Malo debuts minimalist jewelry capsule inspired by knitwear craft

Malo has turned its cashmere vocabulary into jewelry with an 11-piece capsule in 24-karat gold-plated brass, finished by artisans in Arezzo and priced from about 390 euros for a ring to 950 euros for a necklace. The result is less a fashion detour than a translation exercise: chains, rings, earrings and knot-linked details that read as quiet glamour instead of obvious statement jewelry.

The launch sat inside a broader relaunch of the heritage house, which was founded in Florence in 1972 by Alfredo and Giacomo Canessa. Malo says it returned to its roots in 2019 and still centers its identity on pure Italian cashmere and handmade knitwear. Since Glickman Capital acquired the company less than eight months ago, Michelle Kessler-Sanders has been steering a reset built around the same idea: keep the craft language, widen the wardrobe. She joined the company in June 2025 and described the new chapter as “renewal with respect.”

That thinking is built into the jewelry itself. “Jewelry felt like a natural next step for Malo because it extends the language of knitwear into another form,” Kessler-Sanders said, adding that the collection translates “interlacing, knotting, ribbing and tension” into metal. For minimalist shoppers, that is the useful clue: look for pieces that borrow from fabric without copying it too literally. Malo’s strongest cues are texture, softened form and an artisan finish that keeps the surfaces from looking flat or overly polished.

The brand’s product pages make that approach explicit. Pieces carry names such as Aurea di Siena and Nodo Fiorentino, while descriptions point to tricot-effect chains, woven textures, ribbed side effects, black lacquer accents and T-bar closures engraved with MALO. The knot motif runs across the capsule, giving the line a consistent visual rhythm, while domed pendants and restrained rings keep the silhouettes compact enough for daily wear.

At 24-karat gold-plated brass, the capsule sits firmly in the polished fashion-jewelry category rather than the fine-jewelry investment bracket, but the hand-finishing in Arezzo gives it more character than a generic gold-plated range. That matters for buyers who want minimalist pieces with a point of view: the value here is not in carat weight, but in how convincingly Malo turns knitwear codes into jewelry that can live quietly on the body.