By Cynthia Unninayar
The 2012 collection of the Milan-based brand is dedicated to Rome, the Eternal City, with a variety of elegant and colourful pieces featuring the moonstone.
Inspired by the Roman sky, Antonini has created its new collection, Roma, with the same high quality, formal classicism, and balance of forms and volumes that the brand is so well known for.
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The centrepiece of the new Roma is the moonstone. “We wanted to do something new with moonstones,” says Sergio Antonini, the creative force behind the brand. “We like its shimmer and the light it gives off, so we came up with a special cut and surrounded it with colourful gemstones.”
The special moonstone cut has four triangular sides, reminiscent of a smooth pyramid, that enhance the stone’s soft opalescence. Surrounding the central moonstone are two types of colours—orange and red for the warmer tones, and blue and green for the cooler palette. Representing the warmer varieties are sapphires, rhodolite, and smoky quartz, while the cool tones use sapphires, aquamarine, and peridot.
The elegant shimmer of the moonstones is highlighted by gently curved gold frames set with diamonds, which accentuate the softness of the cabochon cut and the details of the claw setting of the central moonstone. Suspended from the golden frames are cascades of colourful stones, which heighten the movement and sparkle of the pendants and earrings.
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For the orange and red colours, the stones are paired with rose gold, while the blue and green gems are set in white gold and black rhodium. The results are elegantly sophisticated pieces, evoking classicism while being very contemporary and fashionable. And, of course, all are crafted with the same quality and workmanship that the Made in Italy brand represents.
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While Roma has taken off in a big way for 2012, the award-winning Antonini also continues its previous bestselling lines, such as Porto Cervo, Anniversary, Barcellona, and Panama, among others. We must also mention the superb one-of-kind Extraordinaire pieces that are eagerly awaited by Antonini’s global clientele.
