OTS - Tiffany's star jewelry designer and philanthropist Elsa Peretti dies in Spain (part 2)
2021. March 22. 08:30
Zurich, 22 March, 2021 (APA/OTS) -
Sant Martí Vell, her Catalan refuge
The small village of Sant Martí Vell in Catalonia was always
close to her heart. In 1968, she bought a mustard-yellow house
there, which she lovingly restored over the next ten years and
which had become her preferred residency over the past few years.
While living abroad, she subsequently had entire segments of the
village restored, acquiring and preserving further buildings
including the church, and supporting the excavation of Roman ruins
and the archiving of the village's history. She also established a
working vineyard, which has marketed fine wines under the Eccocivi
label since 2008.
She promoted the visual arts and fostered the consolidation,
protection and dissemination of the historical, artistic, cultural,
architectural and craft heritage of Catalonia. In 2013, Elsa
Peretti was the first non-Catalan person to be awarded the National
Culture Award by the National Council for Culture and the Arts
(CoNCA).
Picture is available at AP Images (http://www.apimages.com)
For further information / photographs, please contact:
Elsa Peretti Holding AG
Dufourstrasse 90
8008 Zurich
moosmann@elsaperetti.com
A few things people have said about Elsa Peretti:
She is one of the greatest jewelry designers of the 20th
century and has taken us beyond the realm of commercial success
into design history. She is a halo for the entire brand." - Michael
Kowalski former chairman and CEO of Tiffany and Co.
"Elsa brought out all these things-the bone bracelet I remember
best. Everything was so sensual, so sexy. I just loved it. It was
different from anything I'd ever seen, and I'd seen a lot. I've
only really worn #Peretti jewellery from then on." Liza Minnelli
talking about Elsa, Vanity Fair, August 2014.
"She looks at the thing, but she just doesn't look at it. She
touches it, she turns it around, back of it, front of it, side of
it. To really get to the object she is looking at, and that's what
comes through" Hiro talking about Elsa.
"She was the most unique, most wonderful, most chic woman I had
seen for years. With that men's hat and that marvelous gait... "
Joe Eula on Elsa - Vogue Italia , 1996.
"She doesn't come from one locked culture, it's all blended.
It's not American, it's not Europe, it's not Japanese, it's Elsa"
Hiro on Elsa from "Elsa Peretti 25 years Retrospective" 1999.
"We believe Elsa's work to be a continual testament to the
truth that great design transcends fashion, the heart of our
company philosophy. She is one of the greatest jewellery designers
of the 20th century and has taken us beyond the realm of commercial
success into design history. She is a halo for the entire brand" "
Elsa's work has a unique instinctive elemental magnetism. She is a
design genius" Michael Kowalski Former CEO of Tiffany and Co from
an interview for How to Spend it
"In Japan they have an honor bestowed on extraordinary
individuals. If we were in Japan, and all over the world, Elsa
Peretti would have this honor. She would be considered an
international living treasure. I am in awe of Elsa - I always have
been because she possesses the very rare combination of the most
individual chic made even more individual by her simplicity,
kindness, and startling vision. She is a woman who has assisted in
creating a new notion of beauty for the rest." Ralph Rucci,
couturier, Lampoon Magazine, Maggio 2020.
"Elsa brought a new intensity, a new commitment, a new passion
to our focus of design" Mike Kowalski From "Elsa Peretti 25 years
Retrospective" 1999.
"She'll notice someone's shoes. She notices something in a
corner that you know, most people wouldn't notice, and she'll pick
up on it and say: "Well isn't this beautiful? Look at this" …you
know. She makes you see things." Liz Franceschini, from "Elsa
Peretti 25 years Retrospective" 1999.
"All of us at Tiffany feel a deep sense of loyalty to Elsa and
she's always returned that loyalty." William Chaney, From "Elsa
Peretti 25 years Retrospective" 1999.
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