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 sculpted into the sil...

The Cross According to Manuel Bozzi: From Minimalist Gothic to the Symbol of Symbols

There is perhaps no symbol older or more widely interpreted than the cross. In the world of Manuel Bozzi, it takes on a different character each time: here we explore two of them, at opposite ends of the same spectrum. ...

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 University of Rock'n'Roll are among them. Two rings that were created...

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 striking ring. From this gesture, El Minero was born. A seal, not just a ring El...

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 the Whole Earth Catalog, the manifesto of the Californian counterculture of the...

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 after making the belt. Then Manuel looked at it...

Rock Jewelry: The Story of a Style That Doesn't Bow to Trends

Rock has never been a fad. Fads come and go. Rock endures. It transforms, reinvents itself, and blends with other genres, but it never disappears, because it isn't subject to trends. It depends on something deeper: a...

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 unicorn, the salamander—attributing a meaning to each one...

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 life. From that village on the edge of the Irish Ocean, it is...

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 completely tamed. From the Camargue comes one of the most powerful symbols...