Thailandia

Gamma Creations, high jewelery in Thai sauce




It is known to those who work in the world of jewelry that a large part of the jewelry sold in the world is produced in Thailand. And not only mass-produced jewels such as those of big brands, for example Danish ones (just to give an example). Even large Maison entrust part of the production to the skilled hands of Thai artisans, perhaps reserving the right to put the final finishing touches at home. One of these realities, which are active behind the scenes, is Gamma Creations.

Anelli con diamanti, smeraldi, granato, rubini
Anelli con diamanti, smeraldi, granato, rubini, zaffiro

The company designs and produces exclusive jewelry and works for third parties. Also facilitated by the fact that the founder is a Frenchman, Jacques Prades, who gave birth to the company in 1984, and now the factory actively works with French and Italian companies. Jacques Prades understands it: he learned everything about the jewelry trade thanks to his father, a master craftsman, much appreciated by the crowned heads of his time.
Collana con gemme
Collana con gemme

Prades combines a sensitivity for jewelry with the skill of business: he was graduated with honors from the Ecole Du Louvre, while at the same time worked as an apprentice at Templier-Fontana, one of the leading world laboratories of the time. He then embarked on a journey around the world that lasted ten years, starting with a jewelry workshop in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. In short, he is an adventurous. Gamma Creations thus manages to combine traditional Thai craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology to create valuable pieces for the Western market. As these images testify.

Anello con zaffiro e diamanti
Anello con zaffiro e diamanti
Collana a forma di dragone in zaffiri e granati
Collana a forma di dragone in zaffiri e granati
Collana con motivo tradizionale
Collana con motivo tradizionale
Anelli con rubelliti e diamanti
Anelli con rubelliti e diamanti
Anello con zaffiri, rubino e diamanti
Anello con zaffiri, rubino e diamanti
Anelli con zaffiro, rubino e smeraldi
Anelli con zaffiro, rubino e smeraldi

Anelli con rubini art déco
Anelli con rubini art déco







Couple corners

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Sharp or very rounded: these are the jewels of Kavant & Sharart, between Thailand and the United States ♦ ︎

Thailand is a special land where jewels grow like wild berries. In short, it is one of the countries in the world where the art of jewelery thrives and multiplies. One of the fruits is represented by the couple composed of Shar-Linn and Kenny, close-knit both in life and profession. And there is a resaon why the Kavant & Sharart brand is also distributed outside of Thailand, in many American cities.

Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti
Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti

It must be said that diffusion also depends on his style, not at all oriental. Indeed, contaminated by the art deco genre and with sharp geometries, or very soft. Two opposing aspects that are always brought to the limit. Since the launch of the brand in 2011, Kavant & Sharart jewels have been worn by celebrities such as Katy Perry, Hilary Duff, Adriana Lima, Miranda Lambert and Gabrielle Union. And they also won an award at the 2016 Couture Show.

Anello in oro giallo e zaffiri rosa
Anello in oro giallo e zaffiri rosa

The very western style stems from the fact that Shar-Linn and Kenny met in 2004 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kenny grew up in a jewelry store, with a jeweler father and a goldsmith grandfather. After graduation, the couple moved to California, but today the two live and work between Bangkok and Singapore.

Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini
Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti
Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti
Anello Onda danzante, in oro giallo e diamanti
Anello Onda danzante, in oro giallo e diamanti
Orecchini con diamanti e smeraldi
Orecchini con diamanti e smeraldi






Havant & Shararat, Oriental curves





Sharp corners and tight curves for Kavant & Sharart’s collections ♦

A pair in real life, Kenny and Shar-Linn are the two designers of Kavant & Sharart, a jewelry brand founded in Bangkok in 2011 and immediately appreciated in the United States. Theirs is a marriage of opposite styles that mixes colored gemstones, mother of pearl and diamonds, curved lines and sharp angles, the Eastern and Western art, the organic forms of nature and those plastic of sculpture.

Anello con diamanti baguette
Anello con diamanti baguette

The results are completely different collections: Geo-Art is a celebration of the Art Deco and Cubism with simple geometric volumes and clean lines, Talay however, captures the essence of the sea, from a colored background to the ocean waves crashing, in delicate curves and organic elements. Origami in hand, there is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, which makes gold patterned with a series of folds a modern gem. Finally, Le phoenix takes up the idea of ​​the myth represented by the shape and beauty of themythological animal, with a wing design that alludes to movement, wind and therefore freedom, while the claw draws the corporeal nature of the land, the knowledge and concreteness. M.d.B.

Anello in oro bianco e topazi
Anello in oro bianco e topazi
Orecchini con diamanti e perle
Orecchini con diamanti e perle
Orecchini in oro rosa e rubini
Orecchini in oro rosa e rubini
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e smeraldi
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e smeraldi
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri di Kavant & Sharat
Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri di Kavant & Sharat
Orecchini con diamanti baguette
Orecchini con diamanti baguette

Orecchini in oro rosa e diamanti
Orecchini in oro rosa e diamanti

Orecchini della collezione Origami, oro bianco e giallo, diamanti
Orecchini della collezione Origami, oro bianco e giallo, diamanti







Cheers with Choon





The collections made in Thailand by Choon Jewelry: warm colors and compositional amusement.

The goal is not modest: “We want to be the best jewelry manufacturer in the world.” It is appropriate to make a toast to the health of such a program. And to say that Choon Jewelry Company was founded in 1984 with just a plant that manufactured cubic zirconia, synthetic stones that look as diamonds. But in 1993 the entrepreneur Chairat Choon Noppasanti decided to go to step 2: designing and producing jewelry in Bangkog.

For example, in November 2018 Choon launched the Oper collection, which mainly uses amethyst. For Valentine’s Day 2019, however, has focused on pink sapphire.

Anello con zaffiro rosa per San Valentino 2019
Anello con zaffiro rosa per San Valentino 2019

Today the company employs over 500 employees, who are divided between craftsmanship and jewelry manufacturing. Choon makes a bit ‘of everything: gold jewelry 8k, 9k, 10k, 14k and 18k, but also in platinum and rhodium-plated silver, with cubic zirconia, but also semi-precious stones. If Choon has become the best jewelry manufacturer in the world can be a topic of discussion, but in any case the collection of rings and earrings for the 2016-2017 autumn-winter, made of gold and stones like amethyst, quartz, citrine, orange sapphires, has the advantage of being warm, with soft colors and tested shapes. Those who produce jewelry will be interested to know that Choon boasts the certification of ISO 9001 quality Lavinia Andorno





Anello della collezione Oper, con ametista
Anello della collezione Oper, con ametista

Bracciale della collezione Oper, con ametista
Bracciale della collezione Oper, con ametista
Anello con topazio della collezione Glacier
Anello con topazio della collezione Glacier
Anello con topazio blu
Anello con topazio blu
Bracciale con acquamarina e peridoto
Bracciale con acquamarina e peridoto
Bracciale con topazio blu
Bracciale con topazio blu
Bracciale multigemma
Bracciale multigemma

Braccialetto con ametista
Braccialetto con ametista

Anello con zaffiri orange
Anello con zaffiri orange

Anello con quarzo
Anello con quarzo
Anello con zaffiri ametista e zaffiri rosa
Anello con zaffiri ametista e zaffiri rosa
Orecchini con zaffiri orange
Orecchini con zaffiri orange
Orecchini con citrini
Orecchini con citrini
Orecchini con ametiste
Orecchini con ametiste
Anello con zaffiri ametiste, peridotie zaffiri rosa
Anello con zaffiri ametiste, peridotie zaffiri rosa

Anello con zaffiri ametiste
Anello con zaffiri ametiste







L’OrientThe East of gold in Genevae d’oro a Ginevra

The gold of the past in countries on the Silk Road on display in Geneva.
Let’s dive into the past. Why it’s from the past that comes the present and will shape the future. Even in the jewelry. An art that is like an ocean where the waters end up mixing, where colors and shapes mingle and style, like a wave, goes up the beach and then retracts. This whole poem to present an exhibition that elevates gold, rubies, turquoise, pearls and diamonds in cultural ambassadors. In Geneva, the Baur Foundation presents Bijoux d’Orients Lointains, jewels from countries along the ancient Silk Road. There are 300 precious objects coming from Yemen, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines. China and Japan are already in the museum. Are ancient and less ancient jewels, all rare, kept in private collections and, therefore, exposed to the public in exceptional circumstances.
As mentioned, they are jewels, and precious objects made to be worn, but at the same time have a small summary of the cultural and artistic development of the place and the era in which they were conceived. The jewels have also been used as a bargaining chip, were spoils of war, wealth testimonies destined to end up in the graves. And if you think that a jewel is only a jewel, just look at the variety of this jewelry to understand how these objects have evolved and transformed according to the taste, the goldsmith’s skill and the way of life. Rudy Serra
Bijoux d’Orients Lointains
Until February 26, 2017
Baur Foundation,
Geneva, 8 Munier-Romilly Street
Tuesday to Sunday
Time: 14-18

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Collier in oro, Birmania. CIrca anno Mille
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Parure bura bura, Indonesia, Sumatra. Argento dorato, XiX secolo
Pendente amuleto, oro e cristallo di rocca. Cambogia, periodo Khmer, IX-XIII secolo
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Collana in argento dorato. Yemen, XIX-XX secolo
Collana in argento dorato. Yemen, XIX-XX secolo