At the intersection of innovation and Italian tradition lies a jewelry house unlike any other. Mattia Cielo — the eponymous brand founded in 2006 by third-generation jeweler Mattia Cielo — is rewriting the rules of high jewelry for the woman who lives on the move. Flexible, featherlight, and engineered with the same precision as aerospace machinery, his creations don’t just sparkle, they flow.
“A jewel isn’t about luxury. It’s legacy.”
“Traditional jewelry always felt like a relic to me, beautiful, yes, but rigid, heavy, disconnected from real life,” Mattia Cielo tells GRAZIA USA. “I wanted to reinvent that. I grew up with gold and diamonds, but what drew me was movement, softness, ergonomics, the idea of a jewel wrapping around the body like a whisper.” He credits aerospace and robotics as surprising inspirations: “Why can’t jewelry move with you and respond to your body like a second skin?”
Crafted in Vicenza — Italy’s global epicenter for micro-mechanics, robotics, and fine jewelry — Mattia Cielo’s pieces are the result of centuries-old craftsmanship fused with futuristic innovation. Each design is an ergonomic marvel: ultra-lightweight, shock-resistant, and sensually fluid against the skin. Laser cutting, aerospace-grade soldering, and titanium alloys form the technical backbone of the brand’s most iconic creations.
“Why can’t jewelry move with you and respond to your body like a second skin?”
“Our very first pieces already moved beautifully in fact, but they were unique, highly complex objects,” he explains. “Titanium made that possible. It’s incredibly strong, yet featherlight and hypoallergenic — the ideal material for creating jewelry that flexes, flows, and feels like nothing on the skin.” With laser-cutting and aerospace-grade soldering, the brand achieved what Cielo calls “a new level of precision,” giving birth to the Rugiada collection: “a collection where technology serves softness, and engineering becomes sensual.”
While many fine jewelers focus on preserving legacy, Cielo is interested in inventing what comes next. In partnership with industrial designer Massimiliano Bonoli — known internally as “the architect” — the brand has created a new visual language where structure and softness coexist. These aren’t just jewels; they’re kinetic works of art.
Cielo’s longtime collaboration with Bonoli is an essential ingredient in his creative process. “Working with Massimiliano means ideas take shape without friction,” he shares. “There’s a rhythm between us, he brings clarity to complexity, structure to instinct.”
Take the Rugiada collection, for example: rows of brilliant diamonds shimmer across spirals of 18K gold, forming bracelets, rings, and earrings that respond to your every move. The newer Rugiada Gocce introduces elongated drop-cut stones, playing with motion and light to amplify sensuality in minimalist form. And the Pietre Pearl series reimagines freshwater pearls within Cielo’s flexible framework, offering tradition with a wearable twist.
Speaking about his latest work, including the Gocce and Pietre Pearl collections, Cielo explains that these pieces are created with the modern woman in mind. “I want women to feel untouchable and intimate at once like they’re wrapped in something made just for them,” he says. “My jewelry is designed for real life: for women who travel, who move, who live fast and fully. The softness, the comfort, the way each piece adapts to the body — it’s all intentional.”
From a minimalist $3,200 flexible bracelet to a five-row diamond masterpiece priced at $50,000, Mattia Cielo’s creations prioritize how jewelry feels, not just how it looks. The mission? To design pieces that become “an extension of the self” — offering freedom, fluidity, and intuitive beauty.
“Jewelry for women who move, travel, live — it has to feel right before it looks right.”
“If I have to choose between beauty and comfort, I pick both — then I redesign the rules,” Cielo explains matter-of-factly. “Jewelry was never meant to feel like a shackle. Mine moves like a slinky, rests like cashmere, and follows the body without asking permission. That’s not just ergonomics — that’s liberation in 18K gold.”
Unsurprisingly, the brand has become a red-carpet favorite. Jennifer Lopez has worn Mattia Cielo on multiple occasions, including during her first public appearance post-engagement to Ben Affleck, while stars like Tracee Ellis Ross and Taylor Swift have all reached for his designs when the spotlight calls.
Whether paired with a black-tie gown or worn alone as a power accessory, Mattia Cielo’s jewelry doesn’t just accessorize — it empowers. The feeling is unmistakable: weightless, modern, alive.
“What excites me isn’t fame, it’s the idea that women choose my pieces for how they feel, not just how they look,” Cielo shares. “I imagine J.Lo wears them again and again for the same reason many women do: they’re light, soft, and they move with you. Whether you’re on stage or running to catch a flight, you don’t want to feel weighed down. That’s the real luxury today — freedom.”
GRAZIA’s Picks: Our Favorite Pieces from the Mattia Cielo Collection
RUGIADA 5-ROW FLEXIBLE BRACELET
Light as air but visually striking, this 18K gold and diamond bracelet molds beautifully to your wrist. (MSRP $14,700)
RUGIADA GOCCE DROP EARRINGS
Elongated drop-cut diamonds bring a sensual new silhouette to everyday sparkle. (MSRP $11,200)
RUGIADA PIETRE PEARL BUBBLE BRACELET
Freshwater pearls meet flexible architecture in this wearable work of art. (MSRP $25,500)
Rugiada Grande Luxe Hoops
Oversized elegance in motion. These 5cm white gold and diamond earrings redefine luxury. (MSRP $31,900)
