Italy has become a center of jewelry making, harboring some well-known designers, and melding the past to the present to create modern designs. For women all around the globe, jewelry provides an outlet for expression, regardless of the clothing they are wearing. In European countries such as Italy, where high fashion and professional styles may not always allow for that small quirk in character, jewelry adds shine and glamour to the blandest work suit.
Mario Garavelli was the founder of the jeweler store known as Garavelli. Located in Valenza, Italy, the factory is well known for its high quality designs and its fresh perspective within the industry. Now led by the fourth generation since its founding, Garavelli gears its designs towards the women of today. To ensure that the design is authentic, there is a distinctive mark set into the piece. With its new Globo collection, Garavelli supports ethically mined gold as part of an environmental and social project geared towards protecting the world. The Coil collection is a new and innovative style which allows for rings to be made flexible, their pieces fitting together like a puzzle on some sort of material that allows them to stretch around the finger.
Marco Bicego is among the modern age designers, utilizing a blend of old world Italian craftsmanship with modern touches. After launching a jewelry line in 2000, Bicego has gained fame with his new designs, recognized as the “King of Emerging Jewelry Companies” by Italy’s “Sole 24 Ore” newspaper in 2004. In 2005, he won “The Town and Country Design Awards” for Excellence in Gold Jewelry at The Couture show. The inspiration for many of his designs seem to come from the ocean atmosphere, among some of these is the Goa collection and the Siviglia Collection.
If you are looking to order jewelry within your price range, Simona’s Fine Italian Jewelry has a team of twelve jewelry designers. Simona sells jewelry comprised of high-quality metals and jewels, coupled with ancient techniques and skilled craftsmanship. She promotes the designs, encouraging their artistic value and unique designs. If you would rather design your own pieces of jewelry, visit Flo’ New Age. They employ the lost-wax casting technique to create and reproduce original designs as well as custom designs. Flo’ New Age has been in business since 1969 and uses precious and non-precious metals with metal, glass, and other materials such as leather. Their design team is dedicated to drawing out custom designs to customer approval for free before putting the piece into production.
Italy’s artistic culture has influenced the design of their jewelry. The pieces are a testament to the thriving culture of fashion and design which has always been a large part of Italy’s tapestry. It is the hope of the industry that the jewelry lends confidence to the modern day woman while maintaining beauty and elegance.
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By Jillian Cormier, Kyle Daudelin, Kiera Coskran
before this blog i knew nothing about jewelry and i wasnt very interested in it. this blog has changed my mind and made me a little more interested in how jewelry is made.
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