Text + CONTEXT Jewelry

Always on the search for vintage books in Italian, this series takes words, phrases, and poetry out of context giving importance to their meanings and interpretations. The paper segments extracted from books are framed in sterling silver and protected with transparent quartz, resin, or glass. Some word definitions are taken from the Vocabolario delle Idee or from dictionaries.

Vocabolario delle Idee (Copy) — VOCABOLARIO DELLE IDEE: Sterling silver, paper, resin (earrings, pendant, brooch, ring)

Anello (Copy) — ANELLO: Sterling silver, paper, resin

Pendente (Copy) — PENDENTE: Sterling silver, paper, resin

Chianti Pendant (Copy) — CHIANTI PENDANT: Sterling silver, paper, resin

Spillone (Copy) — SPILLONE BROOCH: Sterling silver, paper, resin

In Vino Veritas Cufflinks (Copy) — IN VINO VERITAS CUFFLINKS: Sterling silver, paper, resin

Dictionary Rings (Copy) — DICTIONARY RINGS: Sterling silver, paper, resin

Letter bOx (Copy) — LETTER BOX: Oxidized sterling silver, vintage wooden printers stamp, vintage book, silver leaf

Poetry Box (Copy) — POETRY BOX: Sterling silver, copper, paper, glass, mirror

Poetry Necklace (Copy) — POETRY NECKLACE: Sterling silver

Travel Guide Necklace (Copy) — TRAVEL GUIDE NECKLACE: Paper, resin

SPERANZA PENDANT TRIO COMMISSION (Copy) — SPERANZA PENDANT TRIO (commission): Sterling silver, paper from found book, resin

VIRTUE PENDANT (Copy) — VIRTUE PENDANT: Sterling silver, paper from found book, resin

Sognare Ring (Copy) — SOGNARE RING: Sterling silver, quartz, paper (commission)

Amore Pendant (Copy) — AMORE LORO: Sterling silver, quartz, Italian Lira coin, paper

Passera + Ape Pendants (Copy) — PASSERA + APE PENDANTS: Sterling silver, quartz, paper (birds + bees)

Mio è Tuo + Tesoro Pendants (Copy) — MIO è TUO + TESORO PENDANTS: Sterling silver, 18k gold, quartz, paper

Bach Ring (Copy) — BACH RING: Sterling silver, brass, quartz, paper

Memorie Pendant (Copy) — MEMORIE: Sterling silver, mother of pearl, paper, resin (commission)

Paradiso Pendant (Copy) — PARADISO PENDANT: Sterling silver, paper, resin (commission)

Dammi un Bacio (Copy) — DAMMI UN BACIO: Sterling silver, paper, resin (commission)

Various Text Pendants (Copy) — VARIOUS TEXT PENDANTS: Sterling silver, paper, wooden ruler, resin, glass

Poetry Pendant (Copy) — POETRY PENDANT: Sterling silver, paper, resin

In Vino Veritas Ring (Copy) — IN VINO VERITAS RING: Sterling silver, paper, resin

Speranza + Destino Rings (Copy) — SPERANZA + DESTINO: Sterling silver, paper, resin (hope + destiny)