Wallace Chan

In London the largest exhibition of Wallace Chan

The Wheel of Time: is the title of what promises to be the largest exhibition of Wallace Chan’s work in Europe. Christie’s is presenting the jewels-masterpieces of the Hong Kong master. The 150 jewels that make up The Wheel of Time will be exhibited at Christie’s King Street headquarters in London from 4 to 10 September. In addition to the jewels Wallace Chan presents six titanium sculptures, some of which have never before been seen in public. The works summarize the work of five decades. The exhibition is free and open to the public and is the fifth that Christie’s presents in collaboration with Wallace Chan, following the previous exhibitions in Hong Kong (2015, 2019) and Shanghai (2020, 2021). Most of the pieces on display, created over the past half century, have been lent by many of Chan’s major international collectors.

Forever Dancing – Wind’s Tale brooch. Yellow Diamond, Morganite, Tsavorite Garnet, Crystal, Butterfly Specimen, Mother-of-Pearl, Fancy Coloured Diamond, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, The Wallace Chan Porcelain, Titanium
Forever Dancing – Wind’s Tale brooch. Yellow Diamond, Morganite, Tsavorite Garnet, Crystal, Butterfly Specimen, Mother-of-Pearl, Fancy Coloured Diamond, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, The Wallace Chan Porcelain, Titanium

We are delighted to bring the imagination of Wallace Chan to London and present this unique exhibition celebrating five decades of artistic excellence. Our fifth collaboration with Chan reaffirms Christie’s longstanding relationship with the artist and we look forward to welcoming visitors to the exhibition.
Mei Y Giam, Private Sales Director, Christie’s Jewellery

Legend of the Color Black, spilla-scultura con diamanti neri. L'impressionante pietra centrale del pezzo, uno dei più grandi diamanti neri tagliati conosciuti al mondo, pesa 312,24 carati, insieme a diamanti grigio argento, zaffiro cristallino, agata nera, titanio e la porcellana Wallace Chan
Legend of the Colour Black, a remarkable black diamond shoulder brooch sculpture. The impressive centre stone of the piece, one of the largest known cut black diamonds in the world, weighs 312.24 carats, alongside silver grey diamonds, crystal sapphire, black agate, titanium and the Wallace Chan Porcelain

It is not easy to describe Chan’s work, which ranges from the traditional canons of Chinese aesthetics with an imagination without ethnic boundaries combined with an astonishing technical ability. The highlight of the exhibition is Legend of the Color Black, an extraordinary brooch-sculpture with black diamonds. The impressive center stone of the piece, one of the largest known cut black diamonds in the world, weighs 312.24 carats, along with silver gray diamonds, crystalline sapphire, black agate, titanium and Wallace Chan porcelain, a material Chan employed years to develop and which is five times stronger than steel.
Another noteworthy piece is The Joy of Life brooch, with one of Chan’s most prominent motifs, a charming butterfly, composed of pink sapphire, sapphire, tsavorite garnet, diamond, yellow diamond, pearl and titanium.
Brooch The Beauty of Greatness
Brooch The Beauty of Greatness

A deeply philosophical man, Wallace infuses his jewels with oriental spiritualism. This is why he spends his entire creative life interpreting and reinterpreting, experimenting with endless combinations of gemstones, mediums, styles, aesthetics, and executed with his world-renowned techniques.
François Curiel, President, Christie’s Europe

Spilla The Joy of Life, composta da zaffiro rosa, zaffiro, granato tsavorite, diamante, diamante giallo, perla e titanio
The Joy of Life brooch. Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Tsavorite Garnet Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pearl, Titanium

Wallace Chan, born in 1956 started as a gemstone carver in 1973 at the age of 16. He is an artist, but also an innovator: The Wallace Cut is an illusory three-dimensional carving technique invented in 1987. He has a strong ability in titanium processing, and has patented a technology to enhance the brightness of jadeite. Chan’s works are in the permanent collections of the Long Museum, Shanghai (2023), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2023), British Museum (2019), Capital Museum of China (2010) and Ningbo Museum (2010). He has held solo exhibitions with his works at Fondaco Marcello (Venice, 2021 and 2022), Canary Wharf (London, 2022), Christie’s (Shanghai, 2021), Asia House (London, 2019), Christie’s Gallery (Hong Kong, 2019) , Gemological Institute of America Museum (Carlsbad, 2011), the Capital Museum of China (Beijing, 2010), the Kaohsiung Museum of History (Taiwan, 1999) and Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum (Idar-Oberstein, 1992).
Collana The Blue Mile
Necklace The Blue Mile

In the blink of an eye, half a century flew by. I am honored by the opportunity to present my largest exhibition in Europe at Christie’s in London. My heartfelt thanks go to Christie’s for supporting my creative journey over the years and around the world. I am also grateful to my longtime collectors for lending the pieces, without their friendship the exhibition would not be possible. Time is an eternal wheel that spins endlessly with no beginning or end. In the creative process, time is such an intangible yet omnificent theme.
Wallace Chan

Wallace Chan
Wallace Chan

Titanium jewelry: should you buy them?




Titanium jewelry: they are the last frontier of jewelry. Beautiful, but also difficult to make. Should you buy them? ♦

Long live titanium, which has become synonymous with creative audacity and high technology in jewelry from a key element in the aerospace industry. To what does it owe its success? To lightness, first of all: with a weight less than a fifth compared to gold, it allows large volumes and the same comfort in wearing, especially for earrings and bracelets. Not only that: those who associate titanium only with its sad gray color of origin are wrong: this metal can be dyed in bright and full shades, from lawn green to lacquer red, to intense purple, to electric blue. Furthermore, whatever the color obtained through an oxidation process, unlike what is done with the galvanic process on silver or other metals, it is much more resistant: it does not fade with time and does not risk detachment. But this is not the only technical advantage: its extreme resistance allows you to use less metal than gold and platinum for the frames and to create very thick pavé.

Masterpiece 2019: due spille con diamanti e zaffiri blu su titanio
Cindy Chao, Masterpiece 2019: due spille con diamanti e zaffiri blu su titanio

How to use it. Titanium is often used for thin and light metal architectures that serve as gem racks. It is no coincidence that most titanium jewels are literally covered with stones. One of the first to experiment with this material in jewelry was Jar (Joseph Arthur Rosenthal) in the late 1980s, and on the occasion of his retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, he created a collection of titanium and aluminum jewelery for sale inside the museum at affordable prices, from 2 to 5 thousand dollars. The fact that it is less expensive than gold must not be misleading, its processing requires great skill and technical knowledge, so it may happen that some jewels are even more expensive than their cousins ​​made with more noble metals.
Wallace Chan, Cosmic Destiny. Spilla in titanio, diamanti e zaffiri
Wallace Chan, Cosmic Destiny. Spilla in titanio, diamanti e zaffiri

The admirers. Titanium jewels, therefore, are usually embellished with super precious stones, such as those of Wallace Chan, the jeweler from Hong Kong, or the Swiss Suzanne Syz, who made titanium his signature. And yet the sinuous tracery of Pomellato, which chose it to renew the Arabesque collection, or the delicate leaves of the Chopard bracelet with blue sapphires, the magnetic colors of the flower-shaped brooch by Giovanni Ferraris or the slight setting of the brooch by Michelle Ong, one of the few people who can boast a friendship with Jar. But there are also those who focus everything on design rather than precious stones, such as the Italian Maison Vhernier.
Orecchini in titanio verde e diamanti di Jacob & Co
Orecchini in titanio verde e diamanti di Jacob & Co

Is it worth buying titanium jewelry? Titanium, like metal, costs less than gold, but is more difficult to use in jewelry. That said, the value of a titanium jewel is not determined by the cost of the raw material. If the gold of a jewel can be melted and resold, the same cannot be proposed for titanium. Therefore, when you buy a titanium jewel, you choose the design, the signature of the Maison, the gems that make up the piece. It is not said that a titanium jewel is more advantageous than a gold or platinum jewel: it depends on the stones that compose it.
Anello farfalla della collezione Titanium
Giovanni Ferraris, anello farfalla della collezione Titanium

How do you clean titanium? In addition to being light, titanium is very resistant: no problem for cleaning that can be performed with the usual mix of warm water, two drops of liquid soap and a toothbrush with soft bristles. If anything, the problem may be the structure of the jewel. Titanium, as we have explained, is often used to make jewels with a particularly imaginative shape, often together with many precious stones. You must be very careful, therefore, not to ruin the structure of the jewel with an excessively energetic cleaning. Monica Battistoni

Earcuff Nuri indossato
Boucheron, earcuff Nuri indossato. Titanio, oro giallo, acquamarina, berillo, tsavoriti, onice, lacca nera, zaffiri, diamanti, gialli e bianchi

Anello in oro, titanio, diamanti, ambra, granati, opale di fuoco, zaffiri
Lydia Courteille, anello in oro, titanio, diamanti, ambra, granati, opale di fuoco, zaffiri
Bracciale Calla in titanio e diamanti
Bracciale Calla di Vhernier in titanio e diamanti
Anello in titanio, diamanti e oro rosa
Syz Fireworks, anello in titanio blu, diamanti e oro rosa
Orecchini in titanio, diamanti e rubini
Fabio Salini, orecchini in titanio, diamanti e rubini
Collier a forma di piuma in titanio con diamanti e tormalina Paraiba
Moussaieff, collier a forma di piuma in titanio con diamanti e tormalina Paraiba
Jar, orecchini Geranium in titanio verde e rosso
Jar, orecchini Geranium in titanio verde e rosso
Chopard, bracciale Red Carpet Collection 2012 in titanio con 2.417 zaffiri blu
Chopard, bracciale Red Carpet Collection 2012 in titanio con 2.417 zaffiri blu
Michelle Ong, spilla Forbidden Fruit in platino e titanio con una tormalina rosa centrale
Michelle Ong, spilla Forbidden Fruit in platino e titanio con una tormalina rosa centrale
Michele Della Valle, spilla Bow in titanio con pavé di diamanti incolori taglio brillante
Michele Della Valle, spilla Bow in titanio con pavé di diamanti incolori taglio brillante

Suzanne Syz, orecchini Tie that knot in titanio e oro bianco con pavé di diamanti e berilli verdi blu taglio briolette
Suzanne Syz, orecchini Tie that knot in titanio e oro bianco con pavé di diamanti e berilli verdi blu taglio briolette







Nature and art jewels in London




Cop26 was held in Glasgow, Scotland. In London, however, Elisabetta Cipriani’s gallery organized another summit, but in this case it is the jewelry that answers questions about the environment. Until November 27, in fact, the gallery hosts the Force of Nature exhibition curated by Melanie Grant, which brings together the work of 17 jewelers and designers who play with the relationship between precious materials and the environment. They are all special jewels, which represent a bridge between jewelry and art. For example, Wallace Chan, Jaqueline Rabun, James de Givenchy, Satta Maturi, Ute Decker, Fabio Salini, Liv Luttrell, Grima, Bibi Van Der Velde and Melanie Eddy.

Wallace Chan, Spring of Life, anello con diamanti gialli, tsavorite, pearle, occhio di gatto, su titanio
Wallace Chan, Spring of Life, anello con diamanti gialli, tsavorite, pearle, occhio di gatto, su titanio

Even if the theme is the relationship of art with jewelry and nature, not all the jewels on display have shapes that can be immediately traced back to natural ones. In some cases the relationship is more conceptual than naturalistic. In fact, what the designer or artist wanted to interpret with her jewel counts a lot. There are also special pieces such as those by Wallace Chan, including Spring of Life, a 2019 ring with yellow diamonds, tsavorite, pearle, cat’s eye, on titanium: sometimes art surpasses nature.
Melanie Grant, bracciale in bronzo e diamanti
Melanie Grant, bracciale in bronzo e diamanti

Bibi Van Der Velde, orecchini ant, in oro giallo e tsavoriti
Bibi Van Der Velde, orecchini ant, in oro giallo e tsavoriti
Fabio Salini, collana Cappio in fibra di carbonio, diamanti, perle di acqua dolce
Fabio Salini, collana Cappio in fibra di carbonio, diamanti, perle di acqua dolce
Francesca Grima, collana con conchiglia Ammonite fossile, diamanti e oro
Francesca Grima, collana con conchiglia Ammonite fossile, diamanti e oro
Lydia Courteille, anello in oro 18 carati, tsavorite, giada, peridoto, smeraldi
Lydia Courteille, anello in oro 18 carati, tsavorite, giada, peridoto, smeraldi

Satta Matturi, orecchini in oro 18 carati, diamanti, rodolite, onice
Satta Matturi, orecchini in oro 18 carati, diamanti, rodolite, onice







Tefaf’s new jewelers  

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Many debuts, including two Italians, at Tefaf New York Fall, the prestigious fair of precious and antiques that this year, due to coronavirus, will be online. The two italian news are Gismondi 1754 and Vendorafa. The online fair organized by the European Fine Art Foundation (1-4 November plus a preview 30-31 October, 300 exhibitors) includes a large group of famous jewelers, such as Hong Kong artist-designer Wallace Chan, Hemmerle, Cindy Chao, Taffin, Otto Jakob. We talk about it in another article. But it’s also interesting see who the new jewelers are.

Bracciale della collezione Genesi di Gismondi 1754
Bracciale della collezione Genesi di Gismondi 1754

One of the novelties is represented by Gismondi 1454, which will present the Genesi collection, with jewels that are inspired by the helical spiral of the Nautilus shell. In fact, the Maison is from Genoa, a seaside city. The jewels, in fact, are inspired by the fossils seen by the Ceo Massimo Gismondi at the Natural History Museum. The jewels are composed of 18k rose gold strands that describe soft ellipses, paved with diamonds and topped and drop-shaped white ceramic with gold edges.
Anello Onda di Vendorafa
Anello Onda di Vendorafa

The other Italian brand debuting, the Maison of Valenza Vendorafa, offers its classic gold creations, such as the Onda ring. The jewel features a typical Vendorafa workmanship, with hammered yellow gold together with a polished finish band and a line of small diamonds on the edge.
Pod ring di Nicholas Liou con un diamante blu-verde e diamanti bianchi
Pod ring di Nicholas Liou con un diamante blu-verde e diamanti bianchi

From the East, however, the new entry is Nicholas Lieou, a high-end jewelry designer based in Hong Kong. We already saw her jewels last year in GemGèneve, but theis fair won’t be held this year. Nicholas Lieou started out as an apprentice for London-based jeweler Shaun Leane. And he was also design director for high-end bespoke jewelry for Tiffany & Co. He has recently launched a capsule collection in collaboration with Sotheby’s Diamonds: one of the jewels he presents is the Pod Ring, with a fancy cushion-cut diamond in color 4.40 carat bluish-green surrounded by a pavé of white diamonds on platinum.
Orecchini Pearl Raind di Tatiana Verstraeten
Orecchini Pearl Raind di Tatiana Verstraeten

Finally, another new name for Tefaf is that of Tatiana Verstraeten, a Belgian designer who prefers jewels with long fringes, such as the earrings with a shower of pearls of the image on this page. Tatiana practiced at Chanel under the supervision of Karl Lagerfeld and acquired the secrets of French master craftsmen. A year ago she opened a showroom on Place Vendôme and, as if that were not enough, she allocated part of the proceeds from the sale of her fringed earrings to UN Women France, with the aim of promoting gender equality and the emancipation of women. women. Cate Blanchett and Eva Longoria, who bought her jewelry, appreciate it. Federico Graglia
Massimo Gismondi
Massimo Gismondi

Nicholas Lieou
Nicholas Lieou

Tatiana Verstraeten
Tatiana Verstraeten. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Augusto Ungarelli (Vendorafa)
Augusto Ungarelli (Vendorafa)







The latest from Wallace Chan





The new creations by Wallace Chan, with his indestructible ceramic, on show in London ♦ ︎

The teacher. The artist. The innovator. Wallace Chan is all three of these definitions at the same time. For example, just a couple of years ago he developed an incredible indestructible porcelain and five times harder than steel, a material that allows him to create jewelry, but also sculptures, which could not be made with other materials.

Wallace Chan, anello con ceramica e zaffiri
Wallace Chan, anello con ceramica e zaffiri

And for the European public, Wallace Chan presents some of his most recent (and rarefied) jewelry creations in London. The exhibition is entitled Shapeshifter: The Multiverse of Wallace Chan (September 14-17, Asia House). It is also the third and final stage of this traveling exhibition, over time arrived at 20 pieces, with unbreakable porcelain. In addition, the exhibition includes ten large titanium sculptures, the metal favorite of the Hong Kong artist-jeweler. Another invention of the jeweler is the Wallace Cut, a technique of engraving in a transparent stone or crystal, which combines faceting and carving techniques. The result of this delicate work is a multidimensional optical illusion, which reveals four additional images of the incision if they are observed on the front face.
Lotus Children, scultura in titanio
Lotus Children, scultura in titanio

Some of these pieces have already been presented in New York and Hong Kong, others are new. Among the most interesting pieces is the Garden of Dreams pin, which uses porcelain that is repeatedly carved and baked. The filaments of the flower are in blue-green titanium and the anthers are made with red precious stones. The first creation with the special porcelain is, instead, a ring entitled A New Creation, which combines white porcelain with blue sapphire, aquamarines and pavé diamonds. Federico Graglia





Memories From Death to Life, scultura di Wallace Chan
Memories From Death to Life, scultura di Wallace Chan

Spilla Garden of Dreams
Spilla Garden of Dreams

Spilla Mind Puzzle
Spilla Mind Puzzle

Wallace Chan qualche anno fa. Photo: Christie's
Wallace Chan qualche anno fa. Photo: Christie’s







The new jewels of Tefaf

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The sophisticated jewels of Maastricht’s Tefaf are back, from Wallace Chan to Hemmerle ♦ ︎

Tefaf is back (Maastricht, March 16-24), a fun fair for art lovers, antiques and even jewels. And of the 279 exhibitors participating in Tefaf Maastricht 2019, 40 are new. Here, in any case, are showed only ancient and valuable jewels, or contemporary, but signed by prestigious designers that is better defined as artists. A new entry, for example, is that of Cindy Chao, of which we have already written.

Read also: Cindy Chao’s jewels at Tefaf

Cindy Chao, spilla Flower Bud
Cindy Chao, spilla Flower Bud

Another great oriental master will also be present: Wallace Chan. His jewelry-sculpture are pieces sought after by collectors and almost always leave open-mouthed. Chan is a master sculptor and jeweler from Hong Kong, who started working in a gemstone workshop in 1974 and is now a jewelry deity. Suffice it to say that he invented a particular method of working, the Wallace Cut: a carving system of stones that creates figures, for example a face, inside the stone itself. Another of Wallace Chan’s prerogatives is its ability to work with titanium, a lightweight material, but very difficult to use. Yet the Chinese master manages to shape the titanium like a silver leaf. And it’s not over: a couple of years ago announced the creation of Wallace Chan Porcelain, a ceramic five times stronger than steel, which can be modeled in a wide range of colors and shapes. In short, a kind of Leonardo da Vinci of jewelery.
Next to his jewels you will find, as always, those of another innovative Maison, Hemmerle, which combines refined and rare pearls, green diamonds, gold and platinum to materials such as iron, aluminum or copper, in a simple and refined design. Exactly the opposite of Chan, but equally stimulating. Federico Graglia





Wallace Chan, Parure Eyes of Infinity, con alessandrite, occhio di gatto, rubini, granati demantoidi, zaffiri gialli, diamanti fancy
Wallace Chan, Parure Eyes of Infinity, con alessandrite, occhio di gatto, rubini, granati demantoidi, zaffiri gialli, diamanti fancy

Wallace Chan, spilla Bellezza celeste, in titanio, zaffiri
Wallace Chan, spilla Bellezza celeste, in titanio, zaffiri

Wallace Chan, collana Wheel of Time, con perle del Mare del Sud, diamanti gialli, zaffiri, diamanti bianchi e titanio
Wallace Chan, collana Wheel of Time, con perle del Mare del Sud, diamanti gialli, zaffiri, diamanti bianchi e titanio

Hemmerle, anello in alluminio  con tanzanite
Hemmerle, anello in alluminio con tanzanite

Hemmerle, anello in bronzo e oro bianco con diamante fancy
Hemmerle, anello in bronzo e oro bianco con diamante fancy







A 15 million blue





In Hong Kong, a 5-carat blue diamond is sold: it is the king in Sotheby’s auction. But there is also Wallace Chan ♦ ︎

The season of big auctions is come back and amazing stones, fabulous jewels and collector’s items are to buy. The October 3 appointment in Hong Kong on 3 October with the Magnificent Jewels auction at Sotheby’s, for example, includes several interesting pieces in the catalog. The king, according to estimates, could be a 5-carat blue fancy diamond ring.

The diamond, as in the best traditions, also has a name: Ai, the word that Chinese means love.

Anello con diamante fancy vivid blu di 5 carati
Anello con diamante fancy vivid blu di 5 carati

The estimate of the ring is 12.5-15.3 million dollars. But of course when it comes to auctions in Hong Kong jade comes into play. At auction there is, for example, a necklace consisting of 51 emerald green jadeite pearls, with a translucency considered “very good”. The necklace is closed with a chaumet diamond clasp. Two lavender jade bracelets, on the other hand, are so precious that they will be sold separately. The maximum sales estimate is close to $ 900,000 each.

Another collector’s piece is signed by Wallace Chan, an artist-designer who lives and works in Hong Kong.

Anello con tanzanite di 35,42 carati, calcedonio e diamanti montati su titanio di Wallace Chan
Anello con tanzanite di 35,42 carati, calcedonio e diamanti montati su titanio di Wallace Chan

In the catalog stands a ring with tanzanite of 35.42 carats, chalcedony and diamonds mounted on titanium. Also by Wallace Chan is a pair of earrings. Among the jewels, stands out also a pair of earrings with bright yellow diamonds in brilliant antique European cut weighing 51.17 carats, valued between 4.8 and 6.1 million. The design of the jewel is inspired by the fruits of melon.
The auction also features a selection of jeweler’s necklaces such as Van Cleef & Arpels and David Morris, as well as a vintage Bulgari suite and a carefully selected jewelery selection from the 1950s and 60s from an illustrious private collection.





Anello con rubino di Bulgari
Anello con rubino di Bulgari

Bracciale di giada lavanda
Bracciale di giada lavanda
Collana di giada con fermaglio di diamanti
Collana di giada con fermaglio di diamanti
Orecchini pendenti con giada e diamanti di Wallace Chan
Orecchini pendenti con giada e diamanti di Wallace Chan

Orecchini con diamanti gialli
Orecchini con diamanti gialli







Wallace Chan invents the super porcelain





Wallace Chan invents a super porcelain for his high jewelry ♦ ︎

The jewelery? An activity for hard people. With hard materials, of course. Its knews also by jeweler-artist Wallace Chan, who revealed to the New York Times that he has succeeded in inventing an even harder material than steel: porcelain. But not the porcelain that is used for teacups. In fact, it is a porcelain created to be used in jewelry and with a greater resistance than metal.
Do you have to believe him? Yes, Wallace Chan is a Hong Kong jeweler who does not stop at any technical difficulty. His jewelry-sculptures are examples of the creative virtuosity of which he is capable. As a testament to his invention, the designer showed a large blue porcelain ring surmounted by a diamond and hit him violently on the table. The jewel has not even to go through a scratch. To make this material Chan took seven years, but he obtained a porcelain five times harder than steel. The jeweler also gave him a name: Wallace Chan Porcelain.
How did made it? It’s an industrial secret, he says. It is only known that this jewelry porcelain is made in two German furnaces at about 1,650 degrees Celsius (3,000 degrees Fahrenheit), a temperature that is about 200 degrees Celsius higher than the traditional process. The super-resistant porcelain is Chan’s second major innovation, which introduced the Wallace Cut in the 1970s, a method for carving precious gems like cameos and making it famous.

L'anello di porcellana realizzato da Wallace Chan
L’anello di porcellana realizzato da Wallace Chan

Chan uses super porcelain together with titanium, the metal that has often been used for his elaborate jewels, so much so as to represent a characteristic of his style. Now porcelain could be the new frontier, because according to Chan, besides being resistant, it can be colored. The jeweler has told to undergo the charm of the porcelain since he was a child. He was born in a very poor family, where the adults shared a single porcelain spoon, while he and his brothers used one of plastic, shared. One day, Chan wanted to experience the thrill of holding the porcelain spoon, but he dropped it and broke it. An emotion that, he says, was a stimulus to invent super porcelain. Although now the spoons are not lacking him. Giulia Netrese





A tale of two dragons, spille. Periodo Qianlong (1736-1795) bianco, gancio Jade Dragon cintura, smeraldo, rubino, zaffiro, zaffiri rosa e diamanti fancy
A tale of two dragons, spille. Periodo Qianlong (1736-1795) bianco, gancio Jade Dragon cintura, smeraldo, rubino, zaffiro, zaffiri rosa e diamanti fancy

A Lyrical Moment, bracciale con zaffiri colorati, granat,i tsavorite, diamanti bianchi e giali, rubini e ametiste
A Lyrical Moment, 2016. Bracciale con zaffiri colorati, granat,i tsavorite, diamanti bianchi e giali, rubini e ametiste
Ruby Castle, anello. Rubino birmano di forma esagonale, zaffiri rosa, titanio
Ruby Castle, anello. Rubino birmano di forma esagonale, zaffiri rosa, titanio
Stilled Life, spilla scultura. Spilla: giadeite imperiale, giada lavanda, rubino e diamanti fancy. Scultura di bambù: cristallo, diamante giallo, zaffiri rosa, granati, tzavorite
Stilled Life, spilla scultura. Spilla: giadeite imperiale, giada lavanda, rubino e diamanti fancy. Scultura di bambù: cristallo, diamante giallo, zaffiri rosa, granati, tzavorite

Wallace Chan qualche anno fa. Photo: Christie's
Wallace Chan qualche anno fa. Photo: Christie’s







Wallace Chan returns to the Tefaf





Wallace Chan returns to Maastricht’s Tefaf with some pieces out of the ordinary ♦ ︎
At the Tefaf in Maastricht (March 10th-18th, 2018) there are several names of jewelery designer in the catalog. And not just vintage jewelry by great Maison, like Cartier or Van Cleef & Arpels, but also from contemporary designers. In addition to Hemmerle, for example, the master Wallace Chan also returns to the great Dutch art fair, antiques and design.
Read also: The jewels of Tefaf 
Wallace Chan is a legend in the world of jewelry and more. Born in a poor family in Fuzhou in 1956 and moved to Hong Kong at the age of five. After a long apprenticeship, in 1987, he devised a method for sculpting figures inside a stone. The technique uses carvings as in cameos to create an image that is then reflected within the gem and creates a three-dimensional effect. As in the jadeite in the shape of a horse’s head, with white diamonds, yellow pink and brown, crystal, tsavorite garnet, on titanium: a piece not to be missed and which you see photographed on this page.
At Tefaf, in any case there are other pieces of unusual jewelry, such as the necklace with citrine signed Andrew Grima, or the ring with the Cassiopea diamond of 4 carats, part of the collection of Amy Burton. Federico Graglia



Wallace Chan, anello Onde. Diamanti e titanio
Wallace Chan, anello Onde. Diamanti e titanio
Wallace Chan, spilla Una storia d'amore. Giadeite a forma di testa di cavallo, diamante, diamante rosa, giadeite, cristallo, diamanti yellow e brown, granato tsavorite, titanio
Wallace Chan, spilla Una storia d’amore. Giadeite a forma di testa di cavallo, diamante, diamante rosa, giadeite, cristallo, diamanti yellow e brown, granato tsavorite, titanio
Anello con diamante Cassiopea, 4,07 carati, collezione di Amy Burton
Cassiopeia Unum ring, 4,07 carat, Amy Burton
Bracciale in oro e corniola, Londra 1962
Bracciale in oro e corniola, Londra 1962
Collana con citrini e diamanti di Andrew Grima, 1974
Collana con citrini e diamanti di Andrew Grima, 1974
Glenn Spiro, anello con diamante taglio marquise su oro rosso e bronzo, 1962
Glenn Spiro, anello con diamante taglio marquise su oro rosso e bronzo, 1962
Orecchini Tourbillon di Van Cleef & Arpels in oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini Tourbillon di Van Cleef & Arpels in oro bianco e diamanti
Pendente o spilla di Karel Appel, oro giallo, diamanti e smalto
Pendente o spilla di Karel Appel, oro giallo, diamanti e smalto
Spillaa forma di gufo di L. Gautrait, in oro, berillo dorato, smalto e diamante, circa 1900
Spillaa forma di gufo di L. Gautrait, in oro, berillo dorato, smalto e diamante, circa 1900
Collana art déco Marchak, con turchesi e lapislazzuli intagliato. Circa 1930
Collana art déco Marchak, con turchesi e lapislazzuli intagliato. Circa 1930
Spilla art déco di Cartier, in platino, diamanti e ametiste
Spilla art déco di Cartier, in platino, diamanti e ametiste
Van Cleef & Arpels, clip in oro rosa, spinelli, diamanti
Van Cleef & Arpels, clip in oro rosa, spinelli, diamanti







Christie’s between pink diamond and Wallace Chan

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Exceptional Christie’s Auction in Hong Kong: an expensive pink diamond, precious stones and incredible pieces by Wallace Chan ♦ ︎
It is a sign of our times that the most expensive jewelery piece ever offered by Christie’s auction will not be sold in New York, but in Hong Kong. On November 28, the auction house in the former British colony of China will beat over 290 lots. In particular, attention will be focused on The Pink Promise, a 14.93-carat pink diamond ring and, in addition, the highest quality ratings. In fact, this is a fancy vivid pink VVS1 clarity (type IIA). The estimate has a fairly wide range: from 28 to 42 million US dollars. Pink diamonds are considered among the most precious and rare stones. There are no two identical pink diamonds: each has a unique set of shades, hues and saturation that result from the absorption of light in the diamond structure. Even today, the exact structural defect causing pink is not yet fully understood by diamond researchers, and perhaps even for this reason they are stones that continue to enchant.
For lovers of precious stones, this will not be the only diamond in the auction. There are, in fact, stones like a 8.80-carat diamond Fancy Intense Pink VVS1 Clarity (Type IIA). Estimated: $ 8.8 to $ 12 million), a 8.17-carat Pearl-sized Burmese ruby ​​ruby ​​ring (5.8-8 million dollars), a jade necklace (about 14.7-15.9mm) and diamonds (7.3-10 million) and a jade pendant (3.5-4.8 million).
Chan masterpieces
In addition to the exceptional stones, Christie’s also offers a number of equally remarkable pieces of legendary jeweler Wallace Chan. The sale is called Wallace Chan: The Beginning of a Genius. It is a collection created by the famous jeweler and artist in the most innovative period, among the fifties and late nineties. According to Vickie Sek, vice president and director of Christie’s jewelery in Asia, “It is a privilege to offer a selection of the finest diamonds, jewelery and signature pieces to our collectors who expect only the best from Christie’s”. Federico Graglia



Anello con diamanti e rubino birmano da 8,17 carati
Anello con diamanti e rubino birmano da 8,17 carati
Collana di giada con pendente
Collana di giada con pendente
Anello con diamante fancy intense pink di 8,80 carati
Anello con diamante fancy intense pink di 8,80 carati
Orecchini con rubini sangue di piccione da 4 carati l'uno e diamanti
Orecchini con rubini sangue di piccione da 4 carati l’uno e diamanti
Anello con zaffiro padparadscha e diamanti
Anello con zaffiro padparadscha e diamanti
Spilla di Wallace Chan, Stima: 38-65.000 dollari
Spilla di Wallace Chan, Stima: 38-65.000 dollari
Spilla di Wallace Chan, Stima: 78-100.000 dollari
Spilla di Wallace Chan, Stima: 78-100.000 dollari
The Pink Promise, con diamante rosa da 14.93 carati
The Pink Promise, con diamante rosa da 14.93 carati

Spilla di Wallace Chan. Stima 105-230.000 dollari
Spilla di Wallace Chan. Stima 105-230.000 dollari







Wonders at Tefaf




At Tefaf in New York the wonders of jewelery from yesterday and today ♦ ︎
Successful things are replicating. For example, fairs such as Tefaf, an institution founded in 1988 in Maastricht, Netherlands, and soon became the most renowned Art and Antique Fair in Europe. And, last year, also in America, with the New York Autumn Edition, at Park Avenue Armory. In 2017 there is the second test of relocating Tefaf in the States (from 28 October to 1 November). As with the Maastricht edition, most of the pieces exhibited include works of art, antique furniture, and antique furniture. But there are also old and modern jewels, all of the highest quality.
For example, Siegelson presents Cartier art pieces and signed by Suzanne Belperron. But, like in the European edition, there are also today’s designers, such as German Hemmerle, or the Chinese jeweler-artist Wallace Chan, who, alongside a high technical virtuosity design, also uses patented systems to work with titanium. Among the exhibited works, for example, there are the Wonders of Life earrings, which recall a flower blooming by a pine, with roots made of diamonds and emeralds. A green light shines from the bulb made up of purple titanium cheeks, while pink sapphires link the stem of the plant to a white diamond flower. Federico Graglia



Otto Jakob, orecchini in oro giallo parzialmente ossidato
Otto Jakob, orecchini in oro giallo parzialmente ossidato
Wallace Chan, orecchini in titanio con diamanti bianchi e gialli, tsavoriti, granati, smeraldi
Wallace Chan, orecchini in titanio con diamanti bianchi e gialli, tsavoriti, granati, smeraldi
Wallace Chan, anello in titanio con rubino a forma di esagono e zaffiri rosa
Wallace Chan, anello in titanio con rubino a forma di esagono e zaffiri rosa
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla e orecchini in platino, diamanti e zaffiri
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla e orecchini in platino, diamanti e zaffiri
Hemmerle, orecchini in oro bianco con argento e peridoti
Hemmerle, orecchini in oro bianco con argento e peridoti
Hemmerle, anello in bronzo e oro bianco con zaffiro gialli
Hemmerle, anello in bronzo e oro bianco con zaffiro gialli
Hemmerle, orecchini in bronzo e oro con zaffiri gialli
Hemmerle, orecchini in bronzo e oro con zaffiri gialli
Hemmerle, orecchini con giada, diamanti, argento, oro bianco
Hemmerle, orecchini con giada, diamanti, argento, oro bianco
Castellani, collana in oro, perle e rubini. Roma, 1880
Castellani, collana in oro, perle e rubini. Roma, 1880






Masterpiece of jewelery in London

Back to Masterpiece London, art, antiques, but also many jewelries ♦ ︎
Masterpiece London (June 29 – July 5) is one of the highlights for those who love art and antiques. And the jewels. The fair brings together 150 of the best galleries and specialists around the world, and attracts 40,000 visitors on average. As mentioned, there are also jewels and jewelers, with pieces of antiquity, but also new creations. There are Maison like Grima and Hammerle who choose to be present only here in London and Tefaf. From Wallace Chan to Van Cleef & Arpels, from Boghossian to Cartier, Boucheron, Jar and Fabergé, you can find the most interesting pieces with Wartski, Symbolic & Chase, Verdura, Hancocks and SJ Phillips. As always, there there is jewelery created by painters and sculptors, such as Calder, or jewelry that can represent a bridge between different disciplines, such as those of Theo Fennell. Here are some of the most interesting pieces that are present in the exhibition catalog. Federico Graglia




Spilla del 19esimo secolo a forma di ape, con topazi o rosa, diamanti e smeraldi
Spilla del 19esimo secolo a forma di ape, con topazi o rosa, diamanti e smeraldi

Spilla di Alexander Calder
Spilla di Alexander Calder
Bracciale di Louis Osman in argento e turchese, 1968
Bracciale di Louis Osman in argento e turchese, 1968
Bracciale di Boghossian con diamanti e perle
Bracciale di Boghossian con diamanti e perle
Bracciale di Cartier a forma di due tigri
Bracciale di Cartier a forma di due tigri
Collier in oro e diamanti, Afro Basaldella, 1955
Collier in oro e diamanti, Afro Basaldella, 1955
Bracciale in platino con diamanti e rubini attribuito a Ruser, 1940
Bracciale in platino con diamanti e rubini attribuito a Ruser, 1940
Orecchini in oro, diamanti e granati, firmati Grima
Orecchini in oro, diamanti e granati, firmati Grima
Anello di Theo Fennell, Dragon Chasing
Anello di Theo Fennell, Dragon Chasing
Anello di Theo Fennell
Anello di Theo Fennell
Anello con opale di Theo Fennell
Anello con opale di Theo Fennell
Van Cleef & Arpels, bracciale e clip in oro e diamanti, 1935
Van Cleef & Arpels, bracciale e clip in oro e diamanti, 1935
Wallache Chan, Damask Silk. Diamanti trillion, tormalina rosa, diamanti fancy, zaffiro rosa, agata bianca
Wallache Chan, Damask Silk. Diamanti trillion, tormalina rosa, diamanti fancy, zaffiro rosa, agata bianca

Wallache Chan, Bliss and Peace, collana. Una boccetta da fiuto imperiale dal periodo Daoguang (1821-1850) della dinastia Qing si trasforma in un vettore di buon auspicio
Wallache Chan, Bliss and Peace, collana. Una boccetta da fiuto imperiale dal periodo Daoguang (1821-1850) della dinastia Qing si trasforma in un vettore di buon auspicio







Chan and Cartier are the stars at Christie’s

A Cartier ring and two new pieces of Wallace Chan at the Magnificent Jewels auction at Christie’s in New York ♦
The Magnificent Jewels do not disappoint: in the Christie’s auction in New York on April 26, there are plenty of great pieces, but also some curiosity. For example, in the auctionthe Maison is selling a diamond with 15.87 carats heart-cut, quality first. Would not it be strange if it were not that Christie’s is preparing to sell an identical diamond, but weighing over 92 carats in Geneva in May. So, two hearts beating for several portfolios.

Another reason of interest are two pieces by Wallace Chan, the designer-artist makes few works every year and therefore ring and earrings are offered at the center of attention. Also for their amazing shape: the ring is made with a great cabochon amethyst. At the center of amethyst is a diamond embedded in a motherpearl gallery. The whole mounted on a titanium circle. The same technique is for earrings. If you are interested in these unique pieces, they are estimated of 20-30,000 dollars ring and earrings 16-22000 dollars. The top lot could instead be a Cartier Panthère platinum ring, made with a paved diamonds, the nose and polka dots onyx, eyes with emeralds, and a large ruby ​​with more than 10 carat cushion cut. The estimate is between 2.3 and 2.8 million. Break the piggy bank. Federico Graglia




Diamante taglio a cuore di 15,87 carati
Diamante taglio a cuore di 15,87 carati, colore D, senza inclusioni

Un curioso bracciale in oro a forma di Colosseo
Un curioso bracciale in oro a forma di Colosseo
Particolare di un bracciale Art Deco di Cartier, con perle con zaffiri e diamanti
Particolare di un bracciale Art Deco di Cartier, con perle con zaffiri e diamanti
Anello Panthère di Cartier: platino con pavé di diamanti, onice, smeraldi e un grande rubino
Anello Panthère di Cartier: platino con pavé di diamanti, onice, smeraldi e un grande rubino
Collana.tiara Art Deco con diamanti
Collana.tiara Art Deco con diamanti
Orecchini di Wallace Chan, ametista e diamanti su titanio
Orecchini di Wallace Chan, ametista e diamanti su titanio
Anello di Wallace Chan visto dall'alto, ametista e diamante su madreperla e titanio
Anello di Wallace Chan visto dall’alto, ametista e diamante su madreperla e titanio

Particolare dell'anello di Wallace Chan
Particolare dell’anello di Wallace Chan







Awarded the Alessio Boschi’s Renaissance

Alessio Boschi between the winners of International Design Excellence Award 2017 with a tribute to the Renaissance.
A tribute to the Renaissance in Florence: Alessio Boschi, the great Italian artist jewelry, won the first prize at the International Aesthetic Design Excellence Award 2017 in Hong Kong. The prize (deserved) was awarded for Homage To The Renaissance, and opulent necklace pendant earrings that have as an altarpiece (in the figurative art is a painting on wood or marble, with religious subjects, within an architectural frame). Of course in this case is not a painting to be achieved, but a precious mosaic (we still will talk about it). A prestigious award, if you think that attended 165 designers from 27 countries.
The International Jewellery Design Excellence Award is a biennial event. It was held at the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show (HKTDC). Besides the Italian designer Boschi, the awards went to the Japanese Natsumi Odate, who won the highest honor, Champion of Champions, with his Rhythm necklace, made with 3D technology. The necklace simulates a shape of wild vine leaves. The Russian designers Natalia Tarasova and Tatiana Tarasova and won, instead, the Uniqueness in Design Award with their ring For Form. The design was inspired by the geometry of the vortex. At another Russian designers, Viktor Moiseikin, was awarded the Craftsmanship Award for set of ring and earrings Firebird Feather, which uses the technology Waltzing Brilliance, offering kaleidoscopic effects.

La collanai dedicati al Rinascimento di Alessio Boschi
La collanai dedicati al Rinascimento di Alessio Boschi
Orecchini dedicati al Rinascimento di Alessio Boschi
Orecchini dedicati al Rinascimento di Alessio Boschi
Alessio Boschi con l’Aesthetic first prize disegnato da Wallace Chan
Alessio Boschi con l’Aesthetic first prize disegnato da Wallace Chan
Anello in argento, carta colorata, e ambra di Natalia Tarasova e Tatiana Tarasova
Anello in argento, carta colorata, e ambra di Natalia Tarasova e Tatiana Tarasova
Finalista: earcuff  Symphony di Kalpana Asar. Oro giallo 18k con diamanti e rubini
Finalista: earcuff Symphony di Kalpana Asar. Oro giallo 18k con diamanti e rubini
La collana Rythm in platino con diamanti, tanzanite, peridoto, e iolite di Natsumi Odate
La collana Rythm in platino con diamanti, tanzanite, peridoto, e iolite di Natsumi Odate
Tra i finalisti, la collana Warm e orecchini di  Xiaolei Feng. Oro, perle, e madreperla
Tra i finalisti, la collana Warm e orecchini di Xiaolei Feng. Oro, perle, e madreperla
Tra i finalisti, la collana Firebird e anello di  Alina Andreeva. Oro bianco 18k con zaffiri e diamanti
Tra i finalisti, la collana Firebird e anello di Alina Andreeva. Oro bianco 18k con zaffiri e diamanti

The Tefaf’s jewels

The jewels of the Tefaf 2017: from Hemmerle to Belperron, from Cartier to Reza and…
The Tefaf in Maastricht (March 10 to 19) is not only interesting for news by Wallace Chan (we talked about here). One of the most important antiques shows and design in the world, also this year hosts several large pieces of jewelry between art, antiques and design fairs with an evaluation process that it is considered by many to be among the most stringent in the world. At the 275 retailers and designers from 20 countries, there are jewels to be seen, ancient and modern. In addition to those of Chan, for example, they are present design signatures as Otto Jakob and Hemmerle, that uses traditional and unorthodox materials to create his customized parts. Halfway between ancient and modern are the signed pieces Verdura and Belperron, recreated from the original designs of the two famous designers. Do not miss the high jewelry, for example that of Reza, Maison of Place Vendome, that has some stunning pieces. And then Cartier, Lalique, Tiffany … Here are pictures of some of the most interesting pieces. Federico Gragliaù

Cartier, oro, platino, diamanti, zaffiri.Circa 1945
Cartier, oro, platino, diamanti, zaffiri.Circa 1945
Cartier, Uccello del Paradiso, spilla
Cartier, Uccello del Paradiso, spilla
Chopard, anello con smeraldo
Chopard, anello con smeraldo
Hancocks, Ernest Pierret
Hancocks, Ernest Pierret
Hemmerle, anello in alluminio e diamante
Hemmerle, anello in alluminio e diamante
Hemmerle, bracciale
Hemmerle, bracciale
Marjan Sterk, orecchini d'epoca con opale di fuoco e diamanti
Orecchini d’epoca con opale di fuoco e diamanti
Set di Van Cleef & Arpels, con corallo
Set di Van Cleef & Arpels, con corallo
Otto Jacob, orecchini con oro e diamanti
Otto Jacob, orecchini con oro e diamanti
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla Camelia con diamanti e zaffiri
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla Camelia con diamanti e zaffiri
Reza, anello di Dune
Reza, anello di Dune
Reza, collana Delhea
Reza, collana Delhea
Spilla di Tiffany, 1890
Spilla di Tiffany, 1890
Spilla di Suzanne Belperron
Spilla di Suzanne Belperron

Wallace Chan, news at Tefaf

At Tefaf in Maastricht, the earrings Birth and Blossom, a new work by Wallace Chan.
In Maastricht, Netherlands, is coming back Tefaf (10 to 19 March), the largest antiques fair, which also includes an area dedicated to the jewelry. And not only the antique, but also to pieces of high contemporary jewelery which in some cases are works of art rather than jewelry to wear at night to go to the theater. This is the case of Wallace Chan, who not coincidentally began his career as a sculptor. Then, he became a legend of jewelry and more. His pieces are bought for millions of dollars, but you don’t ask him directly the price: he don’t talk about it. As with paintings and sculptures, the artist is not to deal with these venal aspects, but the dealer (or dealer), which provides the destination. The maestro Chan makes jewels as dreams that materialize through the finest materials and a manual skill out of the ordinary. The carved stones and daring combinations are the ingredients on which builds his works. At Tefaf, inter alia, Chan exposes the new earrings Birth and Blossom, realized with two emeralds for a total of 30.88 carats, pearls, yellow and white diamonds, pink sapphires and mother of pearl. Look at the picture: the jeweler (but it makes sense to call it that?) he carved two pearls, and has placed within them diamonds and sapphires, from which comes a titanium coil that acts as a link with the hanging stones. The pistils are surrounded by diamonds. All is above two large emerald pendants. Only this gem is worth the trip. Federico Graglia

Spilla Apsara, diamanti giallo intenso, diamanti rosa, gialli e verdi, smeraldi
Spilla Apsara, diamanti giallo intenso, diamanti rosa, gialli e verdi, smeraldi
Stilled Life, spilla scultura. Spilla: giadeite imperiale, giada lavanda, rubino e diamanti fancy. Scultura di bambù: cristallo, diamante giallo, zaffiri rosa, granati, tzavorite
Stilled Life, spilla scultura. Spilla: giadeite imperiale, giada lavanda, rubino e diamanti fancy. Scultura di bambù: cristallo, diamante giallo, zaffiri rosa, granati, tzavorite
Ruby Castle, anello. Rubino birmano di forma esagonale, zaffiri rosa, titanio
Ruby Castle, anello. Rubino birmano di forma esagonale, zaffiri rosa, titanio
Birth and Blossom, orecchini. Smeraldi, madreperla, zaffiri, diamanti
Birth and Blossom, orecchini. Smeraldi, madreperla, zaffiri, diamanti
A Lyrical Moment, bracciale con zaffiri colorati, granat,i tsavorite, diamanti bianchi e giali, rubini e ametiste
A Lyrical Moment, 2016. Bracciale con zaffiri colorati, granat,i tsavorite, diamanti bianchi e giali, rubini e ametiste
A tale of two dragons, spille. Periodo Qianlong (1736-1795) bianco, gancio Jade Dragon cintura, smeraldo, rubino, zaffiro, zaffiri rosa e diamanti fancy
A tale of two dragons, spille. Periodo Qianlong (1736-1795) bianco, gancio Jade Dragon cintura, smeraldo, rubino, zaffiro, zaffiri rosa e diamanti fancy

Wallace Chan and friends at Tefaf

The best pieces of jewelry at Tefaf New York: there is also a new ring by Wallace Chan.
Tefaf, the most important event dedicated to antiques, but not only, arrives in New York. Established in Maastricht in 1988, the fair has been so successful that it was also exported to New York, where it even two editions, in May and in October (22-26). Although the focus is centered on paintings, sculptures and antique furniture, there are prestigious exhibitors offering antique and contemporary jewelry. And among the great jewels to see (you can observe something this page), there are those of Wallace Chan, the first Chinese designer to be invited to this prestigious art fair. Chan is a master not only in the composition of the different elements, but also in the processing of stones, with innovative cuts and often patients incisions on the surface. The novelty is called the Ring of Night, which has at its center a large amethyst for over 116 carats. Although at first glance it seems a rather simple ring, it’s actually surprisingly built without griffes to hold the stone. It is the hand of the master. Next to this piece out of the ordinary, and it’s not the only Wallace Chan that will be in exhibition, Tefaf also houses other pieces of great value, as the earrings by Reza to the Camellia brooch by Van Cleef & Arpels. Federico Graglia

Anello Ring of Night di Wallace Chan
Anello Ring of Night di Wallace Chan

Orecchini con rubini firmati Reza
Orecchini con rubini firmati Reza
Anello Art Deco in oro e smalto del laboratorio di René Lalique. Circa 1900
Anello Art Deco in oro e smalto del laboratorio di René Lalique. Circa 1900
Orecchini con diamanti e smeraldi
Orecchini con diamanti e smeraldi
Spilla a forma di Camelia con platino, zaffiri e diamanti di Van Cleef & Arpels
Spilla a forma di Camelia con platino, zaffiri e diamanti di Van Cleef & Arpels
Bracciale in platino con diamanti e rubini, circa 1950Bracciale in platino con diamanti e rubini, circa 1950
Bracciale in platino con diamanti e rubini, circa 1950
Orecchini Art Deco firmati da Suzanne Belperron
Orecchini Art Deco firmati da Suzanne Belperron
Spilla di TIffany, in platino, diamanti, corallo e onice
Spilla di TIffany, in platino, diamanti, corallo e onice
Wallace Chan: spilla con diamanti colorati, smeraldi, e cristallo
Wallace Chan: spilla con diamanti colorati, smeraldi, e cristallo
Spilla anrica, circa 1879, con diamanti, oro e argento
Spilla anrica, circa 1879, con diamanti, oro e argento

Mavericks on book




The 17 nonconformists jewelry designer for a collectors book.
All about jewelry. Better, everything about the jewels that have become milestones of masterpieces in the history of jewelry. If you are fond of earrings, rings and necklaces exceptional (and probably take a look every day at gioiellis.com), you can order online the book written by Stellene Volandes, managing editor of Town & Country. The book is a journey through the designer jewelry is published by Rizzoli, 256 pages, and is titled: Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design (costs $ 85 on Amazon). Under the lens there are the works of 17 masters of the jewel, very different from each other (mavericks, nonconformists), but united by the imagination and ability to transform simple jewelry to wear in small masterpieces. After an introduction by Carolina Herrera, are for example, works of Hemmerle, Giampiero Bodino, Nicholas Varney, James de Givenchy, Judy Geib, Wallace Chan, Elena Votsi, Lauren Adriana, Marie-Helene de Taillac, Suzanne Syz, Muriel Grateau, Mark Davis. Among amazing materials and innovative shapes, stones and extraordinary virtuosity goldsmiths, are images that bring happiness to all the fans. Rudy Serra

Anelli di Nicholas Varney
Anelli di Nicholas Varney

Collana di smeraldi di Judy Geib
Collana di smeraldi di Judy Geib
Spilla a forma di cavolfiore di Hemmerle
Spilla a forma di cavolfiore di Hemmerle
La copertina di Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design
La copertina di Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design
Collana di Giampiero Bodino
Collana di Giampiero Bodino
Anelli in ceramica di James de Givenchy
Anelli in ceramica di James de Givenchy
Orecchini da «Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design»
Orecchini da «Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design»
Gioiello a forma di granchio
Gioiello a forma di granchio

Immagine da «Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design»
Immagine da «Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and Visionaries of Modern Design»






The originals Wallace Chan

The artist Jewel perhaps most admired in the world, Wallace Chan, get a goal. In London, as we have already mentioned here, presented a volume limited edition with images of his works, but also an exhibition of forty works, result of his personal Eden populated by butterflies, dragonflies, fish, insects and dragons. With Olympian calm of those who practice Zen Buddhism, but also with the tenacity of those who do not distract from the vices of success, the designer showed the greedy eyes of the visitors its titanium and jade jewelery, precious stones, and, above all, such skill in achieving its mini sculptures. Which are inimitable. It’s not an accident that Wallace Chan sometimes he builds the tools to be able to realize a particularly difficult jewel. Not to mention the stone cutting: its unique “Wallace cut” took 13 years of hard work.
Result: a jewel like a necklace of diamonds and jadeite called Great Wall, was sold in 2012 for 73.5 million dollars. But the biggest problem, with a living monument as Chan, is that his unique pieces are as precious as rare. Even the richest man in the world should wait for the elaborate creative path of the master. So even if you have a lot of money by, give up, take a deep breath and together with Wallace Chan say: Om. Rudy Serra

Collana Secret-Abyss. pietre preziose all'interno di un unico pezzo di cristallo di rocca
Collana Secret-Abyss. pietre preziose all’interno di un unico pezzo di cristallo di rocca
La mostra londinese di Wallace Chan
La mostra londinese di Wallace Chan
La spilla Vividity, con tormalina elbaite al centro
La spilla Vividity, con tormalina elbaite al centro
The Mighty, spiella a forma di formica con perle
The Mighty, spiella a forma di formica con perle
Spilla cavallo con zaffiri rosa
Spilla cavallo con diamanti e zaffiri rosa
Anello di Wallace Chan
Anello di Wallace Chan
Spilla di Wallace Chan
Spilla di Wallace Chan
Spilla a forma di fiore
Spilla a forma di fiore
Mostra a Londra
Mostra a Londra
London Masterpiece , la mostra dedicata a Chan
London Masterpiece , la mostra dedicata a Chan
Fish Whisper, braccialetto. Ha il tipo di intaglio per il quale il gioielliere è diventato famoso
Fish Whisper, braccialetto. Ha il tipo di intaglio per il quale il gioielliere è diventato famoso

Dream, Light and Water of Wallace Chan

He is a Chinese artist lent to the jewelry world. She is an Italian publishing house. Together they produced a book on his work, Wallace Chan, who took seven years to find the perfect style of photography to stop in an image its elaborate unique pieces. The book, Wallace Chan, Dream Light Water will be for a few like his jewelry. It is, in fact, a limited edition, with 86 pictures of of the most celebrated Asian designer jewelry. And the book comes out just when Wallace Chan became the first Chinese jewelry artist to exhibit his work at the TEFAF, the prestigious art fair in Maastricht (Netherlands). If you are in London on June 27th, among other things, the Hong Kong master has planned to present the book at the Victoria & Albert Museum (but places are limited and you need to get an early ticket). The book will be presented by the jewelry expert Vivienne Becker. But, apart from the social event, it can be interesting to browse the volume that contains, in addition to the images, even the artist-jeweler’s philosophy, which is led by a Zen spirituality and of course, by his aesthetic sense. And if you are fans of Chan, and you do not have a copy of the book and even you can’t be present at the Victoria & Albert Museum, there is another opportunity: the exhibition of 40 of his creations of unique pieces from June 30 to July 6, always in London.
Wallace Chan, Dream Light Water
Rizzoli, Aa.Vv. 246,99 € (online price)
At Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, London – SW7 2RL
www.vam.ac.uk/
19: 00-20: 45

Farfalla dal libro dedicato al designer
Farfalla dal libro dedicato al designer
Una delle celebri farfalle del maestro cinese
Una delle celebri farfalle del maestro cinese
Spilla con pietre preziose
Spilla a forma di fiore con pietre preziose
Immagine tratta dal libro Wallace Chan, Dream Light Water
Immagine tratta dal libro Wallace Chan, Dream Light Water
Wallace Chan nella foto di Simon Tung e Fung Tsang
Wallace Chan nella foto di Simon Tung e Fung Tsang
Il libro Wallace Chan, Dream Light Water
Il libro Wallace Chan, Dream Light Water
L'Inseguitore: si chiama così questa spilla con diamanti gialli e zaffiri rosa
L’Inseguitore: si chiama così questa spilla con diamanti gialli e zaffiri rosa