The Story Behind The Brand | Roberto Coin
The Roberto Coin brand was born in 1996 when its founder left a successful career in hospitality to pursue his passion for art and fashion. Guided by creativity and imagination, he collaborated with Italy's finest jewellery artisans to craft pieces that transcend jewellery, each one a work of art. Vicenza is the city in which Roberto Coin calls home. It’s known for the elegant buildings such as the Palladian Basilica and the Palazzo Chiericati that are homages to symmetry and a certain kind of Renaissance architectural beauty. Vicenza has also been known for its gold for hundreds of years. In the 14th century it emerged as a prominent city for the arts, with goldsmith Valerio Belli bringing fame to the city’s craft. Today, one fifth of all Italy’s gold and jewellery is made here; often described as the “City of Gold” it serves as a workshop for many prestigious brands.
Love In Verona
From the very first collection, Appassionata, a signature flourish was devised, that appears in every piece of jewellery. A small synthetic ruby hidden somewhere that touches the skin as a symbol of love, happiness and good fortune.
The collection was inspired by this stone’s significance to the Ancient Egyptians. These styles sit in the collection today, but his bejewelled universe has expanded. There is the minimal, contemporary stylings of “Love in Verona” inspired by the city in which is set one of the world’s most enduring love stories, Romeo and Juliet. The wild region of Navarra in northern Spain is the backdrop for the collection of the same name.
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Love In Verona Collection
Princess Flower
These bold pieces are based on its coat of arms made of 16 chains in a sunray pattern under a glorious crown. Jasmine, embodies all the fragrant beauty of this delicate flower; its petals used to adorn rings and bracelets or dangle prettily from earrings and gold chains. Incredibly, he still designs five collections a year.
“Creativity is endless, either it is in your genes and comes naturally from your curiosity or it is built on the love for fashion and arts,”
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Princess Flower Collection
Venetian Princess
La Serenissima, Venice, the city where Coin was born, remains a constant source of inspiration for him. His 80th birthday party was held there to celebrate with guests outfitted in authentic 17th and 18th century ballgowns designed by famous local couturier Antonia Sautter.
Taking place during the Venice Carnival, it is a masquerade, a refined society gala, an opulent banquet and a stunning show. It is the most exclusive event of the Carnival in which all the guests participate in ostentatious 18th century garb while wearing Venetian masks. “Venice is the city where I spend all my spare time, walking along the calle and taking inspiration from palaces façades to create my collections,”
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Venetian Princess
Already beloved of the famous (Cynthia Erivo & Nicole Kidman), Roberto Coin as a brand is about to get a whole lot more well known among a certain generation of women, as it has signed Dakota Johnson to be its global ambassador."Dakota emphasised the artistic aspects of the brand, showcasing the unique and constant distinctive character of the collections in the campaign, transporting us to the iconic scenery that inspired the jewellery,” Coin noted when asked why he thought Johnson embodied the brand.
“Those women who feels aligned with an idea of beauty and love for life, wear Roberto Coin creations,” he explains when asked if he has a specific woman in mind when he begins a collection.
Jewellery is a story, both of the woman who wears it and the man who created it. And no one understands that better than Roberto Coin.
