If you have ever had the chance to push open the door of a traditional jeweler in order to raise family stones, it is very likely that you were presented, during a second meeting, with drawings sketching out your project. The same goes for some special orders. But apart from these exceptional cases, rare are the occasions to see these jewelry sketches up close, often as precise as they are aesthetic. The jewelery design, always executed in real size (scale 1), nevertheless
“plays a central role in the creation and production process
,” underlines Nicolas Bos, president of Van Cleef & Arpels.
It serves as a daily communication tool between the different teams, from the studio to the workshop, including those responsible for the stones.
There are also these very beautiful specimens called gouaches, executed once the piece is finished, sometimes offered to fine jewelry clients, but above all placed in the archives to feed our heritage. ”
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