GOLD STANDARDSPerettis home in Sant Marti Vell.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
In 1968, Elsa moved to New York, and her career soared.
TAKING SHAPEAn archival Peretti cuff.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
WORKING KNOWLEDGEAt work in her Manhattan home studio, 1974. Photographed by Duane Michals,Vogue,December 1974.
FLOW STATETiffany & Co.s new 18k gold cuff with pave diamonds.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
Sant Marti Vell, however, remained closest to her heart.
HOME STRETCHOne of Perettis 18 houses in the village.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
GOLD STANDARDSPeretti’s home in Sant Martí Vell.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
As she acquired more and more houses, Elsas vision grew.
(Peretti passed away in 2021, at the age of 80.)
WORKING KNOWLEDGEHer signature heart pendant, with process sketches.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
TAKING SHAPEAn archival Peretti cuff.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
A gnarled, blackened staircase, a thing of absolute beauty, rises to a bedroom.
In one corner is her Padova cutlery set, pinned to the wall.
The flask for the water is like a silvered vessel with an opening for your hand.
FLOW STATETiffany & Co.’s new 18k gold cuff with pavé diamonds.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
The sinuous silver candlesticks, abstracted from cow bones, hold candles reaching up to the sky.
Elsas world is a potent one.
HOME STRETCHOne of Peretti’s 18 houses in the village.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
WORKING KNOWLEDGEHer signature heart pendant, with process sketches.Photograph by Adrianna Glaviano.
