Posts Tagged ‘Christofle’

Lacoste — 80th Anniversary

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

For its 80th anniversary, Lacoste has invited nine french houses (Hermes, Christofle, ST Dupont, Goyard, Baccarat, Boucheron, Bernardaud, Fauchon and Veuve Cliquot) to create unique objects, symbols of the craftsmanship expertise of these french brands…
Photo. Pascal Gillet

Christofle/ garden of Eden

Friday, September 17th, 2010

Jardin d’Eden montre combien le travail d’orfèvre est cher à Christofle, combien la main de l’homme est capitale, combien la patience, l’observation lente des choses, la minutie…sont inhérentes à tout ce qui sort de ses ateliers.

Jardin d’Eden de Marcel Wanders: des couverts gravés par la nature, un certain sens du baroque, la douceur et la beauté d’une gravure estampée, variation autour des sept péchés capitaux…

Garden of Eden demonstrates Christofle’s appreciation of the silversmith’s craft. It highlights the critical importance of handcraft, patience, slow observation of things and attention to detail to everything produced in Christofle’s workshops.

Garden of Eden, by Marcel Wanders: silverware engraved by nature, a baroque style, the grace and beauty of embossed engraving, variations on the theme of the seven deadly sin…

Designed by Marcel Wanders, Septembre 2010.

Photos. Pascal Gillet