She had chosen fashion, working for Balenciaga for nine years. One day, Nicolas Ghesquière wanted to start designing jewelry, and it was her he thought of, before it took off. His brilliant idea, both poetic and radical ? Create beautiful objects that make you wonder how they stay put or how you put them on. Jewelry that is instantly recognizable because it plays with space, with the body, and sometimes even seems to defy the laws of physics.
A jeweler as there are only about fifty in France. For almost 30 years, Inédit has been creating and manufacturing exceptional jewellery by hand in the Maison’s workshops in Rouen. A team of three gemologists travels the world to find stones that meet the highest standards. Only those that require color, purity, fluorescence and size quality are set.
We love the chic and confidential spirit of the place, which nevertheless sits in the nerve center of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. We are received with all the attention we deserve when choosing a jewel, since it is always an exceptional moment, which signs a story, an event, a promise or an oath.
Walid Akkad is a discreet jeweler, in love with his art, whose creations, however, will certainly be a milestone in the history of jewelry. Ignoring currents and fashions, he creates unique pieces and collections that skillfully mix absolute luxury and sobriety.
Contemporary or vintage jewelery, artist jewelery, Karry Berreby likes all genres, she even likes to confuse them, as long as they correspond to the same vision of refinement and elegance. She appreciates the powerful shapes, the volume rings, the ornaments, the jewelry watches but also the hard stones, the original materials, with the antique or ethnic finishings that she confronts, strikes or reveals. Above all, she reconnects with the big names in jewelery through the discovery of unique works by Van Cleef, Andrew Grima, Cartier, David Webb, Boivin … between Paris, London and New York.
Because the jewel must have fun, bring its charming and sculptural touch, go out, scratching a pace of day and night, casually and passionately, the codes of seduction made in Paris, according to Karry Berreby.
White Bird is a concept store exclusively dedicated to designer jewellery, featuring creators from all horizons with very diverse styles. From Victorian England to naturalism and Japanese simplicity, there is a piece for each woman. On top of trendy designers such as Pascale Monvoisin, Dorette and Karen Liberman, there are future stars there waiting to be discovered.
Esther de Beaucé presents exclusive jewel-sculptures by contemporary artists such as Frank Stella, Bernar Venet, François Morellet, Orlan, Jacques Villeglé, Miguel Chevalier, Barthélémy Toguo, Lee Ufan, Pierrette Bloch, Laurent Baud as well as by designers, architects and none other than the greatest modern artists like Picasso and Calder.
The ambition of the Galerie Parisienne is to show the chic parisien. A very beautiful selection of luxurious jewelry, of artists’ jewels, of furniture and objets d’art is presented permanently and, regularly, exhibitions are organized about the work of a specific artist.
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The Galerie Cipango has been known since 1978 for its unique pieces. It regularly invites a seasoned artist -painter, sculptor, architect or photographer- to create one or several jewels that echo their own work. Each of these encounters is immortalised by signed and numbered limited editions.
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Isabelle Subra Woolworth specializes in antique jewelry and her curation is nothing short of amazing. She has a soft spot for the Victorian era, but she also has outstanding numbers from the 1920’s and the 1960’s in store including Line Vautrin designs and exquisite lady items she hunts worldwide. A must visit.
Marie-Hélène de Taillac’s jewels are our favorite talismans. The designer spends six months per year in Jaïpur where she chooses her stones and makes them cut by Indian craftsmen. Briolettes, tourmalines, chalcedonies, they are all exceptional, and set in a way that they seem to be floating in the hollow of our necks or on our fingers. We are crazy about them !
A true Parisian great figure, refined, original, aesthete, Siki de Somalie was born in a princely Somalian family. From this nomadic life she acquired a taste for original combinations, and her imagination has no limits : pieces that she hunts around for all over the world or made by herself, her boutique is an amazing mix of styles and periods. Collectors have always remained faithful to her and followed her from the Palais Royal, where she was established, to Saint-Germain-des-prés. Have we found a worthy heiress to Madeleine Castaing ?
A singular universe where symbolism still plays a major role. Snakes, feathers, lace, insects, Ginkgo leaves or even the famous braided Do Brasil have become timeless classics.
