silver. The material also can be colored with 18k yellow or rose gold. The individual designs are one part modern luxury, one part Italian flair. While many of the
pieces are ideal for those who love a big look, the line also offers smaller scale designs to keep the collection open to all.
PHILANTHROPY
Luzzi is sincere in his devotion to giving back, a practice evidenced in the non-profit organization he co-founded in 2011 — Pietro Taricone Onlus. The organization was created to benefit the people and culture of Mustang, a Tibetan village in the Himalayan Mountains. It's named for Luzzi's late friend, Pietro Taricone, an adventurer who fell in love with the people and culture of Mustang. Taricone's wife is co-founder as well. Mustang's isolation has preserved a way of life rarely witnessed today. Villagers travel by foot or horse with no roads connecting them to the "modern" world. Luzzi
describes it as "perhaps the last place where one may redis- cover the real Tibet and its immense culture;" a place "to view the world as it was before wars, revolutions, natural disasters and modern advancements." The flip side, however, is the village is marked by poverty:
healthcare facilities are almost non-existent, infant mortal- ity and malnutrition rates are high and education levels are low; 80% of the population here is illiterate. Taricone's life goal was to help preserve the Tibetan village and improve the quality of life for the future of its people. Pietro Taricone Onlus was created to carry out Taricone's goal. To learn more about the non-profit, visit
www.pietrotaricone-onlus.org. The U.S. distribution for Adami & Martucci is being
handled by the Abbiamo Group, a specialized group of marketing and sales consultants who are focused experts in the fine and fashion jewelry business. Among their most recent jewelry line successes are Hellmuth, Rebecca, Rosato, and Calgaro. Abbiamo Group can be reached at infousa@adamimartucci.com or 818.394.7000.
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