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Roberto Coin’s Big Gold ‘70s-Inspired Riff
The always prolific Italian designer rolled out his usual slew of new collections at Baselworld, some with a ‘70s theme inspired by his time working in the hotel business in the Channel Islands.
Roberto Coin said he never has a favorite piece when he designs jewelry. Why? “Because creativity is like falling in love everyday with something. And when you fall in love, then you do it. After you’ve done it, you forget it and you fall in love again.” These rings are from his new Carnaby Street collection.
Basel--Roberto Coin rolled out his usual slew of new collections at Baselworld, some with a ‘70s theme inspired by his time working in the hotel business in the U.K.
“It was another world,” Coin said of the bygone, decadent decade in which he was running The Duke of Richmond Hotel on Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. “People wanted freedom--freedom in life, freedom in love, freedom from politics, freedom from everything.”
But his new pieces weren’t designed to mirror those he saw on the necks, wrists and ears of the many celebrities who passed through his hotel or on the dancefloor of the local discotheque.
As Coin explained, “Whenever you bring back something you bring it back in another manner. Otherwise, it becomes an antique before it was born. You do an interpretation, a modern interpretation of the ‘70s.”
Click through the slideshow below to see pieces in the new Carnaby Street and Rock & Diamonds collections from Roberto Coin as well as new pieces in Gourmette that are paisley-esque.
One small and two large Carnaby Street collection necklaces, 18-karat rose gold and diamonds with black jade, mother-of-pearl and malachite
Four cocktail rings from the new Carnaby Street collection, all 18-karat rose gold with diamonds and, from left, black jade, malachite and mother-of-pearl. Final retail prices were not available as of press time.
The new pieces in the Gourmette collection were made to mimic the weave of Italian cashmere but also give off the vibe of one print popular in the ‘70s--paisley. Here are bracelets from the collection in white, yellow and rose gold.
New earrings in the Gourmette collection
Rock & Diamonds was another new collection Coin debuted at the show, though it is currently exclusive to Neiman Marcus. Shown here are six Rock & Diamonds rings in 18-karat white and rose gold with diamonds. Retail prices (for those items for which pricing is available) range from $4,700 to $8,900.
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