Paolo Costagli

Paolo Costagli (born in 1966) is an Italian jewellery designer and gemologist. Costagli is known for using hard-to-find coloured gemstones, sophisticated colour combinations and strong architectural shapes. he moved to the United States where he enrolled in a graduate gemology course at the Gemological Institute of America in Santa Monica, California. After getting his gemologist degree, Costagli went to Muzo, Colombia and worked for several months at the emerald mines. He then moved to Bogotá where he worked for a Japanese export company specializing in emeralds. and Brillante, which was inspired by a tile pattern at the Doge's Palace in Venice.

In 2008, his Brillante bracelet was included in the permanent collection of The Museum of Arts and Design.

In 2018, his company started a curated online trunk show, allowing clients all over the world to have access to the products and information behind them.

He currently resides in New York City on Madison Avenue.