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Italian jewelers look abroad
Italian jewelry is known for its high quality and attention to detail. But this significant and historically important layer of national culture and craftsmanship is under threat. After the boom of the turbulent 1990s, the jewelry manufacturing sector entered a long phase of stagnation, followed by a severe crisis. At present, the industry is giving contradictory signals: although many enterprises continue to shut down, others manage to stay afloat in the dangerous waters of the global recession. But for this they need to go through deep changes and open the doors wide for foreign buyers and investors. Continue reading
Triumph of feeling over calculation
Meanwhile, in fact, Pomellato is a house that became famous for the more budgetary and “daily” class of jewelry pret-a-porter – and suddenly, almost ten years ago, it came up with such a strong, unexpected and loud precious “blow.” Since then, the Pom Pom collection is annually enriched with new and rather complex jewels: the manufacturing process is moving gradually and takes more time to create than other Pomellato jewelry. Continue reading
Luz Camino: pencil shavings
One of the most talented and distinctive Spanish jewelry designers Luz Camino and her son Fernando presented their new works at the annual exhibition of designer goods in the luxury goods store “Bergdorf Goodman” in New York. And before the “Pencil Shavings” collection (“Pencil Shavings”) set off on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean, they showed it to me with their son. Continue reading
