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The Creative Process Style Report 44 FKA Twigs 24 Brand New 46 DimoreStudio 30 Fascinating Facts 48 Pistoletto Last Word 34 Pure Luxury 50 Stefano Boeri 36 VO+ Files 51 Francesco Vezzoli 144 The Light of Knowledge 38 Top Event 52 Kendall Jenner by Carlotta de Bevilacqua 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS closeupstudios.com Issue 134 for Summer 2015 ≈ Hell-O-Tiki 118 Shot by Stefano Campo AnticoShot by Stefano Fashion & Jewels Trends Celebration V estiamo 64 80 Fashion 108 Versace Watches diamanti So Fresh, So Clean From Fashion to Fine jewelry Celebrating 25 Years Shot by Stefano Campo Antico 86 Wine Cellars and styled by Anita Sciacca In Vino Virtus Estate & Vintage 98 124 New Faces 112 Siegelson Rocking That 70’s Vibe The Next Generation is Made in Italy The Treasure Hunter Shot by Stefano Moro Van Wyk 136 Lifestyle Diary and styled by Rebecca Baglini Anatomy of a Red Carpet 132 Vicenzaoro Dubai 118 Four Day to Go Down in History Flagship store 12 The Brian&Barry Building SANBABILA - Milano Hell-O-Tiki. Journey Into Finance Shot by Stefano Campo Antico 94 Marco Bicego TENNIS COLOR collection and styled by Anita Sciacca The Creator of Unique Jewelry 140 US Market Destination USA Phone +39 0131 955944 - [email protected] • crieri.com closeupstudios.com V estiamo diamanti Flagship store 12 The Brian&Barry Building SANBABILA - Milano TENNIS COLOR collection Phone +39 0131 955944 - [email protected] • crieri.com 10 VO+ AMERICA · Issue 134 · Summer 2015 CONTRIBUTORS PREETA AGARWALI Preeta is based in New Delhi, India, where she dedicates the majority of her time to writing about fine jewelry for her blog Bejewelled Finds; magazines like The Jewellery Editor, Solitaire Singapore, Forbes India and more. A trained jewelry designer and a photographer in her spare time, her expertise in the world of fine jewelry helps her in her other role as jewelry consultant specialising in PR, branding and marketing. p. 82 ILARIA DANIELI FEDERIca FROSINI She’s a journalist who lives A professional journalist and jewelry and works in Milan. Feature editor for almost 15 years, she is editor for several years of the Director of the digital magazine online and offline Condé Nast Amusingold.com. Respected for her long publications (Style.it, Vogue experience as editor of Vogue Gioiello, Gioiello and Vogue Accessory), nowadays Federica is internationally recognized she is editorial director of l’Orafo Italiano, for the insight with which she identifies a renowned jewelry trade magazine, and trends in contemporary jewelry. works as a consultant for publishing houses and research companies in the p. 126 luxury sector. She writes fashion pieces for Class Editori and Rizzoli. She teaches at Milan’s Marangoni Institute. p. 88 FRANCESCO POROLI He has worked as a freelance illustrator and art director since 2000. During these years he has collaborated with clients ANTHONY DEMARCO such as The New York Times Freelance writer and editor who Magazine, Wired, Il Sole 24 specializes in luxury jewelry and Ore, Mondadori, RCS, Google, watches. He writes for several Adidas, NBA and many others. publications, including Forbes.com He has exhibited in group shows in Vicenza, Milan, and the Financial Times Watches & New York, Washington and London. His works Jewellery special reports. DeMarco’s have been selected by the Society of Illustrators blog, Jewelry News Network, is a NY and SPD. Over and above all this, he is a proud window into the international jewelry father of Riccardo, five and Beatrice, two. and watch industry. p. 142 p. 110 RICHLINE ITALY A Berkshire Hathaway Company Loc. San Zeno, 2/A Arezzo Italy Tel. +39 0575 959536 [email protected] 12 MASTHEAD 12 VO+ AMERICA Editorial Advertising Editorial Director MILANO FASHION MEDIA Roberto ROSSI Gandolfi C. Colombo, 9. 20144 Milan, Italy [email protected] T 0039 02 58153201 [email protected] Publisher Diego VALISI Advertising Enquiries [email protected] Serafina I. [email protected] Veronica Cozzi [email protected] Editor Giulia Peron [email protected] ARIANNA L.B. Pinton [email protected] Creative Director International Distribution DIDIER FALZONE bureaubureau.it EXport PRESS SAS 36 rue des Petits Champs, Fashion Editor 5th Floor - 75002 Paris, France Ivan Bontchev T 0033 1 40 29 14 51 www.exportpress.com Graphic Design ROSSELLA VALENTI, ANSELMO BIANCONI Publishing Editorial Office ROSSELLA BEVIVINO Registered: Tribunale di Vicenza [email protected] No. 492, November 28th, 1984. Printed in Italy. ISSN 1827-2878 Editor in Chief Contributors Roberto Rossi Gandolfi Contributing Writers VO+ America Magazine is printed by Preeta Agarwal, Rita Airaghi, Diana Barbetta, Rumor Industrie Grafiche S.p.A., Marco Cresci, Ilaria Danieli, Anthony DeMarco, Via dell'Economia 127. Federica Frosini, Matteo Guizzardi, Marco Magalini, 36100 Vicenza, Italy Lucio Mazzi, Katerina Perez, Sonia Sbolzani, T 0039 0444 353535 Fabio Schiavo, Rachael Taylor, Livia Tenuta, Vivian Wu, Donatella Zappieri VO+ America Magazine is edited by Fiera di Vicenza SpA (all rights reserved) Contributing Photographers, Vicenza Fiera, Stylists and Illustrators via Dell'Oreficeria, 16. Rebecca Baglini, Stefano Campo Antico, Giacomo 36100 Vicenza, Italy Giannini, Alberto Lot, Stefano Moro Van Wyk, Francesco Poroli, Anita Sciacca President Matteo MARZotto Contributing Translations Diane Lutkin, Katharine Mitchell, Managing Director Doris Urban Corrado Facco On the cover: necklace in rose gold, jet and black diamonds from the Victoria collection by POMELLATO. Bracelets in rose gold and ebony from the Oro Classic and Chic & Shine collections by ROBERTO COIN. Photography by Stefano Moro Van Wyck, fashion by Rebecca Baglini. Overall TRUSSARDI 14 Premium contents online The Cool Kids The 7th Day What’s The Beat Solange Azagury-Partridge, Luxury, like fashion, never Luxury is not just a unique Lorenz Baumer, Victoire stops. It is always on the item of jewelry, an exclusive De Castellane. These three move, in constant evolution, accessory, a highly sought- designers are now at the apex in rapid and unstoppable after object. Luxury is also of the jewelry world. But they expansion. And it is often culture, it is an exhibition too too started as simple “young hard to distinguish the main good to miss, a particularly hopefuls”. This is why VO+ events from those destined beautiful disco, a book regularly scouts the luxury to stay in the background. destined to remain in the and jewelry world in search of For this reason, every week, collective imagination. Luxury the Fulco Di Verdura and Rene the VO+ editorial staff selects is all-round culture, and it Lalique of tomorrow, keeping the most interesting, curious is for this reason that VO+ you informed about the world and stimulating news that has informs you of new cultural of up and coming young involved the jewelry and luxury events every week that you designers. world in the last 168 hours. simply can’t miss. Tech + Jewelry Orient Express The Runway Informer From SmartWatches to hi- In its incredible vastness, the Paris, Milan, London, New tech bracelets and rings able East has always been a lead- York, Sydney, São Paulo, to send messages, measure ing source of inspirations and Berlin. In the world capitals of bio-rhythms and even connect trends. From Tokyo to Mumbai, fashion and luxury, the favored to the social networks. The from Peking to Seoul, young language of new trends jewelry and technology worlds designers and daring trend- and the latest inclinations are becoming increasingly setters contribute to forging is spoken on the catwalks. more interconnected, compli- the coming “next big things” VO+ keeps you posted on mentary, in relation with each that will monopolize the luxury the “runway” calendar and other. VO+ is a close observer capitals around the planet in the not-to-be-missed events and regularly provides you with the immediate future. VO+ around the world. the very latest in technology keeps you posted on every applied to jewelry. shade of Planet Orient. VO PLUS VICENZaoro twitter.com Find More On Our Website JEWELS VO_PLUS MagaZINE www.vo-plus.com APERTURE 15 32 APERTURE FOrtY YEARS AS KING ~ His name is the emblem of Italian fashion: Giorgio Armani celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the company that has made him famous all over the world. A career celebrated with a self-tribute on the web: armani.com/atribute is a freshly-launched site that will pay homage to themes, people and the initiatives linked to Re Giorgio’s stylistic vision. 16 APERTURE 16 THE EDIT Men About Town Restaurant and raw bar, The Richmond has just opened its doors in Hackney, the area that is changing its look before our very eyes and gradually stealing the limelight from Dalston – which was the creative epicentre of the new London up until a short while ago. Its warm and welcoming atmosphere, inspired by American retro, is perfect for a business meeting or an after dinner encounter. The owner is the Australian chef Brett Redman, already famous in the English capital for having founded The Pavillion in Victoria Park. The chef’s passion for oysters is forms the basis of the menu, where they are featured in a vast and quality selection which would satisfy any enthusiast: Madon Kumamotos from Essex, Menai Rocks from Wales and Portland Pearls from Cornwall.