A jewel always tells more than it shows. Behind a stone, a shape or a signature, an era, a culture, a skill, and sometimes the gesture of a creator whose mark transcends time are revealed.
The section Jewellery d’Esprit Joaillerie explores the creation of jewelry in all its forms: Haute Joaillerie, vintage and signature jewelry, contemporary creations, precious stones and colored stones. It is equally interested in the houses and creators as well as the techniques, inspirations and stories that give meaning to the pieces.
From Place Vendôme with the workshops, From archives to today’s creations, Esprit Joaillerie takes a look at jewelry through a lens infused with gemology, art history, and field experience. Watching a jewel is also about learning to read what the stone, the drawing and the hand are telling us.
Frédéric Boucheron designs, with a stroke preserved in the house's archives, a necklace unlike any other. No clasp. Today, the Question Mark is no longer just a piece of history: it is a language that the house continues to speak, generation after generation.
The Mystery Setting, a gemstone setting technique with no visible prongs patented in 1933, structures a significant part of the collection. Notably the Mystery Lotus flower clip and the Mystery Winged Goddess necklace
Since 1976, the Menottes Dinh Van have established themselves as one of Maison Dinh Van's signature pieces. Imagined by Jean Dinh Van from a simple key mechanism, this piece of jewellery has transformed the clasp into a motif and the link into a symbol of freedom. For its 50th anniversary, the collection continues its story through new interpretations, blending gold, mother-of-pearl, onyx and sculptural creations.
Some creations begin with a sketch. Others are born much earlier, in a discovery, a harvest or a material patiently preserved. At TASAKI, the latest High Jewellery pieces are part of this particular temporality, where expertise dialogues with the history of the House
With the Okavango Blue, Maison Messika presents a creation where High Jewellery serves a stone shaped by time, a blue diamond whose story began long before the jewel.
Some designers draw jewellery. Cora Sheibani, however, imagines shapes that tell an intimate story of a relationship with the material. Between gemology, design, and art history, the jeweller builds a body of work where every stone becomes a field of exploration.
With its new Nail Ornaments, Maison Mellerio shifts the gaze towards a territory long remaining at the border of jewellery: that of the nail;
Through these creations, Bvlgari asserts a vision of High Jewellery in which virtuosity is measured not only by the presence of the stones, but by the way they are brought into relationship. The diamond becomes a structural element, a motif and a source of movement.
With the FRED Golden Light collection, FRED pursues a vision of fine jewellery in which colour, light and artisanal craftsmanship come together in harmony. The collection serves as a reminder that gemstones are never merely objects of contemplation. They embody a story, a landscape, an emotion. Through the Soleil d’Or and the accompanying creations, FRED transforms a natural moment – the golden hour – into a work of art destined to stand the test of time.
High jewellery often draws its inspiration from nature. With LÀ HAUT, Christine Chen gives it another dimension. The elevation in question is not only that of the mountains or the sky, but also that of the human being. It was on the Eiffel Tower that the founder of Serendipity chose to unveil her new [...]
Protection explores this idea through pieces in which precise craftsmanship meets a reflection on the way objects shape our sensations. Jewellery is no longer merely a symbol or an ornament. It becomes a presence, designed to accompany the body and, with delicacy, alter the way it inhabits the world.
With Serenissima, Buccellati reminds us that Haute Joaillerie is not just about showcasing rare stones; it can also preserve a memory. The memory of gestures, materials, and a city that, for centuries, has inspired artists as much as it has nourished the imagination. Here, Venice is not admired; it is carried.
On the occasion of Haute Couture Week in Paris, the British house unveiled Legacy of Colour Volume II, a new collection of twelve high-jewellery creations that continues a reflection begun a few months earlier: making colour the true starting point of the jewellery.
The story begins where it all began for Mikimoto. In this quest, initiated more than a century ago, to reveal the full beauty of cultured pearls. Today, this research takes on a new dimension.
After Or Bleu, dedicated to the fragility of water, and Impermanence, which evoked the disappearance of life, Claire Choisne continues her reflection by shifting the focus to an often-forgotten truth. Behind every creation, before the stone, before the drawing, there is a hand, a gaze, an intuition. Human Being celebrates this invisible presence.
Gabrielle Chanel admired light. Throughout her life, these images have accompanied her gaze. Today, they become the leitmotif of Signes & Symboles, CHANEL's new Haute Joaillerie collection.
For Esprit Joaillerie, the jewel holds a central place in the eye. From haute joaillerie to contemporary creations, from historical pieces to the most current collections, each jewel carries a story of material, creation, and transmission.
However, platinum, silver, diamonds, colored stones: behind each piece lies a choice. The choice of a gem, chosen for its beauty, rarity, or character. The choice of a design, a gesture, and a technique that give it its definitive form: crimping, sizing, and composition.
From the great houses of Place Vendôme to creators who are redefining the codes of contemporary jewelry, this section explores the signatures, styles, and stones that have shaped the history of jewelry. A selection where gemology meets creation, and where each piece of jewelry becomes the starting point of a narrative.
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