Caterina Murino She is a child of Sardinia; she is a stunning Mediterranean woman who has turned the heads of James Bond in Casino Royale. After a rich career as an actress, she has embarked on creating jewelry.
Esprit Joaillerie is pleased to introduce you to its creative universe.
Caterina Murino © Esprit Joaillerie
What is your favorite stone?
Sapphire. I was lucky enough to bring back a star sapphire on a trip to Sri Lanka; I can’t get it out of my mind. I had it mounted for one of my creations by a Sardinian craftsman.
A piece of jewelry that makes you dream?
My mother's engagement ring, a ring from a Russian jeweler Ilgiz Fazulzyanov embellished with enamel and beads.
What gave you the passion for jewelry?
Jewelry tells a story and that’s what I like. The story of the stone, the making of the jewelry, and the occasion on which this jewelry was given…
It is for this reason that I want my jewelry to tell a story; it is important to me.
At first, it was the jewelry that my mother received that intrigued me.
Indeed, why have people been fighting over stones since time immemorial, while others go to find them in distant lands?
What is this strange power of stones that sometimes drives those who covet them mad?
There is also the energy component of the stones, which have passed from hand to hand; that fascinates me.
The stones have incredible strength.
Caterina Murino Jewellery © Caterina Murino
One place that inspires you?
Sardinia!
Because it is such a rich land.
A book you haven’t forgotten?
Shantaram by Gregory David Robert. It is the initiation journey of an Australian in India who drifts into delinquency. He commits robberies with a fake pistol. »Gentleman Bandit», arrested, he escapes and leads a fugitive life in Bombay.
© Giovanni DeSandre
Courtesy of the video clip of Andrea Bocelli’s «Moon River» («Cinema» CD+DVD, Sugar/Universal 2016)
Your favorite music?
Andrea Bocelli, Moon River.
What inspires your jewelry?
It should be noted that before each creation, I draw the jewelry. But the most important thing for me is to continue telling my Sardinian legends through my jewelry.
Thus, my favorite legend is that of the «Domus de Janas» (The Houses of the Fairies). These are astonishing little caves carved into the rock and populated with Janas (Fairies). This very ancient legend inspires my next collection. Rural fairy.
Caterina Murino Jewellery
Coral, Gold
© Alida Vanni
© Alida Vanni
Thank you Caterina for showing us the importance of roots and culture in creation.
Your jewelry is presented at the exhibition Journey through the mirrors of Line Vautrin to Caterina Murino, Charraudeau Gallery from January 15 to 28, 2017.
Galerie Charraudeau
4 rue Bonaparte 75006 Paris
