SILVIA NESTI, MAKER OF FINE JEWELRY
Silvia Nesti has a fabulous little
ateller on the ground floor of an ancient building on Via Dei Velluti, just
east of Via Toscanella in the Oltrarno.
A stone's throw from the famed
goldsmiths, silver smiths and jewelers of the Ponte Vecchio, her stunning
creations are 100 times more interesting and a fraction of a cost of the old
bridge's shops.
She is interested in folded jewelery
-- a kind of Florentine origami -- and sells handmade pieces for as low as 40
euro.
Nesti has exhibited her jewellery in
Italy, at Inhorgenta; in Munich, Germany and in Aura2007 at Burton Agnes Hall
in Yorkshire.
She completed her Jewellery
education at Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School in Florence, Italy in 2005.
"At the moment I am
developing my personal research in contemporary jewellery, working with
materials like silver, gold, precious stones, and Japanese paper for Origami.
My research is based on the concept of folding, using a very important quality of metal, flexibility," she notes on her website.
Nesti, who designs and makes her own jewels, was awarded a recognized diploma as a goldsmith.
She also practices with soft and hard wax and enamelling.
Nesti attended a metal-forging workshop with Giovanni Corvaja, a
renowned Italian goldsmith.
To
see Silvia Nesti's latest collection, visit her website at:
www.silvianesti.com
