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Anna Rivka

 104 rue Vieille du Temple 75003 Paris

www.annarivka.fr

 

When Anna Rivka was a little girl she used to accompany her antique dealer parents on their journeys to the flea markets. At 18 she began her studies in jewellery at the rue du Louvre in Paris. She is an all round artist, sat for Van Hove, acted in plays, sings jazz...  Her inspirations come from Italian Renaissance paintings, Racine's poetry, music by Chet Baker... All of the pieces are hand made in her boutique-workshop with semi-precious stones, chains, brass engravings which have been sourced in Paris. 

 

 

 

 

Later,

Diane

 
  

Roman Padin - hand crafted jewels from Santiago de Compostela, Galacia, Spain

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I met Roman Padin last week when I was in Spain, his leitmotif is "the bigger the better". The  materials are gold, silver, black jade, coral and ivory and all are hand crafted by Galician artisans in Santiago de Compostela. HIs work is available in art galleries and by private order. 

 

romanpadin@hotmail.com

Later,

Diane
 

Jacqueline Rabun -jewellery and objects

  

Dear Shaded Viewers,

American Jacqueline Rabun moved to London about twenty years ago, her jewelry boutique is on 32 Grosvenor Crescent Mews, London and now she has opened her new website and at the same time she has launched three new collections inspired by structured and architectural shapes. 

From 3-24th December she plays host to an exhibition of Modernist jewellery from the past and present in her showroom in collaboration with Grasilver.   

Later,

Diane

New Finch Accessories

www.finch-uk.com

Madame Nakano and Madame Sugahara at the Ritz

Madame Sugahara in Blumarine  and Madame Nakano in Moschino

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Today Madame Sugahara and Madame Nakano invited Shoji Fujii and I to lunch at the Ritz with them. Apart from a minute the other day at Toraya, I had not seen them for two years and was delighted that they were back at their favorite Parisian hotel, the Ritz. After lunch we went to their suite because I wanted to see what they bought this trip. They love Hermes bags and Italian fashion. Blumarine and Moschino are on the top of their list.

 Madame Sugahara and Madame Nakano in their suite.

 

Shoji Fujii at the Ritz

They were able to buy Hermes bags without any waiting time, sign of the times. The new ones have two outside pockets. They each have about 30 of them.

I adore these two ladies from Kyoto and will see them again next year. Their yearly trip to Paris is about over. Shoji will be leaving soon for Kyoto maybe he will have news and see them there.

Later,

Diane

 

Isabel Mastache _ESDEMGA first prize winner_photos by Javier Herranz

The jackets are made out of traditional blankets from the region. 

Later,

Diane

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