A jewel that reflects and exceeds its time
Fullord is part of the current jewelry trend, in this fusion between innovation and tradition.
We think of the mechanisms signed Sandrine Thibaud, which allow you to hang your bracelet with ease.
But technicality cannot be satisfied by itself.
We are also looking for authenticity, we want to wear pieces imbued with history or cultural significance.
We love the symbol and, at the same time, we are captivated by the charms of contemporary design, by its inventiveness and its minimalist grace.
If you look closely, something deeper may be at work.
The world is going through identity crises.
Nations are.
Individuals too.
And the body itself seeks new adventures, new perspectives.
On the one hand, the need for an anchor.
On the other, the demand for novelty.
No doubt high jewelry, because it is always experimental, has proposals to make.
In a sense, it is her vocation, and this is how Sandrine Thibaud sees her profession.
This is how she makes it a mission.
The example of the Masai collection
The bracelets from the Masaï collection wonderfully illustrate the Fullord spirit.
This people of breeders and warriors, like a sliver of Africa, inspires the entire collection.
It's a spear that wraps around the wrist.
It is a powerful symbol because its use is paradoxical.
Sandrine Thibaud, whose youth was African, testifies to her meeting with the Masai, the love she has for them and the perils that await them.
Above all, she wants to explain that, for them, the spear is above all a defensive object... Here we are!
Jewelry, first of all, is a protective object.
It is the body augmented by the idea it has of itself.
The bracelet, like the necklace or the earring, keeps at bay the powers that disintegrate identity!
The Masai collection is particularly rich.
We immediately perceive a balance between character, delicacy and attention to detail.
With the variations in weight and color, it’s almost like customization.
Rigid or flexible, pink gold, white gold, black diamonds, shards of turquoise resin, extremely careful PVD finishes... it is difficult to list the ball of materials that will take place on the bracelet.
And the same goes for rings, where luxury seems to explore a
continuum
of possibilities.
The most delicate of protective adornments
Jewelry is an inexhaustible source of inspiration.
Beyond its intrinsic value, it is loaded with meanings: ritual, self-expression, heritage, fashion... Not an era, not a culture that has not invested its soul in it.
Through shapes, through materials and nuances of color, it is always an idea that is expressed.
Sandrine Thibaud is categorical: “We adopt a piece of jewelry because it resembles us and testifies to our identity”.
In a sense, it's not about making things beautiful.
Not only.
Jewelry also does good, and that is probably its primary function.
This little object that adorns the ear or the finger is me.
It is the form chosen by my body to express its secret intensities.
One might have the impression that men have little place in the collections.
However, if you look closely, it is everywhere.
Here, jewelry takes precedence over gender.
A beautiful invitation to explore, to observe rare things, first of all to be dazzled.
But, very quickly, nevertheless, we give in to desire... Perhaps we will then encounter the Ariane ring in 18K pink gold and its white diamonds.
Lost in the Fullord maze, it is said that the daughter of King Minos abandoned this surprising ring, where love and betrayal find the complex form of real stories...