Jean Vendome, Artist Jeweler

We are delighted to announce the reopening and extension of the exhibition “Jean Vendome, Artist Jeweler” until August 28th.
Free exhibition, by reservation

A valid Health Pass is mandatory to access L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts  for all visitors aged 18 and over.
Open Tuesday – Saturday, from 12pm to 7pm.

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To go further and for all those who would not be able to come discover the exhibition in person ,L’ÉCOLE is offering you a digital walk highlighting the universe of Jean Vendome (1930 – 2017), true pioneer of modern jewelry and lover of minerals.

The exhibition in pictures

Discover a selection of jewels thanks to our photo gallery.

Virtual guided tour of the exhibition « Jean Vendome, Artist Jeweler »

On the occasion of the reopening of the exhibition “Jean Vendome, Artist Jeweler”, we offer you a virtual guided tour with Sophie Lefèvre, art historian and curator of the exhibition, and Léonard Pouy, art historian and teacher-researcher at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.
Come discover the unique and daring works of this true pioneer of modern jewelry and great lover of minerals, who never stopped creating during all his life, from his first jewelry collection the 1950s until his last creations in 2017.

Photo: Jean Vendome, pendant, 2006, yellow gold, ametrines. Private collection. Photo benjamin Chelly

In French, with simultaneous translation in English available

Replay will soon be available on our website

Follow the guided tours in video

Discover the exhibition as if you were there, with Marie-Laure Cassius-Duranton, Gemologist and Art Historian, Teacher at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts. 

Welcome into the Jean Vendome Exhibition. Inezita accompanied by Olivier Segura, our Scientific Director, choose some favorite pieces to share with you, in 12 minutes.

The stones and minerals of Jean Vendome, explained by the teachers of L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts

The unusual stones used by this lover of minerals have fascinated you? Discover their secrets in the glossary written for you by the teachers of L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.


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Jean Vendome, Sculptor of Modern Jewelry, by BeauxArts Magazine

Jean Vendome, whose real name was Ohan Tuhdarian, created his first jewelry collection in 1950, heralding sixty-seven years of creative effervescence.
To know more about this avant-garde designer, who merged the art of sculpture and jewelry, discover our interactive website, developed in partnership with BeauxArts Magazine.


Discover the digital promenade

Video « Jean Vendome, a Jeweler at the Heart of the Avant-Gardes »

In tune with the artistic movements of his time, kinetic art nourished him as well as modernist sculpture or architecture to produce incredibly bold pieces, with a penchant for a certain “bizarre beauty”.

Connaissance des Arts Special Issue

Illustrated with over 100 photos, the special issue developed in partnership with Connaissance des Arts will make you discover the incredible journey of this exceptional jeweler, the encounters that have inspired his creations and his love for mineral and unusual stones.


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