Entrer dans une mythique maison de la place Vendôme, s’installer en tant que créateur indépendant, ou intégrer le département joaillerie d’une prestigieuse maison de ventes aux enchères… Pour tous les étudiants qui entament aujourd’hui un cycle de formation dans l’univers de la joaillerie, les possibilités de carrière sont multiples. Se former aux métiers de la joaillerie Négociateur de pierres, sertisseur, designer, directeur artistique, responsable de la stratégie digitale… Faisant appel à une multitude de savoir-faire et de compétences, l’univers de la joaillerie et de la haute joaillerie rassemble des professionnels aux profils...

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert collection is one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of micro-mosaics. Arthur Gilbert coined the term ‘micro-mosaic’ himself and supported the pioneering publications and exhibitions on the subject. During this lecture, Alice Minter, Curator of the Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert, will present renowned highlights from the collection and the latest information uncovered for these finest pieces.   Speakers: Alice Minter, Senior Curator, The Arthur and Rosalinde Gilbert Collection   Without the Gilbert collection, there will be no micro-mosaic. The Gilbert collection is one of theSEE DETA...

Speakers: Jewellery historian Vivienne Becker and Helen Molesworth, Dr Geneviève Davies, Senior Curator of Jewellery, Victoria & Albert Museum, London   Together, Vivienne Becker and Helen Molesworth discuss the role of the Victoria & Albert Museum Collection, as both education and inspiration, in our jewellery world today. They will talk about the relevance of jewellery history to contemporary design, the importance of looking back to look forward, of understanding what has gone before to be genuinely innovative. Finally, they will discuss today’s fast-growing appreciation of antique and 20th-century jewellery.  SEE DETAILS <span class="more-link-hover-ima...

Speaker: Gislain Aucremanne   Introduction   This article is about Tutankhamun and the legacy he had in the history of jewellery. Howard Carter discovered the tomb in 1922. Since that moment, this discovery started a revolution in Egyptology, and in the interest called Egyptomania, the passion for Egypt. The notion of Egyptomania leads to understanding and deciphering the hieroglyphic language of Tutankhamun’s jewels and how these treasures influenced the creation of the 20th and even the early 21st century.   Why did this historic discovery have such a significant impactSEE DETAILS </sp...

Panel discussion moderated by Katerina Perez (influencer), with David Roux-Fouillet (Head of the Department of Product Design, Jewellery and Accessories, HEAD Geneva), Olivier Bachet (expert), Vivienne Becker (jewellery historian, author) and Alix Dumas (Designer)   Sometimes we look at a piece of jewellery and we fall in love with it instantly and sometimes, you have to heavily market a design or a collection in order for it to sell. What is that “magic formula” that makes the jewellery design exceptional?   Jewellery that makes your heart beating faster   ItSEE DETAILS

La classification des gemmes est l’une des problématiques les plus sensibles qui anime actuellement le marché des pierres précieuses. Étrangement, dans un marché parfaitement globalisé et international, aucune standardisation n’existe encore.   Chaque laboratoire obéit à ses propres règles et chaque pays possède sa législation sur le sujet. Négociants, experts, et acheteurs finals se repèrent donc difficilement dans un marché où coexiste une pluralité de systèmes de classification. Ce manque de clarté engendre également un flou juridique qui en cas de litige peut s’avérer extrêmement préjudiciable.   Établir une nomenclatureSEE DETAILS </span...

« Rien ne se perd, tout se transforme ». C’est avec cette formule, empruntée au chimiste français Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-1794), que GemGenève invite cette année une nouvelle génération de talents à exprimer sa créativité. En résonance avec l’urgence climatique et les enjeux environnementaux de notre époque, le thème choisi pour le concours de gouaché 2023 invite à une réflexion sur l’usage des ressources. « Parce qu’il n’y a pas d’autre planète pour nous recevoir », l’art de la joaillerie et l’univers de la bijouterie n’échappent pas &agrav...

Speaker: Olivier Bachet IntroductionOlivier Bachet has deep knowledge of Cartier. During a fascinating talk held during the November edition of GemGenève, he spoke about the influence that Fabergé had on various jewellery designers – most notably, Cartier. Various elements link Fabergé and Cartier between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.Apart from the fact that, just before WWI, Cartier was already an internationally established jewellery Maison, Cartier et Fabergé shared the same clientele – the grand aristocratic families of the European courts and the ultra-wealthy American familiesSEE DETAILS </s...

Speakers: Fondation Fabergé – Dr. Bernard Ivaldi, Alexandra Blin Kourbatoff The art of enamel in Russia is intricately tied to the ancient cultural traditions of the Byzantine Empire, which spread to the territory of Egypt, France, and Italy, becoming the foundation of the technical traditions of enamel art in these countries. Already in the 4th century BC, the Tauric Peninsula was known for golden jewelry produced by artful Greek masters, using filigree and cloisonné techniques. The techniques of the Greeks were inherited and applied at the end of the 19th century bySEE DETAILS

Speaker: Amanda Triossi This talk will introduce the readers to the stylistic development of the necklace – from its origins to recent times.Through this overview the readers will not only appreciate the extraordinary stylistic development of the necklace, which is linked largely to the changes of fashion, but also will appreciate all aspects that determine the value of a particular jewelled ornament. IntroductionNecklaces are like rings, items that have always been worn. The very early necklaces date back to 70.000 B.C., and women have always worn them. In ancient Egypt there were spectacularSEE DETAILS </span...