Established in 2012 with the support of Van Cleef & Arpels, L’École, School of Jewelry Arts aims to introduce the public to all aspects of jewelry culture.
L’École offers initiation courses in three major fields: the history of jewelry, the world of gemstones and the savoir-faire of jewelry-making techniques. The classes are all practice-based and the students experiment with gestures, skills and tools, guided by their lecturers.
It also offers other activities: exhibitions, books, videos, podcasts as well as in-person and online talks. Creative workshops were also created for children and teenagers.
L’École also proposes customized events for companies.
In Paris, L’École , School of Jewelry Arts has two addresses:
Its historic address is located on 31 rue Danielle Casanova next to Place Vendôme. *This venue temporarily closes its doors for a few months’ renovation, from July 2024.
Its second Parisian campus opened in June 2024 and is located within the Hôtel de Mercy-Agrenteau, one of the few 18th century buildings preserved on the Grands Boulevards. This venue offers a program of courses and talks, a large inaugural exhibition about “Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française’, a splendid library and a bookshop entirely dedicated to jewelry, L'Escarboucle.
