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The sculptures by Aida Bergsen

Published on February 26, 2021

Anello Achillea, in oro giallo e diamanti

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Sculptures, lace and animals in the unique jewelry by Aida Bergsen ♦︎
Her name is Aida Bergsen. The name could conjure Norwegian fjords, but in fact the sea girders that sees the designer are those of the Bosforo, a stretch of sea where is reflected Istanbul. Aida Bergsen was born in Cyprus, and she is a sculptor and, at the same time, one of the most creative jewelery signatures. She lives and works in the great city of Turkey, but she studied at the University of Grenoble, France, and her father was Fikri Direkoglu, a sculptor based in Paris. She inherited her passion for art, transformed into creative ability to create amazing jewels.

Anello doppio in oro, argento ossidato, diamanti, smeraldi, granati verdi, rubini, zaffiri blu e quarzo fumé

Her recipe is made up of Turkish passion, along with the European taste for luxury, plus the traditional goldsmith techniques learned directly by the craftsmen of the Istanbul Grand Bazaar. This it’s one of the few Turkish jewelery brands to be well known internationally and at Las Vegas’s Couture has repeatedly figured out successes. Aida has also been chosen among the best designers from Gemfield, for whom she has designed some rings. One of her sources of inspiration is Topkapi, the former palace of the Sultans, where she finds inspiration from the art collections and furnishings of the past, as in the figures of birds. Or, in the line of jewelry with a lace that is an inheritance of the Ottoman stille. And her unique pieces are sought after by collectors: they are not jewelry to wear every day. “It takes some courage,” admits Aida. Also because the prices often exceed 15 to 20,000 dollars. A price that did not discouraged Johnny Depp, who bought one.

Bracciale serpente in oro, argento annerito e diamanti

Bracciale con fiore in oro giallo, argento annerito e diamanti

Collana Anka in oro, diamanti, tormalina verde

Collana in oro con diamanti e corallo arancio

Orecchini a bottone in oro, diamanti, granati verdi

Gurhan, fable with 24 carat

Published on November 1, 2020

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Orecchini in argento sterling stratificato con oro 24 carati e pietre di quarzo druzy

A 24-carat gold and hand-crafted worked by the jewelry designer Gurhan.

As in fairy tales, there is a humble artisan who lives in a distant country, Istanbul. And there’s a romantic woman who comes yet to farther, from Australia. The two fall in love and after a few months is born a jewelery. The story started in this way. And now the jewels from the city of Turkey are moved to the lobes, fingers and neck of an impressive array of celebrity, from actresses like Angelina Jolie to public figures like Hillary Clinton. It is the story of Gurhan, who calls himself a “citizen of the world, Renaissance thinker, inquisitive explorer, fashionista, fond of rock music, traveler, photographer, political junkie, a tech geek, an inventor, a theoretical mathematician, and a great cook ».

Although modesty is probably not among the virtues of the designer, you have to admit that with his jewels he knows what he does.

The strange thing is that the passion for jewelry Gurhan has discovered when he was 40, after the he worked as disc jockey and managed bars and restaurants. But then he went to Switzerland to study horology. Then, he says, everything changed the day he met a pure gold leaf. And the 24-carat gold (except the closures, which are at 22 carats) in its collections is beaten with the hammer, and leaves the classic signs on the metal. Since then he designs jewelry in a continuous stream. Today its boutique more popular is the one that has opened in New York. Lavinia Andorno

Collana in oro 24 carati con acquamarina, calcedonio, pietra luna

Orecchini pendenti in oro 24 carati, opali e topazi — Bracciale in oro 24 carati con perline jet

Orecchini a doppia goccia Galapagos in argento sterling stratificato con oro 24 carati, e ametiste

Roberto Bravo cultivates the black orchid

Published on January 28, 2019

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La modella russa Victoria Bonya con la collezione Black Orchid

A collection of jewelry dedicated to the rare black orchid: the brand Roberto Bravo proposes it ♦

Delirium from orchid or even orchidelirium. Flowers can drive you crazy and orchidelirium is the name given to the Victorian era of madness for these tropical flowers. Collecting orchids had become a real mania: there were also those who sent explorers and collectors in the most distant corners of the world in search of new varieties of orchids. Not only that: the orchids were and are still considered symbols of love and also a sinful sexual symbol. So much so that in some European countries orchids were used as a key ingredient in love potions. But, in particular, the black orchids symbolize admiration, respect, dignity and royalty.

This introduction on orchids is due to the collection dedicated by the Roberto Bravo brand to the black orchid.

Gold, enamel and stones are used to create particularly bright and showy jewels. Roberto Bravo is a brand of Italian origin, now managed directly from Istanbul, Turkey. It is distributed in Milan, but especially in Eastern Europe and the East. Alessia Mongrando

Roberto Bravo, anello triplo in oro, smalto e rubini