The playful, fantastical feel of Delfina Delettrez’s jewelry transports its wearers into another universe. Now, thanks to an exhibition in Florence’s Galleria Antonella Villanov, visitors can experience the designer’s alternate world.
The show, “Delphinarium,” displays pieces from Delettrez’s 10 jewelry collections, including: Anatomik, My World, Roll-in-Stones, Love is in the Hair, and Metalphysics. The works are set against complimentary environments created specifically for the installation. A gold honeycomb necklace embellished with tiny bees sits atop a glass case filled with live ones flying about. Colorful rainforest frog rings cling to branches in a globe-shaped case. In another section, thick chokers accented with studs sit around busts covered with hair and outrageous wigs. A fourth area evokes a distinctly Surrealist feel with baubles of jeweled lips and wide eyes with pearl-tipped eyelashes.
The retrospective, on view through September 10, is the first for the 24-year-old Fendi heiress, who began designing jewelry five years ago.
Click on the slide show to view images from “Delphinarium”