COUTURE AND ARTIST JEWELRY #3

The sale COUTURE & ARTISTS JEWELRY #3 se runs through it like a manifesto. Portable sculpture, it breaks free from mere ornament to become a gesture, a bias or an assumed fantasy. Each piece tells a story – that of an artist’s eye, a dialogue with matter, a moment of freedom on the body. At the frontier of art, couture and the intimate object, these jewels invite themselves into everyday life. Easy to wear, they are undoubtedly the most immediate and impactful accessory, instantly transforming a look, creating a discrepancy, authorizing audacity or restraint. A space for freedom, expression and play.

Christiane Billet

Sculptor by training, Christiane Billet sees jewelry as an almost architectural extension of the body. Bronze, silver and stone are worked in a constant tension between strength and organicity. Each piece is conceived as a portable, autonomous sculpture, yet deeply inhabited by movement. His work has led to collaborations with Rick Owensand her jewelry is regularly worn by Michèle Lamyan emblematic figure in this radical, performative universe.

Christian Astuguevieille

All-round designer, Christian Astuguevieille blurs the boundaries between art, design and jewelry. Her dreamlike creations borrow from the primitive arts, ritual and talisman, with an assumed freedom. Jewelry becomes a narrative object, charged with symbolism and discreet humor. Her singular universe has led her to collaborate with such houses as Nina Ricci, Lanvin and Hermès.

Alina Alamorean

Alina Alamorean dresses bodies, wrists and fingers in a fluid, architectural way, with total freedom of expression, where imagination and respect for the materials and objects that inspire her are the only things that count. More than mere ornaments, her creations propose a different relationship with the body and gesture. As she herself puts it: “I don’t wish to decorate anyone, I’d just like to instill another way of living, breathing, thinking.”

The creations of Gilles Jonemann, Van Der Straeten, Israel Gera, Pierre Lorion & Sylvia Karels extend this vision of the artist’s jewel, each bringing his or her own singular vision, between formal rigor and creative freedom.

The sale also includes jewelry from iconic houses: Hermès – including several watches, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior by John Galliano, Elie Top for Lanvin, Christian Lacroix. Rare pieces of Thierry Mugler from the early 1980s, powerful and radical, as well as jewelry by Jean-Paul Gaultier of the 1990s, playgrounds for a free and subversive spirit. The Italians Versace, Gianni de Liguro and Cascio. Theurier Goossens.

Jewelry is undoubtedly the most immediate and impactful accessory. Easy to wear, it instantly transforms a look, creates a discrepancy, authorizes audacity or restraint. A space for freedom, expression and play.

And we couldn’t resist slipping a few babydolls into the sale. Rosa Sabbia and other red garments and accessories, some adorned with hearts, an obvious nod to Valentine’s Day..