A friend asks for the name of a good industry contact, your
reflexologist, that nice, persuadable pre-school administrator
(applications are due). Happily, you assist. When she inquires
about that gorgeous, solid 22-karat gold cuff, your memory is
simply at a loss. One cannot reveal the important things. The
woman who ventures brilliantly into the realm of impossibly
beautiful jewelry is Janis Provisor. Unencumbered by glittery
fetishes, the accomplished artist, painter and rug designer
submerges herself in the rich artisan traditions of Asia and
turns her own imaginative narrations of place and mood into
one-of-a-kind accessories that captivate like sweet, startling
confessions. Children’s candy inspired this handcrafted
lavaliere from the Budekling Couture collection. A succulent
confection of cherry quartz and white jade—the delicious
teardrop inlaid with faceted pink tourmaline. Every stone
hand-carved, a rainbow of white aquamarine, lemon citrine,
garnet, mandarin garnet, peridot and iolite to encircle the
wrist—Ms. Provisor’s collection is a treat for very good girls. For
information, janisprovisorjewelry.com
Tornado warnings arrive and no one bats an eyelash, but
a laptop freezes and it’s the end of the world. Some of us
are guilty of being a little dramatic. The creations of Andrea
Cagnetti are remarkable—and this is not an overstatement.
From intensely fascinated study of the earliest crafts—Greek,
Etruscan, Roman and medieval artifacts—to his own twilight
experimentation, this prolific designer (known artistically as
Akelo) is a sorcerer at unearthing the hypnotic immortality of
gold. While Akelo's work may be admired in the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston, we like to imagine this delicate trinket, the
Vindemiatrix box, right within our grasp. This handcrafted
temptation is adorned with sapphires, garnets and other
elaborations of the goldsmith’s finesse: decoration in filigree
with petals, circles, spirals, some areas coated with “fine
dust” granulation. Of his technically and aesthetically refined
jewelry and accessories, some require up to three months
to create, each one deserving all the fuss. For information,
akelo.it
