A ring for Charlie, a ring to resist

A ring for Charlie, a ring to resist

by | Jan 18, 2015 | Jewelry History

Last week, on the 7th of January 2015, France experienced first hand the assassination of the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo. Like all French people, this news deeply upset and shocked us. The students of the Ecole Boulle in Paris decided to use the hashatg...
The Jewel Quarter of Birmingham

The Jewel Quarter of Birmingham

by | Jan 1, 2015 | Jewelry History

Since June 2014, an exhibition has started in Birmingham and its objective is to make you better know the Jewellery quarter of this city. Indeed, few people know that the city was a Mecca of English jewellery making in the 19th century. But before telling you more...
The pretty jewels of Myrtille

The pretty jewels of Myrtille

by | Dec 21, 2014 | The creators

On Friday 19 December, I left my studio to go a little further up in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, just on the border of Pigalle and Montmartre. A bohemian, artistic neighbourhood, full of adorable little designer boutiques. An infinitely inspiring...
Totally “marteau”

Totally “marteau”

by | Dec 16, 2014 | Anecdotes

My father was a gem setter, I am a gem setter, a bit by obligation. I used to come to the workshop as a child after school. I did my homework there because my mother worked at night, so it was my father who brought me home. I started touching the tools when I was...
Dust

Dust

by | Dec 10, 2014 | Anecdotes

The first time I went into a polishing shop, I thought it was so dirty! I had hardly been warned, and I never thought it could be so dirty. Dust everywhere, on the workstation, on the floor, on the walls. And I’m not even talking about the polisher. A chimney...