Hand-crafted jewelry only a walk away at Onofrio D. Oro on Fifth
Thanks to Ridgeite Onofrio Demattia, an Italian-born jeweler whose work has been showcased on both the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth cruise ships, those looking for a one-of-a-kind, hand-carved masterpiece need to look no further than his Fifth Avenue shop, Onofrio D. Oro on Fifth.
“We’ve been here for three years,” said Demattia, a master goldsmith who, for over a quarter of a century, has been creating “whimsical,” one-of-a-kind jewelry masterpieces right here in New York. “I’m from the area, and I was just looking to get back in to Bay Ridge.”
Nicknamed “the Einstein of jewelry” in college, Demattia honed his art at the illustrious Tiffany and Co. for 10 years after completing his apprenticeship and, in 1995, branched out and opened his own Atelier, first in the heart of New York City’s jewelry district and then, back in his number one nabe, Bay Ridge.