5 student jewelry works
At the beginning of this year I decided to launch an initiative on my Instagram page consisting in promoting original, conceptually rich and technically crafted jewelry of young jewelry students from all over the world. In this article I would
Behind The Scenes. In conversation with Giovanni Corvaja
Giovanni Corvaja is an Italian artist from the northern city of Padua. Fascinated by the unique properties of gold he has dedicated his experimentations and research to this material, creating objects from the ultra-thin gold wire. The artist draws the
VicenzaOro 2020. Interesting discoveries from the January edition.
Vicenza Oro is one of the most prestigious international jewelry exhibitions and worth visiting destination for discovering designers and famous brands from different countries, gems trading and jewelry manufacturers. This time I had only one day to visit VicenzaOro, so I went
Atelier Munsteiner. Unconventional and expressive stone cut
During my last trip to New York I was fortunate to meet with jewelers from Germany Tom and Jutta Munsteiner. Their jewelry always featured always unique and modern fantasy gemstone cut constantly flashes in social networks and art magazines. Talking
Bex Manners. Bridging the gap between artisan and collector
Recently one article caught my eye. The author described some human activities that UNESCO had included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. It made me think how fragile and vulnerable our way of life is in the
Poetic jewelry paintings. Robert Smit
The Dutch artist Robert Smith is one of the leading jewelers of our time. His jewelry blurs the boundaries of traditional jewelry art, his art looks like graphics with vivid color elements and poetic context. Robert started to make jewelry quite
Milan Design Week 2019. Jewelry stop
Every year, in April, Milan turns into an exhibition hall of design events, installations and performances. Hundreds of innovative projects are distributed in different areas of the city, international craftsmen and designers come together to showcase their extraordinary creations. My first stop
Notes about Milan exhibition Artistar 2019
In February during Milan Fashion Week took place Artistar Jewels, an event that gives an international and original perspective on the contemporary jewelry world, showing us the latest trends. This is the sixth year of the exhibition and in my
Discovering the origins of contemporary jewelry. “Rigore e Libertà” exhibition
A piece of goldsmithery, like any other work by man, cannot come from the mere execution of a customary act or be passively reproduced by basing it on pre-conceived schemes, as is commonly the case. Such an operation would lead
In conversation with Laura Volpi
I met with Laura in her workshop in Milan. Wax blanks, silver jewelry elements, colored stones and new project sketches were all laying out on her table. She was preparing for the Inhorgenta exhibition in Munich, in which she has