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November 09, 2021

Brand Spotlight: Paul Morelli

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ewelry created by the House of Paul Morelli is infused with a sense of artistic curiosity and a deep appreciation for detail and craftsmanship. The House’s designer, Paul Morelli, has a flair for creativity and a passion for beauty that is rooted in his childhood. In the early 20th century, his parents built the country’s premier company for hand-made, high-quality costumes for the theater and opera, and Paul’s immersion in this world of resplendent fashion had an indelible mark on the artist’s worldview. After pursuing a college education in art, in the late 1970’s, Paul discovered jewelry making and began touring the legendary craft fairs across the country showcasing his burgeoning expertise and establishing his reputation as a pioneer in the designer fine jewelry movement of the time. Today, Paul’s prolific vision is expressed in each piece handmade in his Philadelphia-based atelier, which inhabits the same Walnut Street building that housed his parents theatrical garment business.

Meticulous attention to detail is a defining feature of the Paul Morelli fabrication process.

Meticulous attention to detail is a defining feature of the Paul Morelli fabrication process. Every piece is designed and produced in-house, with the strictest standards of quality criterion in place at each painstaking point of production. The designer credits a collaborative approach with his team of skilled craftsmen with the high-quality of the brand’s jewelry, and the aesthetic diversity revealed in the designs he’s produced over the course of his 30+ year career is characteristic of his ever-evolving imaginativeness. From classic silhouettes, to designs that reflect the current times, all of his jewelry has a shared commonality of excellence in materials used and precision in detail and workmanship.

 

The artist is as fastidious in the selection of the diamonds and gemstones with which he works as he is in the construction of his pieces. He utilizes only the finest quality stones in his work, often in daring and playful color combinations. His Wild Child flower cuff makes bold use of acrylic juxtaposed with a garden of diamonds and sapphire flowers set in 18k yellow gold, while monochrome sapphire floral earrings in that same collection are brought to life with a brilliant white diamond center. The Sequence collection is a stunning display of the House’s prowess in metallurgy, with orbits of gold clusters radiant on their own or with diamond details. The ornate pattern is mimicked in Sleeping Beauty turquoise with rubies and pearl orbs accented with diamonds.

Whether he’s inspired by an 18th century mathematician and astronomer, as with his Lagrange collection, named after the Italian Enlightenment Era’s Joseph-Louis Lagrange, or influenced by ancient temple bells and chimes as seen in his Meditation Belles collection, the House of Morelli continues to display an astonishing level of originality. An intensity of love for the artform fuels the ongoing direction of the brand, and the many loyal collectors of fine jewelry from the House of Paul Morelli recognize what an exquisite joy it is to wear this artist’s unique and distinctive expressions of creativity.

 

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