High jewelry with precious stones, but also a fun design, easy-going, sometimes cool: Vanessa Martinelli, from Ticino Region (Swiss), after her apprenticeship in Milan and New York, is based in Geneva and has convinced the demanding experts. A history that began in 2012, when the designer has decided to launch its own line which combines humor with a certain passion for the cultures encountered while her traveling. The jewels follow three stylistic lines: Paradiso, Wonderland and Mini Mio. Paradiso uses precious stones and metals to give birth to sophisticated creations, suitable for special occasions. Wonderland is, instead, a collection designed to be used every day, rather cheerful. My Mini, the latest collection, is aimed at an audience of young women and able to appreciate a delicate design and joyful. It consists of small rings in 18ct gold and precious stones. Bee, heart, squirrel, strawberries, cocktail, cupcake, dolphin, ladybug, cloverleaf: these are some of the elements of the collection.
For summer, the Geneva brand also offers Orange Pop, a line that belongs to the Paradiso collection: oranges and lemons Mediterranean, with a fresh and modern, that are transformed into a set of jewels and is composed by ring, earrings and necklace. The pieces using the 18 carat yellow gold, stones orange, yellow and pink.
Also interesting is the biography of the designer: was born in Lugano, Switzerland. At 18 he moved to Milan to work as a model for the major fashion houses. Then he attended the prestigious Central Saint Martins School in London. After graduating in jewelry design, Vanessa Martinelli has specialized in New York, the Gemmological Institute of America, up to the certificate of Graduate Gemologist. Not only that, he spent a year in Hong Kong in a company of pearls and jewels, as creative director and chief designer. In 2012 she has chosen Geneva as its place of business. Matilde de Bounvilles
