Jewelry in the Korea Now! exhibition – Karine Lacquemant

Karine Lacquemant, curator of the “Korea Now!“exhibition at the musée des Arts décoratifs, talks about the jewels made by Korean designers.

"Sixième Sens" by Cartier …

Provoke extra-sensory perceptions… This is an old and recurring preoccupation and for good reason: one of the founding acts of Cartier was the mysterious...

Nardi, the Moor of Venice

Alberto Nardi is the third-generation representative of the Venetian jeweler well-known for its Moorish heads. A type of jewelry he champions, despite the...

Has humor deserted the jewelry world?

The very timely exhibition, “Comic break: humor in the jewelry world” by Van Cleef & Arpels, highlights a completely marginal subject in today’s jewelry:...

Jewelry that makes fun of jewelry

Avant-garde designers are turning to humor and irony to subvert the conventions of classic jewelry. Their favorite targets: the preciousness of materials.

Alina Alamorean, tormented jewelry

Part of Alina’s work, composed of pieces in movement and curves, is of a very strong sensuality. The other side of her work is darker, her jewelry sometimes...

Karuna Balloo, textile horticulturist

The idea of a fabric flower comes from her native Mauritius – an island where African, Chinese, European and Indian influences intermingle…