"Terres d'instinct by Messika, Opus II"

She chose the latest Paris Fashion Week to showcase models adorned with 23 sets of jewelry, highlighting the second chapter of this very collection. This time, Valérie Messika delves into the vibrant world of colored stones, guided once again by the inspiration drawn from the landscapes of Namibia and its natural contrasts. The blue sapphires evoke the infinite sky, the green tsavorites represent the bursting vegetation, the flamboyant red and pink spinels mirror a sunset, and the deep onyx accompanied by diamonds resemble the stripes of a zebra. /public-objects/346a15a5-5d25-4eaa-9b2e-72c3098661b5-9b42f3b8-be2e-42a7-b3c0-f603f0a75f4e-GEM-T%20-%20Photos%20-%20Substack.webp Image sélectionnée Each creation embodies a facet of this wild, burning and resplendent land. While the nuances of the stones are there to delve into these untamed territories, Messika also calls upon technique: lacquer, play of materials (gold, titanium) and the art of assembly, paving, and intensive setting intensify the contrasts invoked. " It was instinct that guided me here. Namibia revealed to me that beauty is born from contrast: the brilliance against the color, the power versus the softness. This chapter dares new shades, but always keeps, at its heart, the light of Messika ," explains Valérie Messika. Among the 23 sets of this opus, several necklaces caught our eye: Astra, a constellation of sapphires and diamonds which, around an impressive 3.02 carat pear diamond, reveals the celestial infinity in the heart of the night; Terra in brushed yellow gold set with green tsavorites translates the lush vegetation of hidden oases in the heart of the desert; the combination of diamonds, onyx, and geometric shapes of Zebra Mnyama captures the freedom of the zebra, this mythical animal of the savannah. A collection that is, in itself, a distant journey.