MilliOnAir | Exclusive
By Co-Director Marcella Martinelli
John-Paul Pietrus introduces Francis de Lara, the world’s first fine jewellery-eyewear house.
Francis de Lara birthed from a sabbatical of intensive study Pietrus performed at the
renowned school of jewellery, Metallo Nobile, in Florence, Italy.
The pieces are patiently handmade and unique, from precious metals and gems, and take over 250 to 400 hours to make, individually. The first collection, ‘Ribbons and Serpents’, consists of pieces formed from 24kt gold, sterling silver, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and amethysts, along with accents of precious ebony. All materials are ethically sourced.
Francis de Lara harks back to jewellery of the Renaissance era, but in the unexpected and delightful form of eyewear, which did not exist at that time. The eyewear can be used in the day with dark-tinted lenses, or as ‘evening glasses’, with a whisper of a lens-tint, for the woman who likes to stand out from the crowd in, say, a tuxedo suit and a pair of stunning Francis de Lara jewellery-eyewear.