Sunday, August 30, 2015

The jewelry of Line Vautrin (Repost)

An earlier post about French designer Line Vautrin focused on her mirrors, which she called her "witches." She was also known for jewelry, boxes, powder compacts and other objects.

She started making gilt bronze jewelry at age 15 and selling it door-to-door. Already quite savvy about business, she sent out her invoices under her father's letterhead, because she was too young to own a company.

Her work was bold and dramatic, and it was often inscribed with the words of her favorite poets, prompting Vogue magazine to call her "The Poetess of Metal."

She was a prolific artist, setting a goal for herself of one object each day.

From independent.co.uk, agentofstyle.com and line-vautrin.fr

(Technical issues resulted in search engine problems for almost two years' worth of my older posts, so I am reposting the ones I consider most informative. Though some of you have already viewed them, they will be new to others of you. Originally posted 10/6/2013)


C'est la vie bracelet
line-vautrin.fr

Icare bracelet
line-vautrin.fr

Les arrondissements de Paris bracelet
line-vautrin.fr

Vertebres necklace
line-vautrin.fr

Le furet necklace
line-vautrin.fr

Petit poisson deviendra grand necklace
line-vautrin.fr
Les cœurs de Paris earrings
line-vautrin.fr

O comme oreilles earrings
line-vautrin.fr

Le Métro belt
line-vautrin.fr

Drapé powder compact
line-vautrin.fr

De la poudre powder compact
line-vautrin.fr

Le jour et la nuit powder compact
line-vautrin.fr

Drapé  frangé  cigarette box
line-vautrin.fr

La mer cigar box
line-vautrin.fr

In the 1973 photo below, Vautrin poses in front of one of  her folding screens. She is holding a Talosel sculpture with metal inlays. On her right is a Talosel egg inlayed with mirrors.


line-vautrin.fr

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