Managed today by Davide and Stefano Staurino, the third generation of the Staurino family, Staurino Fratelli, was established in the Sixties in the northern Italian city of Valenza Po.

In this forty-year span, this family-run company has consistently updated its designs according to the trends and preferences of each decade. The Seventies were marked by stylised creations in yellow gold; the Eighties saw more daring, bolder designs, which led to the company’s expansion abroad; and in the Nineties the focus was on elegant, clean-cut lines and shapes. In this new century, Davide and Stefano Staurino’s challenge is to continue to innovate, attract and surprise with their exclusive and original women’s jewellery, as well as a limited collection of mainly cufflinks for men.

Staurino Fratelli has always been characterized by its combination of traditional craftsmanship with con-temporary design and technology so as to create elegant, timeless, state-of-the-art pieces of jewellery, including necklaces, earrings and rings, using the purest of gems and paying the utmost attention to detail. Handcrafted white and yellow gold and precious gems such as rubies, emeralds, topaz and multi-coloured sapphires and diamonds are subtly transformed into a spectacular festival of colours, forms and light.

The collections are as unexpected as are some of their names, and there is something for everyone and for every occasion – from the “Prêt à Porter” casual jewellery for daily wear to dazzling, sophisticated “Haute joaillerie” tailor-made pieces for the most glamorous of events.

The Nature collection, inspired by one of the Staurino family’s favourite themes, includes delicate hairpins-cum-brooches in the shapes of exquisite diamond pavé butterflies and dragonflies, which incorporate a mechanism enabling their wings to move. By contrast, the more chunky Oversize collection speaks for itself, as it personifies exaggeration, irregularity and opulence for the woman who wants it all.

The geometric Tartan collection is yet another example of the originality of the jewellery on offer. This attractive replica of the timeless, traditional fabric of the same name was designed with the decisive and romantic woman in mind. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires are woven onto white gold giving the impression of strands of coloured wool.

As for the pure, linear Spaghetti collection, its wide range of creations is based on minimalist forms and designs and is a blend of sophistication and originality.

Although the family’s main line of work has always been jewellery, in 2001, Davide and Stefano Staurino took on a new exciting challenge: to develop a unisex wristwatch – the Staurino Timepieces – in keeping with the company’s high standards, style and philosophy. The sophisticated Swiss Made annual collections they have since come up with are recognized as technological feats and are sought after by fashionable men and women alike.

Staurino Fratelli’s fashion conscious outlook has led the company to participate in a number of shows. In 2004, in Rome, their jewellery was worn on the catwalks of the haute couture fashion shows by Italian designer Raffaella Curiel.

Staurino Fratelli has sales outlets in a number of Italian cities, the USA, Mexico, South Africa and several European, Asian and Middle Eastern countries.

STAURINO FRATELLI
Via B. Cellini, 2315048 Valenza
Italy
Tel. + 39 0131 943137Fax + 39 0131 952908
www.staurinofratelli.com