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Wonderfully audacious

Living flowers, coloured mushrooms, a bird from the topiary garden, the Cheshire cat and the jabberwocky dragon. Sound familiar? Probably not if youre a jewellery expert, as one of Sterns most flamboyant collections was inspired by Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland and made in collaboration with Disney. How did the collection come to be? Anouk wants to know. Roberto explains: After a detailed study of Alices universe, our designers decided that the films underworld and its gothic mood would be our source of inspiration. Moving away from the obvious, well-known characters, we chose natural elements and spectacular creatures to give shape to five rings that follow the intrinsic organic forms to the creative DNA of the brand. We developed the pieces by starting from the natural elements, brought to the jewels with tremendous detail and demanding intricate workmanship and incredible patience. Dozens of versions were made before we reached the final result. Anouk: I have seen the rings. Theyre rings unlike I have ever seen before. Roberto: That is exactly what we wanted to achieve. In the film, Alice changes size several times, and so there are two sizes of ring: human dimension and extraordinary dimension. The latter really are remarkable enormous sculptures that go beyond anything known in terms of jewellery, measuring 10 cm in height. Yet, in our humble opinion, no more extraordinary than merely having the idea in the first place. How many times have you said to yourself I could have invented that? Fact is, it never was you. Its the pioneers out there that shape our worlds.

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