Collection

mondo
issue 3
The romance
of Autore’s
Venezia
Collection
New
Surviving
the Storm…
mondo
Flagship
Editor LOUISE UPTON
Executive Editor Rosario Autore
store opens
Art Direction+Design SYLVIA WEIMER
www.spacelabdesign.com
Editorial Production and Marketing
JODI PRITCHARD and MIWA KANEKO
Venezia Collection Photography Riccardo Abate
Front cover image: AUTORE Venezia white gold
South Sea pearl and diamond earrings.
Back cover image: 18 carat white gold
AUTORE South Sea pearl and diamond
cabochon blue sapphire ring.
AUTORE HEAD OFFICE
Level 5, 125 York Street, Sydney
NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA
T: +61 2 9285 2222 F: +61 2 9285 2255
AUTORE FLAGSHIP STORE
104 King Street, Sydney
NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA
T: +61 2 9223 9906 F: +61 2 9223 7239
AUTORE JAPAN
Jewellery Division
403 Jazoo Shibuya Building
3-5 Nanpeidaicyo, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 150-0036 JAPAN
T: +81 3 6277 5567 F: +81 3 6277 5568
AUTORE MONACO
Le Panorama
12ème CD 57 rue Grimaldi
MC 98000 MONACO
T: +37 79770 0510 F: +37 79770 0519
AUTORE PEARLING
41 Herbert Street, Broome
WA 6725 AUSTRALIA
T: +61 8 9193 6156 F: +61 8 9193 7476
AUTORE SPAIN
Plaza Francesc Macià, 8 - 9, 5C
Barcelona 08020 Spain
T: +34 93203 0090 F: +34 93203 0085
AUTORE USA
9200 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 427
West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA
T: +1 310 860 2680 F: +1 310 8602 681
PT AUTORE PEARL CULTURE
Jalan Permuda No. 26, Mataram
Lombok NTB 83125 INDONESIA
T: +62 37064 1740 F: +62 37063 4410
Agency Representatives
“At harvest,
when
presented
with a
magnificent,
large, fine
South Sea
pearl, it’s
easy to
forget such
adversity in
its beauty.“
Every year along the remote North West
coast of Australia, severe tropical depressions
(cyclones) ravage our oceans and shores – the home
to our precious South Sea pearl shell. After such impact,
the surviving pearl shell and all who laboriously care
for them, commence the hard work of regeneration.
At harvest, when presented with a magnificent, large,
fine South Sea pearl, it’s easy to forget such adversity
in its beauty. This story of survival usually remains the
plight of the pearl farmer, only.
But when the economy deals a tough blow, every
part of the industry from farm to wholesaler, manufacturer
to retailer is affected. This was the ‘one-in-a-one-hundredyear’ cyclone we all feared and we all felt.
Despite the challenging year that defined the luxury
jewellery sector for 2009, I am proud to report that the
team at AUTORE not only survived the storm by achieving
more than satisfactory results, but we also managed to
expand our customer base, widen our trade fair presence,
open a stunning Flagship store in Sydney and collect a
prestigious international design award along the way.
I am confident that the secret to our success in these
recent difficult times has been through the nurturing of
strong relationships with clients, supporting those who
have supported us, reaching out to new markets and
maintaining a vision to create bespoke South Sea pearl
jewellery which continues to redefine the image of the
pearl by marrying truly innovative design and exquisite
craftsmanship with the world’s most extraordinary pearls.
As we prepare to launch our new South Sea pearl
jewellery collection, Venezia, at Baselworld 2010 (with
some optimism that the global economic trends are
improving), we can all look forward to a stronger, calmer
year ahead. I thank my dedicated team: all those who
have helped us survive this storm and everyone who
continues to believe in AUTORE, sharing our passion
for the South Sea pearl.
Sincerely,
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1 Model guest Anneliese Seubert and
Alice Hocking.
2 AUTORE guest Sophie Faulkner.
3 Middle level of the new Flagship AUTORE
King Street Sydney store.
Gerhard Hahn Pearl AG
Fritz-Wuest-Str. 5
40237 Dusseldorf GERMANY
T: +49 211 670011 F: +49 211 6700130
SCHMITTGALL
84 Rue Beaubourg
75003 Paris FRANCE
T: +33 1 44 788563 F: +33 1 48 87 16 03
Imagine: a warm, still summer’s night; Christmas in Sydney; the sun setting on a
37°C day; the crowd gathering to its party peak; Champagne flowing. Music filtered out
to the street, and AUTORE owner Rosario Autore, with his wife Jane, stood welcoming
guests inside the new three level concept store to a VIP event that was hot, hot, hot.
4 Kerry Stokes and Christine Simpson Stokes.
5 AUTORE’s Flagship store on King Street.
Rosario AUTORE
Chief Executive Officer
6 Ground level of the AUTORE King Street
store: enter the world of the pearl.
7 Rosario and Jane Autore wtih guest and Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe (right).
As carefully crafted as the pearl jewellery itself, AUTORE’s new Sydney flagship
celebrated its opening on King Street in the heart of the CBD in December and there’s
more to come. Designed to present the South Sea pearl company’s stunning, original
award-winning pieces in a sumptuous salon setting, the store offers AUTORE devotees
a new kind of retail experience.
According to Rosario: “This store allows our customers to see the inspiration behind
our pieces, to share in the pearl’s journey from pristine waters to beautifully crafted and
designed jewellery. We are offering the most extensive collection of AUTORE jewellery
ever seen in Australia and a unique experience of the contemporary beauty of pearls.”
Guests and devotees on the night included Olympian Ian Thorpe, who has himself
collaborated with Rosario on a pearl jewellery collection for men; media magnate and
business man Kerry Stokes, catwalk beauty Anneliese Seubert and a host of beautiful
women modelling AUTORE’s innovative, contemporary designs.
Throughout the evening, and to the excitement of every woman in the room, trays
of delicate pearl meat punctuated the flow of finely crafted canapés. Among the spoons
holding the delicacy six beautiful pearls lay hidden. The best place to ambush the waiters
carrying the prized spoons was at the top of the stairs surveying the scene and the wonderful
displays of contemporary pearl pieces worn by some of the world’s most beautiful women –
Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Cate Blanchett and Uma Thurman.
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Seduced
Elegant, refined, sophisticated – AUTORE’s Venezia collection blends
ornate classic details with subtle seasonal colours evoking the soft romance
and beauty of the canals of Venice. The City of Water, inspiration for artists,
architects, painters and jewellers for centuries, brings its influences to bare
on the most beautiful of South Sea pearls in the most seductive of ways.
1 AUTORE Venezia white gold, South Sea
pearl, and white diamond bracelet.
2 AUTORE Venezia white gold, Tahitian
South Sea pearls, tsavorite garnet and
brown diamond necklace.
3 AUTORE Venezia white gold South Sea
pearl and diamond pendant.
4 AUTORE Venezia white gold, South Sea pearl, champagne and white diamond earrings.
5 AUTORE Venezia white gold, South Sea
pearl and diamond earrings.
6 AUTORE Venezia white gold South Sea
pearl and diamond pendant.
7 AUTORE Venezia white gold, South Sea
pearl, black and white diamond earrings.
8 AUTORE Venezia white gold, gold South
Sea pearl and diamond earrings.
9 AUTORE Venezia rose gold, gold South
Sea pearl, white, brown and champagne
diamond earrings.
10 AUTORE Venezia rose gold, Tahitian pearl, tsavorite garnet and brown diamond earrings.
11 AUTORE Venezia rose gold, South Sea
pearl, South Sea Keshi pearl, and brown
and white diamond necklet.
12 AUTORE Venezia yellow gold, gold South
Sea pearl, brown and white diamond ring.
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What the
international
media, see, feel
and say about
AUTORE
“Inspiring, dynamic jewellery
that redefines craftsmanship and
contemporary innovative design.”
world
talk
Continuing his global domination of contemporary world jewellery
awards, Rosario Autore’s vision has again brought success. In 2009, for the
very first time, the prestigious UK Jewellery Awards recognised the global
importance of the Italian jewellery industry by introducing an award dedicated
to the very best of Italian jewellery design. What is most significant is the
inaugural winner of the award is AUTORE’s Alessio Boschi. “Yet again, Alessio
is confirmed among the best jewellery designers in the world today,” explains
AUTORE CEO, Rosario Autore. Using AUTORE’s unique range of South Sea
pearls, Boschi and AUTORE have created inspiring, dynamic jewellery that
redefines craftsmanship and contemporary innovative design.The judging panel
praised the extraordinary, clever designs that placed the world’s finest pearls
as hero, calling them brave, sublimely beautiful experiments, unique pieces
with a real story to tell. Boschi himself was honoured to have had the
freedom to create his pieces using such magnificent South Sea pearls.
French Senate
takes in pearls
of wisdom
AUTORE’s critically acclaimed Five Ss South Sea
Pearl Classification Guide, developed and championed
by CEO and AUTORE founder, Rosario Autore, has won him
a medal of distinction from the French Senate. In recognition
of his valuable work and dynamism creating a trade standard
for the classification of pearls, the award was presented in
late 2008. The Guide plays an important role in educating and
building consumer and retailer confidence in buying, selling and
understanding South Sea pearls internationally. AUTORE was
also invited as part of the award to address guests attending
the 9th Annual French Association of Gemmology Congress to
discuss the AUTORE brand history and present the Guide.
1 Oceania collection celebrates the beauty
and wonder of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef:
crab front and rear detail.
2 Fire & Ice collection, featuring lava flow and
melting snow through unique gem cuts
matched with warm and cool pearl colours:
Empress of Winter necklace.
Sea, an opportunity
Combining the beauty and healing power of the sea with
exclusivity and individuality, AUTORE has created a limited edition
collection of accessories for the iconic skincare brand Crème de La Mer.
To celebrate 10 years of luxury skincare in Australia, exquisite silver
spatulas inspired by swimming dolphins were designed and feature
a unique ocean-styled jewel, which can be removed and worn as a
separate piece of jewellery. Accompanying the 500ml, 250ml and 60ml
pots, and available through selected David Jones Australia stores, only
17 handcrafted, limited edition pieces were created.
AUTORE CEO, Rosario Autore explains: “We are proud to be part of
such a beautiful and symbolically important collaboration. The perfect
synergy has been created between two brands which depend on the
preservation of pristine oceans, and two products which share in the
highest order of quality in their respective industries.”
AUTORE Flagship Store: 104 King Street, Sydney, Australia
Also available through Lane Crawford Hong Kong, Mitsukoshi Japan,
Neiman Marcus USA, and selected jewellers worldwide at www.pearlautore.com.au
Winner – Best New Collection, Baselworld 2008 – Vogue Jewellery, Spain; Best Pearl Design Award 2008 – Town & Country, USA;
Italian Jewellery Designer of the Year 2009 – UK Jewellery Awards