attilio codognato

MEMENTO MORI

PATI BOGUSZ by OLIVIER ZAHM

In Venice, near Harry’s Bar, lies a hidden store, kept secret by celebrities, artists, and designers such as Alessandro Michele, Tilda Swinton, A$AP Rocky, and Dovile Drizyte Teller: it is the only boutique of the jeweler Attilio Codognato.

Simeone Codognato, Attilio’s great-grandfather, established the jewelry shop Casa Codognato in 1866. Since Attilio’s death in 2023, his son and daughter Mario and Cristina Codognato, the fifth generation in the family, have been committed to continuing this legacy and maintaining the baroque extravagance of the jeweler’s masterpieces.

What makes these unique creations glamorous is not only that they are hand-made, but also that they feature unusual, lavish combinations of precious metals and stones, mostly representing skulls, crosses,  snakes, archaeological relics, Renaissance rings, and cameos from ancient Greece and Rome. These pieces of jewelry also serve as memento mori and vanitas. More than just…