HISTORY
THE BOUTIQUE OF TRADITION
La Quinta Stagione opened its doors for the first time in 1998 when it took over an old jewelry business in Vicenza that had been preserving the Made in Italy tradition for many years. La Quinta Stagione is a veritable experimental boutique where the cult and workmanship of Italian jewelry combines with technology and innovation.
MISSION
CREATIVE INTUITION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR A NEW SEASON IN JEWELRY
La Quinta Stagione arose from an ambitious idea that Roberto Coin and his son Carlo had to create a unique blend of traditional workmanship and revolutionary style and technique. Their shared desire to bring to life something that had never existed before inspired the company’s name; a new and fifth season that carries with it the old concept of the wisdom of time and evokes a vision of an original, achievable future.
The antique traditions of the goldsmith are seen in a new perspective – more mindful and ideologically more profound. Every day, this developmental key triggers the unstoppable production process characteristic of La Quinta Stagione which is nurtured with creative intuition and esthetic sensibility, manual skills and avant-garde technology.
Every day, a team of specialized technicians, master goldsmiths, jewelry craftsmen and designers meet at La Quinta Stagione to share their cultural baggage and to search for new designs and experimental techniques. As pioneers of excellence, they re-elaborate the processes of gold and silver and the use of precious stones in order to open new creative directions in jewelry.
The factory adheres to the Kimberly Process, an agreement which unites all of the diamond producing countries, the United Nations and NGO’s against the trafficking of diamonds coming from conflict zones. All of the diamonds used in the jewelry produced by La Quinta Stagione are certified by the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme which guarantees that they come from conflict-free zones.
The company’s commitment also includes gold raw materials and guarantees that its production chain never uses gold that may be involved in the financing of human rights violations. The factory adheres to the Dodd Frank Act which guarantees that all gold imported to the United States comes from conflict-free zones.
La Quinta Stagione is certified Code of Practise (COP) by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC). The organization was formed in 2005 with the aim of generating a responsible supply chain on an international level in order to promote the industry of high quality jewelry. Regarding the supply chain of diamonds, gold and platinum, The Responsible Jewellry Council (RJC) actively encourages responsible procedures concerning ethical, social, environmental and human rights issues.
FACTORY
BEYOND JEWELRY
La Quinta Stagione is constantly working on the development of new digital and mechanical techniques to create jewels that are unique in design and perfect in quality. This perfection has become the trademark of La Quinta Stagione’s factory which endorses the Made in Italy standard of excellence and is founded on essential key strengths.
DESIGN AND STYLISTIC RESEARCH
A bold, young team is responsible for research and stylistic development, both of which are renewed and redefined season after season. La Quinta Stagione’s designers who are attentive to the worlds of fashion and design, identify successful trends and the distinctive elements that make each collection unique and distinguishable.
HIGH TECH AND EXPERIMENTATION
The continuous innovation that characterizes La Quinta Stagione is revolutionizing the usual confines in the world of jewelry, at times even crossing production industries that are atypical for the sector. In fact, the ingenious intuition and know-how of the technicians have led to the use of specially adapted machinery belonging to the automobile industry in working and weaving gold to make necklaces, earrings, rings, pendants and bracelets. Every year, at least one unprecedented new machine appears in the factory and is used to create experimental techniques that often produce an entire new generation of jewelry.
CRAFTSMANSHIP AND TRADITION
The most expert hands in the world of Italian craftsmanship know every detail and secret used in jewelry production. Through their many years of experience and their willingness to explore and test new concepts in manual ability, master goldsmiths create exclusive, contemporary rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants and bracelets that express all of the mandates of Italian tradition in their details.
QUALITY
Each department of La Quinta Stagione has a special section for quality control. This rigorous organization guarantees the maximum of fluidity in the production chain.
EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE
Through its many partnerships with International brands, La Quinta Stagione has earned credibility that is recognized throughout the world and has become a point of reference for Made in Italy and for excellence in the world of luxury.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
La Quinta Stagione has always invested both on a production level and an ethical level of social and environmental respect.
The factory adheres to the Kimberly Process, an agreement which unites all of the diamond producing countries, the United Nations and NGO’s against the trafficking of diamonds coming from conflict zones. All of the diamonds used in the jewelry produced by The Fifth Season are certified by the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme which guarantees that they come from conflict-free zones.
The company’s commitment also includes gold raw materials and guarantees that its production chain never uses gold that may be involved in the financing of human rights violations. The factory adheres to the Dodd Frank Act which guarantees that all gold imported to the United States comes from conflict-free zones.
La Quinta Stagione is certified Code of Practise (COP) by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC). The organization was formed in 2005 with the aim of generating a responsible supply chain on an international level in order to promote the industry of high quality jewelry. Regarding the supply chain of diamonds, gold and platinum, The Responsible Jewellry Council (RJC) actively encourages responsible procedures concerning ethical, social, environmental and human rights issues.
POLICY RJC
In going about its activity, La Quinta Stagione S.p.A. respects the laws, rules and regulations in force and makes use of specialised companies to ensure that it receives prompt and regular information.
We undertake to comply with RJC principles and procedural rules and make them known proactively to all our stakeholders (employees, collaborators, suppliers and customers). We believe that our stakeholders have a fundamentally important role in enhancing our company’s overall competitiveness; this is why we have put a risk analysis procedure in place to appraise the level of our entire production chain’s compliance with human rights, workers’ rights, the protection of the environment and safety at work.
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La Quinta Stagione S.p.A. does not procure precious metals or diamonds from areas of conflict or high-risk areas; suppliers of precious metals issue a declaration of conformity to London Good Delivery with an LBMA certificate and suppliers of diamonds produce a declaration of compliance with World Diamond Council (WDC) guidelines. We also ask our suppliers and outside collaborators to respect the principles and requirements of the RJC Policy, which is displayed at our operational headquarters at Via dei Molini 129, Vicenza, and is also published on our website, www.laquintastagione.it.
We do not tolerate any type of bribery of public officials or of any other person in any form or manner in any jurisdiction, even where this kind of activity is admissible in practice, either borne with or not followed up judicially.
We undertake to carry out Know Your Customer and Supplier procedures and forbid the payment of kickbacks or the acceptance of any item of goods.
We will not tolerate the recycling of dirty money and/or the financing of terrorism.
We undertake to make known the characteristics of the products we sell in full and in detail; furthermore, in addition to the supplier’s warranty we have put an internal control protocol in place regarding the authenticity of the diamonds we have bought.
We undertake to take appropriate measures to ensure that the products we send reach the customer intact and secure.
We undertake to observe the principles of the confidentiality and protection of private data.
We undertake to ensure that measures are taken for the security of products in our headquarters and during shipment in order to prevent theft, damage or substitutions.
We undertake to ensure that measures are taken for the security of products in our headquarters and during shipment in order to prevent theft, damage or substitutions.
We undertake to take care of the safety and well-being of employees, visitors and other business partners.
We believe in and undertake to respect the fundamental human rights and dignity of every single individual in accordance with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
We do not tolerate recourse to child labour.
We undertake not to have recourse to any forced labour and not to limit the freedom of movement of employees and other subordinate workers.
We guarantee high standards of health and safety in our headquarters and during our activities; we are assisted in this by the Health and Safety at Work Officer and the Workers’ Health and Safety Representative.
We undertake not to discriminate by race, ethnicity, caste, country of origin, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, the belonging to a trade union, pregnancy, political beliefs, married status, physical appearance, age or any other restriction not allowable in the work place, so that all persons that are fit for work are granted equal opportunities without discrimination on the basis of factors that are not related to their ability to perform the duties involved in any given position.
We undertake not to carry out any act of physical or psychological harassment or of intimidation in any form.
La Quinta Stagione S.p.A. has laid down a procedure for the management of disciplinary proceedings for behaviour that does not meet COP requirements and protects persons that report such behaviour from any form of retaliation.
We undertake to observe current laws in the matter of working hours and pay.
We undertake to protect the environment around us:
- removing, but should this not be possible, reducing the use of toxic substances in production operations;
- reducing the negative impact of our activities on the environment to a minimum;
- disposing of waste responsibly;
- cutting down the consumption of paper, water and energy.
CARLO COIN
Chairman
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CONTACTS
Str. dei Molini 129, 36100 Vicenza | T +39 0444 252900 | E info@laquintastagione.it