Witness of the 30’s, the Museum of Art Deco presents a collection of jewels which promises to amaze!
Inspired by 30's revolutions (jazz, cars...). the different jewels pieces are full of authenticity. They are more functional. Designers gave up traditionnal esthetics codes for creating new.
It's the first time that 30's jewels are celebrated and it's a festival of innovation: alluminium, silver, laque...
History, Graphic shapes, purity of the lines are the key words of the collection. These hidden treasures are reflecting a devotion to creativity.
The 30’s jewels trends have been jostled by Jean Duprès . His talent has been ignored, but, Paris is revealing it.
“Too modern for his time” , Jean Deprès kept the promise to amaze. Fine details, new materials, are the basis of a very chic collection. Very influenced by “cubists” and “futurists”, this controversial designer didn’t knew that a couple of years later, his talent will be celebrated. Time was on his side. Today, he gives us an answer to the meaning of beauty. His audacity made him going through the time. He created the basis of fine jewellerie.
Around 300 pieces, he shows that rarity implies attention to details and a real sense of creativity. He used materials which were not used at this time by jewelers : gold, silver, "cristal de roche"…It’s a winning combination. Innovation with a drop of talent made these pieces unique. Duprès fine jewelleries had been favored among Dandys middle. Now they delight us with their prestige and their elegance.
The exhibition revisits designer work from 30’s to 70’s. Other artists are exhibiting: Place Vendome jewelers are even part of the event. It’s an invitation for discovering talents such as Jean Dunand, Gérard Sandoz, Jean Fouquet, Raymond Templier ...
After a big success with Yves Saint Laurent’s auction, Art deco pieces are still admired, Jewelleries are “Avant-Garde”. Drawings, pictures, or exclusive pieces (jewelleries which belonged to Andy Warhol or Marlene Dietrich), participate to this discovery.
Beauty implies tradition and goldsmiths know, how far to go, to transmit it.
