Do you know what enameling is? Behind this concept hides a complex, ancestral savoir-faire that craftsmen have constantly reinvented over the centuries. Already used in Greece in the 2nd millennium B.C., enameling is the result of a sophisticated process of combining metal and glass.
Whether transparent, translucent or opaque, enamels are the outcome of technical and ornamental research that has punctuated the history of jewelry. From painted enamel to the plique-à-jour technique, notably adopted by the Art Nouveau movement (1880-1914) to contemporary creations, jewels and artefacts offer a subtle combination of textures sublimated by the intense brightness of the material.
Join our two experts as they explore the techniques and secrets of this fascinating art.
Join us on June 10th at 5:30 pm at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts in Paris (Place Vendôme), for a fascinating look at the materials and techniques involved.
In-Person Conversation in French:
Monday, June 10th, 2024
5:30 pm- 6.30 pm : Conversation
@ L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts (Place Vendôme)
Hôtel de Ségur, 31 rue Danielle Casanova, 75001 Paris
Speakers:
Florent Guérif, Art Historian and Lecturer at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
& Marie Oberlin, Master Enameler and Lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
Photo: Boucheron, enamel attributed to Charles Riffault, Hairpin (detail). Blonde horn, enamel, gold, diamonds, fine pearl and cultured pearl, 1870.
Paris, Boucheron collection. Photo: Benjamin Chelly
