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The jewelers that close in Russia

Published on March 9, 2022

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The real drama is that of human lives lost in vain, of overwhelmed lives, of lives that will never be the same. But the war in Ukraine also causes a smaller, much smaller, but not irrelevant, drama related to jobs, in the West and in Russia, which will be lost to a stupid aggression. Both Russians and Westerners are dealing with the inevitable sanctions announced in time, before the invasion, which will have an impact on the accounts of companies, for example those of jewelry, as well as on the people who work there. The collapse of the ruble and the blocking of the credit card service, in fact, led many jewelry companies to suspend their business. Maybe they will close completely or reopen, if it all ends, but who knows when.

At the time of writing this short article, the last Western brand to close the boutique in Moscow was Swarovski, while Tiffany was among the first to lower the shutter, along with Vuitton. Others have already done so, others will follow. The list of Western Maisons that have opened a boutique in Moscow, St. Petersburg or other Russian cities is long. In Moscow, for example, they have a boutique Chopard, Van Cleef & Arpels, Akillis, Piaget, De Beers, H. Stern, Stephen Webster, Carrera y Carrera, Mauboussin, Mont-Blanc, Dior, Chaumet, Pandora, Frey Wille, Cartier , Trollbeads, Vuitton, Thomas Sabo, Bulgari, Pomellato, Adamas, Damiani, Buccellati. Other brands, such as Pasquale Bruni or Alcozer, are distributed in non-owned jewelers, or in airport duty free shops.

According to an analysis concerning Italian jewelery conducted by ICE (the state body for exports) in general, the Russian buyer is oriented towards medium or medium-high level jewelery. Also according to the analysis, the daily use of rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces, especially in the capital and large cities, is now seen as a form of accessory to one’s image, not necessarily combined with luxury clothing or for events special. The favorite items of Russian women are rings, chains and earrings; men prefer chains and bracelets, while brooches and necklaces are bought by a minority of the female population, while typically male jewelry such as cufflinks and tie pins are in low demand. In recent years, however, silver jewelery has been more successful than gold, due to the unfavorable ruble-euro exchange rate. Italy (2019 data) exports about 77 million jewels to Russia, about 22 million France, the United States 21 million and the United Kingdom 23 million. However, the one who exports the most to Russia is China with over 88 million.

The Odyssey of Suciyan

Published on February 20, 2022

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The Turkish designer Arman Suciyan, who has worked extensively for Stephen Webster, has created a collection inspired by Homer’s Odyssey ♦ ︎

The Odyssey was written by Homer when the Greek cities dotted today’s Turkey. And it is in Istanbul that Arman Suciyan was born 46 years ago. And it is always in the largest city in Turkey that Suciyan wrote his Odyssey. Or, more precisely, the Odyssey collection has designed it and then made it in silver, gold bronze and precious stones. In fact, it is a collection of jewelry dedicated to the great ancient epic. But the jewels do not have anything ancient, because Arman Suciyan has lived a professional path not related to the Turkish tradition, even if as a boy he started as a goldsmith in the bazaar alongside Misak Toros, fourth generation of a Turkish Armenian family with a long tradition of jewelery.

But it was just the beginning. After learning the secrets behind jewelery, he attended the prestigious Kent Institute of Art & Design in Great Britain and then worked in London for Stephen Webster. A collaboration lasting until 2004. And after a few years spent in Milan, Arman returned to Istanbul in 2008, to devote himself completely to his brand. A work that, among other things, earned him the prestigious DeBeers Jewelry Design Award.

Anello con zaffiri gialli e tormalina rosa

Anello a forma di civetta con diamanti grigi

Anello in argento della collezione Odyssey

Megan Fox’s ring is by Stephen Webster

Published on January 19, 2022

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L'anello di fidanzamento di Megan Fox realizzato da Stephen Webster

Star’s rings always attract curiosity. The jewel of the moment, for example, is the one given (with marriage request) by rapper Machine Gun Kelly (real name Colson Baker, 31 years old) to Megan Fox, 35, American actress and model. All recorded by an unspecified number of cameras that were used to record the magical moment immortalized on Instagram. And Megan Fox’s (genuine?) surprise.

The engagement, announced on Instagram with simultaneous posts, was sealed with two rings that stack to form a heart shape. Rings that were designed by London-based jeweler Stephen Webster, one of show business favorites. The rings fit perfectly together thanks to magnets hidden in the gold frame. The rapper attributed the idea of the design to himself in sharing with Webster. The two rings set a Colombian emerald (for her) and a D-color diamond (for him), which are the birthstones of the two future spouses.

La dichiarazione (con anello) annunciata su Instagram

Megan Denise Fox, born May 16, 1986, has made several appearances in film franchises, most notably Transformers, and has appeared in numerous magazines such as Maxim, Rolling Stone and Fhm. She has received numerous accolades, including two Scream Awards and four Teen Choice Awards. Colson Baker, born on April 22, 1990, chose Machine Gun Kelly as his stage name and by profession he is a rapper, singer, musician and actor, known for his compositional fusion of contemporary and alternative hip hop with rock.

Farewell to Alex Sepkus, who passed away in the covid era

Published on September 9, 2021

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Between precision design and medieval art: the world apart from jewels by Alex Sepkus, who disappeared in the era of the covid ♦

His colleague Stephen Webster said of Alex Sepkus: «He is a fanatic. The intelligence he applies to his work goes far beyond a jeweler’s national standard requirements set by the national standard requirements committee. Which leads to the second contradiction about Alex: this obsessive approach would normally suggest an absence of humor. Instead, we see in Alex’s work an irresistible playfulness, even an oddity, unrivaled in the world of jewelery ». The famous London jeweler also added that Alex Sepkus is an “eccentric intellectual”, an aspect that explains the idea of wearing maxi-sized hats and dressing in a slightly dandy way. In addition, Sepkus is a fan of the humorous writer PG Wodehouse and medieval art, which is reflected in his jewelry creations.

Born in Vilnius (Lithuania), Alex Sepkus had a degree in industrial design. His studies included glassmaking, sculpture, etching and graphics. But then he specialized in jewelry design. His father was an architect and he inherited a geometric precision in the composition of jewels. When he moved to New York he brought with him the passion for gothic art and the precision of the mechanical designer. Really an unusual mix, before the farewell.

Anello Little Pool in oro 18 carati, zaffiro e diamanti

Anello Soft Mosaic in oro 18k, zaffiro e diamanti Alex Sepkus

Bracciale Orchard in oro 18 carati, zaffiro e diamanti

Orecchini Flying Ovals in oro 18k e diamanti

Orecchini Volcano in oro 18 kt e diamanti

Pendente in oro 18 carati, argento, diamante e opale

Stephen Webster celebrates 25 years of Crystal Haze

Published on March 18, 2021

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Anello cocktail con turchese Crystal Haze e diamanti

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In 1995, after two years of development, Stephen Webster released Crystal Haze, a special gem set in chunky gold settings. Thanks to this innovation, the cocktail ring has become an icon of the London jeweler. Success came when Madonna bought one. The Crystal Haze technique consists in the layering and bonding of two stones using laser cutting processes combined with traditional materials. The top layer is a highly faceted natural clear quartz, which becomes a magnifying glass to enhance the color of the underlying gemstone. Quartz allows light to enter from hundreds of different angles producing a kind of holographic haze that moves as the jewelry is turned.

Now the CH2 collection celebrates 25 years of the Crystal Haze effect. It goes without saying that the collection includes many rings, but not only that, The faceted surface of the quartz is also used for bracelets, earrings, necklaces, all in 18K gold and all with Crystal Haze as an integral part. Besides these layered gems, in addition, diamonds with different cut, either round or baguette are added. The result is always glam.

Anello Slimline con pietra Falcon's Eye (una variante dell'occhio di tigre) con diamanti bianchi — Anello della colelzione Ch2 con pietra Falcon’s Eye (una variante dell’occhio di tigre) con diamanti bianchi

Bracciale in oro della collezione Ch2 con opale e diamanti

Orecchini con agata verde e opale di bianco

Orecchini con pietra Falcon's Eye (una variante dell'occhio di tigre) con diamanti bianchi — Orecchini con pietra Falcon’s Eye (una variante dell’occhio di tigre) con diamanti bianchi

Anello con cristallo opalescente e diamanti bianchi

Ilaria Lanzoni starts again from a look of love

Published on January 23, 2021

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From Friuli (Italy) to New York: Ilaria Lanzoni has conquered a special place in the ranking of successful designers. An ascent that started a long time ago, but which became overwhelming starting in 2012, when the designer decided to move to the United States, first to Boston and then to the Big Apple, where she became the official designer of Hearts On Fire, a specialized company in diamond jewelry. But, in truth, it was no surprise to anyone: Ilaria Lanzoni already had a well-deserved reputation as a great interpreter of jewelry design. So much so that she had been called to work as the Head of Design for Garrard Fine Jewelry in London.

Orecchino singolo della collezione Look of Love in oro rosa 18 carati, con un diamante taglio marquise da 0,20 carati

In the British capital, she also honed her skills by creating many of the brand’s collections and working closely with Stephen Webster, when he was creative director of London jewelery. In seven years at Hearts On Fire, Ilaria Lanzoni won the first prize ever for the company with her Serafina necklace, at the Best Haute Couture Design at the Las Vegas Couture Show, in 2015. Also for the Maison she designed the Illa collection (nickname she had as a child) with star-shaped jewelry.

Now the designer has launched her brand and is preparing for her third life as a jewelry designer. The first collection is called The Look of Love, gold jewels with navette diamonds that make up the shape of an eye, that of the person in love, and are repeated on earrings, pendants, rings.

Collana in oro giallo con diamante taglio marquise

Orecchini in oro rosa e diamanti Look of Love

Collana Entaglement con diamanti bianchi e neri, smeraldo a goccia disegnata per Garrard

Jewels, bestial passion

Published on August 12, 2020

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Spilla di Fabergé con diamanti, zaffiri rosa e tormalina

Do you like animals? Do you have a dog or a cat? It’s one more reason to keep an eye on animalier jewelry, inspired by the world of animals ♦

The Flamingo brooch of Cartier that belonged to the Duchess of Windsor has made history, like the panther in all its versions. The secreted turtles and the embroidered wings of Buccellati birds are objects of art. While the cartoon-style animals of Van Cleef & Arpels designed in 1954 for a young audience and revived half a century later, they soon became classics, so much so that they induced Grace of Monaco, Jacqueline Onassis and the Parisian upper class bourgeoisie to collect them.

Anello Scimmia, oro, tsavoriti granati, zaffiri arancioni, ametiste e diamanti — Carrera Y Carrera, anello Scimmia, oro, tsavoriti granati, zaffiri arancioni, ametiste e diamanti

Even the gold fish with the flexible tail and the ruby eyes of Jean Schlumberger is a milestone in jewelry, which for Tiffany has designed beautiful shells. And what about the snake of Bulgari? Since 1977 it is one of the most sold subjects of the brand. And again lions, frogs, bears, caterpillars, crabs and chameleons: the animal theme has always inspired the great jewelers (Vhernier, de Grisogono, Leo Pizzo, Chantecler always include them in their collections) and wins over customers.

Spilla firmata Tiffany con diamanti e rubini — Spilla a forma di topo firmata Tiffany con diamanti e rubini

For example, Diana Vreeland who fashioned it (she was the legendary editor of Harper’s Bazaar) required her editors to insert a snake into the articles and she herself wore jewels with this shape. But one of his favorites was the gold zebra bracelet, black and white enamel and diamonds, one of David Webb’s masterpieces, the quintessence of American jewelry. And there are many designers who are infected by this theme (as you can see from this gallery), even the most avant-garde ones. Here is a selection of the most creative, to keep an eye on. Matilde de Bounvilles

Anello Scimmia, con agata bianca e diamanti e zaffiro. Prezzo: 13.782 euro — Wendy Yue, anello Scimmia, con agata bianca e diamanti e zaffiro. Prezzo: 13.782 euro

Spilla di David Webb con diamanti e kunzite

Damiani, anello ragno in oro giallo e diamanti brown

Spilla Iguana della collezione Animalier — Sofragem, spilla Iguana della collezione Animalier

Spilla Flamingo di Cartier, collezione Nils Herrmann. Platino, oro, diamanti, smeraldi, zaffiri, rubini, citrini

Buccellati, spilla gallo in oro. Prezzo: 3045 dollari su 1stbis

Spilla di Bulgari a forma di libellula. Diamanti colorati per 16,30 carati. Circa 1960

Alessio Boschi, spilla e orecchini The Great Withe Shark

Piovan, Cheetah, realizzato a mano in oro 18 carati (oltre 160 grammi), con incastonati diamanti e rubini

Anello in oro bianco, con 365 diamanti taglio brillante, 255 carati, smeraldi, onice. Prezzo: 60.000 euro — Cartier, anello Panthere in oro bianco, con 365 diamanti taglio brillante, 255 carati, smeraldi, onice. Prezzo: 60.000 euro

Sicis, Butterfly Collection, versione con piccoli diamanti e oro

Cartier, very light pink diamond, gem set and diamond ring, “Parrot” — Cartier, very light pink diamond, gem set and diamond ring, Parrot

Leo Pizzo, collezione Light Wings — Leo Pizzo, farfalla della collezione Light Wings

Il celebre bracciale serpente, in versione orologio — Bulgari, il celebre bracciale serpente, in versione orologio

Vhernier, spilla Lucertola in oro bianco, diamanti, turchese, cristallo di rocca

Spilla Chick in oro giallo con zaffiro e onice — Michele della Valle, spilla Chick in oro giallo con zaffiro e onice

Camabnella cane, in oro e diamanti — Chantecler, campanella cane, in oro e diamanti

Spilla a forma di uccello, in oro e diamanti — Tiffany, spilla a forma di uccello, in oro e diamanti

Harem Royal: collana Oberon tra ingegneria e natura con farfalle e libellule

Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla con uccello e uovo composto da un diamante di 95 carati

Sylvie Corbelin: anello Lucky Lucane, uno di sei esemplari con madre perla e zaffiri

Aurélie Bidermann. orecchini Scarabeo in oro giallo 18 carati, rubini, zaffiri, diamanti bianchi, ametiste e tzavoriti

Pendente a forma di uccello: il corpo è un grande opale scolpito — Ilgiz Fazulzyanov, pendente a forma di uccello: il corpo è un grande opale scolpito

Anello a forma di uccello in oro, diamanti e smeraldo tagliato a goccia — Diagold, anello a forma di uccello in oro, diamanti e smeraldo tagliato a goccia

Roberto Coin, anello per l'anno del Gallo — Roberto Coin, anello per l’anno del Gallo

As29: anello Tripla Ala in oro bianco e nero con 18 carati di diamanti bianchi e neri

Daniela Villegas: collana con ciondolo in oro rosa 18 carati, diamanti bianchi, zaffiri rosa, tsavorite, tormalina rosa e alexandrite

Stephen Webster: orecchini fatti a mano, in oro bianco brunito, pavé di tzavoriti e diamanti bianchi e neri

Bibi Van der Velden: anello Frog, fatto a mano in orto giallo 18 carati, avorio di mammuth e tzavorite verde

Delfina Delettrez: anello Ape in oro giallo 9 carati e smalto giallo e nero con una perla d'acqua dolce — Delfina Delettrez: anello Ape in oro giallo 9 carati e smalto giallo e nero con una perla d’acqua dolce

Stone: anello spider spirit in oro rosé 18 carati e diamanti bianchi

Ileana Makri: anello scarabeo in oro rosé con diamanti blu e neri

The jewelry of sea

Published on August 20, 2019

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Clip Pesce in oro bianco, con diamanti cabochon e zaffiri neri, onice

The jewels inspired by the sea: perfect to be worn in August, but even better in the other months of the year ♦

The month of August, in the northern hemisphere (ie the one that goes from the North Pole to the equator), coincides with the hottest month, often destined for all or part to holidays. And often the holidays have a color: the blue of the sea. Waves, fish, crabs, starfish, hedgehogs are also the symbols that jewelers from all over the world and from all ages have used to bring the taste of the sea into a jewel. Brooches, rings, earrings, pendents with the symbols of the sea, including waves, are for this reason one of the most recurrent sources of inspiration. In short, the sea is a reason that shows no sign of passing out of fashion. And marine-themed jewels are not necessarily be worn in the summer.

Anello Wirnpa, oro giallo, zaffiri, acquamarina — Daniela Villegas, anello Wirnpa a forma di granchio in oro giallo, zaffiri, acquamarina

In any case, here are lobsters, crabs, octopus, shrimp, a red fish and even a shark. In jewelery the seabed is populated by many precious fish with different names: Tiffany, Sicis, Pippo Perez, Lokman Kursunlu, Misis, Stephen Webster, Chopard, Lydia Courteille, Chantecler, S’Agapò, Ayala Bar … Some take up the mythology Greek, as associates of the god Neptune, others seem to come from the book of Jules Verne 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and still others resemble Dory, Brutus and Randa, Marlin’s traveling companions in Finding Nemo. In silver and enamel, or in gold, platinum and diamonds, colorful and playful like in animated or stylized and luxurious films, fishes are friends, non food. G.N.

Damiani, Onda Marina (1988), bracciale che si snoda in eleganti volute illuminate da 644 diamanti, tagliati a brillante e a baguette, per un totale di 46 carati, raggiungendo uno spettacolare effetto d’imponenza e plasticità

Pesce rosso in diamanti e rubini — Wallace Chan, pesce rosso in diamanti e rubini

Anello con pesce e perle — Dream Boule, anello con pesce e perle

Anello con gambo a forma di pesce, spinello rosa e zaffiri — Alessio Boschi, anello con gambo a forma di pesce, spinello rosa e zaffiri

Orecchini con acquamarina e oro — Mazza, orecchini con acquamarina e oro

Riccio di mare, spilla in oro e diamanti — Massimo Izzo, riccio di mare, spilla in oro e diamanti

Polipo ricavato da una rubellite — Paul Wild, polipo ricavato da una rubellite

Polipo in oro, diamanti e spinelli: è uno dei pezzi esposti alla mostra — Paula Crevoshay, polipo in oro, diamanti e spinelli

Bracciale polipo, n oro e zaffiri — Jack Du Rose, bracciale polipo, in oro e zaffiri

Gioiello a forma di conchiglia con perla dorata, granati, zaffiri, tormalina — Kellly Xie, gioiello a forma di conchiglia con perla dorata, granati, zaffiri, tormalina

Orecchini lisca di pesce, con diamanti e rubini — Glenn Spiro, orecchini lisca di pesce, con diamanti e rubini

Jewellery Theatre, collezione Elements: anello in oro bianco e nero con 288 diamanti, 4 zaffiri ovale e a pera da 1,20 carati ciascuno e 423 zaffiri piccoli

S’Agapò, collezione Happy: charm in acciaio e cristalli

Sylvie Corbelin Paris: anello con opale centrale, diamanti, zaffiri blu e arancioni, granati mandarino, in oro 18 carati. Pezzo unico realizzato in esclusiva per Luisa Via Roma

Misis collezione Gallipoli: Anello gamberetto in argento placcato oro 18 kt e argento brunito, zirconi bianchi, smalto e perla barocca d’acqua dolce

Vhernier: conchiglia in oro bianco diamante turchese cristallo di rocca e madreperla

Orecchini a forma di pesce, in oro 18k rodio nero 32.06 grammi, 6,43 ct rubino, zaffiro giallo 1.26 ct, 0,61 ct zaffiri, tzavorite 33 0,074 g, 2 giade 2,30 grammi, 0,09 grammi hauynites — Lydia Courteille, orecchini a forma di pesce, in oro 18k rodio nero 32.06 grammi, 6,43 ct rubino, zaffiro giallo 1.26 ct, 0,61 ct zaffiri, tzavorite 33 0,074 g, 2 giade 2,30 grammi, 0,09 grammi hauynites

Tiffany: spilla Aragosta in oro giallo con zaffiri rosa, diamanti, spessartite e smeraldi. Pezzo unico

Stephen Webster, collezione Julius Verne: anello pesce gatto in oro bianco 18 carati con diamanti bianchi

Giovanni Raspini, collezione Mare: collana Coral in argento dorato

Roberto Coin, collezione Nemo: anello in oro rosa 18kt con smalto bianco, diamanti e rubini. Diamanti, peso complessivo 0.57ct — Roberto Coin, collezione Nemo: anello in oro rosa 18kt con smalto bianco, diamanti e rubini.
Diamanti, peso complessivo 0.57ct

Dior Joallierie: bracciale Idylle aux Cyclades in oro bianco, diamanti, cianite, tsavorite, zaffiri, tenzaniti, tormaline Paraiba, pietra opale e corallo. Pezzo unico

Chantecler collezione Marinelle: Anello maxi Medusa in oro giallo, diamanti, smeraldi e acquamarina

The 12 designers of VicenzaOro September

Published on May 29, 2019

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Alessio Boschi con gli orecchini Great White Shark

The 12 jewelers which will be in the Design Room at VicenzaOro September. Among the new entries Tomasz Donocik and Yeprem. Stephen Webster is also coming ♦ ︎

Ieg, the company that organizes VicenzaOro, has observed the lesson of Baselworld: communicating and avoiding a precipitous decline. Right, then, that promotes itself well in advance and proves to be alive and well. Indeed, with interesting news. For example, those concerning the Design Room, the space dedicated to fanciful and deserving jewelers’ boutiques. A formula which, among other things, it has been replicated in other exhibitions.

L'area Design Room a VicenzaOro September — L’area Design Room a VicenzaOro September

Here, then, the first novelties of VicenzaOro September, which this year is anticipated from 7 to 11 September. The Design Room, located inside the Icon pavilion, will complement some of the most important international innovations with appearances now consolidated in Vicenzaoro such as Marie Mas, Lydia Courteille and Alessio Boschi. Among these, also Tomasz Donocik, a Polish designer who lives and works in London, already named Jeweler of the year in the United Kingdom: we have written about him other times on gioiellis.com. Stylistically very contemporary, with a language that speaks to a sophisticated and mature public, he works in an artisanal way, exclusively in 18-carat gold, pink or white, use the best precious stones and has succeeded over time to innovate while respecting the harmony of forms.

Also Yeprem, a Lebanese designer famous for his diamond creations, and the Greek Lefteris Margaritis will also be present in the Design Room. Sicis, Mattia Cielo and Alessa Jewelry are also back. Finally, the presences of Eclats Jewelry, Cedille Paris and Netali Nissim are planned, with its iconic collection of prêt-à-porter talismans.

Lydia Courteille. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Yeprem, il bracciale Ararad della Y-Conic collection, vincitore dei Couture Awards

Double Webster for Swarovski

Published on December 17, 2018

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Orecchini Atelier Swarovski collezione Double Diamond

The Double Diamond collection by Stephen Webster for Atelier Swarovski, with gold and stones created in the laboratory ♦ ︎

Swarovski is known above all for its crystals. But since 2007 he has added to the bijoux made with refined white or colored crystal, even a second brand, closer to the world of classical jewelry. Atelier Swarovski offers jewelry, but with laboratory gems. Now that the diamonds created by man, identical to the natural ones from a chemical point of view, are used more and more often, also Atelier Swarovski proposes a new collection with artificial stones, Double Diamond.

The collection is not only by Atelier Swarovski, but also of one of London’s trendiest jewelers, Stephen Webster.

Anello in oro con due diamanti creati e quarzo sintetico

The collection signed by Stephen Webster emphasizes the ethicality of the diamonds created in the laboratory but also the use of recycled 14 carat gold and rose quartz, also created by Swarovski. The jewels use the octahedron shape, which recalls the natural shape of a rough diamond crystal. The stones are kept inside gold frames. The price of jewelry ranges from about $ 2,000 to $ 11,000. Cosimo Muzzano

Anello cocktail, collezione Double Diamond

Stephen Webster, anello della collezione Double Diamond

Bracciale Atelier Swarovski in oro, con diamanti e quarzo di laboratorio

Stephen Webster, a ring for two

Published on October 26, 2018

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Stephen Webster, anello Cuckoo, set in oro giallo 18 carati, madreperla bianca e quarzo, granato, tsavorite, spessartite

The stacking insect-rings from Stephen Webster’s Jitterbugs collection ♦ ︎

That Stephen Webster is a sui generis jeweler is well known. But this does not stop you from surprising. The Jitterbugs collection, for example, is a combination of engineering, design and imagination, all seasoned with colored stones, gold, diamonds, and a dip in nature. But it is a nature subject to metamorphosis: the collection, in fact, is inspired by the forms of insects to turn them into mysterious creatures.

Not only that: the insect rings are actually a set of two pieces that can be worn separately.

Set in oro giallo 18 carati, con tormalina verde taglio marquise, smalto turchese e pavé di diamanti bianchi

A difficult work of planning and realization, as can be seen from the film accompanying the collection, thus allows the “pay one, get two”. The jewel in the form of an insect can attract attention in worldly situations, like a cocktail ring, while the single gold band with a single stone has a more discrete impact. A solution worthy of the fame of the designer, who in 2007 was awarded the title of Honorary Doctorate by the University for the creative arts and in 2013 was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire for training services and skills in the field of British jewelery. Collection prices: single stone rings from 1000 to 1500 pounds, insect rings from 3400 to 7300 pounds. Giulia Netrese

Anello Cuckoo, set in oro giallo 18 carati, madreperla bianca e quarzo, granato, tsavorite, spessartite

Horse Fly ring, parure in oro giallo 18 carati con ali in smalto blu e gioiello con zaffiri blu, occhi spessartiti arancioni

Anello impilabile in oro rosa con rodolite

Anello impilabile in oro bianco, ematite, smalto lilla, diamanti bianchi baguette, rubini, spinello nero

Anello Toro in smalto, oro giallo, granato rosso, diamanti bianchi

Anello Toro in oro rosa, granato rosso, diamanti bianchi

The moths of Stephen Webster

Published on June 29, 2018

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The moths of Stephen Webster in the Fly by Night collection: it’s dedicated to the inhabitants of the air but without forgetting the sea ♦ ︎

Stephen Webster, a British designer who has become a sort of myth for many of his colleagues, has chosen to become an example also in terms of environmental sustainability. Stephen Webster, in fact, collaborates with the Plastic Oceans Foundation and donates 10% of all proceeds from sales (and it’s not little) to support their work in preserving the seas. “This initiative is our brand taking a stand for social responsibility. It is well known that I personally have love of all things aquatic and as a consequence, over the years have taken part in several clean ocean and water initiatives. It’s important that no matter how small we play a part in preserving our oceans” explained the London jeweler.
It could therefore be inferred that the great love for water is transformed into collections based on aquamarine, with jewels shaped like waves. But is not so. Indeed, one of the most recent collections is dedicated to the air. Or better, to inhabitants of the air like moths. In fact, the collection is titled Fly by night and consists of pieces with the shape of butterfly-moth. White gold and diamonds are the basic elements. But there are also original solutions, such as the black opal combined with transparent quartz set in white gold. Prices: from about 1000 pounds for the small earrings you go up to 65,000 pounds for the big bracelet studded with white diamonds. Alessia Mongrando

Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 65.000 sterline

Pendente in oro rosa, diamanti, opale rosa e quarzo trasparente

Orecchini pendenti in oro bianco, diamanti neri, opale e quarzo trasparente

Orecchini pendenti in oro bianco e diamanti neri

Stephen Webster, orecchini pendenti in oro bianco e diamanti, collezione Fly by Night

Fish speak with Stephen Webster

Published on April 27, 2018

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Stephen Webster, pendente con lettera A in oro giallo e diamanti

The pendants inspired by the sea animals of Stephen Webster: how to make fish talk ♦ ︎
It is said that the fish is mute. Error. A fish can also compose stories thanks to a pendant necklace, word from Stephen Webster. It is the idea of the London rock-chic jeweler for his younger customers: a collection, Fish Tales. But, more than stories of fish, they are letters of the alphabet linked to a different kind of aquatic animal. The lettere O, for example, stands for octopussy. And so on.
The collection is curiously inspired by the memories of the designer’s childhood holidays spent in Blackheath (south of London) or on the Thames to catch mussels and clams. And to accompany the collection, Webster wrote a short book inspired by his passion for marine life. In short, from the shells to the rest of the fauna that lives under the waves: the 26 pendants are composed of a letter of the alphabet intertwined with the silhouette of a fish in 18 carat yellow gold and diamonds. The price of each pendant is 875 pounds. Lavinia Andorno

Collezione Fish Tales, pendente con lettera O in oro giallo e diamanti

Collezione Fish Tales, pendente con lettera R

Stephen Webster, pendente con lettera E in oro giallo e diamanti

Stephen Webster on the fly

Published on March 3, 2018

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The American butterflies of Stephen Webster. And a tea strainer ♦ ︎
Stephen Webster is a British jeweler with stores all over the world and an equally global reputation that identifies him as a pop designer. Between the world of celebrity and the commercial one, Webster is not new to propose special collections with the aim to cross all the categories of possible buyers. This is the case of the capsule collection that has been proposed for Neiman Marcus, a chain of large-scale retail distribution of American luxury. The collaboration between Webster and Neiman Marcus includes the new Fly By Deco Drive collection, designed exclusively for the department store.
It is, in fact, the classic collection of pop jewels: 18k gold, white or pink, enamel and diamonds or sapphires. Materials that are used to compose a classic subject of jewelry with very modern lines: the butterfly. If the subject is traditional, the style is very contemporary, even approached to rock’n’roll: it’s this the matrix of the public image of Stephen Webster. Prices: from $ 1,750 for a rose gold and pink sapphire pendant, up to $ 4,500 for white gold and diamond earrings. A curiosity: the collection also includes household items, such as a tea strainer. Margherita Donato

Collezione Fly by Deco Drive, bracciale in oro bianco, smalto e diamanti

Orecchini in oro bianco, smalto e diamanti

Las Vegas plays jewelry

Published on June 5, 2017

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Las Vegas is the capital of jewels with Jck Show and Couture: there is also a piece of Italian jewelery industry ♦
In Las Vegas is the time of the Jck Show (5-8 June 2017) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. It is the largest annual event of the jewelery industry in this part of the world and brings together more than 30,000 industry professionals. It involves jewelry companies, watches, precious stones, equipment, supplies, technology, security and business solutions: over 23,000 retailers present and about 9,400 stores. 23% of attendance comes from outside the United States.
VicenzaOro in Las Vegas
Among the protagonists is VicenzaOro, the format of the Italian Exhibition Group (a fair company which is born by the integration between Rimini Fiera and Fiera di Vicenza), which has brought to the city of Nevada famous for its casinos a hundred Italian jewelery companies. Jck, in fact, is an opportunity for the jewelery and luxury industry. The Italian pavilion is located on the noble floor of the event (Shoreline 2). There are internationally renowned jewelery and jewelery brands including: Biancaspina, Chrisos, Fani Gioielli, Falcinelli, Giorgio Visconti, Hasbani, Karizia, Leo Pizzo, Misis, Novecentonovantanove, Richline and Unoaerre. Next to the exhibition space, there is a stage for the Independent Jewelery Forecasting Observatory and the precious Trendvision Jewelery + Forecasting and the new Trendbook 2018+. From this edition, Trendvision Jewelery + Forecasting also organizes buying trails, workshops for buyers with the aim of supporting them and guiding them to buying in their respective districts of interest.
The Couture
In Las Vegas there is also the Couture, hosted at Wynn Resort, another destination for the jewelry and watch market of luxury. There are over 4,000 buyer tops for over 200 designer and prominent brands such as Bulgari, Bell & Ross, David Yurman, Victor Velyan, Stephen Webster, Sevan Bicakci, or Italians like Qayten, Antonini, Casato, Damiani, Crivelli, Dada Arrigoni, Chantecler, Federica Rettore, Garavelli, Gavello, Gucci, Maria e Luisa, Mariani, Misani, Moraglione, Bernardi, Piero Milano, Picchiotti, Pasquale Bruni, Pomellato, Ponte Vecchio, Repossi, Spallanzani, . Federico Graglia

Gioielli con smeraldi esposti al Jck Show

Stephen Webster to pick

Published on October 19, 2016

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Anello in oro e diamanti. Prezzo: 3500 sterline

The collection Love Me, Love Me Not by Stephen Webster: gold, diamonds, and a question mark.
He/She loves me or loves me not? asks Stephen Webster, the London luxury jeweler but with a rock verve. The question mark is what deep thinking millions of lovers, who according to tradition seek an answer in the case. As? Leafing through the petals of a flower, daisy or other. In the case of the collection of Stephen Webster Love Me, Love Me Not, however, is best not to pull the petals of flowers that make up the jewelry. It would be an overly expensive way to get a response by fate, if is admitted that remove the petals of a flower is an intelligent system to query the feelings of a possible love. That said, you can put aside the name of the collection and wear rings, earrings and bracelets without considering them as an oracle. Made with processed faceted crystals, white or blacks diamonds and gold, jewels cost between 3500 and the 6600 Euros or pounds (at the time the two currencies are equal). The question, maybe, is different: to buy or not to buy? Alessia Mongrando

Orecchini in oro e diamanti. Prezzo: 6950 sterline

Pendente in cristallo, oro e diamanti. Prezzo: 3500 sterline

Orecchinidella collezione Love Me, Love Me Not. Prezzo: 3850

Anello della collezione Love Me, Love Me Not. Prezzo: 6600 sterline

Bracciale in oro, diamanti e cristallo. Prezzo: 6.600 sterline

Webster on the Hearts on Fire wings

Published on October 14, 2016

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Orecchini in oro rosa e diamanti. Prezzo: 7600 dollari

Stephen Webster signs the White Kites Collection to the American brand Hearts on Fire. And quality it’s not cheap.
Stephen Webster, jewelers and British designer with a maverick image, marries with a diamonds king, Hearts On Fire, an American company founded in 1996 by Glenn and Susan Rothman. The pair has formed a partnership with that of expert designers by flaming hearts, which is led by Italy’s Ilaria Lanzoni. Better to remember that Hearts On Fire is a big company of diamonds, distributed in more than 500 stores in 32 countries around the world. The brand is known for its rigorous selection of stones that are cut according to a model imported directly from Antwerp. This perfectly symmetrical way to work the stones was one of the reasons for the success of the Hearts on Fire. Which now joins the stones to the imagination of Webster in White Kites collection. The jewelry, rose gold or white, are in fact inspired by the flight of white birds. The signature of the designer and the choice of materials, gold and diamonds, also affect the price of earrings, necklaces and bracelets. For a couple of chandelier earrings in white gold and diamonds you get to $ 70,000. And in this case to catch fire is your wallet. Lavinia Andorno

Anello in oro rosa e diamanti. Prezzo: 9500 dollari

Orecchini della collezione White Kite, oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 9100 dollari

Orecchini chandelier della collezione White Kite, oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 70.000 dollari

Bracciale in oro rosa e diamanti. Prezzo: 18.000 dollari

Bracciale della collezione White Kite, oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 7500 dollari

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Collana della collezione White Kite, oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 50.000 dollari

Bracciale della collezione White Kite, oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 35.000 dollari

Tracey Emin and Stephen Webster

Published on January 31, 2016

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She is an English artist Tracey Emin known to turn her autobiography into a work of art, a kind of intimate diary in which mixes objects of real life, with effects very, very provocative. He is the British rock-and-roll jeweler Stephen Webster. Together they collaborated on a collection that promises to be controversial. For example, a gold bracelet with kitten-shaped pendants, a badger, a hare but also a penis. Are you fainted? It’s not the case. There are also jewelry that do not cause scandal, made in gold and diamonds, although inspired by the neon shapes designed by Tracey Emin. Or words, in gold, as “With you I breathe”, “I Promise To Love You,” which is a neon created six years ago to the Webster boutique, and “More passion”. What is linking a jeweler with an artist transgressive? Well, the friendship in private life: they are friends from forty years, both are grew up in Kent, are both sponsors of the two younger daughters Mick Jones, member of the legendary punk band The Clash. Matilde de Bounvilles

Bracciale d'oro con ciondoli — Bracciale d’oro con ciondoli

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Stephen Webster on paper

Published on December 21, 2015

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A book celebrates 39 years of work by Stephen Webster, the “jeweler rock” that has brought a breath of youth and turmoil in the world of British jewelery. And not only. The book is called Goldstruck: A Life Shaped by Jewellery (330 pages, 72 € on Amazon, Salma Editions, 2015). An opportunity to look at the many stages of his long career and, above all, to observe the evolution of its production. The long history of Webster in the world of jewelery, starts from a course for aspiring goldsmiths in Kent until you get to the phone calls of Madonna who absolutely wants to buy his pieces. For the singer of Like a Virgin has designed a cocktail ring and later the engagement ring before the wedding with her now ex-husband Guy Ritchie. But he worked also to Kate Moss, Jay-Z, Johnny Depp and Cameron Diaz. Since the nineties his career finally took off. Meanwhile he traveled widely and wrote 140,000 words with his iPad while he was in flight, including some poems. As well as a short story, The Cardigans, the story of something that happened to her sweater during a flight. Federico Graglia

Collezione Haze, collana in oro rosa 18-carati, ametista, ematite, quarzo, rubino e granato

Collezione Haze, collana in oro rosa 18-carati, con turchese, quarzo, topazio e ametista

Orecchini in oro giallo, agata verde, quarzo, smeraldi, tormaline verdi e diamanti bianchi

Anello doppio in oro giallo, agata verde, quarzo, smeraldi, tormaline verdi, e diamanti bianchi

Anello in oro rosa, ametista, ematite, quarzo, rubino e granato

Stephen Webster gold addicted

Published on April 29, 2015

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Stephen Webster is undeniably struck by gold since he has been designing jewellery for nearly 40 years, but that is not the only reason why he has named Gold Struck his new collection. He has been impressed by the discovery itself of the Cheapside Hoard, the world’s largest collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean jewellery ever found. What struck the British designer is not so much the 500 pieces of exceptional value, but the fact they was unearthed in 1912 by the pickaxes of workmen demolishing an old jeweller’s premises on Cheapside in the City of London. Kind of like discovery of oil gushing from the ground, these jewels have jumped out of a treasure box. In Webster collection dominate amethyst, topaz, tanzanites, rubies, fire opals and sapphires, the same stones of the hidden treasure. But these are set in diamonds, triangles, rectangles, rounds, in short, multi-shaped and sized that orbit harmoniously around a hexagonal, faceted irregularly center stone as if just dug up. The color combinations for ear climbers, two-finger or opened rings, traditional pendants or bracelets, are like Webster’s edgy aesthetics, that is whimsical and robust: the red version with corals, fire opals, diamonds and orange sapphires, the purple one with amethysts, rubies and rhodolite, and the blue one with turquoises, amethysts, blue topaz and tanzanite. Matilde de Bounvilles

Gold Struck, bracciale in oro giallo, corallo, opali, zaffiri arancio e diamanti

Gold Struck, anello doppio in oro giallo, corallo granati, zaffiri arancio e diamanti

Gold Struck, anello doppio in oro rosa con ametista, rubini e rodoliti

Gold Struck, anello singolo aperto in oro rosa con ametista, rubini e rodolite

Gold Struck, orecchini in oro rosa con ametista, rubini e rodoliti

Gold Struck, pendenti in oro bianco con turchesi, ametiste, tanzaniti e topazi blu e in oro rosa con ametista, rubini e rodoliti

Gold Struck, orecchini in oro bianco con turchesi, ametiste, tanzaniti e topazi blu

Gold Struck, anello doppio in oro bianco con turchesi, ametiste, tanzaniti e topazi blu