Having Access to Van Cleef & Arpels Creations (4h)
This course will be available again in Summer 2025.
Visit the Van Cleef & Arpels High Jewelry workshop and meet the "Mains d’Or™".
As part of a highly exclusive visit to the High Jewelry workshop (maximum 6 people for this course), you will have the privilege of seeing works in progress after admiring gouaches, the first stage of creation.
By speaking with the jewelry-makers and designers, and by discovering the work of the craftspeople, you will follow the step-by-step process behind jewelry creations.
This course gives you the opportunity to discover the savoir-faire (the know-how) of Van Cleef & Arpels, however, in this course, you will not be practicing the techniques which will be presented to you.
About the Course
This course will be available again in Spring 2025.
Founded in 1906 by Estelle Arpels and Alfred Van Cleef, Van Cleef & Arpels has achieved international renown over the years for the richness of its innovations and the originality of its creations.
Sit back and relax
- This course is given by two professors, including a designer.
- You are welcomed by your teachers before the class starts: a chance to meet each other and share experiences.
- You don’t need to bring any specific material.
- A certificate is given at the end of the class.
- To explore the history of Van Cleef & Arpels and its sources of inspiration, take part in the course "Entering the Van Cleef & Arpels Universe" .
- After each class, teachers deliver a list of books, podcasts, websites, museums related to the course attended.
High-quality education
L'ÉCOLE as education and research center has a scientific council.
A very unique faculty
All the teachers are passionate experts chosen for their enthusiasm and skill in transmitting their knowledge.
Generosity
Skills are presented with ease in an enjoyable way, hands-on experience and dialogue. Classes are for everyone with no pre-requisites.
Exclusive interaction
Courses are delivered in small groups to allow students to discuss one-on-one with the experts.
Initiation courses
On an “à la carte” basis courses offered to all those who want to learn and become enlightened amateurs.