Issue #2 of Alkimiya Mag, the Italian magazine dedicated to jewels and jewelry design, is now available for free download. The articles are both in English and Italian language.
ALKIMIYA MAGAZINE issue #2
WINTER/SPRING 2024
In this issue:
- EDITORIAL (Maria Dolores Morelli)
- ROOTS – Elsa Schiaparelli: the divine provocateur. Jewels of great imaginative freedom: extravagant, surreal and avant-garde (Danila Jacazzi)
- CONTEMPORANEITY – Listening jewelry. Interaction, inclusion and sensibility (Patrizia Marti)
- CONTEMPORANEITY – Adriana Del Duca. The contemporary jewel between perfection technology and poetry of knowing how to do it by hand (Carmela Barbato)
- CONTEMPORANEITY – F.O.M.U. – Fashion of Mindfulness Unique (Carmela Barbato)
- CONTEMPORANEITY – Jean Després. Dal motore al gioiello (Raffaela Fiorillo)
- AWARDS – AGTA Awards 2023. Winners of the American jewellery competition (Chiara Santaera)
- AWARDS – The jewel of the Pharaoh. Dreaming of Tutankhamun’s treasure emerging jewelry (Chiara Santaera)
- AWARDS – Ethical Metalsmiths. The emerging artists award rewards conscious design (Francesca Carmelo)
- AWARDS – Couture Design Awards. The best jewelry honored at the Encore Theatre in Las Vegas (Francesca Carmelo)
- AWARDS – Oroarezzo PREMIÈRE 2023. Shining a Light on Italian Jewelry Design (Chiara Santaera)
- ENCOUNTERS – Gino Di Luca: Cameo Italiano. The brand that elevated cameo into contemporary jewelry (Carmela Barbato)
- MALL – #Mobility. Beyond mere aesthetic value, jewelry becomes a playful and interactive experience (Desiree Sangiovanni)
- MALL – Linda Gambero (Carmela Barbato)
- MALL – Maestosità (Maria Di Matola, Maria Pia Napoli, Desiree Sangiovanni)
- MALL – Vitalità (Maria Di Matola, Maria Pia Napoli, Desiree Sangiovanni)
- MALL – Iridescenza (Giorgia Lanfreschi, Maria Di Matola, Desiree Sangiovanni)
- MALL – Eleganza (Giorgia Lanfreschi, Maria Di Matola, Desiree Sangiovanni)
- MALL – #Bellybutton. Timeless charm and seductive power: the sautoir is the versatile jewel that made its mark the era of freedom and emancipation (Maria Di Matola)
- GEMS – A gift of nature. Authentic and evocative, cultured pearls are man’s way of collaborating with nature (Alfonso Vitiello)
- GEMS – Faceting. The paradoxical art of pearls (Paolo Minieri)
- GEMS – From a grain of sand. Rare beauty, magic and purity: the pearl from ancient to contemporary (Danila Jacazzi)
- PLACES – Planet life design. Design for social emergency. A jewel for peace (Maria Dolores Morelli, Benedetta Terenzi)
- PLACES – A journey into archaeological museums. Buccino, province of Salerno: the National Archaeological Museum (Carmela Barbato)
- PLACES – To note in the Agenda… A world of events and exhibition not to be missed (Chiara Santaera)
- MADE IN ITALY – Oromare: the epitome of Made in Italy. The mastery of jewelry craftsmanship (Gennaro Mincione)
On the cover: Tahiti faceted pearls – courtesy of D’Elia Company Group 1790, re-elaborated by Raffaella Marzocchi.
