Marianne Anselin was born in 1980 and has been working in Paris since 2007. She studied in France and Switzerland under renowned jewelry designers such as Sophie Hanagarth, Esther Brinkmann, and Gilles Jonemann. Since 2005, her work has been exhibited in permanent galleries in France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and Canada. Her pieces are featured in both private and public collections. In addition to her personal artistic pursuits, she enjoys teaching. She creates metal jewelry, particularly in iron, inspired by nature and her walks, as well as by artists such as Richard Long and Giuseppe Penone.

Julie Usel, a Geneva-based jeweller, explores repetition and imitation through unexpected materials, repurposing them to create moments of surprise. Populated by fantastical creatures, her work aims to rekindle childhood wonder. A graduate of the Royal College of Art and Haute École d’Art et de Design, and recipient of the Swiss Design Grant, she exhibits internationally. Her pieces are held in public collections like MUDAC and featured in reference books such as 500 Rings. Storytelling lies at the heart of her practice: she gives form to the intangible in wearable objects that capture the attention and resonate beyond the first glance, inviting a lasting poetic encounter.

Isabelle Hertzeisen was born in the Swiss Jura. After completing an apprenticeship as a watchmaker, she studied jewelry design at HEAD in Geneva and at the Hochschule in Pforzheim. Graduating in 2010, she currently lives and works in Zurich then in Lucerne.

Since 2008, she has participated in numerous exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad. In 2019, she became co-director of the metal workshop at the HSLU in Lucerne. Her work is marked by contrasts: her fascination with nature is complemented by the influence of her technical training. She blends the precious with the ordinary, craftsmanship with chance, and draws inspiration from her observations and the materials she collects.

Luzia Vogt is a jewellery and product designer. A trained goldsmith, she studied jewellery and product design in Pforzheim (Germany), Halifax (Canada) und Tokio (Japan) and went on to study product design at the University of Lucerne with a Master’s degree. Among other honours, her work has been recognized with the Swiss Federal Design Award and the Inhorgenta Innovation Award in Munich (Germany). Her works can be found in various collections in Switzerland and abroad, including the Federal Office of Culture in Switzerland, the MUDAC in Lausanne (Switzerland), the Château Borély in Marseille (France), the Racine Art Museum in Wisconsin (USA) and the Dallas Museum of Art (USA).

Caroline Volcovici, a jewelry artisan, first studied contemporary jewelry in New Zealand, where the spirit of the “Bone Stone Shell: New Jewellery New Zealand” (1988) had a lasting influence on her vision of contemporary jewelry. She lives in Paris, where she created the OBJET RARE studio and gallery, intended as an exhibition space for contemporary jewelry created in France.

Advanced diploma in jewelry, metalwork, and ceramics from the Otago

Polytechnic School of Art (Dunedin, New Zealand)

Diploma in Jewelry Design from AFEDAP (Paris, France)

Apprenticeships with Georg BEER, Elena GEE, Helen AITKEN-KUHNEN,

Florence CROISIER, Patricia LEMAIRE

Fascinated by geological strata, erosion, and the fragmentation of landscapes, Claire Wolfstirn has for years focused her research on the slow or sudden evolution of the Earth’s morphology. To capture nature’s strength and fragility, Claire saws metal to its limits, generating a contrast between transparency and density. Her jewelry and sculptures are on permanent display in several galleries in France and abroad, as well as being featured in numerous publications. She has participated in renowned exhibitions such as Un vrai bijou, Dans la ligne de mire, Scènes du bijou contemporain en France at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, and Reflet(s) at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.