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ART AS A GIFT
human lives? My creations are the aesthetic expression of concepts and emotions, and the tumultuous events of recent years have led me to ask myself how I could use my jewels to help those who are less fortunate. I have tried to find a useful destination for my work and am very proud to donate part of it to support The Art Of Wishes, a charity organisation which makes the dreams of seriously ill children come true”. Fabio Salini graduated in Geology from the University of Rome and began his jewellery and gemmology career working with great masters such as Cartier and Bulgari, until he started his own business, producing his first collection in 1999. He adopts a new language in contemporary jewellery, using a wide variety of materials, from rock crystal to hay, to leather and to shagreen, to titanium and the most modern, technological
In alto: coppia di gemelli composta da tre bracci in fibra di carbonio, con perle sferiche coltivate bianche, grigie e calcedonio su ciascun terminale e diamanti nel punto di unione dei tre bracci, montati in oro bianco 18 Kt. A fianco: anello 'Catena' con montatura in oro bianco 18 Kt e diamanti incastonati a catena attorno ad una tanzanite centrale taglio smeraldo. Nelle due pagine: collana Shagreen, catena di anelli ottagonali blu zigrinati collegati da elementi in oro bianco 18Kt, incastonati con pietra di luna taglio cabochon e diamanti; al centro un motivo zigrinato più grande a maglie aperte, montato in modo similare.
Top: cufflinks composed by three arms in carbon fibre, with spherical cultured white and grey pearls and chalcedony at each terminal and diamonds at the meeting point of the three arms, mounted in 18 Kt white gold . At the side: ‘Chain’ ring with mounting in 18 Kt white gold and diamonds set in chain around a central emerald-cut tanzanite. In the two pages: Shagreen necklace, chain of octagonal knurled blue rings connected by elements in 18Kt white gold, set with cabochon-cut moonstone and diamonds; at the centre a larger knurled motif with open links, mounted in a similar way.
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