The rubies from Mozambique in the extraordinary Out of Africa collection by Vania Leles ♦ ︎
She comes from Africa and to Africa she dedicates one of her most valuable collections. The collection by Vania Leles is called Out of Africa and is entirely dedicated to the beauty of Mozambique rubies. Red, deep, lively: Mozambique rubies are among the most sought after in the world. But she, who is native to Guinea-Bissau, uses only local gems extracted with responsible and ethical processes, even to help miners and their community, explains VanLeles Diamonds founder. Vania Leles, who works in London, is a former model, and has among its goals to enhance the African and Portuguese cultural heritage.
Although his cultural formation is rather international: she has worked in New York, London and Paris, studying at the American Gemological Institute (Gia). She practiced in jewelery worship places: Graff Diamonds, De Beers and the Sotheby Jewelry Department. She even created jewels for the British Royal House, in particular for the Duchess of Windsor, and supervised auctions of highly valuable stones, such as the famous Graff Pink. It is not strange, therefore, that she has developed an experience and refined the eye in evaluating the stones, as seen in the Out of Africa collection. Vania launched VanLeles Diamonds in 2011, which exalts her passion for high quality jewels. Giulia Netrese
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