My story
Alexiane Rival
Alexiane Casagrande is a young jewelry brand created in September 2017 by Alexiane Rival. Born into a family of diamond jewelers, she was introduced to an artistic and creative universe. Dreamy and romantic, her upbringing was the discovery of a world steeped in travel and art.
“And what could be more beautiful than an incredible piece of jewelry crafted with the finest jewelry expertise?”
- Alexiane
A collector grandfather ,
fascinated by Art Nouveau and the Bauhaus school, which made him sift the diamonds traded in Antwerp from a very young age. These small sieve boxes are still on his desk today and serve as paperweights. Like a nod to this man who would teach him everything about the diamond trade.
Alongside this strict and rigorous education, Alexiane will be looked after by her grandmother , bohemian and extravagant, descendant of a great family of antique dealers.
The sure and committed taste of this visionary female figure is still a valuable advice for Alexiane today.
It was enough to give birth to a vocation, a religion as she herself defines it.
If you ask her what job she wanted to do when she was little, her answer is immediate, obvious and spontaneous:
"I never asked myself the question, jewelry, precious stones, I was born into it,
It’s my environment, my daily life, my life.”
Even as a little girl she enjoyed customizing her mother's jewelry,
a ribbon here, a trinket there.
For her, jewelry is synonymous with joy, fantasy, pleasure and love.
After graduating from the famous Gia Graduate Gemologist Program ,
(the Holy Grail in the profession) and the HRD Antwerp certified Diamond Grader,
For almost 10 years, she has been promoting various jewelry and jewelry designers.
But it will be the meeting with her husband ,
which will make him take an important turning point in his career.
Convinced of his sure taste and his professionalism,
he will push her to create her own small fashion jewelry workshop.
Alexiane Casagrande was born.