Benoît, artisan jeweller, I launched CLICHÉ to highlight the elegance and timelessness of jewellery.
Inspired by the modern world and the classical arts, I want to express an ideal through jewellery with refined forms. Each piece is realized with the utmost care.
CLICHÉ revisits classic rings by working with 24k gold leaf and grand feu enamel. The alchemy of enamel is captivating, and the brilliance of the gold leaf magical.
Enamel is a powder composed mainly of silica that melts and vitrifies at high temperatures between 750°C and 900°C.
Enamel is a noble, hard-wearing material that remains unaltered over time, retaining its colour, brilliance and transparency, just like the Middle Ages enamels on display in the Louvre.
Each piece of jewellery requires several firings to obtain the brilliant, perfectly smooth finish of CLICHÉ jewellery.
Fascinated by precious objects, it was a trip to Saint Petersburg, and more specifically a visit to the Fabergé Museum, that planted the seeds of a major change of direction.
An engineer for 20 years, I trained at the Ecole Boulle and the Haute Ecole de Joaillerie, working with enamel in the tradition of the Limoges techniques taught by Jean-François Dehays.
Today, I design, prototype and shape each piece of CLICHÉ jewellery for the beauty of simple but powerful forms.
Every detail is important, which is why CLICHÉ jewellery is numbered, hallmarked at the Paris guarantee office and delivered with its certificate of authenticity.