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Designer Interview – Gisele Ganne

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Giselle Ganne

Gisele Ganne says that we have jewelry for most major life events, so why not have jewelry for divorce and mourning? When you hear her put it that way, her dark themes don’t seem so surprising. Gisele cites the Latin phrase “memento mori” (remember your mortality) as inspiration, noting that death and darkness are part of life, so it makes sense to confront and honor them. Gisele’s striking designs and materials bring light and splendor to these dark issues, allowing us to see the beauty in these challenging subjects. Florence Welch seems to agree – she is a huge fan of the collection, and Gisele explains why she is the perfect Gisele Ganne woman.

 

Collection

Giselle Ganne's Collection

 

Alexander Mc Queen quote

Alexander McQueen quote that summarises Gisele's work

 

Ganne

Bird of Prey Fur Necklace

 

Gisele's Insipiration

Galerie de paléontologie in Paris; a source of inspiration for Gisele

 

Divorce Ring

Divorce Ring with Pink Stone

 

Florence Welch

The Hiding Treasure Double Ring as seen on Florence Welch

 

 

La Gazza Ladra Pearl Necklace

La Gazza Ladra Pearl Necklace

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At school with Alchimia

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Calling all budding jewelry designers. During their trip to Florence last week, our style hunters stopped off at the highly prestigious Alchimia college for experimental jewelry design and spoke to the co-founder Doris Maninger about what one can expect from this sought after course.

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Fantastic Florence

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After days of hearing our style hunters Kiyan and Chiara wax lyrical on the wonders of Florence we decided they shouldn’t be the only ones having all the fun. In the interests of sharing, we took charge of their camera in a bid to get a bit of Florence magic ourselves.

So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the trip through Italy’s most magical town.

Our style hunters arrive in style

A spectacular opening to the weekend overlooking il Ponte Vecchio

Florence’s magnificent architecture is world-famous

The Piazza del Duomo

Stiletto wearers beware - Florence is famed for its cobbled streets

The famous jewelry boutique Fratelli Piccini on the Ponte Vecchio

The party never stops in Florence

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In the studio with Larissa Landinez

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Our style hunters certainly were busy bee’s last week in Florence for Pitti. In between scouting new talent, attending trade shows and events they still managed to find time to stop in on Boticca designer Larissa Landinez.

Venezuela born Larissa has spent the past nine years in Florence, honing her considerable talents and studying under such visionaries as Paolo Bernardoni and Marco Baroni.

Seeing each item she makes as a potential heirloom, Larissa is one of Boticca’s most interesting and unique designers. Discover more about this fascinating designer in our exclusive video where Larissa talks inspirations, her new high-end jewelry collection for Boticca and walks us through the making of her famous square bracelets.

Larissa hard at work

Larissa's faithful companion

Larissa's faithful companion

It's not all work as Larissa treats Boticca's Kiyan to dinner

It's not all work as Larissa has dinner with the Boticca stylehunters (with Kiyan pictured here)

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From Florence with love

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As our Boticca twitter friends will know, last week our style hunters Chiara and Kiyan traveled to Florence, Italy for the prestigious Pitti. A highly stylish trade show devoted to promoting women’s fashion, this year as well as drawing crowds from across the globe, familiar faces such as Kirsten Dunst and Vivienne Westwood were also in attendance.

In between discovering new talent and catching up with old friends, Chiara and Kiyan made a trip to the sprawling back streets of Florence’s old town to the workshop of Boticca favorite Monaco Metropolitano and got the chance to discover more about the dedicated artistry at the heart of the brand from their very own Lanfranco.

Thanks to a genuine love and appreciation for the process,every piece that leaves this studio is painstakingly handmade.

Thanks to a genuine love and appreciation for the process,every piece that leaves this studio is painstakingly handmade.

For Monaco Metropolitano making their works is a labour of love.

For Monaco Metropolitano making their works is a labour of love.

So passionate are they about their art, even the carpet in the studio is hand stitched.

So passionate are they about their art, even the carpet in the studio is hand stitched.

Famous for their inspiring works, tourists flock to the studio.

Famous for their inspiring works, tourists flock to the studio.

A true artisan at work

Monaco Metropolitano - The home of true artisans

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