Atelier Paulin: A Job Well Done

Jewellery can be called the history of a craft. That is what Anne-Sophie Baillet and Matthias Lavaux, the names behind Atelier Paulin think. Since 2014, these two friends have been dressing the bodies of women with customisable pieces punctuated by soft words, advocating craftsmanship of the utmost calibre.

How did you come to choose jewellery as a profession?

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Matthias and I have been friends for about 20 years, but our lives reunited only three years ago with the intention of materialising one of my desires. We had always been attracted to pretty things, to design, unique and rare objects. Jewellery became a sort of manifestation of that.

How did you set up your label?

The enthusiasm that our first customised designs evoked in us snowballed. It pushed us to follow the path that we were on. Our jewellery requires a certain type of expertise, of craftsmanship, a method that is no longer taught in jewellery schools anymore. Each piece is handmade in the heart of Paris by a team of craftsmen who taught us this ancestral technique.

What place do trends have in Atelier Paulin?

None. Our jewellery is timeless, and it tells a story.

Describe the Atelier Paulin woman.

A woman who owns her story and her emotions. She can be anyone... a mother who wears the name of her child, someone who holds her values dear, a woman who wears our creations like benevolent mantras.

What is the latest with the brand?

We recently opened our first boutique in Paris in November. It is like a home with a very discreet and muted charm, but it is also where we meet with our craftsmen. They create the pieces at the boutique itself which is an exhilarating experience for our clients.

From the December 2017 issue of L’Officiel India.