Jewellery Designer Profile: Tito Pedrini

New York based Jewellery designer Tito Pedrini is a passionate (and i might say handsome) jewellery creator, designing mouthwatering jewellery for many celebrities and collectors.

In his atelier on Fifth Avenue, he sees clients by appointment creating magnificent one-of-a-kind jewellery and designing more gently priced ready-to-wear jewellery collections.

Tito Pedrini started his carrier working for Christies both in London and New York and in 1996 received a Gemologist degree from the GIA (Gemological Institute of America). After his graduation Tito accepted a position at Sotheby's NY as a vice president of magnificent Jewellery.

In 1999 Tito Pedrini when ahead and establish his designer jewellery studio and applied his knowledge of gems to design and create spectacular designer jewellery adorned with precious and semi precious stones!

A survivor of Stage 4 cancer, Pedrini donates a percentage of all sales to colon cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, a fact that makes his gems all the more precious.

Vicroire De Castellane - A Designer's profile

Even if you don't know the name Vicroire De Castellane, you definitely have seen, know (and probably suffer over) her jewellery! Vicroire De Castellane is the 42 year old designer of the Dior Fine Jewellery lines, that lives and works in Paris creating all these beautiful collections of fine jewellery for the Dior House.

In a recent interview this is what she had to say:

• Jewellery is like a friend! I don't feel alone when i wear it and it looks nice when you make gestures.

• When you get older, replace fashion statements with jewellery statements. That way it's harder to feel ridiculous.

• It's a mistake to wear spectacles with earrings. It's too complicated. (Strong point!)

• It's important to maintain your childish spirit in life. You feel more free, that everything is possible!

• It's a big job to be a girl in the world, mother or not. We ask a lot of girls; to be mothers, executives, cooks...Girls have to take care of themselves!