"Paris 1925: Following the Trail of Art Deco Jewelry"
April 2nd, 9th, and 16th at 7.30 p.m.
June 11th, 25th, and July 2nd at 7 p.m.
November 15th, 22nd, and 29th at 2.30 p.m.
Travel back in time to the Roaring Twenties and the 1925 Exposition, at the height of the Art Deco style.
"The Pearl, Queen of Art Deco" (In-Person Conversation)
May 20th at 7.30 p.m.
During the Art Deco period (1910-1939), the Pearl was the Queen! Art Deco captivated the world at the same time as Paris was shining as City of Pearls. This talk will take you on a journey through Paris, New York and Tokyo at a very special time in history, when women adorned themselves profusely with pearls in a veritable "perlomania"!
"Art Deco Jewelry and the Year 1925 around the World" (Online Conversation)
July 1st
From the campus of L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts in Paris, embark on a world tour to discover Art Deco jewelry.
Free registration via zom (link to come)
From November 21st, 2024 to June 1st, 2025
The exhibition "Paris, City of Pearls", organized at the Hôtel de Mercy-Argenteau in Paris recounts the forgotten history of jeweler’s passion for pearls from the end of the 19th century to the present day.
The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, held in Paris from April to October 1925, greatly contributed to the « pearl mania » that swept through Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, fueling the creativity of designers and jewelers such as René Boivin, Léon Hatot, the Dusausoy Houses, Cartier, and Van Cleef & Arpels. Appreciated then for the simplicity of its round shape and its whiteness, allowing beautiful contrasts, the pearl experienced a new vogue in the 1920s to the point of becoming one of the symbolic forms of Art Deco!
Season 9: Art Deco, Towards a New World
Available on March 20th
Jewelry often looks to the future… In the interwar period, a new wind blew through creation. Jewelry became imbued with modernity: radical forms, unprecedented materials, speed, lightness. New jewels then recounted the contemporary metamorphoses of beauty.
In this new season, "Voice of Jewels" immerses the listener in the heart of a creative explosion, encountering audacious women and secret stories, through the jewels of a style that marked its time.
Each episode highlights an emblematic piece: a headband bracelet with rose motifs by Van Cleef & Arpels, an architectural brooch by Raymond Templier, a bracelet housing a secret powder box designed for Josephine Baker, and a Chinese-inspired box created by the Lacloche brothers.
To celebrate the centenary of the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, L'ÉCOLE's librarians and bookseller offer a selection of various publications on Art Deco.
