Roberto Faraone Mennella

Roberto Faraone Mennella is a New York City based fine jewelry designer.

Personal life

Roberto Faraone Mennella was born and raised in the XVIII family estate in Torre del Greco, Italy, a town just south of Naples.[1]

After graduating from high school, Faraone Mennella attended law school in Italy at the University of Naples Federico II. Afterwards he moved to New York City to acquire a degree in Design Marketing at Parsons The New School for Design.[2]

Career

In 2001, Faraone Mennella partnered with his long-time childhood friend, Amedeo Scognamiglio, to create a fine jewelry line called Faraone Mennella by R.F.M.A.S. Group.[3] The designer duo created a line that brings together the quality and craftsmanship of fine Italian jewelry to the world of fashion accessories.

After being prominently featured in the television show, Sex and the City, Faraone Mennella was featured as the cover story of WWD, which got the attention of retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.[4] They began to carry their line immediately after. In 2004, the designer duo started a 5-year collaboration with Carolina Herrera.[5] They designed for fashion house a collection of one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by her couture gowns. Due to the success of the collaboration, the design duo launched next year Faraone Mennella Couture Collection.

In 2006, the designers launched AMEDEO, a collection of contemporary jewelry featuring modern cameos, dedicated to Scognamiglio's family heritage in the Italian cameo artistry .[6]

In 2013, the Italian designer duo launched a fashion jewelry diffusion line designed and sold exclusively on Home Shopping Network in the United States and on QVC internationally.

Today, the Faraone Mennella and Amedeo collections have been featured in Vogue, Elle, The New York Times, W Magazine, V Magazine, Town and Country, Style.com, and Departures, and have been carried by Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Harrods, Net-a-Porter, and Moda Operandi.[7] Their flagship boutique is located in the Upper East Side of New York City and their other locations are in and in London, Porto Cervo, and Capri.[8] Besides Sex and the City, pieces from Faraone Mennella and Amedeo have been featured in Devil Wears Prada, Gossip Girl, Will & Grace, Wall Street, It's Complicated.

Awards

  • 2006 Rising Star Award by Fashion Group International[9]
  • 2007 TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Designers in their Field[10]
  • 2017 the “Andrea Palladio Award” by the Vicenza Oro fair for “Best Italian Jewelry Designer”

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Faraone Mennella. Faraone Mennella. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "RE:D Notes Late Summer 2008". Parsons New School for Design. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Tim, Teeman (Summer 2013). "Italian Dreams" (Issue 8). Baku. Conde Nast.
  4. ↑ "Patricia Field: 'Sex And The City is a religion'". Telegraph. Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "The First Years". Faraone Mennella. Faraone Mennella. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Amedeo Sconamiglio". Amedeo NYC. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Meeting Faraone Mennella". Vogue. Vogue. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Turra, Alessandra (3 June 2012). "Faraone Mennella Opens in Capri". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fashion Group International". Fashion Group International.
  10. ↑ Kroll, Betsey (April 13, 2007). "The Style & Design 100". Time Inc. TIME 100. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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