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John Doe

Créatrice de Bijoux · Jewelry Designer
Nancy · France
katniss.everdeen@example.com· +33 5 55 01 44 90· atelier-everdeen.example.com

I design and fabricate jewelry in Nancy, where art nouveau was practically the town trade. Over 12 years I have completed around 300 pieces, most in lost-wax casting with champlevé or plique-à-jour enamel. Two maisons carry my line, and my enamel kiln has outlived three landlords.

Atelier & Maisons

Founder & Designer · Atelier Everdeen, Nancy
2018 – present
  • Built an independent studio producing 30 to 40 finished pieces a year across two seasonal collections, each cast in-house by lost wax.
  • Placed the line with two maisons, Maison Vérendel in Paris and Orfèvrerie Claudel in Lyon, which together account for 65% of annual sales.
  • Developed a plique-à-jour firing schedule that cut enamel cracking losses from roughly 1 in 5 pieces to 1 in 20.
Senior Enamelist · Maison Vérendel, Paris
2016 – 2018
  • Executed champlevé and basse-taille enamel on 120 commissioned pieces, including a 14-piece anniversary parure delivered on a 9-week deadline.
  • Trained 3 junior bench jewelers in wet-packing and counter-enamel technique.
Bench Jeweler · Orfèvrerie Claudel, Lyon
2014 – 2016
  • Carved and cast 80+ wax models a year for the house catalogue, mostly floral and insect motifs in 18k gold and silver.
  • Reduced casting porosity rejects by 30% after reworking sprue placement on thin-walled petal forms.
Apprentice · Atelier Guimbert, Nancy
2012 – 2014
  • Two-year traditional apprenticeship: sawing, soldering, stone setting, and first enamel firings under a master with 40 years at the bench.

Savoir-faire

  • Lost-wax casting, 18k gold, silver, bronze
  • Plique-à-jour, champlevé, basse-taille enamel
  • Wax carving of floral and insect motifs
  • Stone setting: bezel, grain, closed-back cabochon
  • Chasing and repoussé for small cartouches
  • Rhino CAD for client previews (used sparingly)

Formation

  • DMA Art du Bijou et du Joyau
    École Bernaudin des Métiers d'Art, Paris
    2010 – 2012
  • CAP Art et Techniques de la Bijouterie
    Lycée des Métiers Estival, Nancy
    2008 – 2010
  • Grand feu enamel masterclass
    Fondation Émaux de Morvel, Limoges
    2017

Expositions