Nudo holds a special place in the history of Pomellato, For Stephane Gerschel, Global Brand Managing Director,This is the collection that took Pomellato from a family-owned 'big jewelry store' in Milan to a renowned jewelry house, as it was the first collection that was repeated. The House was 34 years old in 2001, the year Nudo was launched. In the beginning, the collection consisted of a few rings made of aquamarine iolite, garnet, peridot, and red tourmaline, stones that were then very rarely used in jewelry, even today, even still. That was the first transgression. With its invisible setting, square cut, and 57-faceted colored, stones, Nudo also surprised clients with its modern, iconoclastic style. Thanks to the expertise of Casa Pomellato's master goldsmiths, the stones appeared to be in their natural state, as if they were nude. It was an an instant success. What was designed to be a small collection became a bestseller, establishing Pomellato as a specialist in colored stones. This reputation has been maintained over the years by advertisements or the emblematic wearing by famous names such as Cate Blanchett, Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Ferragni, Tiffany Haddish, Salma Hayek, and Tilda Swinton.

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