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.
A pink that nature composed only once, and that Roma knew how to bring to light. Held for more than seventy years by the same family, this 24 carat pink diamond now appears at auction in Geneva
Launched in September 2026, Repossi’s Limited Edition No. 9 can be summed up in three words: dark grey gold, pavé diamonds, 15 pieces. Here is why this sculptural earring is the jewel to watch as the year draws to a close.
From the Caviar grain that takes on color to the spiral that coils around itself, the Milanese house pursues a single question: what can the hand do with matter ?
With Santos y Cielos, Colette Jewelry reminds us that protective jewelry can adorn and watch over at once. Limoges-style enamel medals, saints, angels and antique watch chains form a bestiary of talismans to be worn close to the heart.
What do we do with beauty that does not last ? Victorian women wore it on their gowns; Lito Karakostanoglou sets it in gold. With Cosmic Guardians, her collection of scarab jewelry, the Athens-based founder of Lito Fine Jewelry gives rare insects from Deyrolle a second life, and invites us to rethink what it means to wear jewelry.
Shinju, the Japanese word for “pearl”, is composed of two ideograms. The first, 真, means true, real, authentic. The second, 珠, refers to a sphere, but also to something precious and, etymologically, to something closer to tamashii: the soul. At TASAKI, the pearl is a living gem, faithful to its name. The entire philosophy of the house is encapsulated in this definition.
At PAD London, French jeweller Elie Top unveils new creations across four of his distinctive collections: Avalon, Charms, La Dame du Lac and Magica Naturae. Turquoise, coral, green sapphire, spessartite garnet, opal, ruby and pink spinel form a richly nuanced palette, illuminated by diamonds. An exploration of colour that reveals the singularity of his creative universe.
Quatre parures, sept diamants Natural Works of Art et une première taille cabochon sur diamant : la maison londonienne explore les eaux intérieures de la Terre, de la Namibie à l'Arctique canadien
Since its creation, the Berbere collection by Repossi has established a distinctive visual language: repeated gold lines, precise geometry, and an approach to jewellery that draws as much from architecture as from contemporary art. In September 2026, the Maison continues this exploration with new creations that shift the collection’s codes while retaining its inherent sense of structure.
Au Brassus, la Manufacture dévoile une collection qui détourne le motif du bracelet de la Royal Oak pour en faire un langage de pierres, de titane et d'or. Elle s'organise en trois chapitres : Risoud Eclipse, Dream of Joux et Frosted Gold.
Born in Brazil and based in London, Fernando Jorge draws on two sensibilities. The sensuality and colours of his native country meet a freer, more graphic approach to design shaped by the British creative scene. Fluid forms, sculptural volumes and coloured gemstones: the Brazilian designer pursues an independent vision of contemporary jewellery.
On the Place Vendôme, ledgers kept since 1877 record the weight and quality of gems that have passed through the Maison. They tell of a family for whom color is a signature.
The iconic four-leaf clover motif takes on a vivid, translucent pink hue, its surface revealing delicate bubbles. A way of transforming colour into material and bringing the lucky symbol into a new realm.
Feng J. does not seek to reproduce nature. She transforms it. A flower becomes an abstract composition, a leaf a study in colour, a dragonfly a line in motion. The real garden gives way to a garden of precious stones.
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
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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