Stories of mermaids, pearls and trends
I don't know if it was nostalgia for the sea or a desire for light, but in the last few months I've found myself creating jewels that seem to have emerged from the ocean floor: seahorses, starfish, mermaids...
I didn't do it thinking about trends, I never do, as often happens to me I just followed my instinct.
I smiled a few weeks later when I read articles about the new 2025 and 2026 collections in various fashion magazines featuring shells, sea creatures, baroque pearls, and water reflections. My jewelry was already in the mix.
My Sea Creatures
In this "new phase" I began to work in an even more personal way, modeling and sculpting the subjects by hand before plating them in copper.
The mermaids , in particular, are unique pieces: I modeled the bodies entirely by hand and then plated them in copper.
Unlike the seahorse and the fish—which have a thinner, flatter shape, with Herkimer inserts—the mermaid is three-dimensional, designed to be observed from all sides.
It's not just a pendant: it's a small sculpture to wear around your neck, a symbol of metamorphosis, charm, and freedom.
The Stella Maris , the seahorse and the fish , however, tell of another part of the sea: the lighter and more playful one, where the stones dialogue with the metal as if they were bubbles of light.
These pieces are born from a direct gesture, without molds or pre-established shapes, and every imperfection becomes an unmistakable sign of the piece's uniqueness.
Pearls, in all of this, act as a bridge: they recall classicism but with irregular, baroque, more lively shapes.
I like to use them like this , as imperfect elements that illuminate, that remind us that beauty is always a form of balance between light and matter.
It's funny how tendencies often come after instinct.
I welcome them without chasing.
And if fashion today speaks of the sea, perhaps it's because we all, deep down, need something that brings us back to that dimension: fluid, changeable, real.
