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| Gold Manray Earrings |
The structure’s unassuming outward appearance
belies extravagant interiors that include the Royal Apartment that consists of
fourteen “lavishly decorated” rooms.
Italy is also home to Osanna Visconti di Modrone.
I think statement jewelry is a fun aesthetic because there
is always something interesting to see; after all daring is at the very soul of
this design style.
And while Tom Binns
(Ireland), Ranjana Khan (India) and American jewelry designers Justin Guinta
(Subversive Jewelry) and Dana Lorenz (Fenton-Fallon) follow the theme of
larger, chock full or chaotic each presentation is decidedly different.
Visconti di Modrone’s five-year-old jewelry brand of copper, sterling
silver, and 24-karat matte gold highlights big, bold pieces that are definitely
not for the faint of heart. Like fellow
Italian jewelry designer Ippolita Rostagno, Visconti di Modrone expresses cuff bracelets and
chain necklaces through sculptural lines that are alternately linear and
sweeping in their lithe, sizeable yet lightweight forms.
Having studied costume and jewelry history at the Accademia
della Moda e del Gioiello in Rome, the jeweler takes strips of oxidized sterling
silver that gently coil around a wrist to form a commanding cuff bracelet; or
interlocks chunky chain links of a necklace that drapes all the way down to the
belly button.
At the same time, however, amidst the daring proportions of
her jewelry collection are more subdued items like triple hoop earrings. Visconti di Modrone essentially takes a classic, minimalist outline coaxing it
into a show stopping work of art.
“When I was a little girl I used to play with some jewelry
pieces created for my mother by Lucio Fontana, Mario Ceroli, and Arnaldo
Pomodoro. My design approach is informed
by what I saw growing up,” explains the former Christie’s intern.
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| Gold Medievale Cort Chain Link Neclace |
“I studied goldsmithing under Teresa Schwendt and I learned
how to fuse metal with a wax mold—known as cutaway wax. This is a technique I still use.”
Though she will implement rock crystals, pyrite, or hematite
from time-to-time, Visconti enjoys playing with the fluidity and color of her
metals. Brown copper and blackened
silver provide her pieces with a somewhat industrialized appearance yet they
remain incredibly chic.
“All you need is a slight change in the volume or thickness
of a metal and the piece looks completely different. I actually wear my jewelry day-in-and-day-out
because they look just as good with a t-shirt and jeans as they do over a black
cocktail dress.”
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| Venezia Gold Cuff Bracelet |
A selection of Visconti di Modrone's sculptural jewelry collection is
available to buy online at Couturelab.com and Shoplatitude.com.
2 comments:
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chain link Necklace is beautiful.. every women love to wear it:)
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