The Art of Jewellery
Jewellery is art, the products are created with traditional know-how and are the reflection of an art, a craft in itself.
Let’s look at an of the fine jewelry sector: the brand Van Cleef & Arpels. They have to choose the right pieces, the most beautiful stones such as diamonds, sapphire and emeralds to then be able to imagine and draw the future piece based on their selection and ultimately create the finest jewellery. The brand draws its inspiration from nature, the travels of the brothers Arpels, and from the glittering receptions of the twenties.
(Source : Website of Van Cleef & Arpels : Colibri Berylline 2009, Rêverie 2008 and Lilac-Breasted Roller 2010.)
Chaumet is known for the excellence of their high jewellery and their know-how. The brand has continued to impress and create stunning pieces of jewellery for over 230 years. On their YouTube channel they are showcasing the creation of the high jewellery pieces in several episodes. I selected one of them, the episode #5, called: The Setting, but I suggest you to see all of them on their channel. Each jeweller starts with the drawing, then they add the colour and the emboss effect to create the dimension of the jewel. After that, the drawing is realized in full size, in order to find the proper stones and cut them to fit in. On the future jewel, they carve to put together the stones and the base.
Let's discover one of the jewellery creations of Boucheron, you can have a look on their YouTube channel to see how they produce for example "Trésor de Perse" it's a necklace created in 1045 hours of work. It’s just amazing. You also have the chance to see how "Splendeurs de Russie" was designed with 540 hours of work...
"The Journey of a Tiffany Diamond" To finish this article I wanted to talk about the brand Tiffany. They recently posted a video called to show their transparency and the traceability of their diamonds and thereby introducing us to the breathtaking journey of a diamond.on their YouTube channel
We could talk about all sorts of jewellery brands,because they all have something special and a story to tell which results in the magical beauty and the uniqueness of their jewellery.
