FEDERICA RETTORE
ABOUT:
Italian by birth and culture, Federica Rettore developed an international awareness in design while living some years in the U.S.A. during her youth.
In 1989, her sculpture “The Fall of Angels” represented the New Liberal Art Academy of Milan at the Liberal Art Student Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain.
In 1991 she graduated in Plastic Art Research at the New Liberal Art Academy of Milan under the guidance of Maestro Giovanni Colombo.
Her academy schooling was followed by years of practical jewelry design apprenticeship with some of the most renowned firms of this sector in Milan: Misani Jewelers, Donatella Pellini, where her technical competence and creative perception were sharpened to meet the competitive market challenge.
In 1994, she established her own company, Rettore s.a.s., to design and to produce her own line of jewelry.
Her creations are valued by demanding international upscale stores in New York, Beverly Hills, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Aspen, Vail. Federica’s creations are also sold in Japan, Puerto Rico and Hong Kong.
Many fashion and jewelry magazines have highlighted her jewelry collection, including Elle, Vogue (Italy, Germany, Spain, USA and Japan), Vogue Jewelry, and W magazine.
Federica has showcased her collection at specialty trade fairs: Couture Las Vegas (USA), in 2011 she won a Couture design award.
From 2005 through 2008, while designing her own collection and running her company, she also managed the design team of Gucci’s jewelry, reporting to Frida Giannini, Art Director of the fashion house Gucci.