2015 is the year of the Expo and Stephan Hafner pays homage to the Universal Exhibition with four collections inspired by places and cultures of the continent, where the key models are cuffs and the light is that of diamonds. So the decorations of the architecture of North Africa are the repeated patterns in Jasmine collection cuff, a review of typical Stephen Hafner diamonds lace. A soft yet solid structure, made up of solid and rounded filaments in white gold, composes the Oceano collection cuff, dedicated to America and its seas. It has 12 carats of differently sized diamonds and was the first piece sold at VicenzaOro January. Well, a decisive return to white, to the classic fine jewelry for the maison of Piedmont, re-launched by a group of Indians financiers after the death of its founder in 2009. The jewels, in Chopin models are characterized by navette cut diamonds, sometimes combined with sapphires to remember the nocturnals of the great composer. This collection looks to the nineteenth-century Romanticism, expression of the European culture, but also aims, like the others, to Asian clients and emerging markets, with customers who spend more easily. The colorful topaz and the bold use of color combinations characterize Aria, the second collection after Acqua of a trilogy dedicated to natural elements. A young line, a kind of entry level. In fact, the base model starts at about one thousand euro, with precious and semiprecious stones from the oval cut. While Promise, awarded in 2011 as the best engagement ring, continues this year make us dream with pink diamonds and sapphires ranging from powder pink to purple. Monica Battistoni
