New York designer launches jewellery collection in London

Celebrated New York-based jewellery designer Angela Tassoni will present her contemporary reinterpretation of vintage gems at a private London residence on May 14. Usually only the chicest residents of New York and Los Angeles have access to Tassoni’s beautiful designs at tea parties in Manhattan and Hollywood, but now fashionable Londoners will have the chance to own one of her crystal-beaded necklaces assembled using carefully sourced antique elements such as buckles and brooches.

Described by Italian Vogue as the ‘Queen of dark glam’, Tassoni’s designs are one-of-a-kind, making them the perfect gift from a lover, or to oneself.

Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Selma Blair and Tassoni’s Mother-in-law Joan Collins all own a Tassoni piece, unable to resist the combination of unique antique miniatures teamed with pearls, precious stones, gold, crystals and beads. According to Vogue even ‘Coco Chanel would approve…’

A childhood spent in Italy in a family of painters and designers, with regular visits to Venetian Palazzos and exposure to Italian art and culture, has infused Tassoni’s own craft with a Baroque sensibility. Arizona-born Tassoni embraced her Italian heritage, and after a period as a model and actress in Hollywood, found her creative outlet in the form of jewelry which represents a perfect marriage of old world Europe and new world modernism.

Valuable antique pieces such as a 19th Century French men’s clothing clip, a Jazz age butterfly pin or a kitsch Fifties brooch are sourced by Tassoni on her travels. These trips are often combined with the travels of Tassoni’s artist husband, Sacha Newley. Tassoni’s jewellery is stocked at Linda Dresner in New York, and Felt in London.

Find out more at Tassonijewelry.com.