Lucia Silvestri: Bulgari Gemstones Should Have Personality

September 12, 2016

By Katerina Perez

2 min read

Lucia Silvestri, Bulgari‘s creative director of jewellery, admits that gem hunting is the most enjoyable part of her work. For many years, she has been trawling the globe for colourful precious and semi-precious stones: sapphires from Sri Lanka, spinels from Myanmar, emeralds from Namibia and many others.

Having worked with Mr. Bulgari she has learnt that it is not enough to fall in love with a gem; it is important to think how to use it – and she knows exactly what to do with her precious finds. In this interview, Lucia Silvestri talks about choosing gemstones, revealing their character and making them come to life through spectacular jewels.

Bulgari gemstones

Bulgari Love’s Paradise sautoir with 125-carat cushion-cut sapphire, emeralds and diamonds

Lucia Silvestri. Bulgari. 2015 © David Atlan

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