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REPOSSI + STERLING RUBY

AN UNEXPECTED DIALOGUE BETWEEN HIGH JEWELRY AND CONTEMPORARY ART 

Repossi unveils a new collaboration with American-Dutch artist Sterling Ruby, one of
the most influential figures in contemporary art today.

The collaboration between Ruby’s multidisciplinary practice and Repossi’s avant-garde
approach to design & jewelry presents a limited edition brooch at the intersection
of sculpture and ornament. Where art meets fine jewelry at its highest peak.

I’ve long been drawn to Sterling’s work. His use of color, his aesthetic rigor, and his distinctive visual language have always resonated deeply with me. He embodies, to me, a kind of modern American minimalism evolved — a colorist with sharp conceptual depth whose work speaks poetically within the contemporary art scene.

Gaia Repossi



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For Gaia Repossi, Creative Director Limited Editions, the collaboration extends Repossi’s tradition of engaging with the art world. Following Repossi’s previous collaborations with iconic artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe, this new chapter reflects the House’s intellectual and artistic dimension and strong dialogue.

 

The result of this collaboration is more than a jewellery piece, it’s a shared vision, made tangible. The brooch is a constructivist object, meticulously translated into precious materials by Repossi and all the expertise of the Place Vendôme.

The brooch is informed by Ruby’s REIF series of wall-mounted relief sculptures, pieced together from salvaged wood, studio offcuts, and fragments of his late mother’s Pennsylvania barn.

The series nods to Constructivist traditions, transforming humble debris into compositions that oscillate between autobiographical craft and the utopian ambitions of early twentieth century abstraction.

 

Repossi + Sterling Ruby is an art-jewel.

Sculptural yet intimate, conceptual yet wearable —it holds within it a quiet poetic precision, born from the convergence of two worlds and two creative languages. More than a meeting of two disciplines, the collaboration is a celebration of precision, craftsmanship, mastery, and freedom of expression.

The brooch will be released in a limited edition, five pieces individually numbered, underscoring its rarity and collectible nature.

 

 

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