Since its foundation in 1858, Boucheron has been renowned for the dreamlike grace that gives its creations an unrivalled soul. For this collection, soon to be presented at the Biennale des Antiquaires, Boucheron called on the talent of Claire Choisne, Creative Director. She created her first collection by drawing inspiration from the House’s secret archives and reinterpreting in a contemporary way the skills of the jewelers in our Place Vendôme workshops. These creations gave birth to the collection’s theme: “L’Artisan du Rêve”…
The L’Artisan du Rêve collection is an initiatory journey through the history of Boucheron: each set echoes a heritage inspiration, a cherished theme or a particular technique, emblematic of the House’s mastery, expertise and creative audacity.
Bouquet d’Ailes, Perle au Trésor, Nature de Cristal, Plume de Paon, Mosaïque Delilah, Lierre de Paris, Cabochon, Animaux de Collection, Serpent Opalescent… Nine worlds, nine muses, nine portals through which we enter the House of Boucheron to discover a dream come true.
Bouquet d’Ailes
Necklace with emeralds, colored sapphires, gemstones and diamonds.
Inspired by the naturalist period of the 1900s, the Bouquet d’Ailes set reinterprets the Point d’Interrogation necklace so dear to the Maison Boucheron through its precious bestiary. It’s not a piece of jewelry, it’s a work of art: a skilful assemblage of butterfly wings, dragonflies and peacock feathers.
Pearl Treasure
Stemming from Boucheron’s great tradition of multi-wear, the Perle au Trésor set is much more than a piece of jewelry. It’s an object of a thousand and one mysteries. Here, the pearl is transformed into a marquetry case that opens and becomes a jewel once again, revealing all the wonders it contains: necklace, brooch and bracelet, like a treasure chest from a fairy tale.
Nature de Cristal
One of the first jewelers to work with crystal, Boucheron has created a marvelous Garden of Eden. Placed under a bell, it comes to life sheltered from the outside world. The Nature de Cristal set is an allegory of this wonderful life, protected by the bell of love that allows the Boucheron woman to live with more strength and intensity than any other.
Peacock feather
It was from a peacock feather that Frédéric Boucheron, in collaboration with his workshop head Paul Legrand, imagined, designed and created the Point d’Interrogation necklace. The year was 1883, and this major innovation quickly became a Boucheron icon, representing a new approach to femininity. Far from encircling a woman’s neck, this necklace frees her while adorning her sumptuously. The Plume de Paon necklace is its reincarnation.
Delilah mosaic
Boucheron has always been inspired by Haute Couture. Like a fabric, the Delilah Mosaïque set reveals a cameo of stones delicately laid on a gold mesh that has the softness and finesse of a scarf. This extraordinary new technique gives life and suppleness to metal.
Paris Ivy
At a time when all eyes were on the perfection of French gardens, Frédéric Boucheron marveled at the wild ivy growing naturally under the arches of the Palais-Royal. With the Lierre de Paris set, Boucheron pays homage to nature’s return to the city.
Cabochon
Boucheron’s signature par excellence, the cabochon has always been perceived as an enchanting oracle stone. Its softness enhances its mysterious side, transforming it into a mirror for a woman who doesn’t reveal herself at first glance. Its roundness attracts the touch; its positive energy protects the woman who has chosen it and accompanies her in all the most beautiful moments of her life.
Collectible Animals
From hummingbirds to chameleons, tigers and elephants, Boucheron has enriched its enchanted bestiary year after year. Always protective, these new animals were quickly adopted by enthusiasts turned collectors. This year, Animaux de Collection took a stroll through the Boucheron jewellery created for the Biennale, and captured the aesthetics. Lively, mischievous, laughing, majestic or graceful, they metamorphose into bracelets, necklaces, pendants, brooches, rings… but, whatever their form, they are always in harmony with the women who wear them.
Opalescent Snake
Frédéric Boucheron once gave his wife a snake-shaped necklace as a gift, promising her a happy life. Since that day, it has become a pledge of eternal happiness for all Boucheron women. This year, the snake reinvents itself, changing skin as if in the midst of a rebirth. The icon of the past lives again in a contemporary and unexpected way in the Serpent Opalescent set.
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