Jewellery & watches

Jewellery & watches

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Jewellery & watches

A selection of Europa Star articles on the many interactions between the worlds of jewellery and watchmaking.

Wallis Hong's startling art jewellery

Wallis Hong’s startling art jewellery

The audacious gems of a Madrid-based jewellery designer at the start of his career are signalling a master in the wings. Titanium sculptures take flight (...)

Atelier Allure: in praise of shadows

Atelier Allure: in praise of shadows

The Austrian jeweller and goldsmith Thomas Hauser is a contemporary alchemist who has developed his own alloy, called Niellium, to craft the jewellery of (...)

Alexandra Jefford: jewellery that feeds the mind

Alexandra Jefford: jewellery that feeds the mind

When English painter and illustrator Alexandra Jefford creates jewellery, it becomes a miniature work of art that you can carry with (...)

Saurabh Bhola gives new life to ancient stones

Saurabh Bhola gives new life to ancient stones

We met the young Indian jeweller Saurabh Bola during the GemGenève fair. His jewellery tells stories of today with stones of yesterday. And they are madly (...)

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Gaelle Khouri's thoughts on beauty

Gaelle Khouri’s thoughts on beauty

The Lebanese designer has a unique approach to jewellery. Everything she creates is the result of philosophical reflection. For her latest collection, she (...)

Gi by Giselle Effting: the highlighted body

Gi by Giselle Effting: the highlighted body

Brazilian jewellery designer Giselle Effting lives and works in Italy. She has developed a very personal style, as if she were redrafting the lines of the (...)

Maria João Bahia, the magician of Lisbon

Maria João Bahia, the magician of Lisbon

The Portuguese jeweller creates jewellery and organic objects inspired by Lisbon’s architecture and light. She mixes precious and non-precious materials, (...)

Oktaaf: precious stones, or precious stories?

Oktaaf: precious stones, or precious stories?

Oktaaf, born on the internet in 2020, is the result of a collaboration between Ainoa Casullas Corres, a Spanish jewellery designer, and Karel de Beule, a (...)

Debusigne: a bridge between two worlds

Debusigne: a bridge between two worlds

Swiss jeweller Aline Debusigne is passionate about ancient history, which is reflected in her creations that create a breathtaking bridge between (...)

Epiphanie: jewellery dresses the body and the air

Epiphanie: jewellery dresses the body and the air

Carol Keutenedjian discovered her passion for jewellery in a Brazilian goldsmith’s workshop. She left the world of finance to study jewellery in Italy and (...)

“Gemstones are both a growth and a value investment”

“Gemstones are both a growth and a value investment”

INTERVIEW

Elke Berr is a gemmologist, stone hunter, broker and jewellery designer. She sells gems to major jewellery brands, but also to private clients who want to (...)

“Jewellers are like artists; they capture our moment in time”

“Jewellers are like artists; they capture our moment in time”

INTERVIEW

Since the very first edition of the GemGenève fair, the organisers have invited famous historian and author Vivienne Becker to create the “Designer (...)

The 1920s, the golden age of jewellery

The 1920s, the golden age of jewellery

The decade between 1920 and 1930 was one of the richest and most beautiful eras for high jewellery. The great names of the Place Vendôme vied with each (...)

Van Cleef & Arpels: philosophy begins with wonder

Van Cleef & Arpels: philosophy begins with wonder

INTERVIEW

Nicolas Bos, the President and CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels, was appointed head of the Parisian jeweller in 2013. Over the years, he has established a (...)

The irreverent jewellery and poetry of Lorenz Bäumer

The irreverent jewellery and poetry of Lorenz Bäumer

PORTRAIT

This engineer by training, who became a jeweller by passion, claims the distinction of being the only independent jeweller in the Place Vendôme. His (...)

“I'm interested in the exuberant and flamboyant side of Piaget”

“I’m interested in the exuberant and flamboyant side of Piaget”

INTERVIEW

Since his appointment as CEO of Piaget last year, Benjamin Comar has been working to reinforce the brand’s values of extravagance and elegance, even coining (...)

Gearry Suen's jewellery of the future

Gearry Suen’s jewellery of the future

PORTRAIT

Chinese jewellery designer Gearry Suen is one of those emerging talents that really deserves to be followed. His dreamlike jewellery is a bridge between (...)

Watches are back at Vicenzaoro

Watches are back at Vicenzaoro

After the Covid-induced hiatus, the Vicenzaoro global jewellery fair is back in business. This year, it welcomes the return of a dedicated watch area (...)

Bulgari and Serpenti: intertwined destinies

Bulgari and Serpenti: intertwined destinies

STORY

From Finissimo to Piccolissimo: with its recently gained expertise in ultra-thin calibres, the Roman brand is inserting miniaturised mechanics (1.30 (...)

“Nothing is permanent. Why do we expect jewels to be permanent?”

“Nothing is permanent. Why do we expect jewels to be permanent?”

INTERVIEW

Studio Renn, a collective founded in 2018 in Mumbai, creates jewellery that might be better described as “wearable sculpture”. The two founders presented (...)

GemGenève, the success of the wonderfair

GemGenève, the success of the wonderfair

INTERVIEW

The third edition of the Geneva show dedicated to precious stones and fine jewellery ended on a more than positive note. With 120 exhibitors and 2,757 (...)

Watchmaking in search of eternity

Watchmaking in search of eternity

ANALYSIS

While mechanical watchmaking – the existence of which dates back not millennia but “merely” a few centuries – could conceivably one day dwindle and die out, (...)

Ulysse Nardin ventures into jewellery watchmaking

Ulysse Nardin ventures into jewellery watchmaking

Diamonds, diamonds, and more diamonds... With the Sparkling Free Wheel, Ulysse Nardin launches a “ray of light into the stratosphere” with a masterpiece made (...)

Watchmaking and jewellery: intertwining of destinies

Watchmaking and jewellery: intertwining of destinies

MEETING ISABELLE CERBONESCHI

Some jewellers have become watchmakers, while other houses, in rares cases, have taken the opposite path. Isabelle Cerboneschi, who has a deep (...)