Studio
From unique pieces to small series, experimentation to commissionned work
Some specific pieces are also visible in the Corpus and Bibliography sections
Check also the News section about the 3 pieces I designed especially for the Unterlinden Museum shop
in Colmar/France
Some specific pieces are also visible in the Corpus and Bibliography sections
Check also the News section about the 3 pieces I designed especially for the Unterlinden Museum shop
in Colmar/France
A very nice commission…
At the beginning of 2024, to celebrate 40 years meeting his wife, a [very nice] husband ordered me a piece, leaving me totally free to imagine whatever would suit the situation and the blue-eyed future wearer.
I came out with a yellow gold necklace set with a fantastic "mirror-cut" brazilian Aquamarine.
A few weeks after the piece was offered, I was happy to treat the couple with a book I had edited online,
telling the story of this special project and showing most of the making-of in my studio.
Within Paris Parcours Bijoux 2023
October 2 - 29, 2023
"Hommage à Joël Faivre Chalon" par CORPUS
Galerie Gimpel & Muller
12, rue Guénégaud / 75006 Paris
Two brooches (2023)
Lapis, Titanium, Gold, Platinum, Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
My homage to my late dear friend and colleague Joël is based on samples of crystalized Titanium plates
he had given me decades ago, and that I had forgotten in some hidden corner in my studio.
Looking for ways to express myself through them, I simply started spontaneously combining a blue one
with a gorgeous piece of rough Lapis.
I loved the strong contrast and paradoxical closeness that were revealed.
I imagined a second piece, remembering how Joël's infinitely precise work had always impressed me
and especially his use of micro screws in sophisticated assemblages.
I made an abstract replica of the Lapis' shape out of yellow Titanium
and combined it with a special gold and platinum alloy plate.
In each piece I wanted the two materials to look as similar as possible.
These two brooches might be the beginning of a kind of "domino-game" series.
Within Paris Parcours Bijoux 2023
October 2 - 29, 2023
"Citational Art"
Curated by Elsa Vanier
Galerie Chéret
11, rue Mayet / 75006 Paris
My pieces (2 sterling silver rings and a pendant) refer to Roy Lichtenstein's work and more precisely the presence of dots in many of his paintings
Within Paris Parcours Bijoux 2020
CORPUS 9 : "I am not a Robot" exhibition at Manjari & Partners / Paris / 7 - 24th October, 2020
For this event I designed a series of pieces based upon the specificity of the human being, processes of learning through errors, the role of tactile contacts, etc…
A special series of "hidden words" pendants use famous quotes from SF films like Ridley Scott's Blade Runner or Stanley Kubrick's 2001, a Space Odyssey, in which robots or "replicants" jeopardize human life
Within Paris "Parcours Bijoux 2017"
series of contemporary jewelry events
Corpus 8 : "Digression" exhibition / Sept.26 - Nov.26, 2017 / Maison de Victor Hugo / Paris
Inspired by Hugo's fantastic creativity, his very modern capacity to see beauty in abstract details, I have designed a series of pieces which question our visual perception.
Across-Shoulder Pendant
Patinated Aluminium / Heatshrink tubing / Stainless steel cable
Main : 23 cm
Patinated Aluminium / Heatshrink tubing / Stainless steel cable
Main : 23 cm
"Parallel Worlds" The Masculine/The Feminine : Pendant Copper / Iron / Diam. 8 cm
Pendant
Bifocal lenses, partly sandblasted /
Silver
Bifocal lenses, partly sandblasted /
Silver
Ring
Sandblasted glass / Goldleaf / Silver
Sandblasted glass / Goldleaf / Silver
The typical green light of goldleaf
Shoulder Pendant
Silver / Sandblasted Glass /
Goldleaf / Cable / Heatshrink Tubing
Silver / Sandblasted Glass /
Goldleaf / Cable / Heatshrink Tubing
Ring
Gold and Lead
Gold and Lead
Pendant / Silk Paper on Silver
Antique Glassbead / Nylon
Antique Glassbead / Nylon
Necklace * (sold at Paris Drouot/Piasa auction / nov. 2020)
Patinated Brass / Japanese Paper /
Tennis Racquet Nylon String / Silver /
Fine Gold / Heatshrink Tubing /
Stainless Steel Cable
Patinated Brass / Japanese Paper /
Tennis Racquet Nylon String / Silver /
Fine Gold / Heatshrink Tubing /
Stainless Steel Cable
Detail
Necklace
Patinated Brass / Japanese Paper /
Tennis Racquet Nylon String /
Sandblasted Glass / Silver /
Heatshrink Tubing
Patinated Brass / Japanese Paper /
Tennis Racquet Nylon String /
Sandblasted Glass / Silver /
Heatshrink Tubing
Detail
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"7 Lunas" Necklace
Sandblasted Glass / Silver /
Patinated Zinc / Japanese Paper /
Steel Fishing Line
Sandblasted Glass / Silver /
Patinated Zinc / Japanese Paper /
Steel Fishing Line
Ring Aluminium /
Patinated Bronze / Brass
Patinated Bronze / Brass
Backside
Ring Patinated Bronze
"(W)holes" Cibatool Rings
"(W)holes" Cibatool Ring
Pendant "Y"
Silver / Japanese Paper /
Rubber
Silver / Japanese Paper /
Rubber
Pendant "X"
Painted Silver /
Paraffin /
Stainless Steel Cable
Painted Silver /
Paraffin /
Stainless Steel Cable
Shoulder Pendant "Chromosomes"
Sandblasted Glass /
Perspex / Stainless Steel Cable
Sandblasted Glass /
Perspex / Stainless Steel Cable
Pendant
Sandblasted Glass Hollow Lens
Stainless Steel Cable
Sandblasted Glass Hollow Lens
Stainless Steel Cable
"Holà Ramon!"
Necklace
Stainless Steel Cable
Nylon / Silver / Turquoise
Patinated Silver / Silk Paper
Heatshrink Tubing
Collection Espace Solidor / Cagnes-sur-Mer / F
Necklace
Stainless Steel Cable
Nylon / Silver / Turquoise
Patinated Silver / Silk Paper
Heatshrink Tubing
Collection Espace Solidor / Cagnes-sur-Mer / F
Pendant
Hematite Powder /
Partly Printed Tracing Paper /
Copper Thread
Hematite Powder /
Partly Printed Tracing Paper /
Copper Thread
Pendant
Silver / Nylon /
Quartz lens
Silver / Nylon /
Quartz lens
Shoulder Pendant
Glass / Paint /
Stainless Steel Cable
Glass / Paint /
Stainless Steel Cable
Shoulder Pendant
Sandblasted Glass
Goldleaf / Stainless Steel Cable
Silver
This piece got broken and later transformed
(see in the commissioned work section below)
Sandblasted Glass
Goldleaf / Stainless Steel Cable
Silver
This piece got broken and later transformed
(see in the commissioned work section below)
Back Pendant for Karlsson Couture / Helsinki
Silver / Rubber
Silver / Rubber
Silver and Stainless Steel Man's Bracelet
Within Corpus research work
"Jewellery and the Sacred"
Bracelet
Sandblasted Glass / Aluminium /
Japanese Paper
Now in the permanent collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) / Paris / "Galerie des Bijoux"
Bracelet
Sandblasted Glass / Aluminium /
Japanese Paper
Now in the permanent collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) / Paris / "Galerie des Bijoux"
Patinated Silver Pin "Modello"
Presentation within the Maciet Collection
at the Arts Décoratifs Museum Library / Paris
at the Arts Décoratifs Museum Library / Paris
A special piece
Stainless Steel Cable and Yellow Gold Bracelet (1982)
Long time Christophe Burger's exclusive personal piece,
directly set on his right wrist without any clasp,
this bracelet became some years later "Forget-Me-Knot",
a very special item in Burger's collections for Lapponia/Helsinki.
Long time Christophe Burger's exclusive personal piece,
directly set on his right wrist without any clasp,
this bracelet became some years later "Forget-Me-Knot",
a very special item in Burger's collections for Lapponia/Helsinki.
"Square in square" pins
In the '80
Rubber and Formica pins
section of the book " Bijoux "
One of these has been bought by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs / Paris
Rubber and Formica pins
section of the book " Bijoux "
One of these has been bought by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs / Paris
"After having experimented a lot with rolling mill-printing
my interest for textures found its way later on through wax modeling"
my interest for textures found its way later on through wax modeling"
Small Series
Patinated Silver Ring
Palladium White Gold Ring
Heavy Silver rings
Enamelled Silver Ring
Silver Rings "for two or three fingers"
Stainless Steel Cable / Rubber Rings
Silver / Silverleaf Ring
Experimentation
"Hand" Objects
Cibatool / Balsawood
Cibatool / Balsawood
"Hand" Object
Cibatool / Japanese Paper
Cibatool / Japanese Paper
Commissioned Work
750 Yellow Gold ring / Diamond
"I would like a discreet ring for my 3ct diamond..."
"I would like a discreet ring for my 3ct diamond..."
Deconstruction of a classic
Sapphire / Diamonds /
750 White Gold
"My husband offered me a ring thirty years ago.
I am sure you can do something about it"
Sapphire / Diamonds /
750 White Gold
"My husband offered me a ring thirty years ago.
I am sure you can do something about it"
Reconstruction
Sandblasted Glass /
Goldleaf /
Patinated Silver
"The cleaning lady let it* drop.
We would like something totally different with the broken pieces"
Sandblasted Glass /
Goldleaf /
Patinated Silver
"The cleaning lady let it* drop.
We would like something totally different with the broken pieces"
Detail
