Van Cleef & Arpels’ Jewellery School is Set To Open in Dubai
The French luxury jeweller founded L’École, School of Jewelry Arts in 2012 and has announced plans to expand to the region with a permanent campus in D3
There’s nothing quite like getting lost in the world of gemmology, immersing one’s self in precious stones and metals; taking in the rich history of the world’s most fascinating jewelley pieces – many of which have been crafted by Van Cleef & Arpels.
The luxury jewellery brand will soon be opening a permanent location of its L’École Middle East, School of Jewelry Arts here in the region.
Van Cleef & Arpels’ Jewellery School is Set To Open in Dubai Design District This Month
On November 23 its permanent campus doors will open in the Dubai Design District, welcoming both novice and experienced gem lovers to attend classes and learn more about jewellery culture.
Frpm beginners and collectors to curious young people, the school will offer a rich program of online and in-person courses and talks, as well as free temporary exhibitions, publications and research projects.
Van Cleef & Arpels’ L’École Middle East, School of Jewelry Arts: Everything You Need To Know
L’École Middle East, School of Jewelry Arts will offer a programme of in-person talks covering three main areas this autumn: Savoir-Faire (jewellery craftsmanship), the World of Gemstones and the History of Jewellery.
From Spring 2024, it will offer courses and workshops for adults and children. Delivered by a body of lecturers including art historians, gemologists, jewellers and craftsmen, each course will bring together a maximum of six to twenty-four students to ensure ideal learning conditions.
In addition to in-person talks, the school will provide free online talks every month that will be open to everyone.
As part of its aim to spread the world of jewellery to as many people as possible, L’École Middle East, School of Jewelry Arts will host free temporary exhibitions every year. This year, the inaugural exhibition is dedicated to the emerald and will reveal the many secrets and mysteries of this gemstone to the public.
The Garden of Emeralds Exhibition
The Garden of Emeralds exhibition, part of the Discover The Gemstones series, presents the research carried out by L’École, School of Jewelry Arts on emeralds, with the aim of introducing as many people as possible to the scientific, cultural, artistic and technical aspects of this gem.
The tour takes visitors from the depths of the earth, where the unlikely union of elements gives birth to emerald crystal, to the workshops, where it is shaped and worked by expert hands to reveal its color, intensity and beauty. Lapidaries, designers, gem setters and jewellers all work together to create the most beautiful pieces, and they all have a special relationship with emerald.
Nature, craftsmanship and symbolism form the three main sections of this exhibition, which brings together rough and cut specimens from the collections of the Mineralogy Museum Mines ParisTech, others from the collections of L’École, School of Jewelry Arts, numerous pieces of jewelry symbolizing emerald creation, thanks to loans from Van Cleef & Arpels and private collectors, and original gouache drawings that illustrate the full range of nuances of this gem, as well as the passion that people have had for it for over two thousand years.
Where will The Garden of Emeralds Exhibition Take Place?
The exhibition will take place from November 23, 2023 to March 10, 2024, from Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am to 8 pm at Building 10 in Dubai Design District.
For more information, please visit the L’École Middle East’s website lecolevancleefarpels.com/me/en
Photography: Esra Sam. Fashion Direction: Anna Castan
Group Editor in Chief: Olivia Phillips. Model: Amira Al Zuhair. Hair: Jean-Luc Amarin. Make-Up: Mabs Khakwani. Nails: Audrey Chéri at B.Agency. Executive Producer: Jean-Marc Mondelet. Stylist’s Assistant: Gabriela Cambero.
Images from Harper’s Bazaar Saudi’s Autumn 2023 issue