L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts in Hong Kong is temporarily closed and will reopen in end of November as the campus undergoes renovation works.
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.