Photos – Roma Jewelry Week archive © DIEVA by Ieva Dumbliauskaite
Roma Jewelry Week first edition is opening from October 11 to 17, 2021. The international event enhances and spreads the culture of contemporary jewellery, artist jewel and historical goldsmiths and has the patronage of I Municipio di Roma and Italy-America Chamber of Commerce in New York and it is promoted by Incinque Open Art Monti Association. More than 130 international designers will exhibit their creations.
The RJW event is created by Architect Monica Cecchini, director and project curator. The selection of the realities involved is due to the curatorship of Architect Monica Cecchini assisted by goldsmith artist Emanuele Leonardi and Bianca Cappello jewellery historian and critic. Journalist Jonathan Giustini will moderate one of the scheduled events. The marketing and press communication project is managed by the consultant Eugenia Gadaleta. Laura Astrologo Porché, the jewellery journalist of Celebre Magazine, Monaco Woman and Rinascimento Magazine.
Formedarte by Rosamaria Venetucci
Roma Jewelry Week is an event that promotes excellence in the world of jewellery with a strong international vocation. It is therefore a great honour to have the patronage of the Italian-American Chamber of Commerce in New York. President Alberto Milani, who in the past has held leading roles in the world of luxury jewellery for brands such as Bulgari and Buccellati, will award a prize to the most worthy designer. The winning creation will be the protagonist of a special project and from Rome, it will land on the new American jewellery platform Jedora.com.
Necklace by Glauco Cambi
There are many realities involved, protagonists of a rich schedule. RJW can boast to date the “Università e Nobil Collegio degli Orefici, Gioiellieri, Argentieri dell’Alma Città di Roma” participation together with the “Console Camerlengo dell’Università” Aldo Vitali. Among the various associations, there is AGC Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo who will curate a collective exhibition of contemporary jewellery goldsmiths at Alternatives Gallery, among them also the creations of the recently passed away Alba Polenghi Lisca. re/ENCHANTING presents its “urban souvenirs”, art jewels in precious and semi-precious materials inspired by an urban place in the prestigious bookshops of “Zetema Progetto Cultura” at Mercati Traianei and at Ara Pacis. Incinque Open Art Monti Gallery, in via Madonna dei Monti, will host the group show of the following artists: Gaia Descovich, Emanuele Leonardi, Dragana Mircetic, Raimondo Oliviero, StKreo Jewels & Vu Elle Jewels and Célia Mastorchio Fabbri with her collages dedicated to jewellery. Collective exhibitions of goldsmith artists selected by Officine di Talenti Preziosi will exhibit in the boutique Xandrine via Margutta and in the city centre atelier of Franchi Argentieri, Cristiana Perali, Negri Gioielli e Fratelli Petochi e Rose’s Jewellery.
Necklace by LILIS di Matija Prsa
Le Sibille will open the doors of their atelier via Muzio Clementi with an event dedicated to the ancient Roman micromosaic technique, that distinguishes the line and concept of their jewels; works by the artist Edoardo Servadio, a project on urban decoration linked to the districts and neighbourhoods of Rome, will be on display. Paper and virtual maps will be available to visitors to learn about all the places to visit. The beating heart of the event will be the guided tours, the intent of the RJW is in fact to discover the strong relationship between the history of our city and the ancient goldsmith’s art. The itineraries will be seven and will involve eleven Rioni and about thirty goldsmith realities which, in addition to those already mentioned, are:
Brooch by Pilar Viedma Gil De Vergara
Alberto Ercoli, Anna Retico, Argentia Jewels by Roberta Roselli, Arte Libera Tutti by Francesca Zaratti, Claudia Chianese, Fabiano Trionfi, Francesca Ecati EXATI, Galleria Continua by Cecilia Pecorelli, Glauco Cambi, Maria Diana, Maria Raissa Risivi /Risivi Lab, MP GIOIELLI by Marcello Pezzatini, MyriamB by Myriam Bottazzi, Percossi Papi, Risivi gioielli, EPIFANIO. Alessandro Arrigo’s Bling Bling will be exhibited at SPAZIO MONTI.
Brooch by Ines Reynoso
Tours will be conducted by tourist guides of AGTAR (Associazione Guide Turistiche Abilitate Roma), the largest association of official guides in Rome and Lazio, which aims to enhance the cultural and artistic heritage, the lesser-known itineraries and the excellence of Made in Italy, and they will be coordinated by Alessandra De Tata, who is also a guide.
Galleria Continua by Maurizio Rigillo, Lorenzo Fiaschi and Mario Cristiani, will exhibit a work by Loris Cecchini, curated by Cecilia Pecorelli.
Head piece by Francesca Luciani
The artist Corrado Veneziano will be the protagonis of the exhibition “Stelle. Nove gioielli per Dante Alighieri” curated by Raffaella Salato at the Spazio Veneziano. A study day to explore the theme of Roman jewelery, “Gioie di Roma”, will be held at the Istituto Centrale del Patrimonio Immateriale by Dr. Lucia Ajello and promoted by OADI, the Observatory for Decorative Arts in Italy.
Among the schools, also present is IED Rome and the university-level artistic training school for fashion, design and photography Accademia Italiana, with their Open Days and workshops. At the Casa Internazionale delle Donne, from 13 to 16 October, the Textile Art exhibition curated by Bianca Cappello will exhibit the creations of one of the most important Italian artists of the knitted sculpture jewel, Luisa de Santi.
During the week there will be the presentation of the book “Gioielli di Vetro dalla Preistoria al III Millennio” by Bianca Cappello and Augusto Panini Published by Antiga Editore.
Brooch by Viktoria Munzker
For the Rome Jewelry Week, the digital communication startup CULTT will gather all the participating businesses in a single digital infrastructure, placing the keys in the palm of visitors to trigger experiences, paths and performative narratives to get lost in the universe of jewellery between luxury and craftsmanship.
The protagonists are the jewellery designers and the excellence of both Italian and international goldsmiths, jewellery ateliers, galleries, academies and associations based in Rome. A Roman week dedicated to culture and beauty animated by exhibitions, presentations, workshops, awards and talks to bring the capital to life and relive it thanks to a new project for the city, where inclusion, connection and joy are the keywords.
We have received great and positive feedback from international goldsmiths and artists, institutions and the press for the first edition of Rome Jewelry Week. We are very happy that the project has been received with warm participation. An event that was awaited by many in Rome, to relaunch and enhance contemporary jewellery, with the desire to look to the future without losing sight of the ancient roots in which the goldsmith’s art sinks. This is why Rome, guardian of the enormous artistic, cultural and architectural heritage, opens its doors to this highly anticipated international event “ Director Monica Cecchini affirms.
Many applications arrived in a few weeks to participate in the project, a sign that the goldsmiths and jewellery designers want to restart and show the world the best of this sector.
Especially in this complex historical period, the city must regain possession of the spaces dedicated to art, design and craftsmanship, and must return to attract not only for its magnificent historical vestiges but also for the immense heritage also in the field of the artistic jewel. Giving life to such an important event for the city of Rome is a great challenge and a great responsibility, which today takes on new values and a renewed creative impetus.
The Rome Jewelry Week will have the Premio Incinque Jewels as its flagship event organized by the Incinque Open Art Monti Association. The contest aims to promote the culture of Contemporary Jewellery in the territory of Rome and will take place from 15 to 17 October for the first time at the Auditorium di Mecenate, an archaeological site dating back to 30 b.C. where 58 designer jewels will be exhibited to the public.
A photo contest will be launched during the event. The author of the best photo will win a jewel signed by Marco Mormile, one of the selected designers for the Premio Incinque Jewels 2021.
