To conclude this interview, I wanted to know more details about Cécile’s tastes and her opinion about jewelry. Can you name 3 of your favorite jewelry designers? Calder’s jewels. Even if his work widely exceeds jewelry. Gabrielle Chanel’s jewels, especially her work with glass paste. She brought credibility to costume jewelry. She worked with many very skilled craftsmen dedicated to jewelry to create these collections. A greek jeweller called Ilias Lalaounis, Bulgari. © Frantz Boris Do you have favourite artists ? A full bag ! Pedro Almodovar, Alejandro Amenàbar, Jean-Pierre Jeunet… Aragon, D’Ormesson, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Cohen… Belle du seigneur is one of my favourite books. Barbara, Alex beaupain, Erik Satie… Modern art in general, especially Calder and Giacometti. Do you have favorite jewels? My father has been offering me jewels for years…he loves to offer me jewels. © Frantz Boris What are the two main qualities to be a good…Continue Reading

Thin and raw, here are two perfect words to qualify Cécile Pic’s work. With Cécile, jewels are a matter of balance : raw metal and precious stones, ancient civilisations and contemporary context or control and instinct. Welcome to the universe of Cécile Pic. Could you please introduce yourself in a few words? My name is Cécile Pic, I am  a thirty-something woman who like to create and make jewelry. How would you define your universe? It is a feminine and raw at the same time. When and how have you decided to launch your brand? Eight years ago, I have decided to leave Paris where I was working as a jewelry assistant for a designer. I came back home, in Toulouse. Creating my own story was obvious. © Frantz Boris What have been your background before this launch? I studied kinesitherapy and I ditched it all. I was looking for…Continue Reading

To conclude this interview, Margaux talks about the jewellery designers she likes and the compromises needed to work in this competitive environment. Can you name 3 of your favorite jewelry designers? Denise Reytan, Shourouk, Polly Wales, Nak Amstrong, Ruth Tomlinson, + all the designers I have had the opportunity to work with and many others! And some artists? Yves Klein, Louise Bourgeois, Chiharu Shiota, Kate MccGwire… Do you have favorite jewels? Some pieces I have been given by friends or family. A silver bangle with two small turquoise cabochons, bought in Mexico. I have never taken it off since I was 15. A thin gold chain bought from Valerie Danenberg, a designer and antique jewellery dealer I have worked with in Paris. I have added a few pendants and charms to it. A delicate ring in gold with an opal and a small rose cut diamond. I bought it with…Continue Reading