Roberto Faraone Mennella
Roberto Faraone Mennella (25 September 1971 – 4 June 2020) was an Italian fine
Personal life
Mennella was born and raised on his family estate in Torre del Greco, a town just south of Naples.[1][2]
After graduating from high school, Faraone Mennella attended law school in Italy at the
Mennella was openly gay, and was in a relationship with Amedeo Scognamiglio, who was also his business partner.[1]
Mennella died from cancer in Torre del Greco on 4 June 2020 at age 48.[1]
Career
In 2001, Mennella and Scognamiglio launched a fine jewelry line called Faraone Mennella by R.F.M.A.S. Group.[4]
After being prominently featured in the television show, Sex and the City, a profile of Faraone Mennella was featured as the cover story of WWD, which got the attention of retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.[5] The stores began to carry the designer's line immediately thereafter. In 2004, the designer duo started a 5-year collaboration with
In 2006, the designers launched AMEDEO, a collection of contemporary jewelry featuring modern cameos, dedicated to the Scognamiglio's family heritage of Italian cameo artistry .[7]
In 2013, the Italian designer duo launched a fashion jewelry
The Faraone Mennella and Amedeo collections have been featured in
Awards
- 2006 Rising Star Award by Fashion Group International[10]
- 2007 TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential Designers in their Field[11]
- 2017 the "Andrea Palladio Award" by the Vicenza Oro fair for "Best Italian Jewelry Designer"
References
- ^ a b c Trebay, Guy (10 June 2020). "Roberto Faraone Mennella, Jewelry Innovator, Is Dead at 48". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Faraone Mennella. Faraone Mennella. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "RE:D Notes Late Summer 2008". Parsons New School for Design. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ Tim, Teeman (Summer 2013). "Italian Dreams". Baku. No. 8. p. 22 – via Issuu.
- ^ "Patricia Field: 'Sex And The City is a religion'". Telegraph. Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "The First Years". Faraone Mennella. Faraone Mennella. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Amedeo Sconamiglio". Amedeo NYC. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Meeting Faraone Mennella". Vogue. Vogue. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Turra, Alessandra (3 June 2012). "Faraone Mennella Opens in Capri". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Fashion Group International". Fashion Group International.
- ^ Kroll, Betsey (13 April 2007). "The Style & Design 100". Time Inc. TIME 100. Retrieved 20 May 2015.