Different jewels, a personal style, the search for a market niche: Pascale Monvoisin in Paris does not compete with the big Maisons of Place Vendôme, but follows her own path. And, given that she has decided to open a second boutique in the heart of the French capital, it seems that her work is appreciated. Pascale Monvoisin is one of those designers happily struck since childhood by the jewelry syndrome, a dangerous disease that induces its victims to open a company that produces rings, bracelets and earrings. But the event that convinced her to take the step of founding her own brand was, she herself says, a trip to India. On the other hand, she traveled for many years as an airline hostess.
Some years ago, in Jaipur, the jewelry and stone capital of Rajasthan, he bought a kilo of turquoises. And he immediately started designing jewelry. After that exploit, the source of inspiration completely changed: it was the photographs of Robert Mapplethorpe. Pascale Monvoisin’s jewels use gold and precious and semi-precious stones, but also unusual materials for fine jewelery, such as bakelite.
