Playtime
5
October
14
75003 , PARIS
Informations
Open in the morning by appointment
When Aude Medori and Galatée Pestre get together, it’s a breath of fresh air: they exchange ideas and draw inspiration from each other’s work. Handprints for one, found jewelry for the other—some of their pieces echo one another.
As established jewelry makers, they practice their craft in a traditional way, engaging directly with clients, their desires, and their stories. So where does creativity fit in when designing custom pieces?
A creative break is essential to progress and renew oneself, and in today’s fast-paced world, it’s a daily quest for “extra” time in the studio to imagine, test, fail, and start over.
The two artists invite the public to witness this re-creative process and to follow the paths they’ve laid out to arrive at the long-awaited new creation.
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Artists
I live and work in Cucuron. My work balances a professional practice as a jewelry artisan with an amateur practice as a sculptor. These two artistic avenues engage in a dialogue centered on the theme of hands and their imprints.
Coming from a background in contemporary jewelry, I first experimented with a wide range of materials and jewelry-making techniques while reflecting on the concept of preciousness.
It was by questioning the role of the jeweler that my work shifted toward personalized pieces, created from handprints. I thus offer the opportunity to wear the handprints of a loved one by creating jewelry that enhances them.
Drawn to sculpture, I craft larger-than-life intertwined hands and develop a baroque, narrative aesthetic composed of birds, hands, and evocative drapery.
I became a jewelry designer in 2009 after studying at the Atelier Métal at ENSAAMA and at AFEDAP in Paris. While creating my first collections, I worked to promote contemporary jewelry by organizing the Parcours Bijoux events until 2020, and as an exhibition curator at venues such as the Bibliothèque Forney with “Précieux Passages” and the Maison du Bijou in Le Cheylard (Ardèche). Since 2016, I have been sharing my expertise at Paris-Ateliers. During my studies, I began reflecting on the meaning of jewelry, a process I continue to this day, as seen in my work with found jewelry.
