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Goldsmith-alchemist of Via San Niccolò — sculptural jewel-architecture in a museum-workshop.
Best for Wearable gothic sculpture.
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Jewelers & Silversmiths in Florence
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Florence's resin-jewel colorist since 1975 — bold costume jewelry loved by costume designers.
Best for Statement resin jewels.
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Florence jewelry atelier founded in 1993 by Ornella Aprosio, a former antique-costume restorer, who designs necklaces and earrings from Murano glass micro-beads and Bohemian crystal, made with about thirty artisans at her Via del Moro workshop.
Best for Glass-bead marvels.
Aprosio & Co. was founded in Florence in 1993 by Ornella Aprosio, who was born in Rome and began her career as an assistant editor at Vogue before working as a restorer of antique clothing, including 1920s evening gowns — work that gave her hands-on expertise in fine, complex beadwork. That restoration background shaped the atelier she later opened: jewelry built from Murano glass micro-beads, known in Italian as conteria, sourced from Venice, combined with Bohemian crystal beads from the Czech Republic. Aprosio designs necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and handbags worked into floral and figurative motifs, produced with a workshop of around thirty artisans rather than mass manufacture. The atelier operates from Florence, with new collections previewed each year in Paris alongside the ready-to-wear calendar, positioning the jewelry within a fashion context rather than as purely decorative craft. The beadwork technique — building dimensional, sculptural jewelry entirely from small glass and crystal spheres rather than metal settings — remains the atelier's defining signature and the basis for its inclusion among Florence's recognized artisan workshops.
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Florence jewelry shop on Via Lambertesca, between the Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi, operating since 1979; hand-crafts two lines - sea-themed 'Storie di Mare' pieces and Murano-glass 'Disegni di Luce.'
Best for Storie di Mare jewelry and Murano-glass Disegni di Luce in Florence
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Officine Nora is a shared jewellery studio and shop on Via dei Preti in Florence, established in 2014. Independent makers use its equipped benches and sell their jewellery, with the shop describing its pieces as handmade in Italy. Workshops and private lessons provide another way to engage with the studio, separate from buying a finished piece.
Best for Independent jewellery makers and goldsmith workshops in Florence
Officine Nora is a jewellery coworking studio and shop in Florence, bringing several independent makers into one working space. Margherita de Martino Norante developed the project after jewellery school and established its shared environment in 2014. The studio occupies a former precision-mechanics workshop, connecting its present work with the building's earlier practical use.
Makers can rent equipped benches, while shoppers can choose jewellery from the independent artists working within the project. The shop describes its pieces as handmade in Italy, rather than presenting a single designer's uniform collection. Different makers bring their own approaches, so the material and construction should be considered for the particular piece being bought.
Workshops and private lessons offer a separate reason to visit from buying a finished object. Identify the kind of experience you want before making an enquiry, since learning at a bench differs from browsing the shop. The published address is Via dei Preti in Florence, not a shopfront on Ponte Vecchio simply because jewellery is the subject.
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