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Great gifts from San Francisco

Some time ago, my husband was strolling along a crafts fair in San Francisco, where he found a beautiful milky light green pebble like stone that he bought for me, among other things such as ostrich bone necklaces from Africa... What great gifts!

I decided using it with silver as a clasp, in a chunky necklace made with corals and parts of the african necklace and quite liked the result:

Sterling Silver with Agate, pearl, coral and ostrich bone beads
Design: Christine v.Schönburg

Gardens and Jewels - Jewels and Gardens

One of the most beautiful gardens (if not the most beautiful!) that I've ever seen in my life is in Brazil, between Rio and Sao Paulo, at "Fazenda Vargem Grande", a wonderful farm from the coffee golden era, circa 1837, bought and restored by my husband's uncle in the 70's, when he also commissioned the garden to Burle Marx, who, if still alive, would have turned 102 years old this month.

Roberto Burle Marx is internationally known as one of the most important landscape architects of the 20th century. Born in São Paulo in August 4th, 1909, Roberto Burle Marx moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1913, where he lived until his death in 1994, at the age of 84.

During the years of 1928 and 1929 he studied painting in Berlin - Germany, where he was often seen at the Dahlem Botanic Garden's greenhouses. In this garden he noticed for the first time the beauty of the tropical plants and the Brazilian flora. 

His first landscape project was a private garden for a house designed by modernist Architects Lucio Costa and Gregory Warchavchik in 1932.The famous black and white sidewalk from Copacabana beach was designed by him, as was the landscape from Flamengo in Rio, and many other wonderful works of art around the country. 

Besides being a landscape designer he was also a remarkable painter, sculptor, singer, and jewelry designer, and his style is so strong and with such character that his work is easily recognized, be it in gardens, tapestries, jewels or paintings.

                                     

Looking at his jewelry drawings today, I almost cannot distinguish them from his garden projects, and I really like the idea of wearing a necklace or a brooch that could easily be a tropical and exuberant garden !

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If you'd like to have the feeling of country living in Brazil at the time of the coffee barons, in an extremely beautiful valley at the feet of the Mantiqueira mountains and on top of it, see this amazing garden, know as Burle Marx's work of art, "Fazenda Vargem Grande" is currently receiving guests! for more information : www.fazendavargemgrande.com.br

Did you say "Bold" ?

We've already had Lanvin, Versace, Jimmy Choo, Matthew Williamson and other great designers collaborating with the fast fashion chain H&M, but the next chosen one is not a designer but a fashion editor; italian Anna Dello Russo, editor for Vogue Japan.

Her one-of-a-kind style is already well known in the fashion world and with the line of accessories that she's designing for H&M  inspired on her own personal heap, she will, like a modern fairy-godmother, turn any Cinderella into the coolest and most stylish princess !


Her collection is made up of really bold jewellery in gold, gold and some more gold (!!!) and turquoise, bejeweled minaudieres and sunglasses and seriously high heels, and will be available at all 140  H&M stores around the world on October 4th. 

"This is the sign of an important evolution in fashion, I am both thrilled and humbled to be the one chosen to lead it" says Dello Russo about the collection, "With these pieces everybody can have fun, turning an ordinary day into a fantastic fashion day."

Watch next Dello Russo's announcement of her up-coming special collection of accessories and her thoughts about the importance of accessories and jewellery:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nwLrHuwlY&feature=player_embedded

showroom

A friend of mine took some pictures at my workshop and made these for me.
I'm still trying to decide which one I like best...what do you think?

Spring time !

I love roses, and lately I seem to be seeing them everywhere!
And nothing more inspiring and fitting for spring and its sunny days than wearing the beautiful jewelry with roses from Prada’s Resort S/S 2012 and Dior’s Bois de Roses collections!









Necklace and earrings: Prada.









Necklace and earrings: Christine v. Schönburg

click here to read the full post about Roses, springtime and jewellery :-)

Love is in the air II

Sterling Silver heart with rutilated quartz and braided leather necklace.
Design: Christine v. Schönburg


















Sterling Silver heart and rutilated quartz necklace.
Design: Christine v. Schönburg