ALICE CICOLINI (B. 1973)

British jeweler Alice Cicolini is renowned as much for her masterful enameled creations as she is for her storytelling. These two elements make Cicolini’s jewelry unparalleled. Cicolini famously collaborates on her jewelry with Kamal Kumar Meenakar, one of the last Jaipuri meenakari (also known as champlevé enamel) trained in the enamel traditions of Persia. Inspired by the sacred architecture and patterns of the Silk Route, Cicolini aims to keep the meenakari traditions alive through her work.

Her role as the former Director Arts & Culture for the British Council in India has allowed her to maintain a close relationship with Indian craft and design. Cicolini uses the finest hand carvers in Jaipur for her ebony creations as well as local London goldsmiths working with fair-trade gold for some of her more modern pieces. She is a highly regarded author, curator, and arts administrator. Cicolini's work has been featured in seminal publications such as Masters of Modern Jewellery by Joanna Hardy, Drawing Jewels for Fashion by Carol Woolton, The New Jewellers by Olivier Dupon, Coveted by Melanie Grant, and Bejewelled: The World of Ethical Jewelry by Kyle Roderick.