Rooted in Namibia and exalted by the radiance of colored gems, the Terres d’Intuition Excessive Jewelry assortment from French luxurious diamond jewelry model Messika celebrates its 20th anniversary and pays tribute to the landscapes, wildlife and vibrant lights of southern Africa.

The model’s founder and creative director Valerie Messika drew her inspiration throughout a journey to Namibia and channels her imaginative and prescient into Excessive Jewelry creations impressed by Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa, infused with a recent sensibility.

From the mineral shimmer of the Kalahari to the fiery dunes of the Namib, from the feline grace of the cheetah to the majesty of the lion, every creation pushes the boundaries of emotion and expression. Daring shapes, layered volumes, graphic contrasts, and chiselled gentle outline this twentieth anniversary assortment the place gold and diamond interact with unprecedented textures and finishes.

Sharp incisions, stylised zebra stripes, and natural motifs compose a free-flowing script between primal landscapes and untamed energy. With sixteen unique units, the primary chapter of Terres d’Intuition opens as a manifesto of liberated fashion. The Kalahara necklace stands out with two distinctive yellow diamonds, together with a near-35-carat gem. A feat of each setting and modular design, it transforms into 4 distinct kinds: a triple-row plastron, a double-row piece, a choker, or a pendant-centred necklace.

Color as a New Terrain

With Terres d’Intuition, Valérie ventures for the primary time into the realm of colored gem stones. This assortment heralds a daring new chapter for the Parisian Maison, lengthy celebrated for its diamond experience because it expands its Excessive Jewelry lexicon to incorporate each treasured and advantageous gems: sapphires, rubies, emeralds, spinels, garnets, onyx, and extra.

These gem stones seize the colourful nuances of Africa: the burning embers of a Kalahari sundown, the plush inexperienced of hidden oases, the turquoise shimmer of unique plumage. Every stone displays a fraction of this sovereign nature, by turns radiant and enigmatic. A crowning second on this evolution, a 30-carat Zambian emerald reimagines the Divine Enigma set.

“To have a good time the Maison’s twentieth anniversary, I needed to dare the boldness of color,” Valerie defined.

“Exploring the infinitely evocative energy of treasured gem stones felt like a pure evolution. They lengthen the magic of diamonds and mirror the deep feelings Africa awoke in me.” 

Diamonds – Ever the Guiding Gentle

All through the gathering, diamond gentle weaves the story. Enhanced by various setting methods – bezel, snow, halo, and cuts starting from cushion and baguette to coronary heart – every creation showcases the Maison’s diamond craftsmanship and household legacy.. Terres d’Intuition displays the artistic audacity and spirit of innovation that outline the Maison. This up to date imaginative and prescient of Excessive Jewelry provides rise to a liberated artistry, one which breaks from conference and strides boldly towards new horizons.

Mirage

Drawn from the breath of the desert, Mirage echoes the gradual drift of Sossusvlet’s dunes. Volumes ripple and settle in brushed gold and pavé aid. A mirage caught in movement, the place contours dissolve and sweetness rests between reverie and design.

Kalahara

Formed by the uncooked echo of stone and burning winds, Kalahara emerges from a land of distinction and light-weight. 4 silhouettes unfold in brushed gold and pavé brilliantce, topped by a 34.92-carat yellow diamond, vibrant because the desert’s sovereign solar.

Zebra Mnyama

The power of opposites, held in good stress. Onyx and baguette-cut diamonds articulate a sculptural rhythm, traced with graphic precision. At its coronary heart, two shield-cut diamonds anchor an architectural design impressed by the bearer of stripes.

Fauve

Fauve is energy; the carved, brushed gold bears the marks of a pure type torn by a lion’s claw, daring incisions that lower deep into matter, then yield to pavé gentle. Energy isn’t proven however felt, ripped beneath the floor.

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