Luxury Italian jewellery brand Pomellato has expanded its international presence with the opening of a flagship boutique in London. Located on New Bond Street, the heart of London’s prestigious jewellery street, the new Pomellto store nods to its heritage and new home in England. Originally founded in Milan in 1967, Pomellato blends impeccable Italian craftsmanship…
Farfetch becomes latest online platform to invest in high-end jewellery
Fashion platform Farfetch has joined Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter to become the latest online luxury department store to launch a service for high-end jewellery and watches. The ecommerce fine jewellery marketplace site has launched today (May 9) with a smaller selection than its longer-established rivals, but a starting strong line-up with exclusive pieces from Chopard,…
Kering appoints Sabina Belli as Pomellato Group CEO
Kering has announced the appointment of Sabina Belli as chief executive officer of the Pomellato group, effective immediately. In her new role within the Pomellato Group, which comprises the Italian luxury jewellery brands Pomellato and Dodo, Belli will report to Albert Bensoussan, chief executive officer of Kering ‘Luxury – Watches & Jewellery’ division. Andrea Morante,…
Dodo reopens Paris flagship with dramatic new look
Designer Paola Navone says shop design will stimulate the imagination. Dodo has reopened its Paris flagship with a brand new store design concept. Dodo originally moved onto the Rue Saint-Honoré in 2006, which at the time was the brand’s first store outside of Italy. The look of the newly revamped flagship has been masterminded by…
Kering restructures to focus on luxury goods
Luxury jewellery division introduced to support brand development. Luxury conglomerate Kering, that controls jewellery brands Boucheron, Pomellato and Dodo, has announced plans to focus its efforts on luxury goods by setting up a luxury watches and jewellery division, reporting to chairman François-Henri Pinault. The move has been devised to foster the continuing expansion of Kering’s…
Kering acquires Pomellato & plots global expansion
Group to drive brand’s growth; Andrea Morante remains CEO. Italian jewellery brand Pomellato and its sister brand Dodo have been acquired by luxury goods group Kering, formerly PPR, with Kering already describing its ambitious plans for the Pomellato group. The announcement was made yesterday following rumours of ongoing and long-term talks between the two companies.…
PPR eyeing Pomellato in £302m takeover
Luxury group rumoured to be frontrunner in Italian brand acquisition. Luxury goods group PPR – the owner of Boucheron – is reportedly in the running to acquire Italian jewellery brand Pomellato. PPR is rumoured to be close to sealing the takeover, valuing Pomellato at $455 million (£302m), or 15 times the company’s earnings before EBITDA,…
RED CARPET: BAFTAs 2012
Jewels by Bulgari, Chopard and Cartier hit the red carpet last night.
Tilda Swinton models for Pomellato ad campaign
Star promotes Italian brands M’ama Non M’ama range of stacking rings. Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton has been signed as the face of Italian jewellery brand Pomellato. The actress has been filmed in an ad for the brand promoting its M’ama Non M’ama range of colourful stacking rings. The ad shows Swinton in the countryside picking…
Watch Tilda Swinton model for Pomellato
Swinton poses in countryside in new campaign for Italian brand.
