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Magazine 58F
Custom-made jewelry tailored to you!
You don't like wearing the same jewelry as everyone else and do you get bored with the standardization of brands? The site 58 Facettes puts all the imagination and talent of our jewelers-creators at your service for you design custom jewelry.
In this first article that we are inaugurating, we have already selected 3 jewelers with different creative processes and complementary universes while waiting to unveil many other jewelers.
Atelier Mallez: Stone expertise and the realization of a dream
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Isabelle Mallez, gemologist and founder of Atelier Mallez, is a great expert in stones, working for years in prestigious houses. For 2 years, she has wanted to put her talent at the service of individuals by creating a workshop in the heart of the Butte Montmartre in Paris, a district that deeply inspires her. For the choice of its stones, it turns to the largest suppliers on Place Vendôme who provide all the guarantees thanks to international certificates (GIA, Gübelin, SSEF).
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“To start a custom piece of jewelry, I present clients with a very wide range of gems and they let themselves be carried away by the different colors until they truly fall in love with a stone. Then I analyze the story of the person that we can tell through the creation of this jewelry. Recently, I made a ring for a mother's 35th wedding anniversary, ordered by her daughters. The 4 girls each brought a mood board that represented their personal vision of their mother and from there, I created 4 different bouquets around a 2 carat center diamond”
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Each piece of jewelry has its own story: a journey, an animal theme, an encounter. The common thread for Isabelle Mallez is to capture this memory and symbolize it through your personal jewelry.
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Capucine de Laage: Mastery of gouaches and a detailed analysis of personality
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Drawing for major houses, Capucine de Laage perfectly masters the art of gouache and creation. But to create a tailor-made piece, she meets you to find out your tastes, your style and even analyzes your appearance. “It’s like fashion, you have to analyze the person’s physiognomy to know how to dress them. It's the same for jewelry. If the person has large hands, for example, you need to know how to highlight them. Or a sporty person will want to have comfortable jewelry, while another woman will like to have formal jewelry.”
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Then, Capucine de Laage will offer you a second meeting with 8-10 sketch proposals, in order to refine your choice. Once the model is decided, she creates the gouache with 3 different views and sometimes has a wax made to validate the proportions.
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Nearly half of the clients bring her family stones which she transforms into new creations. “My style is balanced asymmetry, a harmony found in nature, but also in Art Nouveau or Art Deco ". I also sometimes only design the piece of jewelry because people have a family jeweler who will make the piece.” The important thing for her is that her unique creations are made in the tradition of French High Jewelry.
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Agathe Saint Girons: An artist bringing portrait jewelry to life
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A recognized contemporary jewelry artist, Agathe Saint Girons approaches jewelry through a profound artistic expression that takes you into a unique experience.
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In the creative process of her “Jewellery Portraits”, she carries out a preliminary interview with the person. “For 3 hours, I question her on very personal subjects ranging from what materials she likes to touch, to knowing what she has in the fridge. Thanks to his answers, I try to perceive the personality to the point of seeking the mirror of the soul.” Then, Agathe Saint Girons takes several months to immerse herself and create your jewelry portrait with her expert hands in her workshop.
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And one day, she presents it to you without having revealed the different stages. “With this creative process, I mainly have collector clients who know my world and who accept having jewelry without seeing the different stages of creation. They must also accept sometimes having atypical materials (vegetable ivory, titanium, leather, glass, etc.), because I also translate the complexity of the personality by using different materials.”
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This abundant creativity thus gives life to a multitude of Portrait Jewelry such as the cuff bracelet in silver and shagreen, baptized La Reine or an Anouck ring in silver and pink gold, adorned with a sumptuous Brazilian opal. This carte blanche to Agathe Saint Girons is unique and you will be sure to have a more than unique jewel!
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Article by Kyra Brenzinger - Editor-in-Chief.
Photos 1-3: Atelier Mallez
Photos 4-6: Nasturtium of Laage
Photos 7-10: Agathe Saint Girons