19 July 2016
On rereading Diderot’s The Indiscreet Jewels, the antiquarian Paul-Louis Flandrin had the idea to exhibit the erotic jewelry of a handful of designers. Clementine Despocq’s pieces pay tribute to the breast, a strong symbol that she portrays as precious and delicate. She seeks to imitate skin that she sets and recovers with eggshell. She decorates the nipples with a pearl, like a tiny drop of milk.
Until the end of July 2016.
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs continues to open up to contemporary jewelry: the Jewelry Gallery collection now features a creation by Taiwanese designer...
The nose ornaments in this exhibition are nothing short of sumptuous! Whether with pendants, crab-shaped, bimetal, rounded, hammered, these decorations...
Seeing jewelry in museums seems natural enough, but that wasn’t the case until the end of the 19th century!
The Comité Colbert is sounding the alarm: certain typically French skills are in danger of disappearing in the next 10 years! The luxury industry has 80...
Cartier was not merely inspired by motifs from distant cultures: the jeweler’s new creations have also often incorporated elements from old jewelry or...
Place Vendôme and the Rue de la Paix, I’ve photographed the most beautiful displays, from Cartier and Tiffany&Co. to Chanel.