We started our day with The Fair...soooo many outstanding pieces of jewelry to choose from. The gold glistened in hues of sunshine yellow, the Bronze flirted with soft feminine pink tones and pearls, gems and diamonds rocked my world.
It was a sheer delight seeing so many beautiful things in one place. I'm not going to lie, my heart was pounding and could hardly focus! David and I looked through everything, searching for that perfect piece just for you.
After lunch, we headed over to Blu Oro factory, where Carlo met us.
A man that greets me with a tray full of jewelry is number one on my list!! You can see in his eyes how proud he is of his work. It was incredible!! The amount of hard work that each and every piece takes to make,,, one by one,, piece by piece,,, I even tried to satin finish an earring myself and let's just say, let's hope I don't lose my day job, because a jewelry creator I am not!!
I was soooo impressed with all the different steps that they have to take to make just one earring. Carlo said, "Antonella, each step must be taken slow and easy or a mistake will build up through the process and will clearly be seen in the end."This is where the gold is fired up:
This is where they flatten it into a workable unit. It's 18kt gold in this picture that is around 65 feet long!! You know I had my eyes on that!!
Then they pull it through another instrument to make it into a tube. Blu Oro is number one in the world for tubing because of all the processes the gold goes through, most of it by hand!!
It's all polished by hand too.
Then off to detailing it and quality assurance.
So much pride, time and effort goes into making these fabulous pieces for us!!
Of course I couldn't keep my hands off of anything! The finished product is admired and loved by everyone that worked on it. Highly skilled and deeply passionate about what they do.
WHY WOULD I BUY MY EARRING ANYWHERE ELSE!!
No matter what, life balance is the most important thing and family always comes first.
Here is Carlo with his son David. The love and respect is clearly there and easily seen in their eyes. Family first!
David giving his dad, Carlo, a nice big Italian kiss.
My mind is spinning from the work and way of life I saw today. Blu Oro is absolutely incredible in their workmanship and pride. Now I know why Carlo is always smiling,, he loves what he does!
After work, a lovely dinner with Carlo, Crew and Sara.
We even saw a dog enjoying a nice evening ride on his owners Vespa.
Back to our hotel to rest up for our shoots tomorrow.
Off to bed I go. Miss you!! More pics tomorrow. Xo