Every so often you have to even smile about jewelry . There aren’t only the eclecticism of Jar, the luxury of Tiffany, the abundance of Bulgari. If you look around, in fact, women who meet on the bus or subway, they wear normal jewelry. Indeed, for the truth it is not rare to meet someone who hung around the neck or hanging from your ears a jewel unusual. The reason is simple: the jewelry also serve to impress, to raise marvel, to intrigue. But, sometimes, someone exaggerates. Or brings this concept to the extreme, and transforms the bijou into something strange. Indeed, as you can see from the pictures of 15 jewelry most extravagant. All right, you don’t must wear anything, but just looking at, putting you in a good mood. Federico Graglia
Thrills with Erica Courtney
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What they have in common Jessica Alba, Sofia Vergara and Sandra Bullock? Simple, besides being famous actresses, they attending Erica Courtney boutique in Los Angeles. The American designer has earned a reputation as the queen of luxury, of jewels that you can imagine worn by wealthy Californians. In short, for a rich-rich, with great use of precious stones possibly, possibly large, possibly very visible, possibly expensive. His choice of color from the palette offered by gemology has become famous, so much so that Erica Courtney forms part of the Council of Fashion Designers of America and recently won an award for ‘Best use of color. ” In short, in the United States really like. Perhaps for the European taste her jewelry could be considered a bit ‘showy, the vibrant color, shades abolished, but probably on the red carpet of Hollywood the jewels sparkle like a dream. You see this a selection of his work. Lavinia Andorno
Omega, the time of the jewels
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Omega, as well as a letter of the greek, is also synonymous with watches. It was an Omega watch, for example, the one worn by astronauts who landed on the moon the first time. As well as many sports timepiece, star of the show, and so on. In short, Omega is one of the great brands of Swiss watchmaking, and this you know. Less well known, however, is that the brand also offers high-end jewelry. On the other hand, if there are jewelery company that have broadened the scope to make watches, because a brand specialized in dials and lancets should not fight back? And here is the collection Dewdrop, with earrings, rings, necklaces, pendants and bracelet. The line Dewdrop is made of gold in three colors yellow, pink and white, in versions with or without diamonds. The design incorporates the distinctive logo of Omega, which reinterprets the greek letter of alphabet. Jewelry are very classic. And, it is appropriate to say, it is always the right time to buy them. Matilde de Bounvilles
Messika, Miss Diamond
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Born in 1972 on the initiative of André Messika, and then under the expert eye of Valérie Messika, the French company with boutique on Rue Saint-Honore, Paris, it is justly famous for its diamonds. The family, in fact, was been for years active in the diamond trade, before embracing the art of jewelry, with its well-defined style. This is demonstrated by the Glam’Azone collection, with pieces played only in one hundred copies. And, in the style of Messika, using diamonds with a particular attention. For example, with the use of blacks stone: only one on 10,000 diamond is fancy. The jewelry is made by hand (which you can tell even from the price: rings from 2,900 €, a bracelet from 10,900), yellow gold, white or pink, even with use of diamond, emerald or oval cut, for rings double, triple or quadruple circle, bracelets with the same shape, as well as earrings and necklace.
Poiray ring bracelet
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He turns 40 years and celebrates with a ring that becomes a bracelet: Poiray, French Maison of luxury jewelry, proposes a piece in perfect Art Deco style. It’s the Ring Bracelet, project fished in the archives of luxury brand. The original idea was by the famous couturier Paul Poiret. The collection is based on a single jewel: a ring that turns into a bracelet vintage style. You can choose how to wear it. It is made of yellow gold, with the addition of three variations determined by the stones: diamonds, rubies or emeralds in the ring. The metal band of the ring is composed of eight different elements octagonal gold. These elements are linked by a hinge: if the ring opens, the different octagons are connected to form a cuff, with the upper part of the ring that becomes a sort of clip with gemstone in evidence. Prices: The version with ruby or emerald coast 17,900 €, one with diamond € 18,900. Giulia Netrese
(Italiano) Carolina Bucci, lo stile di famiglia
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From Florence to London, via New York: Carolina Bucci calls herself a designer who “reinvents the rich heritage of his family.” Actually the jewelry shop Ferdinando Bucci in Florence was founded in 1885, and now this number is also the name of a collection of jewelery designer. But she don’t stopped at the tradition, and has preferred improve at the Fine Arts and Jewellery Design in New York. After she returned to Florence when her studies were finished, she worked alongside local goldsmiths to set off on a difficult road: weaving with threads of gold and silk, a work that has become a collection, her trademark. She would point out that she works with the same techniques and tools used by his great-grandfather but, of course, with a style that is all his own, as you can see from the images of some of his work, as Shield for rings or pendants to shaped keys, gold and white diamonds or colored. A selection of his drawings is in the collection of jewels permanent Museum of Palazzo Pitti in Florence. Matilde de Bounvilles
Nikos Koulis, Oui
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Nikos Koulis is a greek designer based in Athens that Jck to Las Vegas in 2015 won the Couture Design Award in the Category bridal for her first collection, called Oui. This alone would suggest you take a look at his production. In fact, Nikos Koulis has long been in the spotlight of operators all over the world, because it offers quality jewelry at the same time original. Oui, for example, the bridal collection that won the award we have mentioned, consists of rings, pendants and earrings with diamonds and emeralds in different cuts, but in a setting of enamel, which is a kind of signature of the designer. Also interesting is the Spectrum line, inspired by the journey of light through a prism. In this case the characteristic feature is given by the color of the stones used. In V Collection, however, it has revisited the triangular shape, combined through colored diamonds and stones, a geometric puzzle that makes up the jewelry. Only negative note: at the time the brand has a website largely insufficient… Margherita Donato
Palmiero en Tremblant
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Tremblant collection by Palmiero. For the uninitiated, en Tremblant is a type of mounting that, as the name suggests, makes it slightly flexible, oscillating (trembling) the stones mounted on small spring. Well, as many small flowers on a lawn that can move in the wind. This collection by Palmiero offers three rich rings composed of heads of pavé-set with diamonds and precious stones. White gold with diamonds, rubies and sapphires make up three pieces worthy of being admired: you see them on this page. By the way, the technique and the refined design of the brand of Valenza have won one of the most famous and prestigious exhibitions of jewelery in the Middle East, Jewellery Arabia. Palmiero has won the award for Best Jewellery Design. “We have created pieces tailored to Arab princes, Russian women and even the Sultan of Brunei. We tend to keep to production low numbers of pieces to ensure they are special, “said the founder of the Maison, Charles Palmiero. “I am incredibly passionate about art. Maybe it has to do with my Italian blood and the fact that Italy has a great history of art. It was therefore natural for Palmiero create products that pay homage to some of the great artists of the world: Picasso, Mondrian, Van Gogh, Matisse. My favorite artists are Kandinsky, who uses a lot of colors to express emotions, such as Caravaggio”. Matilde de Bounvilles
Mini Mio Christmas
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Vanessa Martinelli, designer from Ticino with apprenticeship in Milan and New York, and based in Geneva from 2012, after a professional experience of globe trotter (https://gioiellis.com/le-arabian-nights-di-vanessa-martinelli), now offers a mini collection just in time for the festive period. These new rings are in addition to the Mini Mio line, and include cupcake, clover, star Christmas, Snowflake, Celtic cross. The idea is that of a jewel can you give not only to the loved one, but also a friend or relative who can appreciate what Vanessa calls “a delicate design and joyful.” The collection consists of rings in 18 carat gold and precious stones. The jewelry can be purchased online. You find the prices in the image captions. Margherita Donato
Gucci, roar
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Antiqued metal, colored Swarovski crystal, a style that is surprisingly little similar to that used for clothing: the fashion jewelry by Gucci can surprise. It’s up to you to decide whether for good or evil. The jewels you see on this page are quite showy jewelry, with a vintage appearance and a tendency to style over one century ago, they seem to come from the years of the Belle Epoque, the late nineteenth century, it was not for the size not anorexics. The nostalgia for the past, with colorful pendants and metal reminiscent more brass than gold, has as its leitmotif the appearance of a lion. The roaring head is supporting the crystal pendants, or embraces the fingers when it becomes ring. Prices are those that you can afford a brand known around the world and you can found it in the image captions. Lavinia Andorno
Morellato made in ceramic
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From long time the ceramic is used in jewelry, and even a brand like Morellato has in catalog a line of jewelry made with this material. Contrary to popular belief, the ceramic is a resistant element. Moreover, it is ductile and can take the form conceived by the designer, especially if it comes to geometric surfaces. As in the case of the collection designed by the brand Veneto, where empty and full run between curves and circles, with a color contrast between PVD rose gold, or silver tones of the metal and the black ceramics. As always, the price of jewelery Morellato is very low. In this case, prices hover around 50-30 euro for the rings, while you go up to 70 euro for necklaces with pendant and 109 for the pair of earrings, and bracelet costs 99 euro. Giulia Netrese
Maybe you don’t like just the classic diamond ring, solitaire, that it’s gift to the engagement. In this case, you can do a little thought to the ring offered by Savio Jewellery: is the one that has the highest number of diamonds, 3827. An exceptional number, so that the jewel has become part of the Guinness World Record, with regular certification official. Not a random record: the brand was looking for something that would do news and that would visibility. And he decided to beat the previous record, a ring with 2,525 diamonds. The ring by Savio Jewellery, a company that is based in Jaipur, India, has the shape of a peacock. It took seven projects before arriving at the final result. The diamonds have a lot of cuts and sizes, from 0.003 to 01 carats. But besides the difficulty of implementation, Indian jewelers have faced another: the certified by Guinness, came only after three years of controls. In any case, even if you like to wear, don’t hope it: the ring is not for sale. Federico Graglia
The Italian brand Rebecca will propose to VincenzaOro to in January a new collection on the occasion of its tenth birthday. The jewelry line is called Melrose 10 and is a revival of the collection originally launched in 2005. The line, however, it has just appeared on the website of the Florentine fashion house founded by Alessandro Testi and is already on sale. Time ago, it seems that these jewels had made inroads in the heart of Rihanna: the design is geometric, with square and round, often alternating, and filled in with a kind of grid with diamond pattern. In any case, the jewels are now offered in a special edition. The material of earrings, necklaces and rings is bronze rhodium or gold plated or pink. Here are pictures and prices of the collection. Matilde de Bounvilles
Van Cleef & Arpels, a blow of diamonds
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Souffle de diamants: Van Cleef & Arpels has anticipated the winter with the Diamond Breeze collection (we talked about here: https://gioiellis.com/il-ghiaccio-bollente-di-van-cleef-arpels), but also It decided to bring together some excellent resources of his repertoire for a celebration of the snow. And of course as a suggestion in the season of gifts for those who can afford them. Next to the pictures of the jewels that make up Souffle de diamants we have also included the price, in case you desire and availability to purchase one of the jewels. All have in common the choice of top quality diamonds and platinum frames. Diamonds Are Forever, says 007, and the spectacle of the snow-capped mountains is good, but this last snowfall lives even in summer and retains its value over time. Bracelets, rings with the classic flower of the House or with the lotus, voluptuous earrings, butterflies, necklaces Arabian Nights to this feast of precious luxury. Look and dream. Matilde de Bounvilles
A look to the Celebrity collection by Blue Spirit, accessible jewelery brand of Morellato group. The idea is to propose jewels fairly conventional in form, made with the use of zirconia, whether or not colored, and silver. In this case zircons colored white, red, blue and green, which are declined on tennis, rings and pendants cross ultra modern. They are jewels that can be safely combined with a sport outfit, but also be worn for an evening. The price is really low, so that the nominal cost may become a temptation for those who want to choose a gem maybe to get out in the evening without security concerns. In short, 65 Euros (pendant) or 49 Euros (the ring), is not an expense which should be giving them much thought. Just in time for the last shopping, here are the pictures of the collection. Giulia Netrese
Maison Margiela, simple complications
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The high fashion, sometimes, is a bit ‘quirky, and extends increasingly the brand in the jewelry business: among the big names that have made the plunge is also Maison Margiela. The former Maison Martin Margiela is a luxury brand founded in 1988 by Belgian designer, who gave his name to the brand. Today is part of the Italian group Diesel. Known as signature avant-garde, with a preference for deconstructed garments, from October 2014 Maison Margiela is led by John Galliano, creative director. But, as mentioned, by time it is also active in jewelery, of course with a style consistent with that used in the clothing. You can find rings that seem to come directly from a crucible or, on the contrary, pieces as double rings, with disarmingly linearity, but actually with curves studied carefully. Brass or gold, crystals or diamonds does not matter the material they are made of the jewels of the Maison, but the design that stands out in its complicated simplicity. Here is a selection of jewelry offered by the brand, including the new line Anamorphose. Margherita Donato
Success at Sotheby’s for the Queen of Egypt
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The diamond necklace signed by Van Cleef & Arpels in 1939 and belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt was sold at Sotheby’s for $ 4.3 million. In all, the sale of Magnificent Jewels in New York totaled 52.2 million dollars. The Queen’s necklace was, however, the piece that has attracted more attention. The jewel was commissioned by the Queen for his daughter’s wedding. Sotheby’s had estimated its value between 3.6 and 4.6 million. The price reached, therefore, is closer to the maximum. The jewel is made up of diamonds for 217 carats. At the center there is a round diamond larger, 6 carats, with 118 large round diamonds weighing approximately 134 carats, surrounded by other smaller diamonds baguette-cut and brilliant. Another highlight of the day was to a platinum ring, sapphires and diamonds, sold for 5.1 million dollars. In this case the price has surpassed the estimate (3.5 to 4.5 million). The ring has a sugar loaf sapphire, weighing 25.87 carats in the center, with two diamonds on each side, mounted in platinum. Another ring with diamonds “magnificent” was sold for 4.1 million, even more than this estimate. It has an emerald cut diamond of 38.27 carats, flanked by tapered baguette diamonds weighing approximately 1.25 carats. The year for jewelry at Sotheby’s seems to have ended well. Federico Graglia
Pippo Perez, rock in Florence
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From the ancient Neapolitan tradition, the equally historic Florentine goldsmith: in the Pippo Perez blood, flowing the gold of Naples and verve Tuscan. The jeweler has ancient roots, even from the Renaissance period. In the historical archives of his hometown, he says, it is preserved a document that testifies a work of his grandfather, Francesco Perez, for his majesty Fernando of Aragon. The story continued. In the sixties, the father of Pippo Perez rose to prominence in the news for a snake bracelet given by Clark Gable Sophia Loren. Jewel, for the uninitiated, that has the appearance of the small snake that lived in Capri, considered the bearer of good luck (but now seems to have disappeared from the island). Pippo Perez has decided to broaden the horizons and at 16 he moved to Valenza to study the techniques of the jewelry, and then in gemology in Switzerland and the United States. All experiences that helped to melt a touch of technical innovation to his creations, award-winning on several occasions. Finally, the decision to start again from Florence, together with Maurizio Marchi and Michele Capalbo. The style of brand, blends sports materials, such as marine rope, ie a cord made of synthetic fiber usually used on boats, with precious stones and gold. The subjects are often symbols as for luck, or evocative of distant cultures, as in the collection dedicated to the Navajo or Tibet. Although there were same more traditional pieces, like the rings. So, Pippo Perez went from the Neapolitan tradition to rock. Giulia Netrese
Boucheron in the Radiant Room
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A work of art to highlight a ring: the idea is by Boucheron. La Maison, that is located on the Place Vendome in Paris, called the installation Radiant Room. The project is signed by the artist Mathias Kiss and is a kind of contemporary work of art, home of light and space, allied to the reflections of mirrors and windows. A cloud of geometric shapes, reminiscent of the pixels of digital screens, above the new version of the famous ring Quatre Radiant, Boucheron, now with further version made in rose gold. Lights and reflections that the French brand asks fans to comment on the network. But beware: the show that combines modern art with the art of jewelry lasts only until January 2, 2016.
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A monogram at neck
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Let’s face it: who does not like to wear something unique, maybe a necklace? Here’s an idea, you can easily buy online, perhaps for a gift (if not too late). The US site http://www.mynamenecklace.com sells chain with a pendant that is a monogram with the initials you want. The monogram is typically structured with the last name in the big first letter to the center, while the first letter on the left is the first name, and the other is that of the second name. The necklace can be made of 925 Sterling Silver, but also plated in 18K yellow gold, or rose gold. If, then, instead of initials you want the full name, no problem: there is also the possibility to make all the letters, but the price is proportional to the length. Finally, you can also opt for two other alternatives: a ring, earrings, always with the monogram, or a bracelet with the initials. More personalized than that … Giulia Netrese