Firstrd edition of the general public fair " A Jewel for Christmas » (formerly Mes Créateurs Joailliers) will take place from November 17 to 20, 2017 at the Hôtel de l'Industrie, Paris 6rd.
For his 4rd edition, the Mes Créateurs Joailliers show changes its name and becomes “ A Jewel for Christmas ". Even if the spirit of this new exhibition-sale remains the same, it will offer a wider range of jewelry: jewelry from jewelry designers, branded jewelry, high-end original jewelry... It nevertheless remains the unmissable annual event for all lovers of jewelry, precious stones, unique pieces and artistic crafts.
During these special days, the general public will have the chance to interact directly with the creative artists, discover their sources of inspiration, be seduced by their latest creations or imagine with them a personalized and timeless model for the end-of-year celebrations.
Most of these designers work in apartments, in their workshops, so this show is an opportunity to discover them in one place at the Hôtel de l'Industrie, Place St-Germain-des-Prés in the 6th arrondissement.rd arrondissement of Paris, for 4 days, from November 17 to 20*.
Creativity, originality and know-how are the key words of this new edition.
AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRADE FAIRS
TIBER – MARIE-CAROLINE LAGACHE
Marie-Caroline Lagache had a first career in financial management… but she was caught up in her family passion for jewelry and gemology. She founded the brand Tiber, in tribute to his father and grandfather.
The lines of these jewels are soft and colorful, the primary goal being to highlight the stones. Marie-Caroline loves color, simplicity, and finesse. She creates jewelry that is easily wearable every day, using original stones rarely used in traditional jewelry.
Passionate about travel, sports and adventure, we find her values in her creations which are intended to be simple and refined.
BEIGBEDER HOUSE
Muriel Beigbeder has been creating jewelry for over 30 years. Initially, she created costume jewelry, then earned a gemology degree, met jewelers, and studied their expertise.
From various trips to mining lands, she found colors, materials, pearls and precious or fine stones, abandoned or adored,… Each one is a story.
« From there, a jewel is born, a unique piece that I tell, and which meets a woman, a man. I love this moment when my dream become jewel becomes the dream and the jewel of another, chosen among all. Unique piece. Imagine, create, color, make sparkle, laugh and dream… »
NATHALIE BONNEMAILLE
Jeweler and setter based in Besançon, Nathalie Bonnemaille creates all types of jewelry such as wedding rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces… unique pieces designed with different materials (gold, platinum)… combined with precious stones according to your choice (diamond, sapphire, ruby, emerald, etc.).
« I place great importance on customer relations, while listening attentively to your requests, I suggest unique creation ideas based on your personality. I create jewelry composed of a "soul" that evokes a memory, a person or a moment in your life.
SOLIGEMS – VERONIQUE LAGACHE RAGAGNON
« Born in Madagascar, I am passionate about stones. A gemologist (ING), I worked in finance in another life before branching out into precious stones. ».
Véronique Lagache Ragagnon has always been fascinated by the minerals of the Big Island. After studying business (ESCP) and a career in banking, she studied gemology. The idea of creating charitable jewelry came to her after a trip to the mining areas of Madagascar, where she identified several associations dedicated to improving living conditions and education in these difficult areas.
Wanting to share this taste for stones, she created the company Soligems and decided to donate part of the price of the jewelry sold to charities.
AUBE CAMBON
Dawn Cambon has always had a passion for gold jewelry and precious stones. After studying law, obtaining a master's degree in art history, and obtaining a certified expert qualification in furniture and art objects, she moved into jewelry.
Whether unique pieces or limited editions, Aube Cambon's creations are influenced by ancient artistic styles revisited with a contemporary eye and technique. The work of gold (18 or 24 carats) is considered through different matte or shiny textures, sandblasted, hammered, polished, chiseled, etc., in association with varied and luminous gems, selected with passion from small suppliers, such as spinels or tourmalines. Dawn Cambon deliberately opts for pure forms that highlight the stones and give soul to its creations.
SANLYS
Nestled in the heart of Lyon's historic heritage, this local manufacturer – attentive to its customers for 25 years – offers you its expertise and reveals its passion by creating its brand: SanlysThis brand new brand will amaze you with its creations.
Sanlys offers several collections of fine and refined jewelry made from 750‰ gold and diamonds.
Elegance and originality are the order of the day!
CHRISTINE ESCHER
The opening of the first boutique of Christine Escher is dedicated to antique jewelry.
Driven by the desire to create her own jewelry, she completed her training with studies in gemology and design. Her first collection combined precious wood, gold and diamonds. In 1998, Christine Escher wins the International De Beers Diamond Award with an ebony and diamond ring.
Over the years, she has oriented her creative themes toward the marine world, drawing inspiration from marine flora and fauna. This seems to be a logical progression, since she chose a starfish as her emblem at the beginning of her career.
MARC ALEXANDRE
« My jewelry is an object that speaks to the unconscious, it reads like a story and is worn like a perfume."
Creative jeweler, Master Craftsman, Marc Alexandre is one of those artisans who combine imagination with know-how.
In his workshop, where tradition reigns supreme, he combines metal with minerals, plays with movement and light, sculpts and combines elements like a poet chisels his verses. Once finished, his jewelry carries an emotion, a feeling he wanted to share.
PATRICE FABRE
« I like to breathe the air of the times, to have an idea, to implement it and to see it carried by someone who is happy with it. »
Patrice Fabré, a contemporary jeweler since 1981, enjoys mastering the materials that surround him. Steel, gold, and concrete bend to his imagination and form a framework that structures his work, like a minimalist stave onto which fine and precious stones are grafted. His greatest success: the gold-reinforced concrete set with diamonds, created in 1986.
For Him, in 2005 he created the “Teluric” collection, dedicating the rough diamond to the contemporary man.
For Her, in 2011 he created “Rivières Noires”, a farandole of black diamonds and South Sea pearls.
Volume, sobriety, sensuality, such is the style of Patrice Fabré.
BIANCHI
A family story… In 1978, Pierre Bianchi, a graduate of the Morteau watchmaking school, opened his first watchmaking and jewelry boutique with his wife in Maizières-lès-Metz. Thanks to his experience and quality work, the company grew and built customer loyalty. Their son Alexandre, a jeweler-designer and diamond-cutting graduate from the Antwerp school in Belgium and the Métiers d'Arts et des Joaux, joined them a few years later, marking the beginning of a new era for this family business.
« We decided to give more space to the workshops and to highlight our specificities, our know-how in the fields of watchmaking and jewelry."
This father and son duo therefore represents the excellence of know-how in the creation of unique handmade pieces, made in France.
Labeled Living Heritage Company and Moselle Passion Product, the Manufacture White is one of those prestigious addresses of Artistic Craftsmanship that the world envies in France.
THE PARTNERS
Among the partners:
▪ SAINT GERMAIN DES PRES COMMITTEE
▪ Champagne LAURENT PERRIER
▪ SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF NATIONAL INDUSTRY
▪ VITRA
▪ THE BLACK FRAME Saumur
Heir to a prestigious military past and drawing on an ancestral equestrian culture, The Black Frame continues its mission of training and promoting traditional French equestrianism. It trains and develops senior equestrian executives. True experts in their discipline, the equerries' main mission is to transmit technical and theoretical knowledge in different disciplines.
The Black Frame is the best-known representative of traditional French horse riding. This style of riding has been included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage since 2011. It is characterized, on the one hand, by the search for a harmonious relationship between the rider and his mount and, on the other hand, by a way of doing things: a style.
Cultivated, educated in the teachings of the great masters of horsemanship and curious about the evolution of equestrian practices, the riders of the Cadre Noir actively contribute to the maintenance and influence of French horsemanship by illustrating and transmitting its principles, during public presentations in France and abroad.
MEDIA PARTNERS
Among the Media partners (Attitude Luxe, Dreams, Le Gemmologue, Esprit Joaillerie), Luxury Infinity, your magazine dedicated to creative trends andlifestyle exceptional. Through its various sections, you will discover the world of fashion, jewelry, hospitality, gastronomy and culture, the latest developments in luxury, creation and know-how.
With the aim of making you dream, but also of making you discover new quality addresses where you can go with your eyes closed. From young houses to the most historic ones which will reveal their new treasures to you... Welcome to the magazine " Luxury Infinity » dreams come true.
* Entrance to the show is subject to a fee: 5 euros/person/day and free for those under 16.
Claudie V.
