Through a Contemporary Lens
Julia Abbonizio 04.11.2025 - 09.01.2026 Living Room Gallery
About The Exhibition
Since its foundation in Milano in 1970, San Lorenzo has distinguished itself by working with internationally renowned designers and architects, including collaborations with Lella Vignelli. Lella worked with San Lorenzo from 1970 designing many timeless silver jewelry pieces. These pieces include the fluid and charming Senza Fine necklace, which featured the ability to create many different configurations, each suiting a different occasion or dress requirement, as well as the necklace Seicento, a refined modern sort of Elizabethan collar inspired by her admiration for those ruff collars of the 1600s, among other pieces.
As the Vignelli Center for Design Studies acquired the final missing pieces from the archived collection of Lella Vignelli’s jewelry designs, Julia Abbonizio sought to capture the timeless allure of these pieces. This exhibition highlights how the jewelry is able to take on different forms and mirrors that versatility through a variety of models.
Based on a 2023 exhibition at Vignelli Center for Design Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology, this photo exhibition is open to the public and on view in the Living Room Gallery at Saint Peter’s from April 9, 2025 through July 31, 2025.
About The Artist
Julia Abbonizio is a graduate of RIT’s Advertising Photography program. Her photographic work is inspired by notions of performance and surrealism, delivered with elegance and curiosity. Abbonizio’s imagery expands beyond the photographic medium. From events and commercial advertising to commissions and personal work, she focuses on art direction and styling to create unparalleled spaces and experiences.
Contributors
Julia Abbonizio, Photographer and Producer
Keanu Pagano, Assistant and Digital Technician
Sophia Scaravillo, Assistant and Makeup Artist
Flora Roman, Model
Anamaria Flores, Model
Anna Rhody, Model
Madison Schoenfeld, Jewelry Specialist
Josh Owen , Vignelli Center Director
Jennifer Whitlock, Vignelli Center Archivist
San Lorenzo, Jewelry Manufacturer
