Whom You Know: MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Alberto Bossi, Jeweler

Friday, March 6, 2009

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Alberto Bossi, Jeweler

ALBERTO BOSSI WAS BORN IN A RURAL AREA OF NORTHERN ITALY. THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE AND THE SIMPLE FOCUS ON QUALITY OF LIFE HAS ALWAYS SERVED AS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR HIS LIFE AND WORK.

HIS PASSION FOR BEAUTY AND HIS INNATE CURIOSITY, WHICH WERE EVIDENT AT AN EARLY AGE, NATURALLY LED HIM TO THE ARTS. AND HE BEGAN HIS JOURNEY AS A JEWELER WHILE STILL IN HIS TEENS.

SCHOOLED IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER AS APPRENTICE FIRST, MR. BOSSI THOUGHTFULLY AND PATIENTLY ACQUIRED THE KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILL TO BECOME A MASTER JEWELER. NO SHORT CUTS, NO COPYING OF DESIGNS, BUT RATHER HIS WORK PAYS HOMAGE TO HIS BACKGROUND AND MASTER TRAINING.

HIS WORK TO THIS DAY RETAINS THE VALUES OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO HIM: NATURE, FOCUS ON QUALITY, AND A REVERENCE TO TRADITION. HAVING WORKED FOR IMPORTANT JEWELRY MAKERS IN BOTH ITALY AND NEW YORK, NEW YORK, MR. BOSSI IS NOW PLEASED TO DESIGN, CREATE AND REPRESENT HIS WORK THROUGH HIS OWN COMPANY. PEACHY DEEGAN RECENTLY CHATTED WITH ALBERTO BOSSI...

Peachy Deegan: Where did you first design jewelry?
Alberto Bossi: In Italy, Varese, the city I was born. I was introduced to the jewelry world by accident. I took a summer job when I was 16 and I kept it for 10 years.

What kind of jewelry is your favorite to create?
Strong pieces, statement pieces …still curvy and feminine. I use a lot of silver in my collections. I enjoy playing with it, like the brightness and the warmth of it

What brought you to Manhattan and how long have you been here?
The sense of freedom I felt the first time I visited empowered me, this was 15 years ago.

What is your favorite place to be in NYC?
In a Taxi

What is your favorite shop?
Florence butcher shop in Jones street, is fascinating to witness the mastery required to properly prepare a good veal chop. They are true artists.

What is your favorite drink?
At the end of a hard working day, I sit on the couch take of my shoes and relax with a glass of really good red wine. That’s my favorite drink.

What is your favorite restaurant?
IL Cantinori on 10th st. I like the flowers and Frank (the owner) …..and the food…..

What is your favorite NYC book?
Yellow pages.

What is your favorite thing to do in NYC that you can do nowhere else?
People watching, I like to seat somewhere sipping coffee and watch people going by, is a visual orgasm.

What do you think is most underrated and overrated here?
Under. Stay home on Saturday night watching a movie with your lover. Over, title on business cards.

What else should Whom You Know readers know about you?
I like to indulge in what life brings to you.

Where is your jewelry available?
At www.albertobossi.com, also in boutiques in New York, Chicago and Europe.

Please see: alberto@albertobossi.com
phone 212 358 8019

Recent Testimonials by Brand Ambassadors on their Experience with Whom You Know

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"It was an honour to be chosen for Movers and Shakers by Peachy Deegan. The questions in the interview were intelligent and insightful and I thoroughly enjoyed answering them. The reaction to the interview has been overwhelmingly positive and has helped bring my art practice to a wider audience."
-Damien Flood, Internationally Acclaimed Artist
http://www.damienflood.ie/

"We were so fortunate to hit Peachy’s radar. Her review of our Warmies was spot-on and came at a great time in our company’s early history.
Peachy has such a strong relationship with her readers. She provides honest and real comments; she is truly a trusted source in a very large circle
of consumers."
-Scott Wehrs
President
Intelex U.S.A.
http://www.intelexusallc.com/

"We at Primola love working with Whom You Know and are proud to have been a highly-ranked Manhattan restaurant by Peachy Deegan since 2012, and are featured seasonally. We appreciate the fantastic work Peachy does highlighting our cuisine with her sublime writing style and the whole neighborhood of the Upper East side. Also, we are glad that she has started a Made in Italy column! If you have the opportunity to be considered for review, we'd highly recommend working with her."
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"
Peachy Deegan is a gem. She is wonderful to feature our Irish brands in 'Whom You Know'! The articles are beautifully and passionately presented, bringing products and brands to life, making both relevant and fun for her many faithful followers to read. I am immensely proud for our hand-crafted products to be included in this venue!"

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Bill Follett
President, Belleek Group North America
www.Belleek.com

"As you know from my past features, Peachy Deegan and I were in the same class at Boston College prior to either of us becoming entrepreneurs. When we played together on the BC Alumni softball team in Central Park years ago, she mentioned she could not find a great dentist in Manhattan and could often be found networking on her phone in the outfield hiding from the ball. She was my second patient ever in 2006 when I opened my dental practice; I was one of the first sponsors on Whom You Know and the first Mover and Shaker featured in 2009 and have worked with her continuously since. She's even talked her friends that are doctors into being my patients, and they subsequently send their hospital colleagues. I don't know anyone that is as great of a networker and writer as Peachy, nevermind that she is upstanding and always good for her word. Cosmopolitan Dental is so happy to be in the company of the caliber of major brands she works with today, and although she will tell you a million ways to get your teeth dirty between Peachy's Picks, Terrific Takeout and Peachy's Pantry, Peachy Deegan will tell you there is only one way to get your teeth clean!"
-Dr. Garo Nazarian, Founder and Owner of Cosmopolitan Dental
http://cosmopolitandental.com/