Monies Milano + Sandro Lopez

Poetic and eclectic, Monies’ jewellery makes us dream at first sight, and immediately invites us to explore each piece in every detail, its weight, surface… Authentic and wearable “oversize” sculptures, necklaces and bracelets, rings and earrings, they are contemporary ornaments, unique pieces made by hands with natural materials like wood, bone, leather, and more precious materials like amber, coral, mammoth ivory, pearls and precious stones, often deliberately left in the rough. Founded in Copenhagen in 1973, Monies is an internationally renowned jewellery company known for its bold and innovative creations. Since 2004, Monies has been represented in Italy by Silvana Zanardelli, who, in 2012, also opened the Monies Milanoboutique in the very central Via Cerva in Milan. Walking into this shop is a sensorial experience.

As you cross the threshold, you are plunged into a true sensorial experience. Cosy and intimate, the space is peopled by dark mannequins on which these jewel-sculptures stand out under the beam of specific accents of light. Rather than simple choices of cutting-edge jewellery, this sophisticated framework generates encounters between different “personalities” that seem to recognise and identify with each other. Assisted by Silvana, customers have a chance to directly experience the joy of wearing “the” piece of jewellery, or the “ad personam” model, which can truly enhance their personality and style.

The 2019 spring/summer collection includes creations with an optical style focused on a striped black&white theme, and jewellery with geometric shapes made in precious materials like ebony – natural or covered in gold foil – bone, and mother of pearl. Other pieces with softer edges are made more attractive through the use of colour declined in light shades – such as, for instance, a delicate pink which vibrates with transparencies and reflections when hit by the rays of the sun.

Sandro Lopez is an independent design brand that creates furniture and home décor items in limited editions. Its stylistic philosophy derives from art, which is why its objects are designed in such a way as to acquire meanings that reach far beyond their appearance: to impress with their shape and evoke a feeling of affection in the viewer. All the brand’s products are made in Italy by local craftsmen who use their manual skill and advanced technology to mould the natural materials which Lopez carefully selects. In the occasion of the Fuorisalone 2019 exhibition, Sandro Lopez presents for the first time the “mistake” trays part of his latest collection exploring the theme of accidents. The exhibition at the Monies Milano will also include a selection of objects from past collections chosen especially for the venue.

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