Excessive jewelry takes on a fluid flexibility within the fingers of Mateo New York
Mateo’s new excessive jewelry assortment imbues gold, diamonds and pearl with a fragile buoyancy
‘I consider excessive jewelry is wearable artwork, initially,’ says founding father of Mateo New York, Matthew Harris. ‘So it was necessary for me to make a visually stimulating assortment, one which not solely appears superb on a lady but additionally simply strikes superbly. As a result of every bit was handmade, we had been capable of obtain this delicate mobility in most of the items such because the Pearl Spiral Earrings which received Greatest in Pearls on the Couture present in Las Vegas, this previous June.’
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It’s a fluidity encapsulated within the items that are imbued with a fragile buoyancy, making valuable supplies seem nearly versatile types. Crafted in New York from 18ct gold, sensible diamonds and pearls, the items tease diamonds into sensual waves and coil ringlets of gold into clear spirals embracing the neck.
‘I handled this assortment as how a première seamstress would deal with a couture robe at an atelier,’ the jewelry designer provides. ‘My work is commonly impressed by minimalism, with an aesthetic of simplicity. This assortment is simply an elevated extension of our model’s DNA. I simply actually needed to enter a realm of fantasy and enthusiasm.’
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The items construct on Mateo’s signature design codes, impressed by the model’s philosophy of making easy items to put on each day. ‘It was tremendous tough to stay to our signature design codes. The problem was the way to merge fantasy and artwork with simplicity and wearability,’ Harris says. ‘Working within the excessive jewelry world has its challenges. One was discovering the suitable crew of expert and skilled craftsmen. Like couture, many of those expert craftsmen and ladies are now not round in nice abundance. After looking nonstop, I’m proud to have a fantastic crew and professional craftsmen who’ve been making jewelry for over 40 years.
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‘It has all the time been a dream of mine to create a excessive jewelry assortment, ever since I used to be a baby rising up in Jamaica. I keep in mind studying books and watching movies of French Excessive Jewelry homes within the Place Vendôme. So it’s an honour and a privilege to now have the ability to create this assortment.’ §
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