Rock Stars

Bulgari’s latest high jewelry collection pays tribute to ’80s exuberance and a Pop Art maestro.

- Naomi Rougeau

Andy Warhol was such a big fan of Bulgari’s bold, colorful designs that he rarely made a trip to Rome without visiting the jeweler’s headquarters. He dubbed it “the most important museum of contemporary art.” Fittingly, it was a conversation between Warhol and Nicola Bulgari, published in the November 1980 issue of Interview, that provided the biggest inspiration to current creative director Lucia Silvestri for Wild Pop, the brand’s latest high jewelry collection. The 83-piece range—which made its debut in the Italian capital this past June—is a glorious ode to flashy living.