When Alex Jona joined the Italian jewelry purveyor that his father, Giorgio Jona, had founded in 1961, the Jona brand began to offer elegant bracelets, cufflinks, necklaces and other accessories subdued enough for daily wear yet visually splendid and skillfully handcrafted using precious metals and stones.
Tucked in a 1690 Baroque building on Torino’s Palazzo Balbo di Vinadio is a 3,000-square-foot showroom. This is the headquarters of Jona, home to luxury jewelry designs that are complex, yet often understated. For example, a slender pair of yellow tourmaline drop earrings set into 18-carat gold has a juxtaposition creating just the slightest contrast, which might be noticed only upon close inspection.
Alex travels frequently, and precious stones collected from around the world are a common fixture in Jona jewelry — he personally designs pieces with stones like lapis lazuli shaped into eye-like cufflinks, sapphires caged in 14-carat-gold rings and quartz crystals stacked into modern beaded necklaces. Enamel, which is one of the oldest forms of surface decoration, is often arranged to create graphic, abstract patterns or cheekier winks, like miniature tennis balls on cufflinks. Even sparklier pieces, like diamond-encrusted earrings, bear an organic quality when arranged in the shape of a blooming daisy.
An innovative spirit can also be found in Jona’s collaborations, such as the partnership with Italian architect and jewelry designer Tiziana Redavid that yielded radical bracelets and necklaces made with stainless-steel springs. The result is a brand whose modern shapes and precious stones ride the line between traditional elegance and modern daring.
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Burmese Red Spinel 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold chain necklace, featuring 22.10 carats of Burmese Red Spinels, cabochon beads. Dimensions: L 17.71 in/ 45 c...
Spinel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Aquamarine Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 27 double side rough and polished cut Aquamarine necklace weighing 1005 carats in total, featuring a sati...
Aquamarine, Silver
Alex Jona Baroque South Sea Pearl 18 Karat White Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat white gold necklace featuring 45 light grey baroque South Sea pearls weighing 43.01 carats. Dimensions: 28.34 in. L x 0.6...
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Alex Jona Yellow Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold necklace suspending 114 drop briolette cut natural fancy yellow diamonds weighing 6.64 carats in total. Chai...
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Boboli Multicolor Tourmaline 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, Boboli 18 karat yellow gold necklace, alternating multicolor tourmaline cabochons, total carats 55.17. Alex Jona jewels stand out...
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Keshi Pearl Aquamarine White Gold Sautoir Long Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat white gold sautoir long necklace featuring 90 keshi pearls weighting 43 carats in total and aquamarines. Keshi Pearl Widt...
Aquamarine, Pearl, White Gold
Alex Jona Multi Coin 18 Karat Yellow Gold Long Chain Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold long chain sautoir necklace. A multitude of gold coins in various sizes dangle from the 47.2in-120cm long, c...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Multicolor South Sea Pearl Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona collection, seventeen inch long necklace consisting of thirty three, 0.47 - 0.55 in. / 11.9-13.9 mm, white, light grey and black South Sea pearls, the pearls are strung wit...
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Alex Jona Faceted Pink Sapphire 18 Karat Rose Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat rose gold chain necklace with pink sapphire faceted bead pendants total carats 34.45. Dimensions: L 17.71 in / 45 cm X D ...
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Alex Jona Floating White Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold Necklace suspending 7 drop cut white diamonds weighing 1.00 carats in total, G color, V...
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Tourmaline 18 Karat Yellow Gold Heart Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold necklace, alternating heart shape multicolor faceted tourmalines with gold heart links. Alex Jona jewels sta...
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Pink Sapphire 18 Karat Rose Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat rose gold chain necklace suspending 10.80 carats of briolette faceted pink sapphires. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not o...
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Black Tourmaline Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection black tourmaline necklace with brushed sterling silver clasp. Dimensions: 18.89 in. L x 0.94 in. W. - 48 cm. L x 2.3 cm. W Alex Jona jewels stand out, ...
Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
Alex Jona Tahiti Light Grey Pearl Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona collection, 18.11 inch/46cm long necklace consisting of thirty three Tahiti light grey pearls strung with an invisible clasp. Pearls Detail...
Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Alex Jona Rubellite Tourmaline Morganite Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, faceted Rubellite Tourmaline Morganite necklace with gilt sterling silver clasp. Length 20.86"(53 cm), 0.59"(15 mm) thick. Alex J...
Morganite, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Alex Jona Burmese Red Spinel Baroque South Sea Pearl 18 Karat Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold sautoir long necklace, featuring 77.65 carats of Burmese red spinels and grey baroque Tahiti pearls...
Natural Pearl, Spinel, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Alex Jona Golden South Sea Pearl Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona Golden South Sea pearl necklace, composed of 31 cultured pearls ranging from 10.7 to 13.7mm in diameter, total length: 17.5 inch/44.5 cm, strung on a hand-knotted silk cord...
Natural Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Alex Jona Multicolor South Sea and Tahiti Pearl Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona eighteen inch long necklace consisting of thirty three, 0.45 - 0.55 in. / 11.5-14.1mm, white, gold and black South Sea pearls, the pearls are strung with an invisible clasp...
Pearl
Alex Jona Persian Turquoise 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona collection, long necklace of Round and Smooth Iranian Turquoise Beads ranging from 8.4MM to 11.18MM. GW: 759 cts. Length: 53.74", 18K Yellow G...
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Blue Sapphire 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold chain necklace, featuring 9.30 carats of briolette cut blue sapphire drops. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not ...
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Pastel Multicolor Sapphire 18 Karat Yellow Gold Bracelet
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 Karat yellow gold bracelet with multicolor sapphires for total carats 2.10. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their spe...
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona South Sea Baroque Light Grey Pearl 18Karat White Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat white gold chain necklace with seven light grey South Sea baroque pearls. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their...
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Alex Jona Amethyst Chalcedony Rose Quartz 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 Karat yellow gold, Amethyst, Chalcedony and rose quartz bead necklace weighing 175 carats in total. L...
Amethyst, Chalcedony, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Multicolor Sapphire South Sea Pearl Tassel 18 Karat Rose Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat rose gold tassel necklace, featuring 52.85 carats of multicolor Sapphires. The tassel con...
Pearl, Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Alex Jona White Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold necklace suspending a white diamond drop briolette cut weighing 0.09 carats, G color, VS2 clarity. Chain Len...
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Pink Green Tourmaline 18 Karat Gold Five Strand Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, five strand necklace, featuring 348.52 carats of fine pink and green tourmaline from Afghanistan with a 18 karat yellow gold clasp. Dimensions: L x 19 in...
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Alex Jona Black Tourmaline Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection black tourmaline necklace with brushed sterling silver clasp. Dimensions: L x 18.89 in., W x 1.14 in. / L x 48 c...
Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
Alex Jona Amethyst Faceted Briolette Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona collection, Five Strand Faceted Briolette Amethyst Necklace with a 18kt Yellow Gold Clasp. Dimensions: 1.96 in. W x 18.89 in. L. - 5 cm. W x 48 cm. L Alex Jona jewels sta...
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Tahiti Grey White South Sea Pearl Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona collection, 17.52 inch long necklace consisting of thirty three Tahiti grey pearls and South Sea White Pearls, the pearls are strung with an invisible clasps. Pearl Qualit...
Black Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat white gold necklace with 10.44 carats of briolette black diamonds. Alex Jon...
Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Alex Jona Crazy Cut Amethyst Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, crazy cut amethyst necklace weighing 65 grams, with a brushed gold plated sterling silver clasp. Alex Jona jewels stand out, no...
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Alex Jona Pebble Turquoise Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, necklace with flat turquoise pebbles. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their special design and for the excellent quality of the gemstones, but a...
Turquoise
Faceted Washer Emerald 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 Karat yellow gold necklace with two size faceted washers in emeralds for total 54.44 carats. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not on...
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Crazy Cut Intense Purple Amethyst Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, crazy cut intense purple amethyst necklace, with a brushed gold plated sterling silver clasp. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their special des...
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Alex Jona Free-Form Opal Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection Opal necklace with a brushed sterling silver clasp. Each bead is polished in its natural shape.Total length 19.29"-49cm. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not ...
Opal, Sterling Silver
Alex Jona Morganite Amethyst Carnelian Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, faceted Morganite Amethyst and Carnelian necklace with gilt sterling silver clasp. Length 20.86"-53 cm, 0.43"-10 mm thick. Alex J...
Amethyst, Morganite, Carnelian, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Alex Jona Aquamarine Tourmaline Quartz Rondelle Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, aquamarine, tourmaline, rose quartz, citrine quartz rondelle necklace with a satin finish sterling silver clasp. Necklace dimensi...
Citrine, Quartz, Silver
Alex Jona Pink Burmese Spinel 18 Karat Rose Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, Hand crafted in Italy, 18 Karat Rose gold chain necklace suspending 8 irregular flat cabochon cut Pink Burmese Spinels. ...
Spinel, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Ice Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Thin Long Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat white gold necklace with 31.69 carats of briolette cut ice diamonds. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their spe...
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Alex Jona 18 Karat Yellow Gold Long Chain Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold long chain necklace randomly alternating gold cylinders. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their spec...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Floating White Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold Necklace suspending 5 drilled Emerald cut White Diamonds weighing 0.77 carats in total, G color, VS2 clarity...
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Keshi White Pearl Burmese Spinel 18 Karat Gold Sautoir Long Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat rose gold keshi pearl and cabochon spinel (49,40 carats) sautoir long necklace (Total length: 35.5inch/90 cm). Alex Jon...
Pearl, Spinel, 18k Gold, Gold
Alex Jona Black Tourmaline Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection black tourmaline necklace with brushed sterling silver clasp. Dimensions: 18.89 in. L x 0.94 in. W. - 48 cm. L x 2.3 cm....
Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
Alex Jona Rough Ice Grey Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, Hand crafted in Italy, 18 inch - 45,5 cm long necklace composed of 36 rough ice grey diamonds, set on 18 karat white gold. Alex Jona jewels stand ou...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Alex Jona Black Diamond Bead Long Necklace Burnished 18 Karat White Gold
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat burnished white gold necklace, featuring 51.95 carats of black diamond faceted beads. Lenght: cm 90/in 35.43. Alex Jona ...
Black Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Alex Jona Coral Pompon 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona one-of-a-kind, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold coral pompon necklace, 58 cm / 22.83 in long. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their special design and ...
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Lapis Quartz Amethyst Silver Beaded Rondelle Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, Lapis, Quartz Amethyst Necklace (57 cm long) with satin finished silver clasp. Necklace dimensions: 0.53 in W/ 22.44 in L 13.42 mm...
Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Silver
Alex Jona Orange Sapphire 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold chain necklace, featuring 10.17 carats of briolette cut orange sapphire drops. Alex Jona jewels stand out, no...
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Briolette-Cut White Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Link Chain Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted, 18 karat white gold necklace featuring 44 briolette cut white diamonds weighing 3.49 carats in total, G color, VS2 clarity. Chain Length:...
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Faceted Pastel Multicolor Sapphire 18 Karat Yellow Gold Long Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 Karat yellow gold necklace with faceted washers in multicolor sapphires for total carats 110.55. Alex Jona jewels stand out, n...
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Floating Ruby 18 Karat Yellow Gold Chain Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 Karat yellow gold chain necklace featuring 3 drilled round cut rubies weighing 1.56 carats. Dimensions: L x 18.11 in / L x 45cm...
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Multistrand Peridot Beaded Four-Strand Necklace 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold multi-strand necklace of peridots 18 karat yellow gold . Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their spec...
Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Faceted Washer Pink Sapphire 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 Karat yellow gold necklace with pink sapphire faceted washers for total 40.50 carats. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for...
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Citrine Apatite Quartz 18 Karat Yellow Gold Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold mounted necklace featuring 90 carats of citrine, grey quartz, rock crystal and apatite. Dimensions: W x 1.7 c...
Citrine, Quartz, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alex Jona Black Diamond 18 Karat Gold Sautoir Necklace with Ice Diamond Pebbles
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona sautoir necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, featuring 12 carats of briolette cut black diamonds and eight ice diamond pavé nuggets. Dimensions: L x 114 cm, Dm x 0.7 cm - L x ...
Black Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Alex Jona Long South Sea and Tahiti Light Grey Pearl Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona long pearl necklace composed by 47 South Sea pearls alternating with 20 light grey Tahiti pearls ranging from 11 to 13 mm / 0.43 in-0.51 in diamete...
Pearl
Alex Jona Blue Diamond White Gold Beaded Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona collection, hand crafted, white gold chain necklace featuring 76 blue diamonds weighing 14.45 carats in total. Dimensions: L 46cm/18in, W 0.15in/3.89mm. This piece will ar...
Blue Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Alex Jona Rose Quartz Aquamarine Smoky Quartz Rondelle Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand cut in Italy, Smoky, Rose Quartz & Aquamarine rondelle necklace with a rhodium plated sterling silver clasp. Length: 24.80" (63 cm), Diameter 0.59"(...
Aquamarine, Quartz
Alex Jona Tahiti Silver Grey Pearl Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona, Thirty-five perfectly matched silver pearls from the waters of Tahiti comprise this stunning necklace. Rare among Tahitian black pearls for their light, silvery hue, these...
Pearl, Silver
Alex Jona Amethyst Chalcedony Yellow Gold Soutoir Long Necklace
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold, amethyst and chalcedony soutoir long necklace. Dimensions: L 55in/140cm, W 0.30in/7.6mm. Alex Jona jewels ...
Amethyst, Chalcedony, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold