I want to find out the name and contact information for a famous
jewelry designer from Florence, Italy. Ha has won international awards
for his designs. I was told that his website is jelcoro@dinonet.it but
I can't get onto the site

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Request for Question Clarification by tisme-ga on 29 Nov 2002 23:09 PST

Hello elay,

jelcoro@dinonet.it isn't a website, it is an email address that is not
working at the moment. (Websites always start with http://).

I have emailed the internet service provider and asked if they host a
website for this user and will let you know if I receive a reply. I
thought that I had found the designers website, but it turned out to
be a former website of someone who uses the same initials found in the
email address, but is a female designer from the United States.

Sorry that this information wasn't more useful but this is all that I
have been able to come up with so far. Let me know if you have any
more information that could help me find this individual.

tisme-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by jackburton-ga on 30 Nov 2002 01:52 PST

Is he "Orlando Orlandini" ??
http://www.voguegioiello.net/05eve/0207/0201/eindex.shtml
http://www.lastella.com/e-event.html
 
or, "Armando Piccini" ??
http://www.lastella.com/e-event.html

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Clarification of Question by elay-ga on 30 Nov 2002 05:36 PST

I'm sorry, I spelled the e-mail address incorrectly. It's
jelcora.@dinonet.it. I need this designers name and a way to contact
him to see his designs while I'm in Florence. I understand that he
lives in the hills overlooking the city.

Hello elay,

I am not sure why my original email was returned from
jelcora@dinonet.it, but after emailing the internet service provider
they told me to try again.

I did so and have a detailed response for you.

"I am able to offer you (and your group) an exclusive and unique
experience due to the fact that I am personal friends with the
designer. Due to his high profile the name cannot be publicized openly
to protect the designer's professional commercial interests. The
designs are modern classics. Each piece is unique and produced in a
limited quantity of 100 pieces, and fitted to your personal size. The
way this works is we make an appointment, and I will take you up to
the actual "Atelier" or designer's studio where you will view the
pieces and the laboratory where each creation is hand tooled. I assure
you that the collections are vast and you are sure to find more than
one thing that will tickle your fancy(ies). It is really important to
make an appointment to assure that the staff is in and available
because again, it is their workplace and we have to respect their
schedules. Let me know when you will be in town and where you will be
staying with a local contact number (Hotel) for my reference so we can
make an appointment.

Looking forward to hearing from and meeting you soon."

As you can see, you will be unable to obtain the name of the designer,
but you if you email mailto:jelcora@dinonet.it and set up an
appointment, you will be able to get in contact with him. I hope this
is the sort of response you were looking for. You can click on the
above address and get in contact with the person using email, and you
might be able to get a phone number so you can talk directly with him
if you are unable to visit Italy.

tisme-ga

Hello elay,

I have sent an e-mail to a similar e-mail address, which is connected
with Florence though perhaps not with jewelry.  I will let you know if
I receive a reply.

Hi elay,

In fact, jelcora@dinonet.it is the e-mail address that I contacted. 
It does appear to be a working address, so we'll see if I get a reply.

I tried emailing jelcora@dinonet.it but got a response saying that the
email address was not valid.

According to searchbug.com, the email address is valid and is
associated with the web site http://www.dinonet.it/ This is the web
site of a company which offers web design and Internet consultancy.  I
looked through the list of clients, and one is a jewellery wholesaler
which specialises in the works of designers from Florence.  A number
of pieces are pictured on their web site: http://www.coi-firenze.com/ 
Perhaps this information can help you get nearer to your goal.

tehuti (GA researcher)