Tag: high jewellery
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ODE TO THE PERFECT PEARL
Model wearing pieces from the Looped collection From Indonesia to New York, Atlas Pearls delights the world with its beautiful eco South Sea pearls A great success story always starts with a passion, and Atlas Pearls’ is one for the books. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of its first pearl farm in Kupang, Indonesia, Atlas Pearls…
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ART ON SLEEVE
Ring from the Claude Monet collection FREYWILLE continues to celebrate history, artistry, and luxury with exquisite enamel fine jewellery Much like a painting, enamelwork wonderfully captures the rich, glowing colours and the magical aura of the festive season. And when the creations are as inspired and masterful as those of FREYWILLE, it raises enamelwork from…
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DISTINCTLY NEW YORK
Harry Winston pays tribute to the iconic city with a spectacular new collection New York. The mere mention of the name conjures up images of energy, glamour, and excitement. No other city on earth is like it. It is the incarnation of the American dream: if you can make it in New York, you’ll make…
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BORN TO BE A STAR
Lady Gaga at the Los Angeles premiere of A Star Is Born wearing Bvlgari jewellery and Givenchy silver gown Lady Gaga on authenticity, compassion, and being ambitious enough to pursue her passions Who would forget the moment Lady Gaga graced the 2010 MTV Video Movie Awards, wearing a dress made of raw beef? No doubt…
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BOUCHERON
WINTER’S TALE A glimpse into snowy wonderlands through high jewellery More than a century ago, French jewellery house Boucheron opened its first store outside France. The family-run company chose Moscow before transferring to St Petersburg a few decades later. Since then, a Russian aesthetic has manifested itself in many of the brand’s creations — sometimes…
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ARTINIAN: COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE
At a very young age, Arto Artinian already knew a thing or two about high jewellery. Growing up in a family of Armenian jewellers, he and his brother Saro used to watch their father sort and assemble diamonds. “It was so much fun for us then, not knowing how valuable the little stones were,” he…
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SCAVIA’S PURSUIT OF EXCEPTION
In 1969, a 19-year-old jeweller captured the attention of our industry by winning the first, second, and third places in the prestigious Diamond Today competition. The following year, he won the Diamond International Awards (DIA) — considered the Oscars for jewellery — and proceeded to win eight more DIAs in the next two decades. …
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SILKEN MAGIC
Christian Dior once said that to tie a ribbon takes real art. What then would he have thought of Dior Soie? This collection attempts not so much to tie a ribbon, as to portray it in various states of unfurling, pleating, and contorting — all with the use of gold and precious stones, not with…
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GEMS IN THE SUN
Bulgari celebrated its new high jewellery collection together with other 40 VIP guests at the Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Krabi, Thailand, on 26th June. Named The Magnificent Inspirations, the collection was exhibited on live models, putting up an extravagant fashion showcase. Among those exhibited included high jewellery and timepiece creations, featuring pieces from the Italian Extravaganza,…
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MODERN MASTERS
With a background in accountancy, it wasn’t easy for Marco Verdi to take over his father’s business, Italian jewellery brand Verdi Gioielli. “My best and most challenging experience was to begin to know and love jewels, and to grow a personal taste in jewellery,” Verdi shares. According to him, the perks amply made up for…