Lately in Florence even the most distracted person may have seen the posters with a sort of faceted gem which bears the inscription Gioielli d’artista: la tradizione nella modernità (The artists’ jewels: the tradition in the modernity) that announce the exhibition hosted in the historic venue of the Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze and …

On December 18th at the Antonella Villanova Gallery in Florence (Italy) opened Industrial Romantic, the first Italian solo exhibition dedicated to the Australian-born (1966) jewelry designer Helen Britton, who has moved her studio in Munich since 2002.    

Blossom of iris, Japanese morning glory flowers, butterfly, sparrow or even eagle wings are just some of the natural elements that have inspired the several types of misubi, literally the knot of the obi-belt used in the Japanese kimono. A traditional decorative element full of meaning that the designer duo of Noritamy jewelry brand have reinterpreted …

The inspirations for a fashion collection are the fruit of a perennial tension between past, present and future which inevitably involve other disciplines including art and design, and is just following a common passion for the latter, that Marta Saletti and Simona Cassai have launched their jewelery brand LedaOtto in January 2010.    

Jewels, since their appearance among the ancient civilizations, were considered as a status symbol of the persons who wore them, but nowadays thanks to the great diffusion of bijoux made with poor and non-precious materials, they paradoxically seem to have an added value. They still are status symbols, but can also be considered as the …

During the Kenzo fall winter 2012 fashion show, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim presented a special jewelery line made in collaboration with Delfina Delettrez. The Italian jewel designer chose once again the Nature theme, enclosing nuts and dried orange segments into the resin and mounting them on gold sheets modeled as realistic shells or peels. …

From September 22nd to 24th, in conjunction with the Fashion Week, in Milan, will be held “Touch! Neozone Cloudnine”, the Pitti Immagine fashion fair dedicated to the new talents’ scouting for women’s fashion. In this edition the NORITAMY jewelry brand will debut in Italy, thanks to Qalime distributor group, well known for its selection of contemporary …

As part of Pitti Immagine 82 events, the Antonella Villanova Gallery at Palazzo Ricasoli in Florence, presented “DELPHINARIUM“, the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Delfina Delettrez and curated by the critic and art historian Emanuela Nobile Mino.

Fino a Gennaio è in corso al Museum of Arts and Design di New York “Picasso To Koons: The Artist As Jeweler ” la mostra che esplora la produzione di gioielli dei maestri dell’arte contemporanea attraverso i piccoli capolavori collezionati dalla stessa curatrice, Diane Venet. Until January is ongoing at the Museum of Arts and Design of New …