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Project Materia: When Silver Returns to Its Rawest Form
There is a way of working with silver that focuses on detail, and a way that follows instinct. In 2015, Manuel Bozzi gave shape to the latter with a project of his own: Materia. Bold lines carved into raw silver, first ...
The Cross According to Manuel Bozzi: From Minimalist Gothic to the Symbol of Symbols
There is perhaps no symbol older or more frequently reinterpreted than the cross. Around the world, Manuel Bozzi gives it a different meaning each time: here, he...
When Rock Dresses in Gold
Some pieces are created in silver and remain that way, while others are so iconic that sooner or later they are transformed into gold. El Capitan and U...
El Minero: The Stone That Is Never the Same Twice
The Miner chose for himself the most beautiful turquoise root he could find. Manuel set it in a sturdy ring. From this...
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: When a Philosophy Becomes a Ring
There was a phrase on a cover. It wasn't an advertisement. It was a farewell. “Stay hungry, stay foolish” closed out the final issue of *Whole Earth*...
The Mambam Bracelet: How a Belt Became an Icon
There was a strip of leather left over from a belt, lying on the workbench. It wasn't meant to become anything else. It was what was left...
Rock Jewelry: The Story of a Style That Doesn't Bow to Trends
Rock has never been a fad. Fads come and go. Rock remains. It transforms, reinvents itself, and absorbs other influences, but it never disappears, because it isn't...
Manuel Bozzi's Bestiary: Real and Fantastic Animals in Silver
There was a time when bestiaries were sacred books. Medieval monks cataloged real and imaginary animals—the lion, the dragon, the...
The Claddagh: The Ring of Love from Ireland
There was a bay. Dark rocks, cold waters, fishermen who set out at dawn and returned—when they returned—with their hands full of salt and ...
The Cross of the Camargue: A Jewel, a Symbol, and a Piece of History
There was a wild land. Marshes, flamingos, white horses, black bulls. A corner of France that has never allowed itself to be tamed...
The Nail Ring: The Story of a Rock Gesture Turned into a Piece of Jewelry
There was a nail. It wasn't an ornament. It was a tool. Sturdy, sharp, built to pierce through material. Then someone took it...
Ankh: The Symbol of Eternity Reimagined in Silver
There was a time when a single symbol could encompass everything. Life. Death. The breath of the world. The ankh—the ancient Egyptian ankh cross—...
Handcrafted Silver Jewelry: When Material Becomes Identity
Not all jewelry tells a powerful story. Handcrafted jewelry does. Because it’s made by hand, not by machines. For a long time now, not just for...