Roberto Faraone Mennella

Personal life

Roberto Faraone Mennella was born and raised in the XVIII family estate in Torre del Greco, Italy, a town just south of Naples.

After graduating from high school, Faraone Mennella attended law school in Italy at the University of Naples Federico II. Afterwards he moved to New York City to acquire a degree in Design Marketing at Parsons The New School for Design.

Career

In 2001, Faraone Mennella partnered with his long-time childhood friend, Amedeo Scognamiglio, to create a fine jewelry line called Faraone Mennella by R.F.M.A.S. Group. The designer duo created a line that brings together the quality and craftsmanship of fine Italian jewelry to the world of fashion accessories.

After being prominently featured in the television show, Sex and the City, Faraone Mennella was featured as the cover story of WWD, which got the attention of retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. They began to carry their line immediately after. In 2004, the designer duo started a 5-year collaboration with Carolina Herrera. They designed for fashion house a collection of one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by her couture gowns. Due to the success of the collaboration, the design duo launched next year Faraone Mennella Couture Collection.

In 2006, the designers launched AMEDEO, a collection of contemporary jewelry featuring modern cameos, dedicated to Scognamiglio's family heritage in the Italian cameo artistry .

In 2013, the Italian designer duo launched a fashion jewelry diffusion line designed and sold exclusively on Home Shopping Network in the United States and on QVC internationally.

Today, the Faraone Mennella and Amedeo collections have been featured in Vogue, Elle, The New York Times, W Magazine, V Magazine, Town and Country, Style.com, and Departures, and have been carried by Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Harrods, Net-a-Porter, and Moda Operandi. Their flagship boutique is located in the Upper East Side of New York City and their other locations are in and in London, Porto Cervo, and Capri. Besides Sex and the City, pieces from Faraone Mennella and Amedeo have been featured in Devil Wears Prada, Gossip Girl, Will & Grace, Wall Street, It's Complicated.

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