A studio of three in Vicenza, making jewelry the way you would make a small sculpture.
Started at a sculptor's bench
NODO began in 2021, when Livia Marchetti, who trained as a sculptor in Venice and spent ten years casting bronzes for other artists, started carving forms small enough to wear.
She kept the method she knew. Every piece is modelled in wax at full size, by hand, and cast by the lost-wax process. The forms are soft and slightly irregular because that is what wax and fingers make.
We release very little. Acqua Ferma is five pieces, and it will stay five pieces.
One room, two streets from the foundry
Our studio is a ground-floor room in the old centre of Vicenza, a city of goldsmiths. The foundry that casts our pieces is two streets away, run by the same family since 1962.
Carving, finishing, polishing and packing all happen in that room. You are welcome to visit; write to us first.
Silver underneath, gold on top
Every piece has a body of recycled 925 sterling silver, refined in Italy.
Gold pieces are finished in 18k gold vermeil: 3 µm of gold, several times the thickness of ordinary plating. When it wears, after years rather than months, we replate it in the studio.
Boxes are travertine-grey recycled board, with a cotton pouch and a polishing cloth. No plastic.
From wax to metal
Carve
Modelled by hand in jeweller's wax, at full size.
Cast
Lost-wax casting in recycled silver, in Vicenza.
Finish
Filed, sanded and polished by hand on cotton.
Plate
3 µm of 18k gold for the vermeil pieces.
Shipping, care and sizing
Questions about a piece, a size or a repair: write to studio@nodo.example.
Shipping & returns
Complimentary insured shipping within the EU, 2–4 working days. Worldwide from €25. Returns within 30 days, unworn and in the original box. Every piece arrives in a travertine-grey box with a cotton pouch.
Care & repairs
Polish with the cotton cloth that comes with every piece. Keep it away from perfume, chlorine and the sea — yes, even this one. Vermeil can be replated in our studio after a few years of wear.
Sizing
Wrap a strip of paper around the base of the finger, mark where it meets, and measure in millimetres. That length is your EU size (52 = 52 mm). Between sizes, choose the larger. Free resizing within 30 days.