Pomellato has been making stylish, sleek and refined jewellery in Milan since 1967, but only ventured into high jewellery in 2020 with La Gioia, making Stilo Libero its sixth haute joaillerie collection. Committed to its founding philosophy of prêt-à-porter jewels, the house didn't think of gathering its one-off, highly precious jewels into a collection, until La Gioia, and has not looked back.
Unveiled in Paris at its rue Faubourg Ste Honoré showroom, Pomellato was once again rubbing shoulders with the great names of Place Vendôme, such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron, Mellerio dits Meller, and the diamond powerhouses of Graff, De Beers, and David Morris.
Pomellato Stile Libero Mandala Chromia necklace and ring on model. The necklace is set with 99 fancy-cut multicolor sapphires, 528 brown diamonds and 231 white diamonds in technically challenging lace-like settings.
Haute joaillerie, unlike haute couture, is not bound by formal regulations, but is defined by one-off jewels of design excellence, executed in the most precious materials to the highest level of craftsmanship: in other words, the crème de la crème of a jeweller's annual output. While each house has a recognisable style, haute joaillerie overall veers towards the spectacular, formal, and made for display.
Pomellato confidently entered this rarified milieu with sprezzatura, cutting a dash with its easy-to-wear, bold, tactile jewels that want to have fun and hit the dance floor. Rather than dream up a narrative each year- think Cartier and Van Cleef's themed collections- Pomellato's high jewellery is a highly glamorous extension of its trademark style.
Pomellato Stile Libero Eye of Tanzanite necklace with a cabochon marquise-cut tanzanite, 2 trillion-cut diamonds,1.320 sapphires and a 1,951 diamonds.
Ease of wear is ingrained in the concept: long necklaces that slip over the head, swaying tassels that light up the night, chunky rings with attitude, and a rainbow of precious gemstones that bring unbridled joy. The humble chain link is elevated to new heights in outsized volumes and lavished with diamonds, a jewel that could grace the red carpet as easily as it nestles into a cashmere polo neck.
Such confidence is a Pomellato trait, as the house never wavers from its sophisticated, minimalist Milanese design roots.
Pomellato Stile Libero Silent Lagoon necklace made from gold and green anodised titanium with1 pear-cut green tourmaline, 478 Paraiba tourmalines, 278 emeralds and 848 diamonds.
Pomellato Stile Libero Dressage cameo with a horse's head, reminiscent of the name Pomellato, which refers to the 'dappled' colour of a horse.
Pomellato Stile Libero Mandala Chromia necklace and ring on model. The necklace is set with 99 fancy-cut multicolor sapphires, 528 brown diamonds and 231 white diamonds in technically challenging lace-like settings.
Pomellato Stile Libero Arabesque necklace in rose gold with 18 rose-cut diamonds, and 4,123 diamonds set in minimal gold knife-edge mounts.
Pomellato Stile Libero Sakura Bloom necklace in rose gold with 41 octagonal-cut colourless, pink, brownish pink and purple, transparent tourmalines, and 2,692 diamonds.
Pomellato Stile Libero Rainbow Supreme in rose gold with 68 round-cut bluish-green, green, yellow, purplish-pink and, transparent tourmalines, and 293 diamonds.
Pomellato Stile Libero Intreccio ring with 8 fancy-cut multicolour sapphires, 1 pear-cut ruby, 675 purple, pink, orange, blue, light blue, lavender, pastel and grey sapphires, and 83 rubies.
Pomellato Stile Libero Eye of Tanzanite necklace with a cabochon marquise-cut tanzanite, 2 trillion-cut diamonds,1.320 sapphires and a 1,951 diamonds.
The Mandala Chromia necklace is set with 99 fancy-cut multicolor sapphires, 528 brown diamonds and 231 white diamonds in technically challenging lace-like settings.
Pomellato Stile Libero Attache necklace in rose gold with 4 emerald-cut brown diamonds,36 baguette-cut white diamonds, 650 white diamonds, and 683 brown diamonds.
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