And isnt fine jewelry, after all, the ultimate investmentdeeply personal, crafted to last for generations?
Its never about the number of things in a collection, Blazy insists.
Its about having therightthings.
GOLDEN AGEModel Sifan Hunde wears Bottega Veneta’s drop earring and necklace; bottegaveneta.com. Photographed by Andrew Jacobs. Fashion Editor: Tabitha Simmons.Vogue, November 2024.
These right things include those huge 18-karat-gold teardrop earrings, whose lightness belies their size.
The idea was: Just because its big, it doesnt have to be heavy.
You have the whole world reflected in it, like a drop of water.
FULL CIRCLEA chain bracelet from the Catena family is sturdy enough to ward off evil spirits; bottegaveneta.com for requests.
To that end, rosettes curve around a diamond bandan homage to his grandmothers toi et moi ring.
We did pave, too, but not in a classic way.
(Barring those high jinks, this item could also reside happily on a chic sideboard.)
The gold box is very interesting, but also traditional, Blazy says.
In the 1930s, they were making minaudieres like this.
The artisans, and the passionthats why I do this job!
Nor is Blazy a stranger to the lure of an object with an idiosyncratic provenance.
It features (are you ready for this?)
a policeman on one side and a thief on the other.
Two of its links are artfully misshapen, as if rebelling against being a conventional cable.
I like that tensionbeauty, but sometimes also danger.
What if I wanted this trellis as an ankle bracelet, or maybe a rosette body chain?
Here you find what you cant find anywhere else, Blazy says.
It is a place where the artisans can really show their craft.
Its never about the number of things in a collection, Blazy insists.
(Would this be so bad?)
I would rather take my time.
As we say in the company: We count in days, not hours.
I tell the team, Dont do anything that doesnt evoke emotionit has to make your heart pound.
