In the press
Press, books
and recognition
Those who have told the story of Vanni Pesciallo’s work, goldsmith and GIA gemmologist: from Swiss television to a jewellery design handbook, from the atelier in Balerna to the boutique in Locarno.
Leaf through the book
design handbook
Ticino Welcome
Il Quotidiano
artisans
Nine jewels, nine lessons
In her handbook for jewellery designers, Maria Grazia Rodi, lecturer at IED Milan where Vanni trained, uses his pieces to explain cuts, settings and materials.
Carbon and white gold wedding rings
With diamonds · chapter “Carbon”
Carbon Line Giro Pavé (wedding rings)“Swing” pendant
Carbon, 18 kt white gold, tourmaline and diamond
Round brilliant solitaire
White gold · chapter “Round shape”
“Reclined” ring
Cushion-cut sapphire and baguette diamonds
Tennis bracelets
18 kt gold, brilliant-cut diamonds in four-prong settings
Pink trilogy
Oval pink diamond and two pear-shaped stones, claw set
Rainbow
Riviera ring of coloured sapphires · chapter “Settings without bezels”
Rainbow Eternity (eternity ring)Pendant with coloured diamonds
Flush-set into the metal
Progettare gioielli – Designing Jewellery, Maria Grazia Rodi, Youcanprint 2025, Italian and English edition. Presented at IED Milan during Milano Jewelry Week on 17 October 2025. The book
Featured in the press and on television
RSI · Il Quotidiano
Oro che si impenna
With gold at record highs, Swiss television visits the Balerna workshop: how Vanni follows it every day and which alternatives he suggests, from 14 and 9 carat gold to titanium, steel and silver.
26 January 2026 Watch the report
Ticino Welcome N°84
Gioielli d’eccellenza tra scienza e design
An interview on GIA gemmology, natural and lab-grown diamonds and a craft carried out entirely in Ticino: from CAD design to casting, in the Balerna atelier.
December 2024 – February 2025 · pages 190–191 Read the magazine
Ticino Welcome N°80
Un atelier dove i sogni diventano realtà
A portrait of the Balerna atelier: Vanni’s training, bespoke jewellery and collaborations, from limited-edition watches to gold eyewear with Ottica Bistoletti.
December 2023 – February 2024 · pages 156–157 Read the magazineThe ABYSS campaign
The ABYSS collection photographed by Natalia Kandula, in a project with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU). Today the campaign is part of her portfolio, credited to Vanni.
The photographer’s portfolio
Chosen by the guardians of the craft
Michelangelo FoundationHomo Faber
Among the master artisans of the international Homo Faber guide, recommended by Métiers d’art Suisse, with an interview on training, ethics and teaching.
The profile
2019 – 2024European Artistic Crafts Days
From 2019 to 2024 the Balerna atelier took part in the Swiss programme of the European Artistic Crafts Days, with Métiers d’art Suisse.
The atelier
Gemological Institute of AmericaGIA gemmologist
A diploma from the world’s most authoritative school of gemmology, and a member of the Swiss Gemmological Society.
Our story
Istituto Europeo di DesignIED Milano
Where he trained as a designer. Today his jewels appear in the handbook IED uses to teach jewellery design.
Bespoke
Mendrisiotto Regional AgencyLAB OR
Among the projects supported by the Regional Development Agency in 2021: sustainable gold casting in Balerna.
The projectLAB OR
Fashion and ceremoniesVOG Lugano · tio.ch
Vanni’s jewels in VOG Lugano shoots at San Bernardino, Villa Argentina and Villa Castagnola, and his wedding rings featured on tio.ch in 2020.
The shootsThe articleA story told by others
Come and see them up close
At the Balerna atelier, where they are made, or at the Locarno boutique. By appointment, with Vanni.
White gold
Yellow gold
Rose gold
Platinum
Princess
Oval
Cushion
Pear
Asscher
Round brilliant
Heart
Emerald
Diamond
Black diamond
Ruby
Emerald
Sapphire
Coloured sapphires
Yellow sapphire
Pink sapphire
Solitaire
Pavé band
Halo
Trilogy
Steel
Carbon
Tantalum
