagination of the…