Spanish Jewelry House Carrera y Carrera

The history of the world-famous Spanish jewelry company "Carrera y Carrera" began on the quiet Madrid street of St. Isabella, where in 1885 a young diamond cutter Sattorio Carrera opened a small jewelry store. The store soon gained fame and popularity among the fashionistas of Madrid. But the real fame and name of the future Jewelry House "Carrera Y Carrera" associated with the son of Sattorio - Jose Esteban, who expressed a desire to continue his father's business. He went to Paris, where he studied jewelry from the best masters of France. In Paris, Jose Esteban became acquainted with the fashionable style in Europe at that time - Art Nouveua, expressive, dynamic, completely inconsistent with the prim tastes of his native Spain.

The ideas of depicting animals (flying horses, predatory lions, panthers) were so popular with the young jeweler from Madrid that this “animalistic” style will long become the hallmark and favorite theme of the jewelry company Carrera y Carrera. After X-A died. Carrera’s work of his life passed to his nephews, who proved to be talented jewelers and glorified the glorious name of jewelers outside Spain. Jewelry house "Carrera Y Carrera" becomes the favorite jewelry brand of the Spanish royal family. It was in the workshop of the Carrera brothers that the Sword of Victory, the embodiment of the Spanish monarchy, was forged and decorated with precious stones. This piece of jewelry is decorated with coats of arms and military symbols of all provinces of Spain.

Since 2001, "Carrera y Carrera" is among the five best jewelry houses in the world, and the current director of the company Manuel Carrera is called "Spanish Faberge". In addition to the symbol of this main holiday of Russian cinema - the stamp seal that adorns the neck of the chairman of the jury, the Spanish company provided jewelry to the stars and guests of the film festival at the opening and closing ceremony of the festival. Also, this jewelry house is the main partner of the Spanish film award "Goya" Famous American and European actors, influential people around the world order exclusive jewelry in "Carrera y Carrera". In the 50s, the company made jewelry for Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn. Jewelry of this company are Claudia Schiffer, Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffiths, Scarlett Johansson, Victoria Beckham. . Jewelry from the company’s collections, such as “Rose Garden”, “Butterfly Dance”, “Sun and Shadow”, are especially successful.

The tradition of thematic collections arose in the 60s of the last century, when Manuel Carrera decided to combine a series of jewelry with a single motif. The first such motif was the hands in the Bonadea collection. The masters of Carrera Y Carrera decided to make the basis of the first collection human hands - playing with diamonds, clutching pearls, hands on the clock dial. Since then, Carrera y Carrera has produced one collection after another, each time arousing admiration and amazement at the variety of new ideas.

Among the jewelry collections of the company, a special place is occupied by the Panther collection, in which the head of this animal is chosen as a symbol of strength and wisdom. The main motifs of the collection are not only animals, but also plants (vine, bamboo), flowers. So, in the collection of 2002, a rose appeared - its exquisite beauty and became a hallmark of new jewelry. Garden of Roses - this collection instantly became popular. Aristocratic and secular ladies, fashionistas of all continents are happy to try on jewelry from this collection.

All Carrera y Carrera products are hand-made and limited edition. Each decoration has its own personal number, emphasizing its individuality and by which you can determine the entire history of the creation of the decoration, from what collection it is and where it was purchased. The number and trademark - the two letters "C" and the convex letter "Y" connecting them - are applied to the inner surface of the ring, earrings and necklaces have this trademark on the clasp.

Products of some collections of the company have been loved and demanded by customers for several years, or even decades. Among them is the amazing collection of Butterfly Dance (Baile de Mariposas). The butterfly is a symbol of sophistication, grace, grace - the main image of this collection, made of white and yellow gold and precious stones - pomegranate, rock crystal, topaz. The collection Sol y Sombra (Sun and Shadow) uses round orange citrine "madera" surrounded by golden rays. In the hands of skilled craftsmen, it seems as if real little suns are lit. (For reference: citrine is a yellow variety of quartz, another name is golden topaz, Madera.) It is considered a stone of luck and positive mood.

Small editions were issued collections Vintage, Y (on the motif of the letter Y from the logo of the company "Carrera y Carrera"), AVA (the image of Ava Gardner, the legend of world cinema, inspired Spanish jewelers to create this collection). One of the most perfect collections of recent years, the Bambu Collection, is imbued with the spirit of Eastern philosophy and culture. Bamboo in Eastern countries represents luck, strength and flexibility. In this collection, jewellers once again demonstrated their talent and unique technology, in particular, the technique of fixing diamonds. Another collection inspired by the East - Taj Mahal - is dedicated to the legendary architectural structure of India - the Taj Mahal, the temple of Love and Beauty.

In the DeLuces collection, Spanish designers recreated luxurious decorative elements of the Torero costume in gold, diamonds and pearl. The collection is based on three lines - Ruedo, Pasadoble and Alamar. On the lace surface of pendants, bracelets, rings of this unique collection, you can distinguish the smallest details of gold braid embroidery, patterns that amaze with their complexity. And all this beauty competes with the magnificence and brilliance of jewelry gems. As already noted, this Jewelry House carried out and fulfills the orders of the Spanish royal family, naturally, this influenced the aesthetics and design of the collection called Mi Princessa. The wedding rings of this collection consist of 6 rings in the form of a tiara - Spanish, French, Russian (!), Greek (Spanish Queen Sofia - Greek by origin), Indian and Japanese.

One of the company's latest collections in 2011 is called Palacios del Sur - Palaces of the South and is dedicated to the luxurious cities of southern Spain - Seville, Granada, Córdoba. The company has been owned by the Lledro family for the past eight years. Last April, Spanish newspaper El Confidencial reported the sale of Carrera y Carrera to a Russian tycoon who wished to remain anonymous. "Carrera y Carrera" is very popular in Russia, about a quarter of jewelry of this brand is sold in Russia. The decorations of this jewelry house are not only an excellent investment of capital, but also a status symbol. In the center of Madrid is one of the best boutiques "Carrera y Carrera".

We offer you an excursion to the factory of this famous Spanish jewelry company, as well as assistance in purchasing products from the latest collections. Welcome to Madrid for shopping!