Founded in 1981, Spivach & Spivach Opals are brothers Sergio and Stefano, top quality opal cutters. Based in Udine-Italy, this family-run artisan opal cutting studio has been handed down by their devoted, loving and talented father Luciano.
The diffusion of the opal in Italy in the last 30 years has its roots in the history of Spivach &Spivach. Constantly improving and enriching their skill and expertise to the highest possible standards, they have also with time developed a solid network with Australian opal miners. These respected and tight relationships have been built on trust.
It is with experience, passion and skill that the opal is taken from the mine through to the cutting process, whereby Sergio & Stefano transfer not only their expertise but also their themselves.
Spivach & Spivach opals can be found in the jewellery and art pieces of the best Italian and European goldsmiths and jewellery designers.
Sergio and Stefano begin their work with a very clear philosophy in mind – nature creates, man brings those creations into light and puts value on them – without abusing nature, with respect.
The secret of working with the opal is based on a profound knowledge of the rough stone which is the basis on which one identifies quality and hence the correct process can be applied.
The cutting of the opal is itself a craft - each rough stone chosen for its uniqueness.
At each and every stage of working with the opal the necessary time is given, in a fundamentally organic process whereby the cutter feels his stone as he works without forcing the process or his hands. The utmost care is taken down to the minutest of details, the cutter adapting himself to each individual rough stone, his work therefore becomes the essence of both his experience and passion.
Sergio and Stefano outlaw the use any substances or materials which may, however slightly, alter or change the opal in any way.
Spivach & Spivach opals are mostly Australian. In most cases the type of work which is used on each stone has already been decided based on the quality of the opal itself. However, there are times when the cutter's instinct takes over and he subverts the "written rules".
The white opal may become a beautiful cabochon of iridescent reflections, but may also be transformed into a leaf of delicate pastels.
Deep and mysterious, the black opal can take you far away when looked at closely but also becomes clear and uniform the brighter and warmer the colours are.
The boulder opal is the artist of the family, genius and lawless, irregular in its form to enhances its beauty.
