Cast in stone

“I could spend hours looking inside a stone. You can see life inside. You can see a meadow or a wood, leaves; you can even feel the wind if you look carefully. There is a marvellous depth — a world inside”
LUCIA SILVESTRI

ucia Silvestri loves gemstones. The creative director and chief gems buyer for Italian luxury jeweller Bulgari has spent much of her 40-year career as a modern-day treasure hunter, seeking out the most radiant of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and glittering bijoux from far-flung corners of the globe to create some of the world’s most incredible jewellery. The way Silvestri