
Tiina Smith
16 November
Vintage fine jewellery curator Tiina Smith has teamed up with fashion and design curator Michelle Finamore for an in-person and virtual gallery exhibition at Smith’s Boston-based jewellery gallery. ’Michelle has studied our vintage jewellery collection and researched clothing and accessories that resonate with specific pieces,’ says Tiina on the collaboration. ’We have a 1920s-era beaded flapper dress paired with 1970s David Webb Art Deco-inspired bracelets, while a 2012 diamond Chanel Cosmos ring echoes the design of Daniel Swarovski’s embellished elbow gloves from the 1980s.’ Our pick of the eclectic mix is this playful Schlumberge diamond-studded unicorn, for a bit of light-hearted and magical relief.
Writer: Hannah Silver

Sienna Patti Contemporary
12 October
Artist MJ Tyson’s exhibition, Inheritance, at the Sienna Patti Contemporary gallery in Massachusetts explores the complex role jewellery can play in our lives. By melting and moulding collections of metal objects and pre-owned jewellery into sculptures, she reduces a life lived into something, poignantly, other. ‘I think a lot about the life of jewellery off the body,’ Tyson says. ‘We know what jewelry does when it’s presented, but what is its role when no one is looking? Many of us are feeling tucked away in the dark. I’m relating more than ever to the jewellery in my pieces; intertwined with the whole and isolated for safekeeping.’ By melting and casting the pieces she collects in her New Jersey studio, she bestows new life on to sentimental pieces. ‘What we have inherited is ours to reshape,’ she adds. In a time when human connection is limited, it couldn’t be more prescient. ‘Her work establishes this in multiple ways: between the artist and the viewer, between the wearer and the artist,’ says Sienna Patti. ‘Many of our possessions outlast us by decades if not centuries – we know this is especially relevant to understanding the history of jewellery – we pass them on, we mark occasions, we hold them in our hand and pray, wear them on our bodies and dance. They mark time and MJ torques this sentiment into sediment.’ The exhibition runs until October 19th.
Writer: Hannah Silver

Dior
21 May
An avid gardener, Christian Dior had a passion for floral forms, in particular the rose. Now, in celebration of the couturier’s favourite flower, the maison has launched an opulent evening clutch bag with a gem-set rose as the central motif, which unites aesthetic prowess of both Dior’s women’s artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri and its artistic director of Dior Joaillerie, Victoire de Castellane. This satin minaudière features a diamond clasp drawn from the ‘Rose Dior Bagatelle’ jewellery collection, and its design is a symbol of impeccable craftsmanship. In recent weeks, Dior has celebrated the heritage of the house via its YouTube channel, with a series of documentaries and virtual exhibition tours, and today sees the release of a video showcasing the various steps used to create the Gem Clutch Bag. Your afternoon is really coming up roses.
Writer: Laura Hawkins

Sardo
24 April
Elena Sardo’s architecture degree is evident in the striking geometrical forms of her jewels, which translate a fascination with form into deceptively simple wearability. Created in the atelier’s base in Turin, jewellery pays homage to Italian traditions of fine jewellery techniques while adding a contemporary edge. The marriage of blackened silver and diamonds in the Vuoto ring, right, and the warm rose gold contrasted against the starkness of the outline in the Kahn Cube ring, left, make her pieces – both available in the UK at Dover Street Market - appear perennially modern.
Writer: Hannah Silver

Eera
21 April
This week, we are turning our gaze to the Italian jewellers who have redefined the industry with their avant-garde designs rife with traditional references. The Italian jewellery scene, however, is rich in both the new and the historical, with Milan-based brand Eera a case in point. Created last year by Chiara Capitani and Romy Blanga, their jewellery is based on the simple concept of a snap hook which allows the wearer to play with their jewels as they see fit, adding multiple dangling hooks or piling on diamond rings. In bold gold and silver, these pieces - available at Farfetch - are a fun and contemporary way to get a bit of la dolce vita.
Writer: Hannah Silver

Carolina Bucci
15 April
If lockdown has you itching to be a bit crafty around the home, yet homespun macramé slippers don’t appeal, you may be inclined to employ your hands in a spot of nimble jewel origami instead. Italian jewellery designer Carolina Bucci has created a series of witty paper designs based on her signature designs – small-scale sculptures designed to be worn. Here, Bucci considers the bee – a classic symbol of prosperity that alights on the interiors of her flagship London boutique and flits around her signature charm bracelets, too. Download Carolina Bucci’s Isolate & Create printable pages here.
Writer: Caragh McKay