A DREAM OF ITALY THE COLLECTION OF THE MARQUIS OF CAMPANA
The Campana collection played a major role in defining the cultural and political heritage of Italy.
Founded in Metz in 1821 by Pierre-Paul Vever, In 1872, the Maison settled in Paris on rue de la Paix. Under the direction of the brothers Paul and Henri Vever, She knows her golden age at the end of the 19th century and fully participates in the renewal of French jewelry. As a jeweler, artist, collector and art historian, Henri Vever draws on nature, Japanese art and decorative arts to develop a writing where curves, asymmetries, enamels, hard stones and unexpected materials accompany her research.’Art Nouveau.
After the closure of the House in 1982, Camille and Damien, The seventh generation of the family brings it back in 2021. Their contemporary creation retains the taste for nature and experimentation that characterized Henri Vever, while also incorporating it into a reflection on current practices: recycled gold, synthetic diamonds, French manufacturing, and enamel work. up-to-date-information. Between heritage and creation, Vever thus continuing a family history that began two centuries ago, making innovation a guiding thread.
The Campana collection played a major role in defining the cultural and political heritage of Italy.
Meeting with Évelyne Possémé at the Museum of Decorative Arts The Museum of Decorative Arts houses a collection of jewelry ranging from antiquity to the present day. Esprit Joaillerie met with its chief curator, who oversees this wonderful heritage. How does one become a curator of the Gallery of Jewelry? After my studies, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work in the […]