Classes Held at the Paris Headquarters Now Offered in Japan

L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, is a jewelry school founded in 2012 in Place Vendôme, Paris, with the support of the high jewelry Maison, Van Cleef & Arpels.

It is a school that opens the door to the world of jewelry and the art of jewelry to all, regardless of age or experience, and has so far provided diverse learning opportunities to over 30,000 students from 44 countries.



Incidentally, L'ÉCOLE offers approximately 20 programs. These include a two-and-a-half-hour course to understand the world of jewelry, "Savoir-Faire," which allows participants to experience the process from design to model making step-by-step, "History of Jewelry Arts," where one can learn about the history of jewelry from its origins to the present day, and "The World of Gemstones," which teaches the ability to distinguish real from fake by learning how to identify and handle stones.

As mentioned earlier, the official website allows for online registration for all lectures of L'ÉCOLE, which will open in February 2019 at the Gaien Campus of Kyoto University of Art and Design in Tokyo, and provides details on each lecture and an overview of L'ÉCOLE, so please check it out.

Information on an interesting, free-to-enter exhibition on jewelry that will be held concurrently with L'ÉCOLE, as well as details on "Evening Conversations," a dialogue-based lecture that delves deeper into the world of jewelry, will also be released through the official website.

Sara Kunikida, the great-granddaughter of Doppo Kunikida and a Paris-raised model, took a course at L'ÉCOLE. Through her experience at L'ÉCOLE, she gained various insights and learnings. "There are infinite things to learn. I want to polish myself and become like a pure diamond."