Le Gemmologue

The high jewelry of January 2020

by Marie Chabrol | Feb 15, 2020 | Fashion week

Fashion weeks come and go, but they continue to amaze me. I take this as a good omen, even though I’m a little less present on the site, I still want to write about jewellery. January 2020 was a small jewellery week. And I’ve mostly decided not to fight to...

Generation of style: Buccellati

by Marie Chabrol | Jan 23, 2020 | The creators

Dear French readers, you will find below the translation of my article ” Generations of style: Buccellati “, originally published in Rapaport Magazine and then on the Jewelry Connoiseur website. The American version can be accessed via this link. ***** The...

Elie Top, celestial architect

by Marie Chabrol | Dec 11, 2019 | The creators

Dear French readers, you will find below the translation of my article ” Architecture and astronomy: Elie Top “, originally published on the Jewelry Connoiseur website. The American version is available via this link. ***** Mr. Elie Top. Photo: Elie Top...

BIJORHCA Paris finds its precious dimension

by Marie Chabrol | Dec 3, 2019 | Collaboration, Exhibition and Fair

At the beginning of September 2019, from the 6th to the 9th, the BIJORHCA Paris trade show took place at the Porte de Versailles. While I’m already starting to look at the new products and the programme of the January 2020 edition that I’ll be bringing to...

Grigri jewelry and precious talismans

by Marie Chabrol | Nov 26, 2019 | The creators

For several years now, many jewellery brands have been appearing on the market with pieces infused with spirituality. While many are embracing this trend, embroidering around it without any real content, some houses are fully embodied by their creators and offer...