Obituary: Pomellato Founder Pino Rabolini Dead at 82

MILAN – While the jewelry brand Pomellato he founded in 1967 lives on under the Kering umbrella, the sudden death of a heart attack on Aug. 24 of Pino Rabolini, who in his latter years devoted himself to the arts and culture, was a more private matter. He was 82 and is survived by his son Alessandro. Inspired by Pierre Cardin and the arrival of ready-to-wear in the Sixties, Rabolini, who hailed from a family of goldsmiths, thought he could apply the same concept to jewelry. “I always devoted my Pomellato creations to women in general, and not to one woman in particular, starting with the first collection launched in 1967: 30 pieces in which I concentrated the rebellions of that crucial decade and the experience of tradition,” stated Rabolini in the introduction of a book published by Rizzoli to mark the 50th anniversary of the company. “I wanted to create something unexpected […] women were changing before my very eyes: they were dynamic, they traveled, they drove cars. I sensed that dynamic jewelry was ideal for them, things like chains, charms, and gourmette chains. But I also understood that design, high-quality execution, and accessibility were fundamental. I told myself that this was the prêt-à-porter of

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