{"id":84140,"date":"2020-07-11T04:20:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T02:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=84140"},"modified":"2020-07-09T16:20:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:20:09","slug":"le-perle-intagliate-di-galatea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/le-perle-intagliate-di-galatea\/","title":{"rendered":"The carved pearls of Galatea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\n          google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-1422720793454724\",\n          enable_page_level_ads: true\n     });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"image-side\"\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fe+6a+31-k2+pr\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8583266876\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carve the pearls<\/strong>. It may be sacrilege for someone. For Chi Huynh, founder of <strong>Galatea<\/strong>, it is an art. The idea originated in the late nineties, when the designer of Vietnamese origin accidentally dented a pearl that he was preparing for a jewel. He therefore asked himself what could happen to sculpt the whole pearl. He did it.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84142\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/perla-carved.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/perla-carved.jpg\" alt=\"Ciondolo con perla di Tahiti intagliata e gemme \" width=\"709\" height=\"507\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84142\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/perla-carved.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/perla-carved-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/perla-carved-77x55.jpg 77w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/perla-carved-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ciondolo con perla di Tahiti intagliata e gemme<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFrom that idea, Galatea Carved Pearls was born, which takes its name from one of the 50 nymphs of the sea according to Greek mythology. The first carved pearls of Galatea contained diamonds enclosed in the mother of pearl sphere. But then the art of carving of Chi Huynh expanded to a wide range of interventions and includes jewelry with black Tahitian pearls, as well as Golden South Sea or freshwater pearls. With the art of carving pearls, always done by hand, the artist-designer has won several jewelry awards.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84143\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14K-yellow-gold-sea-turtle-emerging-from-a-hand-carved-Tahitian-pearl-egg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14K-yellow-gold-sea-turtle-emerging-from-a-hand-carved-Tahitian-pearl-egg.jpg\" alt=\"Perla di Tahiti con tartaruga in oro 14 carati\" width=\"709\" height=\"504\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84143\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14K-yellow-gold-sea-turtle-emerging-from-a-hand-carved-Tahitian-pearl-egg.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14K-yellow-gold-sea-turtle-emerging-from-a-hand-carved-Tahitian-pearl-egg-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14K-yellow-gold-sea-turtle-emerging-from-a-hand-carved-Tahitian-pearl-egg-77x55.jpg 77w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14K-yellow-gold-sea-turtle-emerging-from-a-hand-carved-Tahitian-pearl-egg-400x284.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perla di Tahiti con tartaruga in oro 14 carati<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDifficult to imitate it: mother of pearl, although softer than diamonds, is rather hard and must be handled with care not to ruin the small spheres. The pearl is first traced by hand and sculpted and then polished to smooth the surface. The effect is truly amazing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84144\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anello-che-si-apre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anello-che-si-apre.jpg\" alt=\"Anello con perla che contiene un&#039;altra perla\" width=\"709\" height=\"709\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84144\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anello-che-si-apre.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anello-che-si-apre-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anello-che-si-apre-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anello-che-si-apre-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anello con perla che contiene un&#8217;altra perla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84145\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/carved-Tahitian-pearl-pearl-pendant-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/carved-Tahitian-pearl-pearl-pendant-.jpg\" alt=\"Ciondolo di Galatea con perla di Tahiti \" width=\"709\" height=\"562\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84145\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/carved-Tahitian-pearl-pearl-pendant-.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/carved-Tahitian-pearl-pearl-pendant--300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/carved-Tahitian-pearl-pearl-pendant--69x55.jpg 69w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/carved-Tahitian-pearl-pearl-pendant--400x317.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ciondolo di Galatea con perla di Tahiti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84146\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Galatea-Sterling-silver-Queen-Bead-Collection-over-100-carved-pearl-beads-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Galatea-Sterling-silver-Queen-Bead-Collection-over-100-carved-pearl-beads-.jpg\" alt=\"Bracciale con perle intagliate\" width=\"709\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84146\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Galatea-Sterling-silver-Queen-Bead-Collection-over-100-carved-pearl-beads-.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Galatea-Sterling-silver-Queen-Bead-Collection-over-100-carved-pearl-beads--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Galatea-Sterling-silver-Queen-Bead-Collection-over-100-carved-pearl-beads--73x55.jpg 73w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Galatea-Sterling-silver-Queen-Bead-Collection-over-100-carved-pearl-beads--400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Galatea-Sterling-silver-Queen-Bead-Collection-over-100-carved-pearl-beads--100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bracciale con perle intagliate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_84147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84147\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/heart-of-Gold-hand-carved-pearl-pendant-is-set-with-a-diamond-in-14K-yellow-gold.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/heart-of-Gold-hand-carved-pearl-pendant-is-set-with-a-diamond-in-14K-yellow-gold.jpg\" alt=\"Ciondolo con perla intagliata, diamanti e oro 14 carati\" width=\"709\" height=\"706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84147\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/heart-of-Gold-hand-carved-pearl-pendant-is-set-with-a-diamond-in-14K-yellow-gold.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/heart-of-Gold-hand-carved-pearl-pendant-is-set-with-a-diamond-in-14K-yellow-gold-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/heart-of-Gold-hand-carved-pearl-pendant-is-set-with-a-diamond-in-14K-yellow-gold-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/heart-of-Gold-hand-carved-pearl-pendant-is-set-with-a-diamond-in-14K-yellow-gold-400x398.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ciondolo con perla intagliata, diamanti e oro 14 carati<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- rettangolo grande --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8343610496\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script async 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It may be sacrilege for someone. For Chi Huynh, founder of Galatea, it is an art. The idea originated in the late nineties, when the designer of Vietnamese origin accidentally dented a pearl that he was preparing for a jewel. He therefore asked himself what could happen to sculpt the whole pearl. He did it. From that idea, Galatea Carved Pearls was born, which takes its name from one of the 50 nymphs of the sea according to Greek mythology. The first carved pearls of Galatea contained diamonds enclosed in the mother of pearl sphere. 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