annalisa cervi

Born in Valenza, Italy, also named the golden city, Annalisa spent her childhood surrounded by art, beautiful jewelry, and gemstones, and a culturally rich and sophisticated environment, being the third generation of a jewelers family. She grew up in the countryside, immersed in the beauty of the nature of her splendid family house, located in the... Monferrato area, one of the most important wine districts of Italy, also renowned for the strong literacy tradition, the beautiful castles, and historical sites. Besides jewelry, horses were Annalisas family passion. At the age of three, she started to learn horseback riding trained by her dad and her older brother. Soon she discovered also a great passion and talent for dance. Since a very early age she loved to follow her dad into his workshop and observe him while he was creating his wonderful jewels, she was fascinated by everything around her; the stones colors, the technique, and tools used but mostly the precision and search of perfection in her dads crafts. Her talent as designer was shown since she was very little, she used to spend hours drawing, particularly outfits for her dolls and then, helped by her Mom, which was a very talented and renowned shoe designer and maker, Annalisa learned how to realize her little creations. Jewelry, fashion, art, culture, elegance, and sophistication, were the symphony of elements in Annalisas surrounding heritage. Her strong desire to express her creativity and the passion for the art of jewelry grew even more after she enrolled at the Valenzas Institute of Art B. Cellini and started working after school in her brothers workshop as designer and wax carver. Her talent was noted during the school years and she graduated with special merits, receiving a job offer for the position as junior designer from Damiani, one of the most famous Italian jewelry brands, right after college. Annalisa accepted the position but also continued in parallel her study of Architecture and Interior Design at the University of Turin. Annalisas ...Read More