Noble Ring By Philippe Tournaire

Defining Philippe’s work, which today involves some 24 people, is not an easy thing. How can you describe the creations of an artist without betraying him... His jewelry speaks for him. It summarizes his first step: enhancing the character of fine stones. One has to see Philippe on his knees on the floor of his atelier surrounded by hundreds of precious gems, looking for the ideal match of colors, for unusual combinations, for the juxtaposition of the sparkle, and the contrast of the polished and the matte. He is happy, like a young child who has just been offered some building blocks. The stones are meticulously selected, placed side by side. They begin to take form and structure in his mind. They create volumes where each stone reigns on its own pedestal, giving birth to rings, pendants, medallions, and bracelets, which make up most of his work.
Philippe once said something that precisely translates his vision of jewelry. The symbol is what gives meaning to life and changes reality. Listening to Philippe speak of his precious rocks as if they were his children, is like letting oneself get carried away in a fairy tale (the symbolism of the jewellery), that represents solace in a world becoming increasingly materialistic and virtual. Poetry also exists in jewelry, and Philippe Tournaire is a wonderful example.