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My view on jewelry
design is not based on a trend or a mundane approach.
I see it more as an expression in which I am able to achieve pieces
that are the result of a multicultural experience.
I collect little objects, stones, and the like. Then I let these
pieces talk to me. Through the years I took a liking for the
essence of things rather than for its superficial beauty.
I dislike
diamonds as I think they have become too ostentatious. I prefer the
conceptual aspect of stones or other objects that have a deeper
meaning, sometimes antiques. Visiting the
Gallery may explain how I approach designs.
The old Japanese
sculpture of a monk on the left has much more meaning to me than the
nicest piece of glittering gold.
Yet I have made
available to you different types of pearls as well as other stringed
stones and hematite pearls. Just take a look at the menu.
I am not a jeweler, I am a designer who also designs jewelry as a
cultural statement, and therefore aiming for art rather than for
decorativeness. I admire different jewelers, from Renée Lalique
to Jim Kelso. They are all different, yet each of them carry a blend
of East and West.
Today, when the world is bridging, I can only think of a tomorrow
where there is only one nation, that of the living, with all its
immense wealth of knowledge and artistry to be shared.
Antonio Cejunior
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