DW SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2019
London Jewellery Retail - Analysis The growing Network Of Asian Jewellers In London - Indians compromise of about 1.4 million people in the UK making them the single largest visible ethnic minority population in the country. London has 150 jewellers of Asian origin that cater to the needs of Asian population, get to read the full article about the asian diaspora within the jewellery community.
London Jewellery Retail - Analysis
The growing Network Of Asian Jewellers In London - Indians compromise of about 1.4 million people in the UK making them the single largest visible ethnic minority population in the country. London has 150 jewellers of Asian origin that cater to the needs of Asian population, get to read the full article about the asian diaspora within the jewellery community.
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Design stuDio<br />
with painstaking artistry<br />
is very characteristic of<br />
Italian creations. “We<br />
are at the centre of<br />
the Mediterranean.<br />
Our DNA is mixed<br />
– we have Spanish,<br />
Greek, German,<br />
French, English,<br />
Slavic, Arab, Persian and<br />
Phoenician and so many<br />
other genes in our DNA.<br />
If you know a little bit of<br />
anthropology, you will understand<br />
that when so many cultures come<br />
together, amazing things happen. This<br />
is why we love studying details so<br />
astutely.”<br />
His love affair with Persia is also<br />
something that is evident in his pieces<br />
and the next one will be a book in<br />
the form of a ring. The cover of the<br />
book is created by one of the biggest<br />
engravers in Italy, Massimiliano, who<br />
works for a luxury maison and is well<br />
known for his signature “Ramage”<br />
technique. The ring will be finished<br />
by an Armenian manufacturer who<br />
Alessio claims is a genius goldsmith.<br />
He is also working with a Venetian<br />
family to create a series of miniature<br />
princesses painted and enameled,<br />
which in turn will go inside the pages<br />
of a locked hidden book. The holding<br />
of this book with a little tassel of seed<br />
pearls is done by an Indian company<br />
in Jaipur known for its meena<br />
technique of inlayed flakes of rubies.<br />
The turquoise for the book is sourced<br />
from the best mines of Iran and the<br />
mother of pearl from Australian shells.<br />
“This is the most interesting part of<br />
what I do. I use the best craftsmanship<br />
and artists from all over the world.<br />
Rose de France<br />
Necklace<br />
The Maharajah Frescoes Earrings<br />
I feel like an orchestra<br />
director, coordinating<br />
my creativity and know<br />
how with these craftsmen<br />
to create a beautiful<br />
symphony.” Alessio believes<br />
in the whole, in his team,<br />
in the coming together<br />
of creativity. It will take<br />
almost six months for Alessio<br />
to finish making this book ring<br />
and at any given time, he works<br />
with almost 30 craftsmen.<br />
“Now, I am working with a young<br />
and talented Persian designer Shayan<br />
and a great teacher and model maker<br />
Bahman, to create a ring about<br />
the fascinating philosophy behind<br />
Sufi, and it will fit perfectly in my<br />
collection. I also feel the responsibility<br />
to pass my knowledge to new<br />
generations and to help those young<br />
and talented people to start their own<br />
journey.” While Alessio is working on<br />
other pieces of the Seven Princesses<br />
collection, he wants to create pieces<br />
that are more artistic, complicated and<br />
challenging. How can his jewellery<br />
possibly be more of all those things? I<br />
really can’t wait to find out.<br />
DiamonD WorlD september-october <strong>2019</strong> 119
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