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Paper: The central element in the creation of extraordinary feather-weight jewelry I started working as a goldsmith in 1979 in Italy and then moved on to designing pieces for a company specialized in exclusive jewelry handcrafted from carefully selected materials such as gold, diamonds and gems. By then paper had already become my favorite material, so my own creations became a combination of the rigorous methods I had been taught previously and paper as an amazingly versatile additional element. Widening my creative horizon was a crucial step for me. Its intrinsic soft...Read More
Featured Pieces
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Copper
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Copper
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Copper
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Coral, Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Pearl, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Brooches
Pearl, Rock Crystal, Turquoise, Silver, Copper
2010s Italian Contemporary Brooches
Pearl, Rock Crystal, Silver, Copper
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, Silver, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, Silver
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Copper
2010s Italian Contemporary Brooches
Amethyst, Turquoise, Silver, Steel
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Pearl, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
More About Bodyfurnitures
The jewelry I create is a product of long years spent as a traditional jeweler, decorator and painter.
Each piece is unique, as is the spark that inspired it: a splash of colour, a half-glimpsed fleeting shape, or a combination of the two.
On my quest for ideal work materials I settled for paper, gold wire and gems, opting for the lightness and malleability of paper rather than the hardness and rigidity of metal.
Each piece of jewelry starts out as an idea subsequently refined in a detailed drawing and finally takes shape as a three-dimensional object accompanied by a description, the original drawing and a list of all materials employed.
Design of necklace “Hybis”.
Model Ester Cacciani is wearing green necklace “Hybris”, a one-of-a-kind jewelry piece. | Materials: papier-mâché, silver-plated copper, copper, citrine, amethysts, garnets, peridots, turquoise paste, pearls, paper, gold leaf 22kt. | Foto by Waldemar Kerschbaumer, adpassion.it
Model Ester Cacciani is wearing black necklace “Zenit”, a one-of-a-kind jewelry piece. | Materials: papier-mâché, silver, iron, emeralds, amethysts, turquoise paste, gold leaf 22kt. | Foto by Waldemar Kerschbaumer, adpassion.it
Brooch “Fili”, 2021. Modern lines on black & white handpainted papier-mâché. Materials: papier-mâché, gold 18kt, silver, iron, rock crystals, tourmalines, pearls, paper, gold leaf 22kt.
Gian Luca Bartellone has been invited twice by MAD, Museum of Art, New York for the “Loot - Mad about jewelry” event. Interacting with customers has been a fantastic experience. | Foto by Jenna Bascom, NYC
Renate Slavik congratulates Gian Luca Bartellone on the Grassipreis award at the Grassi Museum of Applied Arts in Leipzig, Germany. | Foto by Grassi Museum