Misani

Ivo (1938-1993). Creator of unusual jewelry, both in terms of shapes and materials. He debuted in Milan in the 1960s, but made a name for himself as the creator of cult objects in the 1980s, when wearing a Misani creation became an irrefutable badge of style for women and teenagers who were sensitive to the dictates of fashion. His need to experiment led him to use stones, leather, and crystals, and to introduce surprising stones such as baddelite — of natural origins but treated artificially in order to obtain unusual colors and dimensions — or Plexiglas, combining it with yellow gold and precious or semi-precious stones in revolutionary compositions. He was intellectually open to avant-garde innovation and an attentive observer of trends in art and fashion. He was attracted to informal, neo-tribal and primitivist tastes. Drawn towards the sculptural dimension of jewelry, he gave life to forms that were sometimes full of Baroque exuberance, sometimes vigorously essential. After his death, production was continued thanks to the help of his wife Susan Mirsani. Mirsani collections, made by Orosette, are distributed all across Europe, the United States, and Japan.