Fashion & Beauty

Journey of a Jeweler

A showcase of the renowned Brazilian jeweler’s work with artisans around the world, this elegant volume reveals how their ancient techniques play a starring role in her incomparable creations.

Furmanovich travels the globe, uncovering age-old crafts that become a foundation for her exquisite designs, which at their heart are traditional jewelry—rings, necklaces, pendants, brooches, and earrings—all crafted with precious stones, combined with wood marquetry and other nontraditional materials.

With fine jewelry taking pride of place, the collections featured in this book expand to include handbags, furniture, and smaller luxury home goods. Collaborations with artisans are at the heart of Furmanovich’s practice, and in recent years her curiosity has led her far and wide. She has explored miniature painting in India, discovered bamboo work in Japan, and witnessed intricate marquetry techniques in her native Brazil and a host of other traditional techniques from Central Asia to Southeast Asia. This book reveals her close relationships with these highly skilled makers and presents the resulting pieces, which hold a rare and special beauty.

About The Author

Silvia Furmanovich is jeweler based in Brazil and New York. Stellene Volandes is the editor-in-chief of Town & Country and the editorial director of Elle Decor. She is the author of two books on jewelry history. She lives in New York.

  • Publish Date: September 02, 2025
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Category: Design - Fashion & Accessories
  • Publisher: Rizzoli
  • Trim Size: 8-1/10 x 10-3/5
  • Pages: 256
  • US Price: $60.00
  • CDN Price: $80.00
  • ISBN: 978-0-8478-7560-3

Reviews

"And yet...does one really need fashion week when they have @rizzolibooks." — CARLA ROCKMORE

"The book’s seven chapters, she said, are personal in tone and have what she called a “scrapbook feel,” taking the reader through Amazonian forests, Japanese temples and palaces in India. “It’s about understanding a tradition, honoring it and then interpreting it in my own way,” she said." — THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL EDITION

"Journey of a Jeweler also covers Furmanovich’s close relationships with highly skilled makers she has found worldwide—she is based in both São Paulo and New York City—and presents the resulting pieces, which hold history yet feel timeless.Grant beautifully organizes Furmanovich’s observations about her work, creativity, and inspiration. Reading along, you feel like you are there with Furmanovich—and you also wish you could travel alongside her wherever she’s going next in the world.What also makes this book a must is its photography. There are pictures that, as Volandes notes, make you marvel at how Furmanovich could craft something so intricate and so gorgeous" — JCK MAGAZINE

"To celebrate her brand's 25 years, almost 100 pieces are on display at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, while a new book, Journey of a Jeweller, delves into Furmanovich's creative process and collaborative relationships with master artisans across the globe." — VANITY FAIR

"'Journey of a Jeweler' is a showcase of Furmanovich’s work and her collaborations with local artisans from around the world. The book is an inside look at the relationships between Furmanovich and these artisans, the brand said, and the rare beauty that emerged from them." — NATIONAL JEWELER

“I keep records of everything I see when I travel — bits of paper, flowers, photos, fabrics, woven beads,” the Brazilian jewelry designer Silvia Furmanovich said. “It’s all there, layered in my notebooks.” Many of those elements are in “Journey of a Jeweler,” a 256-page book scheduled to be published by Rizzoli on Sept. 2 that is part autobiography, part journal and celebrates Ms. Furmanovich’s 25 years in jewelry design and making. Stellene olandes, the editor in chief of Town & Country magazine and the editorial director of Elle Decor, wrote in the foreword: “Silvia’s work is testament to the beauty and joy and treasure of allowing a singular imagination to roam, widely and free.” By email, she added: “I remember the first time I saw the cuff Silvia designed after her trip across the Silk Road. I stared at it for a very long time trying to understand how it was even possible.” Ms. Furmanovich, who lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil, is known for her detailed marquetry pieces, her high jewelry collections featuring such unusual elements as takeami (bamboo weaving) and rare woods from the Amazon region, and for combining collectibles and craft pieces that she has found on her travels into her designs. “Traveling is when I come alive creatively,” she said in a recent interview. “Over time, these notebooks became the foundation for my creative work.'" — THE NEW YORK TIMES

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