In-Person Conversation

Art Nouveau Jewelry: When Japanese Art came to Europe (In-Person Conversation)

René Lalique, Tiara, 1903-1904, V&A Museum, London Full

Kimonos, Yukatas, Katanas, Netsuke, Maki-e hairpins… This conversation offers an historic journey through the 1900’s in order to capture the essence of Japanism and its influence on jewelry creations.

Art Nouveau Jewelry: When Japanese art came to Europe

Kimonos, Yukatas, Katanas, Netsuke, Maki-e hairpins… Such precious Japanese adornments and artefacts had remained unheard of in Europe until the mid-nineteenth century and the start of what was called the Meiji Era, translated into “Age of enlighten” in Japan.

When they eventually landed on western shores, those many Japanese treasures provoked a stylistic tsunami. As much unknown craftsmanship and materials: horn, lacquer, mixed metals, ivory, silk, influenced every layers of creations, especially jewelry, allowing the birth of one of the most revolutionary artistic movement: The Art Nouveau or “New Art”. European jewelers, glass makers, silversmiths or enamellers started to emulate Japanese art, trying on techniques they had never seen before…

This conversation, “Art Nouveau Jewelry : When Japanese Art came to Europe” offers an historic journey through the 1900’s in order to capture the essence of Japanism and its influence on jewelry creations.

In-Person Conversation in French:

Monday, June 10th, 2024
7:30pm: Cocktail
8:00 – 9:00pm : Conversation in French
@L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts (Paris - Place Vendôme)
Hôtel de Ségur, 31 rue Danielle Casanova, 75001 Paris

Speakers:

With Béatrice Vingtrinier, Jewelry Historian and Lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
& Gilliane Berardini, Jewelry Historian and Lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts

 

Photo: 
René Lalique,
Tiara
1903-1904
V&A Museum, London

Our In-Person Conversations

Brought together by their curiosity and love of jewelry culture, speakers and listeners are invited to meet at a cocktail reception preceding the talk. Often initiated during this convivial moment, exchanges prove to be as spontaneous as they are instructive. They continue to grow throughout the talk, which is organized around L'ÉCOLE's three main pillars: the History of Jewelry, the World of Gemstones and the Savoir-Faire.

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