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Sarah Ho’s surprising plots

Published on September 2, 2021

Anello con tormalina, smeraldi, oro giallo, smalto, diamanti

The innovations offered by technology also serve to change the creative path. As in the case of the new collection of the London designer Sarah Ho. In recent months, she says, she has also learned to draw with the iPad. Not only that: she shared her sketches of her with her on Instagram, soliciting feedback and advice. The result is called Bright Young Things, a new collection where Sarah Ho shows off all her virtuosity for jewelry.

Mirage Ring, con peridoto e diamanti incastonati in una lega di titanio e alluminio

The collection uses a wide range of colored gems, but a world of its own is built around each one, with the help of gold and enamel. According to those who know her well, the textures that characterize some pieces are a legacy of Sara Ho’s experience in the world of fashion, in her previous professional life. Another innovation is the use of a new metal alloy that combines titanium and aluminum, light but resistant materials. The metal has also been oxidized to achieve new shades. They are particularly elaborate and rich pieces also for the material used. Prices, on average, range between 11,000 and 15,000 pounds.

Laguna Ring, con acquamarina da 5,62 carati e diamanti incastonati in lega titanio alluminio blu cobalto

Orecchini in oro giallo, smalto arancio, berillo giallo, turchese, diamanti

Orecchini in oro rosa, smalto giallo, morganiti, opali, diamanti

Anello in oro rosa, smalto rosa neon, rubellite, madreperla, rubini, diamanti

Orecchini in oro rosa con zaffiri star, opali e diamanti

Christie’s presents five new talents

Published on June 30, 2021

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Five jewelry talents for Christie’s. The auction house (21 June – 5 July) has selected some of the most interesting designers: Kayo Saito (United Kingdom), Ulla and Martin Kaufmann (Germany), Tomasz Donocik (United Kingdom), Chiara Passoni (Italy), Sarah Ho (UK). The goal is to promote contemporary jewelry, with emerging designers alongside the established names of the great Maison. The exhibition, in fact, is entitled Jewelery Talent of Today. The sale takes place online over two weeks.

Sarah Ho, orecchini Daisy con smeraldi, opali, rubini e zaffiri

Sarah Ho, born in Hong Kong, trained as a fashion designer, presents jewels dense with embroidery and beads. An example are the Daisy earrings with two cabochon emeralds, opal pearls with rubies, sapphires. Each gem is set in recycled 18K rose gold.

Ulla + Martin Jaufmann, bracciali in oro

Ulla and Martin Kaufmann are recognized for their goldsmith skills and prefer geometric lines, simple, original, with large volumes. They feature unisex bracelets in 18K gold, large and enveloping.

Tomasz Donocik, orecchini Cosmic con diamanti e smeraldi

Tomasz Donocik, of Polish origin, but now a Londoner, graduated with Central Saint Martins in London and, in addition to jewelry, has developed a passion for art, cinema and literature. He designed for some renowned Maison such as LVMH, Garrard and Stephen Webster before launching his own brand in 2009. He is inspired by Art Deco, the Eighties, and retrofuturism, with marked geometries. The designer presents earrings with emeralds and diamonds with studied asymmetries that evoke the Chrysler skyscraper in New York.

Chiara Passoni, with a past as a manager and sailor, a lover of the sea and marine fauna, has converted to jewelry. But without forgetting her previous passions. Her jewels also recall the themes of travel and the mysterious life of the past: she uses materials such as rare woods, precious and original stones, mammoth tusks, prehistoric shark teeth, fossils and ancient games of Chinese mother of pearl, jade. She presents wide bracelets made with African water buffalo horn, with gold and diamond inserts. “Each of my jewelry is a living part of my soul”, says Chiara.

Kayo Saito considers jewels as an art form, which he creates thanks also to his goldsmith skills. The jewels are sculptural, made of 18-karat gold and silver, with a Japanese and European aesthetic mix. She was trained in Japan and the UK, and received a Masters degree from the Royal College of Art in 2001. She features a Primavera necklace in 18K gold foil.

Chiara Passoni, bracciale in corno di bufalo d’acqua africano, con inserti in oro e diamanti

Sarah Ho’s Precious Rays

Published on January 22, 2021

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Orecchini Rainbow Zelda con morganite e perle di berillo

Born in Macau, Chinese name, Western appearance. And she lives and works in London. But Sarah Ho‘s origins would not be important were it not for her jewels to boast that aesthetic delicacy that is often a heritage of those born in the Far East. Nothing to do, however, with that type of Chinese jewelry, even of high quality, which are infused with the country’s elaborate goldsmith tradition, perhaps in the shape of a dragon. Sarah Ho, on the other hand, chose the western path to her high jewelry, with the creative and geometric use of rare pearls, precious stones and diamonds. The jewels are created starting from a colorful sketch that she paints herself, for example the large sunburst earrings or rings from the Zelda collection, one of her latest works.

In her bio she explains that her interest in jewelry is inspired by the jewelry collections of the iconic women in her family. In any case, her passion was cultivated in a professional way, with the gemmology studio in Antwerp, which was followed by the launch, in 2006, of her company based in the Mayfair district of London. Her ethical approach to the choice of materials often leads her to use stones and pearls mounted on antique and vintage jewelry, minimizing the carbon footprint. Of course, the other stones also follow the same environmental and ethical standards.

Anello Rainbow Zelda con morganite e perle di berillo

Orecchini con giada imperiale, diamanti e perle conch

anello daisy rainbow — Anello Daisy Rainbow

A flower for Sarah Ho

Published on August 8, 2017

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Sarah Ho, collezione Wisteria, anello in oro bianco, tanzanite, pietra luna, zaffiri, diamanti

The Wisteria collection by Sarah Ho, dedicated to the wisteria flower ♦
Wisteria is a kind of climber plant of the leguminous family. The name is in honor of the American Gaspare Wistar (1761-1818). The plant is of Eastern origin and is still highly appreciated in China and Japan. Flowers represent longevity and grace and are used in Feng Shui because they symbolize honor and respect. Maybe this is why the London-based designer Sarah Ho has dedicated to wisteria flowers her new collection. Wisteria collection includes a series of very colorful rings and earrings. You could define pop, even this one it’s a style loved in the East. The bright lilac flowers of wisteria, in the Wisteria collection, turn red, orange, and blue.
Sarah Ho was born in Hong Kong, Macao has grown and moved to London, where she became one of the most trendy and innovative designers. Alessia Mongrando
Read also: Sarah Ho, red love

Sarah Ho, orecchini in oro bianco, tanzanite, pietra luna, zaffiri, diamanti

Sarah Ho, collezione Wisteria, orecchini in oro bianco, tanzanite, pietra luna, zaffiri, diamanti

Anello in oro bianco, peridoto, crisopraso, tsavorite

Sarah Ho, collezione Wisteria, orecchini in oro bianco, peridoto, crisopraso, tsavorite

Orecchini in oro rosa, diamanti, rubellite, rubini, opale rosso

Anello in oro rosa, diamanti, rubellite, rubini, opale rosso

Orecchini in oro giallo, diamanti, citrini, spessartite, perle

Sarah Ho loves red

Published on June 18, 2017

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Anello Imperial Crest, in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 13.615 sterline

Sarah Ho comes back to China and presents a ruby collection with Kimberlite ♦ ︎
From China with love, and return. Sarah Ho was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Macau and moved to London, where he became one of the trendiest and most innovative designers. Now, however, she returned to China, in Beijing, to present 12 jewels made with Kimberlite Diamonds, the Harmony collection. In Baselworld it was been anticipating the project, now completed. The collection is inspired by the red color, which in the East is considered lucky.
The jewels are then made with the use of large, lively rubies, next to diamonds: the stones form the peony flower, another symbol in China. But not only: Kimberlite emphasizes how this collection is also in perfect accord with Taoism, the Chinese philosophy that bases the balance of the world through the concepts of yin and yang. In this case, represented by the relationship between the different stones and jewelery volumes, which have a sufficiently elaborate look for the oriental taste. Presented in the Forbidden City, the collection also has some price that may seem prohibitive, such as earrings of over £ 44,000. In perfect balance yin and yang, though. Alessia Mongrando

Bracciale in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 14.000 sterline

Gemelli in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 4475 sterline

Orecchini Imperial Crest, in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 44.000 sterline

Sarah Ho, orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 13.000 sterline

Collana in diamanti ispirata al fiore della peonia

Orecchini Paradis in oro bianco e rosa, diamanti e rubini. Prezzo: 9745 sterline

Sarah Ho among the peach blossoms

Published on January 27, 2017

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Lily Rose, anello in oro bianco con una rubellite taglio a pera al centro, circondata da diamanti taglio baguette e smeraldi. Prezzo: 27.200 sterline

La collection Hidden Garden de Sarah Ho, y compris le jade, les diamants et les couleurs pastel.
She was born in Hong Kong, she grew up in Macau, but she works in London: a brief history of Sarah’s life stages it can already indicate what is the difference from other designers. A life balanced between East and West could only reflect a capacity to go beyond the fences, cages where they often end designers’ ideas. A VicenzaOro January, Sarah was present in the area dedicated to 12 excellent authors of the new jewelry. That, in her case is an artistic construction of a building with elements of historic architecture. As in those children’s games where you use columns, capitals and pediments to build fancy palaces, Sarah chose elements of Art Deco and Viennese design of the early twentieth century to design her small precious works. In Vicenza, for example, Sarah has presented the Hidden Garden, a collection that includes four jewels of Persian Suite, inspired by the botanical illustrations of peach blossoms. One of the most beloved flowers in the East, not by chance, but there’s not mannerisms in her style. Jade, pearl and pastel colors are the blended and sensitive elements of a perfect union between East and West. Lavinia Andorno

Collana della Persica Suite, in oro biancodiamanti taglio baguette e brillante, perle. Prezzo: 136.000 sterline

Orecchini Ventaglio in giada verde e bianca, oro bianco, diamanti, 4 perle. Prezzo: 43.000 sterline

Anello della collezione Pearlesque, oro, diamanti e perle

Orecchini Faye, in oro, peridoti e citrini

In VicenzaOro the design wins

Published on January 25, 2017

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The Design Room in VicenzaOro January 12 outstanding authors of tomorrow’s jewelry.
One of the best innovations of VicenzaOro January edition was the introduction of the Design Room. While some traditional jewelry are missed and don’t are come back at the fair (for example, historical brands like Chimento or Verdi Gioielli), there are new characters that are climbing, successfully, in the world of jewelry. Often, however, they do not have a consolidated organizational structure behind on which to rely. VicenzaOro thought so in an area with all their spaces organized in a simple and recognizable, at an affordable price. The initiative is excellent. For visitors, who were able to bring designers who would otherwise have followed from afar, and designers that have landed in the crucible of Vicenza, since the homogeneity of Design Room (as it was called the space inside the Icon pavilion), it made it more interesting the comparison. Were 12 international designers, young but already established (one of them, Nikos Koulis, also won one of the awards Palladio), who were invited: Netali Nissim, Federica Rector and Qayten (Italy), Rodney Rayner, Sarah and I Zara Simon (UK), Nikos Koulis (Greece), Magerit (Spain), Daniela Villegas and Sutra (USA), Fernando Jorge (Brazil), Elie Top (France). Experiment, hopefully, to be repeated. Giulia Netrese

Federica Rettore, a fianco Boulder opal ring

Best in Bridal: Nikos Koulis, anello Oui Collections con un diamante centrale taglio ovale, montatura in smalto nero e due smeraldi laterali taglio ovale

Fernando Jorge, Stream, anello in oro giallo con calcedonio rosa e diamanti champagne

Sutra: anello con saffiri blu e diamanti su oro bianco

Daniela Villegas, anello Eutychia, oro giallo 18 carati e zaffiri multicolore