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.
It all starts with a visual shock. In Tucson, Lydia Courteille acquires dendritic white opals. Their surface not only offers a simple texture, but a mapping: lines, fractures, nuances, like so many stories to be deciphered.
At Vhernier, light is not just a means of illuminating matter; it structures it, inhabits it, and puts it into motion. With the new variation of the Coucher du Soleil collection, the Milanese house continues this quest by giving dusk a tangible translation.
At Hemmerle, there is a unique way of approaching jewelry, not as a fixed territory, but as a space in motion. In Munich, the new address on Maximilianstrasse is not just about showcasing creations; it offers a journey, almost a narrative.
Under the direction of Nathalie Verdeille, the house creates a sensitive map of the transformations of living things. Here, nature is not presented as a spectacle, but as a process.
In an unexpected interpretation of the Force 10 icon, the motif of the cuff link, normally tightened by its marine cable, transforms here into a jeweled pompom. The jewel leaves the deck of a sailboat to join the dance of the Folies.
BVLGARI Eclettica appears as a discreet manifesto. It does not claim a break with tradition, but offers an extension of the jewelry realm. The object is no longer merely valuable: it becomes a vehicle for interpretation, a meeting point between disciplines, and a field of experimentation for an aesthetic in constant evolution.
Some objects attract the eye, others evoke a sense of action. In the new Possession Vibrant Palace collection by Piaget, the jewel seems to exist at the border between these two experiences, between contemplation and interaction.
Virtuosity une autre constellation précieuse de Louis Vuitton. Ce nouvel acte s’articule autour d’un choix de pierres qui dessine une cartographie ambitieuse.
At Chaumet, the Bee collection continues its subtle dialogue between nature and abstraction. The new creations take up the codes that have made the line’s signature (the bee, the honeycomb, geometry) and project them into a more sculptural writing.
At 16 Place Vendôme, the Piaget address enters a new chapter. The Swiss Maison unveils a redesigned and expanded boutique, now twice as large, conceived by the American architect and designer Rafael de Cárdenas.
The Quatre ring, recognizable by its combination of textures and volumes, is now available in a mini version that retains the original balance of the collection.
The Maison Les Enluminures presents a ring made around 1900 by Louis Wièse, a revealing example of jewelry where precious stones and goldsmithing are intertwined in a close dialogue.
Vhernier invites Pae White to reinvent the sea in jewelry. The Italian house Vhernier unveils a series of rings designed with the American artist Pae White. This collaboration takes the form of a limited edition where the marine universe takes center stage.
At the origin of every vocation, there is a place. For the House of Harry Winston, that place bears a name: New York City. With «Graffiti», a new chapter opens, drawing on the raw energy of the city;
Chez REPOSSI, l’or se déploie comme une ligne continue, tendue entre héritage et création. Blast Chapter II: Splash of Colours s’inscrit dans la continuité directe du premier chapitre de la collection Blast, dévoilé en juillet 2025.
With Belle Dior, the House of Dior pursues a sensitive dialogue between memory and contemporary creation. In 2026, Victoire de Castellane unveils a Haute Joaillerie collection that explores the themes dear to Christian Dior: femininity, gardens, and the language of couture translated into precious material.
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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