We all know how successful architects are in the fashion world. In this sense, the first one that comes to mind is undoubtedly Gianfranco Ferré. In fact, the famous “stylist-architect”, whom we know mostly with ready-to-wear and couture collections, after graduating from the Politecnico architecture department in 1969, achieved his first significant success in jewelry and accessory design.
Foundation Ferré has been organizing “Gianfranco Ferré. With the exhibition titled Under Another Light: Jewels and Ornaments ”, Gianfranco Ferré: Jewelry and Accessories sheds light on this unfamiliar aspect of the designer.
Ferre in Turin The exhibition, which opened at the Palazzo Madama museum in Turin on October 12, consists of about two hundred jewels and objects. Each piece has been carefully selected from the fashion show of 1980s and 2007.
The minimal building consisting of interesting iron and glass in the exhibition area is designed to give the designs a beauty as if it came out of an imaginary world.
The DNA of luxury The aim of the exhibition is, for the first time, to underline the creative perspective of the stylist in jewelry design. The accessories on display are a reflection of Ferré’s deep research on form and material. Meticulous and careful work, especially in the field of materials, is undoubtedly one of the most important secrets that carries the success of the fashion designer.
As the exhibition curator Francesca Alfano Miglietti stated: “Ferré creates a free space in his personal connotations by evaluating every object according to the concept system. For this reason, we can observe on the accessories that materials such as leather and iron, copper and bronze, as well as bright stones, soft and smooth seashells, painted boards, Murano glasses, Retro ceramics, Swarovski crystals. “
In fact, as the fashion designer himself stated:
“One of the most important stages in my design process, including accessories, is the research phase. Whether it is the charm of precious stones or the glow of the purest crystals, it is in my nature to set off from a unique precious effect. A situation that exists in the DNA of genuine luxury.”
Ferré continues, ”The research process also matches the inner taste I have received from experimentation. I like to re-make sense of “poor” materials such as straw, raffia, wood, leather, net, which have been outside the jewelry culture historically, or materials such as iron, bronze, copper, plexiglass, resin or glass adhesive belonging to the industrial culture. Using the material in this way plays an indispensable role in loading a newer and richer meaning to luxury. A more nuanced and motivating method for me ”
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