From the Wax Project to the Setting Techniques (4 hrs)
Try your hand at wax sculpture techniques and stone setting.
About the Course
Setting is one of the most important steps in jewelry making. It secures and fixes the gems on the metallic pieces of the jewel.
After an introduction to setting techniques, learn to execute your own mounting on silver. Installed at the workbench and guided by your lecturers discover how to sculpt on a wax model and design the placement for the stones, preparing the wing of a butterfly jewel. Finally, adjust the shapes, the stones placements and the symmetry.
After the class, bring your waxed butterfly home.
A shorter version of this course (two hours), focused on discovering the setting techniques "Introduction to Setting" is also available.
Useful to Know
- You are welcomed by your lecturers before the class starts.
- A welcome refreshment is offered prior to the class, and during the break.
- The course is given by a jeweler and a stone-setter from the High Jewelry workshops of the Maison Van Cleef & Arpels.
- All necessary equipment is provided on site.
- A certificate is delivered at the end of the class along with recommendations for resources related to it.
To Go Further
Join the course "From French Jewels to Japanese Lacquer" and explore two artistic and artisanal jewelry traditions by trying your hand at the techniques of French High Jewelry and Japanese Urushi lacquer.
