The Pearl, Queen of Art Deco (Online Conversation)

Art Deco captivated the world at the same time as Paris was shining as City of Pearls.

With its shape, color and even its symbolism, the pearl was the ideal icon for the modern woman of the era who was declaring and claiming her newly earned rights: freedom to change and to live life as she chose, to work, to create, to dance. In the world of liberated flappers and jazz, with the powerful graphism of Art Deco, pitting the stark black against the white in contrast, pearls played a leading role.  

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”!

With Inezita Gay-Eckel, Art Historian & Lecturer at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
& Sungmoon Cho, Art Historian & Lecturer at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts

Online Conversation:

Tuesday, July 1st 
at noon (Paris time)
In English 
with simultaneous interpretation in French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese

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Tuesday, July 1st 
at 7 p.m. (Paris time)
In French 
with simultaneous interpretation in English

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Photo:
Van Cleef & Arpels, vanity case, circa 1925. Gold, pearls, enamel, diamonds.
© Van Cleef & Arpels Collection

Developed by the teams at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts to offer a new look at the world of jewelry, these online talks bring together two experts for a 45–50-minute conversation that is followed by a Q&A session during which you may submit your questions by instant messaging. Should you wish to learn more, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts will send you a detailed bibliography following the event. 

You will also find the past conversations available for viewing on YouTube at your leisure once the event has come to a close.

Participating in these conversations hosted by L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts allows you to join a community of curious enthusiasts eager to discover and learn.

Our Past Online Conversations