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Showing posts with label diamonds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diamonds. Show all posts

Friday, August 29, 2025

Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria: A Celebration Of High Jewellery

Discover Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria, a decade of masterpieces in high jewellery. Explore Italian craftsmanship, rare gems, and the artistry behind Carol Woolton’s new book.


A Decade of Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria

Dolce & Gabbana introduced its first Alta Gioielleria (High Jewellery) collection in Taormina in 2012.

Ten years later, the fashion house celebrates this journey with its first book, edited by Carol Woolton.

This book opens the world of Dolce & Gabbana jewellery to a wider audience for the very first time.

What Makes These Creations Unique

Each Alta Gioielleria jewel is one-of-a-kind.

  • Gems and diamonds are certified by top international gemological institutes.

  • Every piece is crafted entirely by hand in the brand’s own workshops.

  • Traditional Italian techniques like milgrain, filigree, and twisted wire are reinterpreted for modern designs.

  • Miniatures, enamels, and corals add depth and character.

  • Rare diamonds, including the Dolce & Gabbana cut, make their debut in this collection.

These jewels are not just accessories. They are works of art shaped by centuries of Italian craftsmanship.

Why This Book Matters

For the first time, you can explore:

  • The artistic process behind each jewel.

  • The connection between history, tradition, and design.

  • A visual journey of extraordinary gems sourced from around the world.

If you value jewellery as an expression of heritage and identity, this book gives you rare access to the world of Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria.

About the Editor: Carol Woolton

  • Contributing editor at British Vogue.

  • Renowned jewellery historian.

  • Host of the podcast If Jewels Could Talk.

  • Curator of jewellery exhibitions worldwide.

Woolton’s expertise adds depth and perspective, making this book a true collector’s item for jewellery lovers.

A Question for You

When you look at a jewel, do you see it only as decoration, or as a story of history, craft, and culture?

Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria marks ten years with its first book, edited by Carol Woolton. The collection showcases unique jewels crafted by Italian artisans, featuring rare diamonds, corals, enamels, and the distinctive Dolce & Gabbana cut.

Friday, November 24, 2023

Diamondiferous Mantle Eclogite

A must read report for field gemologists specializing in diamonds. Many thanks to Gems & Gemology and GIA for sharing an insightful report.


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Friday, September 24, 2021

Monday, August 30, 2021

Random Thoughts

The U.S has been the largest diamond jewelry consumer market for the last 150 plus years. The next big diamond mine is in the drawers of American consumers. Recycled diamonds are graded and priced on the same scale as newly mined diamonds. These diamonds can be cycled through the market for hundreds, maybe thousands of years without showing any signs of wear, if the diamonds are properly stored and worn. The diamonds can be reset over and over forever. I think diamonds will always remain special forever.

Monday, May 10, 2021

I Care A Lot

I Care A Lot is a Netflix crime thriller, which is centered around a secret stash of diamond worth millions.


Useful link: https://www.netflix.com

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Diamonds. Love. Marriage

Diamond, love and marriage thrive on the assumption of beauty, rarity and durability. Jaya Saxena's reflections on diamonds and love---the ideas associated with diamonds and happiness was insightful.


Useful link: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/01/diamonds-arent-special-and-neither-is-your-love/617859

Novelty Cut Diamond With Remarkable Fire And Ice Fluorescence

I haven't seen this phenomenon before. The fancy yellowish brown contained a remarkable hydrogen cloud in the blade and cape features in the hilt. The stone showed corresponding areas of yellow and blue fluorescence in long-wave UV light. The cutting style of this diamond, while unconventional, served to showcase the remarkable fluorescence scene illuminated within. The fluorescence differences allow this diamond to be imagine as a lightsaber or a sword of fire and ice. Many thanks to GIA Carlsbad Laboratory for Color Origin and Identification Service.


Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/fall-2020-labnotes-novelty-cut-diamond

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Worthy

Worthy is an online marketplace, which secures its diamonds through consumer channels and sells them to dealers and retailers via auction.

Useful link: https://www.worthy.com