SELL YOUR JEWELRY
Magazine 58F
Men's jewelry: Ecce Homo!
Choosing a piece of jewelry for a man, off the beaten track, is not an easy thing… The site 58 facettes has unearthed 3 designers who bring their personal vision of jewelry and who will know how to awaken your true personality in you.
Poìma: Greco-Roman inspiration as a common thread
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This new jewelry brand is the result of a mutual passion of 3 young co-founders (the two brothers Bruno and Renan Pacheco and Quentin Pontonnier) for Greco-Roman mythology. Poìma, which means poem in Greek, inspired the creators of the brand to create a universe between dreams and poetry.
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Their best seller, the Ring of Blind Love features the face of Eros, god of love, with hands delicately covering his eyes. The necklace of the Sorrow of Zeus, symbolizes the fall ofOlympe by the Titans. Worked in silver slightly blackened, the piece seems to have been miraculously removed from Greco-Roman excavations. The Black Ring signet ring of Helios, the god of the sun, takes on its full meaning in a version silver-gilt radiating its rays on the stone, a black kyanite.
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Poìma has already received the “made in Paris” label thanks to their integrated workshop. The design of the jewelry is created by Quentin Pontonnier, who in addition to the brand's collection, also offers custom-made jewelry. “Many international personalities already wear our jewelry such as the actors KJ Apa or Rayane Bensetti and the model Hugo Philip or the influencer and co-founder of our brand Renan Pacheco,” specifies Bruno Pacheco. Miss Universe, Iris Mitteanaere and Russian actress Bonnie Strange were also seduced by this dreamlike universe. Because for once, girls can steal their men's jewelry!
Hugues Lys: a futuristic and architectural collection
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With his atypical career, Hugues Lys reveals his almost cinematographic universe to us. Passionate about science fiction films, but also trained at the Ecole Polytechnique, he created a collection linking these different universes. His Metropolis collection refers to Fritz Lang's legendary black & white film from 1927.
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“Worked on silver patinated, the weft of the jewelry evokes the columns in the city Metropolis also recalling the structure of the Eiffel Tower which fascinates me so much in Paris,” explains Hugues Lys. The first piece in his collection is the incredible Tête d'Automate ring, adorned with onyx, emerald or ruby eyes that close with the movement of the hand. “This ring has a design that is both futuristic and childish, because I was inspired by dolls that give the mechanical illusion of life.” This piece also gave birth to a cat's head, equipped with the same mechanism. Fascinated by Egyptian art, Hugues Lys was inspired by ancient statues and the representation of cats on sarcophagi. The solid gold version is particularly elegant, reinforcing the effect of the large open onyx eyes.
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Its clients are international, particularly from England and Germany. “Even women wear my jewelry, loving my world which is both expressive and architectural.” Moreover, he is preparing a new collection for us revisiting the classic image of white diamonds. Because Hugues Lys likes to surprise us by shaking up the codes of jewelry.
Jérôme de Stéfano: Wood, a collection in homage to his native Italy
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Renowned creator of Haute Fantaisie collaborating with major brands like Dior, Swarovski or Céline, Jérôme de Stéfano has chosen to dedicate his unique collection to silver massive with its Italian origins. “Wood is in reference to the magnificent olive trees that adorn the hills of my region of Friuli in northern Italy. The ribs of the bark are found on the bodies of rings, bracelets or pendants, entwined by vine branches evoking the unwavering bond between two people,” explains Jérôme de Stéfano poetically.
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Wishing to create a collection with a very pure design, the designer revisits a Dark Wood signet ring, decorated with a black agate cabochon. His Wood Fabio ring features the veined effect of the wood on the body of the ring contrasting with the rectangular and smooth top. Particularly contemporary, the Rock Wood flat bangle bracelet is made of almost black ruthenium.
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For those who love color, Wood bracelets are associated with real hard stones combining tiger's eye and hematite with lava stone or even pyrite and apatite. “The collection is particularly mixed and we offer some earrings in silver-gilt for women,” explains Jérôme de Stéfano. In 2018, the designer received the “Made in Paris” label from the city of Paris for the entire collection. A great recognition which brings resonance internationally and with an informed public.
Article by Kyra Brenzinger - Editor-in-Chief.
Photos 1-2: Poìma
Photos 3-4: Hugues Lys
Photos 5-6: Jérôme de Stéfano