Giornate 01
Giornata I, brooch 2024 · Enamel, copper, silver
Verdaccio 01
Verdaccio, seven fragments 2023 · Enamel, copper, blackened silver
Intonaco 01
Intonaco, square block 2024 · Enamel, blackened silver
Sinopia 01
Sinopia with a hand 2023 · Enamel, copper, silver
Spolvero 01
Spolvero, an arm 2022 · Enamel, copper, silver chain
Lacuna 01
Lacuna, a face 2022 · Enamel, copper, silver
Arriccio 01
Arriccio, oval 2020 · Enamel, sand, blackened silver
Azzurrite 01
Azzurrite, round 2021 · Enamel, copper, gold leaf
Strappo 01
Strappo, three fragments 2025 · Enamel, copper, linen, blackened silver
Giornate 02
Giornata II, brooch 2024 · Enamel, copper, silver
Verdaccio 02
Verdaccio, long pendant 2023 · Enamel, copper, blackened silver
Intonaco 02
Intonaco, round 2024 · Enamel, blackened silver
Sinopia 02
Sinopia with a profile 2023 · Enamel, copper, silver
Spolvero 02
Spolvero, a profile 2022 · Enamel, copper, silver chain
Lacuna 02
Lacuna, a blue robe 2022 · Enamel, copper, silver
Arriccio 02
Arriccio, umber square 2020 · Enamel, sand, blackened silver
Azzurrite 02
Azzurrite, oval 2021 · Enamel, copper, gold leaf
Strappo 02
Strappo, one large 2025 · Enamel, copper, linen, blackened silver
Giornate 03
Giornata III, brooch 2024 · Enamel, copper, silver
Verdaccio 03
Verdaccio, collar of eleven 2023 · Enamel, copper, blackened silver
Intonaco 03
Intonaco, tall with ochre 2024 · Enamel, blackened silver
Sinopia 03
Sinopia with an arch 2023 · Enamel, copper, silver
Spolvero 03
Spolvero, arches 2022 · Enamel, copper, silver chain
Lacuna 03
Lacuna, a hand with a flower 2022 · Enamel, copper, silver
Arriccio 03
Arriccio, cone 2020 · Enamel, sand, blackened silver
Azzurrite 03
Azzurrite, lunette 2021 · Enamel, copper, gold leaf
Strappo 03
Strappo, five petals 2025 · Enamel, copper, linen, blackened silver

All ten series

Worn

The series

Nives Carraro at her bench in Portello, Padua
Fig. 1 - At the bench, Portello

Carraro, Nives (b. 1984, Padua) Art jeweler. I trained as a goldsmith, then spent four years in a fresco restorer's yard grinding pigments. Now I fire the same earths as enamel on copper, set them in blackened silver and make each piece once, in a studio in Portello.

See also Enamel Copper Blackened silver Fresco pigments Padua

Collections

Held in

2025
Hollis Museum of Decorative Arts Boston Lacuna, a halo
Lacuna, a halo
Lacuna, a halo
2024
Fondazione Rinaldi Milan Giornata III, brooch
Giornata III, brooch
Giornata III, brooch
2024
Museum of Applied Form Rotterdam Sinopia with a hand
Sinopia with a hand
Sinopia with a hand
2022
The Aldgate Collection London Azzurrite, lunette
Azzurrite, lunette
Azzurrite, lunette
2021
Kessler Foundation for the Crafts Zurich Arriccio, oval
Arriccio, oval
Arriccio, oval

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