About

An event entirely dedicated to jewellery

The 5th PARCOURS BIJOUX will take place in Paris in October 2026.

The association D’un bijou à l’autre, the event’s organizer, aims to revitalize contemporary jewelry by enhancing its visibility and international reputation.

Contemporary pieces escape the categories of traditional jewellery. They are works of art in their own right, independent, which, while flirting with the world of luxury and fashion, retain an aura of the untameable.

Even before seeking to be “desired” as an object to be worn or categorised, contemporary jewellery exists as a work in its own right. For it is born of the encounter between thought and matter, gesture and tool. It is essentially a bearer of meaning, history, identity. Thus, whether worn or not, it carries a message, an intention and a questioning.

This singularity stems from the work carried out by artists, craftspeople and visual artists, who become creators through the expressive originality of their approach.

Although the movement currently reaches only a limited audience, contemporary jewellery is gradually emerging thanks to the sustained efforts of gallerists and the creators themselves.

The PARCOURS BIJOUX initiative was born in 2011 out of a meeting between designers faced with a lack of dedicated structures, who sought to energise this emergence and stimulate the economy of this form of expression.

For more than ten years, the volunteer work of the members of D’un bijou à l’autre has enabled PARCOURS BIJOUX to continue to exist.

A positive ecosystem of committed players has developed around the event, and the participating galleries, museums and institutions have made PARCOURS BIJOUX an essential feature of the city’s cultural scene.

In 2025, the international call for projects involved numerous creators and we are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity to those who strive to build, innovate, invest and take risks in the name of contemporary jewellery, while offering visitors a broad overview.

For each of the scheduled events, we hope you will join us to celebrate “expressive” jewellery, “committed” jewellery and “author” jewellery, in other words contemporary jewellery.

We look forward to welcoming you in Paris between 1 and 31 October at the venues taking part in PARCOURS BIJOUX.

Association D’un bijou à l’autre

ORGANISER OF PARCOURS BIJOUX

D’un bijou à l’autre is a non-profit association founded in 2011 to support and organise public events on jewellery in all its forms: exhibitions, seminars, conferences and publications.

It brings together professionals of contemporary jewellery and independent visual artists, members of French jewellery associations such as Corpus, La Garantie and Précieux Passages. All work to promote contemporary jewellery, some for several decades.

In order to fully integrate contemporary jewellery into today’s jewellery landscape, the DBAL association launched an international call for projects in 2011 for the creation of “Circuits Bijoux” in partnership with the Ateliers d’Art de France. This event took place in Paris from September 2013 to March 2014.

Encouraged by the success of the first edition, the association launched PARCOURS BIJOUX in 2017, consolidated as a triennial. This was followed by the 2020, 2023 editions and soon the fifth edition in 2026.

The association D’un bijou à l’autre designed, produced and organised this large-scale project on a voluntary basis. It was made possible thanks to the energy, good humour and commitment of each of its members, as well as the participating jewellers, institutions and galleries who created or supported projects.

Association D’un bijou à l’autre

Current team:

Leadership:
Andrea Piñeros – President
Marianne Anselin – Secretary
Claire Wolfstirn – Treasurer

Active members:

Marion Colasse – Visual management
Franck Massé – Coordinator of the inter-school event
Bettina Flament – Treasury management support

Collaborators:

Cécile Flory – Event manager
Bruno Alacoque @energumene.com – Website crafting/shipping
Thomas Clot – Graphic designer – Parcours Bijoux visual charter

With the help and support of:
Sandrine Merle
Michèle Heuzé

Friends members :

Agnès Dubois, Agnès Baillon, Eric de Dormael, Clémentine Despocq, Stella Bierrenbach.

Former members:

Galatée Pestre, Aude Medori, Brune Boyer, Catherine Le Gal, Céline Sylvestre, Laurence Verdier, Damaris Durrleman , Amira Sliman, Anne Milbeau, Caroline Volcovici , Ana-Carolina Escobar, Isabelle Busnel, Jordane Somville, Larissa Cluzet, Nathalie Perret, Sonia Ledos, Sophie Bonnet, Toktam Nourkeyhani, Ulrike Kämpfert, Valentine Herrenschmidt. …

Founding members:

Brune Boyer, Galatée Pestre, Stella Bierrenbach, Aude Medori, Catherine Le Gal, Céline Sylvestre, Laurence Verdier, Andrea Pineros, Claire Wolfstirn, Valentine Herrenschmidt.