A Beloved Jeweler Forges Ahead After Tragedy

The questions came quickly following the death of jeweler Roberto Faraone Mennella, from cancer, at age 48. “Are you going to close? How will you continue?” And they came, says Amedeo Scognamiglio, his partner in life and business, “from everyone. And I understand. I always wanted Roberto to be at the center of the brand and have the spotlight, but we worked on everything together. The business could go on, but how?” Faraone Mennella, the jewelry brand the childhood friends established together in 2001, was a collaboration that would create some of the era’s most recognized pieces, including the Stella… Read Full Article