The honesty box on jewels: Father-Son Alchemy: Massimo Izzo and His Son Pietro

Summer is finally here and to celebrate Flaming June, we’ve curated jewels that will blaze in the sun. Massimo Izzo and his son Pietro open up about their relationship and creative partnership to mark Father’s Day earlier this month

 

“My son Pietro is one of my greatest works,” says Massimo Izzo. “We have an intense, visceral relationship”. To mark Father’s Day this month, we spoke to the Italian jeweller and his son about how they work together to create spectacular art jewels born of a shared passion. 

How would you describe the brand?

Pietro: elegance, craftsmanship, refinement

Massimo: custody, originality, family

From creating custom gold alloys to setting the final stone, you create jewellery from start to finish. Tell me about how you share the creative process.

My creations are the result of cultural layering and the passions that fill my days and my free time. Everything starts from a meeting with "the gems". They fascinate me, take me by the hand, and accompany me on the journey of creation, where, with respect and dedication, I build around them a world made of gold, personally caring for the colors, the artistic component, and the construction, using ancient techniques, a lot of passion, and love.

Pietro, what was it like growing up with Massimo?

Growing up with a figure like Massimo Izzo in the family can only be a great gift and a great responsibility. His broad culture, deeply rooted in the traditions of our land, has made me grow up with solid moral and professional values.

Artistically and philosophically, he has helped me develop a curiosity for the unknown and an unstoppable desire to create from it. His strong character tempers mine, making me strong and wise over time… even though I still get into mischief just to add a little spice to life, and stop things from getting boring.

Tell me how you work together.

Massimo: Our work is not just a job, it’s a mission. We dream together, I bring wisdom and experience, Pietro brings his recklessness, the hunger of someone who still has everything to conquer.

How do your practices and skills differ?

Massimo: I am a more practical person; I often curb Pietro's reckless imagination. It is in those discussions that we find ideas and solutions; in chaos, we find harmony.

Pietro, is there anything you would like to tell your dad, to mark Father’s Day?

I would like to tell him never to stop dreaming, as he has always done with me, from the first school tests in elementary school to the most complex projects we complete together today. Certainly not because he is someone who gives up easily, quite the contrary, but there comes a moment when a child feels the need to give back the love that he has received throughout his entire life.