Micromosaic carbon fibre bronze gold diamond bracelet by Vamgard

EDITOR'S REVIEW

• Maurizio Fioravanti, a jeweller whose contemporary micro mosaic jewels are so time-consuming to create that he produces a maximum of 10 each year
• Sold under the name Vamgard, a company he co-founded with Virginie Torroni, a Geneva-based gem dealer, Fioravanti combines old-world techniques with cutting-edge materials, including titanium and carbon fibre, creating masterpieces of such intricacy that it is difficult to tell they are micro mosaics at all
• Using tiny glass tesserae in myriad hues to “paint” his art works, coloured using unusual minerals collected on his travels, Fioravanti cuts the glass tesserae into different shapes and sizes to fit his designs, skilfully combining them to create sweeping gradations of colour that perfectly mimic the scales of a snake or the whorl of a snail’s shell
• Vamgard micro mosaic bracelet, designed as four arched plaques of carbon fibre embellished with bronze veining, each applied with a coiling snake micro mosaic