A small, portable piece of jewelry can effortlessly elevate any outfit. For autumn, Italian haute jewelry house Buccellati highlights four signature collections — Macri, Ramage, Opera, and Hawaii — showcasing Renaissance-inspired craftsmanship that shines in the golden season.
In the seasonal visuals, the imagery is rendered in high-contrast grayscale and black-and-white, yet the jewelry seems to come alive, introducing a surreal sense of motion to static photographs. Founded in 1919, Buccellati distinguishes itself from French jewelry with intricate, multi-layered handcrafting, creating details reminiscent of elaborate church carvings.
Among the four recommended collections, the Macri line draws inspiration from Renaissance frescoes, with delicate hand-textured finishes on earrings and necklaces that emit a silky, luminous glow. Ramage captures the romantic interplay of autumn light and shadow in miniature form: finely carved openwork evokes the fleeting beauty of sunlit flowers. All pieces in this series are crafted from gold, PVD-treated white gold, and diamonds, evoking the painterly strokes of classical oil paintings.
The Opera collection centers on the brand’s signature floral motifs, featuring tiny, labor-intensive tulle-like gold decorations hand-carved into hexagonal patterns — half a millimeter alone can take nearly a month to craft. Highlighted pieces include the Opera Tulle Earrings, Opera Tulle Heart Necklace, and an asymmetric, open Opera Tulle Bracelet.
Finally, the Hawaii collection revisits classic designs from the 1930s: overlapping, irregular circular forms create an abstract yet tangible geometric elegance, reminiscent of casual sketches. Whether in colorful earrings or diamond necklaces, these pieces exude the carefree, spontaneous, and free-spirited nature of Italian women.
