Jewelry Designer of the Month – IPPOLITA
Hyde Park Jewelers is proud to feature our April Jewelry Designer of the Month – Ippolita. Earn DOUBLE Platinum Rewards points on all Ippolita purchases throughout the month of April.
Jewelry designer Ippolita was born and raised in a 12th century farmhouse the hills above Florence, Italy. She is the daughter of an American artist mother and an Italian intellectual father and spent her childhood immersed in Renaissance art and architecture. Ippolita’s commitment to design integrity and craftsmanship is evident in all the jewelry she creates. Before launching her jewelry collection at Bergdorf Goodman in 1999, Ippolita spent several months developing a signature gold color, a gorgeous glowing hue that flatters every skin tone. “Jewelry is emotional. The very color of my gold jewelry attracts you to it,” she believes.
The unique sculptural quality of her jewelry comes from the fact that Ippolita insists that each and every piece be made by hand. Her signature bangles, for example, are hand cast from original wax sculptures, and the open-link chains she uses in her earrings and necklaces are formed and soldered by hand as well. Each and every gemstone is handcut, a feature that astounds even the designer herself. “I am constantly amazed by the amount of time and effort that goes into the custom stone work in my jewelry,” she says.
In addition to her signature 18K gold collection, the designer now has two distinct celebrated collections in sterling silver — Ippolita 925 sterling silver and Ippolita Rosé, a “pink” silver which is made of sterling silver cast with 18K gold and then plated with 18K rose gold. As with her gold collection, Ippolita’s hand is unmistakable.
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