Good Old Gold
SOLID, RELIABLE, CLASSIC — your good old gold jewellery is like family you can always turn to when you want some sense of familiarity in the style department. % HEMRX] GLEMR RIGOPEGI XLEX¸W QSWX PMOIP] KMZIR XS ]SY F] ]SY 1YQ SR ]SY ÿăxl birthday, and your gold wedding band are perhaps some of the simplest yet most important pieces of jewellery you could ever own. Our fascination and obsession with gold is as old as human history. Nations’ leaders have scoured the earth in search of this important metal in order to become more powerful. We grew up with stories of heroes in Greek mythology searching for the KSPHIR ÂIIGI SV SJ JEQSYW OMRKW XYVRMRK XLMRKW MRXS KSPH [MXL QIVI XSYGL +SPH has determined the fate of leaders, torn nations apart, incited wars, and inspired art. To this day, gold is still a very important commodity, with resale price higher than diamonds. The thing about gold jewellery, though, unlike diamonds, is that it can be a bit XVMGO] XS [IEV .I[IPPIV] EÁGMSREHSW ORS[ XSS [IPP LS[ XS GEVIJYPP] XLVIEH XLI XLMR line between looking too yellow or maybe a little bit cheap, and being just fabulous in gold. But if you must, go all out and make a statement. Bold, cocktail rings are good statement pieces, so are layers of wonderful, long gold chains. For our annual Gold Edition, we interviewed Italian jeweller Fope’s Marketing (MVIGXSV +MYPME 'E^^SPE SR XLIMV TSTYPEV ERH ZIV] [IEVEFPI ÂI\MFPI KSPH NI[IPPIV] GSPPIGXMSRW JIEXYVMRK XLIMV TEXIRXIH ·VSPP SR¸ *PI\¸MX QIWL GLEMR ;I EPWS KSX MR touch with New York jewellery designer Rebecca Koven, whose intricate gold TMIGIW EVI GSRWMHIVIH [IEVEFPI EVX 4MEKIX 'LERIP ERH &YPKEVM EPP LEZI I\GMXMRK new lines that highlight the classic beauty of this favourite metal. Last but not least, we can’t talk about gold jewellery without mentioning India, XLI PERH SJ KSPH .SMR YW JSV ER -RHMER SH]WWI] EW [I I\TPSVI XLMW IRGLERXMRK TPEGI WXSTTMRK F] SYV JEZSYVMXI GMXMIW ERH XLIMV XST ÁRI NI[IPPIVW EPSRK XLI [E] Hope you enjoy this issue! Cheers!
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit. – Ralph Waldo Emerson