Our craftsmanship · Paris, since 2014
Wire, hand-shaped.
Each piece begins as a single wire of precious metal, hand-shaped with pliers by the Maison's artisans, then work-hardened and laser micro-welded. No molds, no machines: one gesture, one piece.
IThe Wire
A single wire, in one piece
The letter isn't carved into a surface: it is hand-shaped from the wire itself — handcrafted, not engraved.
Where most message jewelry is hand-shaped into a flat plate, the Maison starts from a single precious metal wire: sterling silver 925, 14k gold-filled, or 18k gold. The word is born from the wire itself, hand-shaped with pliers — and that's what gives the piece its lightness and its line.
No molds, no duplication: each piece exists only once it has been hand-shaped, and two identical names never produce two perfectly identical pieces.
IIThe Craft
By hand with pliers, in about thirty minutes
The wire is hand-shaped with pliers, letter after letter, in cursive script. Our artisans train for months on every gesture before hand-shaping their first piece of jewelry.
A personalized piece takes about thirty minutes to hand-shape. It's also the time it takes to have a piece personalized in front of you, at the atelier.
IIIWork-Hardening
The metal, cold-worked
Once the entire piece has been hand-shaped, it is work-hardened cold. This mechanical treatment of the metal gives the wire its shape memory and resilience: the jewelry piece holds its line, day after day.
Work-hardening is applied to the whole piece, never letter by letter.
IVLaser micro-welding
Reinforced at tension points
The hand-shaped wire is laser micro-welded at tension points, on sterling silver, 14k gold-filled, and 18k gold. An invisible reinforcement, allowing a piece designed to never be taken off to last through the years.
There is no weld between the letters: the wire stays continuous from one end of the word to the other.
Materials
Three metals, one wire
All our materials are hypoallergenic. Each hand-shaped, handcrafted piece has its own shine, its own resilience in water, and its own way of being repaired: everything about our materials.
Sterling Silver 925
Silver jewelry92.5% pure silver, hand-shaped by our artisans. White, luminous, hypoallergenic, and antibacterial. A living metal: a fine layer of oxidation may appear — natural and reversible.
14k Gold-Filled
Gold-filled jewelryA solid 14k gold-filled wire: fifty to one hundred times more gold than traditional gold plating. Hand-shaped and handcrafted in yellow or rose. It's not afraid of water, and its shine is guaranteed for life.
18K Gold
18K Gold JewelryA solid gold wire, 75% pure gold — 18k gold from the French tradition. Yellow, rose, or white. Hallmarked, certified, hand-shaped by a Maison artisan jeweler.
VThe Atelier
Five artisans, over one hundred pieces of jewelry a day
Every piece of jewelry is hand-shaped in Paris, from precious metal wire. Gift boxes and findings (clasps, chains) come from Europe and the United States.
Since 2014, the Atelier has trained its artisans in every gesture for months. By appointment, you're welcome to visit: watch your piece come to life.
Ten-Year Warranty, or One Year
Our GuaranteesTen years on 18k gold, one year on 14k gold-filled and sterling silver. The shine of our hand-shaped, handcrafted 14k gold-filled jewelry, meanwhile, is guaranteed for life.
Repaired at the atelier
Care and RepairFree reshaping and cleaning, no matter the age of your jewelry. Sterling silver 925 and 18k gold hand-shaped, handcrafted pieces can be repaired and re-soldered upon quote.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why do we talk about hand-shaping rather than an etched pattern?
Because the letter isn't engraved into a flat surface: it is the wire itself, hand-shaped with a plier. That's what gives the piece its lightness and its line, and why no mold is ever used.
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Can wire jewelry be repaired?
Yes. Sterling silver 925 and 18k gold pieces, hand-shaped by our artisans, can be repaired and re-soldered at the atelier, upon quote. 14k gold-filled, however, cannot be re-soldered: if it breaks clean through, the piece is remade from scratch, at half the original price outside of warranty. Reshaping and cleaning are free, no matter the age of this handcrafted piece.
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Can I come watch my jewelry being hand-shaped?
Yes — at our Paris atelier in La Caserne, in the 10th arrondissement: a personalization is hand-shaped right in front of you in about thirty minutes. The Studio also welcomes custom pieces by appointment. Discover the Studio and the Make it Live experience.
No questions match your search. Every piece is hand-shaped and handcrafted in our Paris workshop — write to us: we reply within 48 hours.
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The material, the custom-made, the answers
Materials
Sterling silver, 14k gold-filled, 18k gold
Our MaterialsWhat each hand-shaped, handcrafted metal is made of, how it holds up to water, how it can be repaired.
The Studio
A piece that doesn't exist yet
The StudioDesigned with you, then hand-shaped from wire by the Maison's artisans.
Help
Frequently Asked Questions
All questionsManufacturing times, sizes, returns, care: answers from the atelier's hand-shaped, handcrafted jewelry experts.