About us
Opal Symphony
Opal Symphony was born from our passions and our exchanges. Christian sources the rough stones, cuts them to the best of his ability and teaches me how to calculate risk, how to find the best way to achieve a vein of color between glimpses, a glimmer of brilliance. As for me, I hosted the entrepreneurial idea and the knowledge of images; knowing how to bring out the best in even the smallest micro-subject, I had to manage how to shoot such amazing firework display.
Collaboration with Tiss-Mé
I was strolling down the aisles of a gem and jewelry show when my photographer’s eye caught sight of a fine stone woven into a perfect harmony of colors. I raise my eyes higher and discover remarkable stones in sets, necklaces, bracelets and earrings woven with incredible finesse and subtlety of color; I finally rise to meet Jacinta’s big smile.
Since then, my desire to turn our stones into jewelry has grown, and I’ve never forgotten Jacinta’s talent. Naturally, I wanted to offer her a partnership because some of our opals are perfect for her technique and art.
This beautiful human encounter blends our worlds with elegance and finesse. We chose the opals to weave together, then I gave her carte blanche to unleash her ingenuity in total freedom.
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- Collier Lima et son opale Péruvienne bleue
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- Collier Uluru et son opale Australienne Koroit
The result exceeded all my expectations, and I photographed these models like museum pieces. Together, we offer you unique, pure jewelry, where we’ve put all our heart and know-how into it, and your jewel will be without equal.
Collaboration with Atelier du Beffroy, Rouen
Last winter, I went out to meet jewelers to understand their world, their needs and to present our opals. This journey from workshop to boutique offered me incredible encounters and unique moments of sharing, for which I thank all these passionate and incredible craftsmen.
Close to the Jeanne d’Arc dungeon, I was lucky enough to meet the Joaillier de l’atelier du Beffroy, who first placed his trust in me. A collaboration was born, I entrusted him with opals on display for his clientele and today I’m going to entrust him with jewelry projects to offer you the expertise of an exceptional creative jeweler.
Our history
As a child, Christian was already looking for minerals in the mines, collecting them, learning to recognize them and understand their formation and structure.
As a child, I used to chase insects and flowers with my father, who used to photograph them.
We met in a chemistry lab, without flowers, photographs or minerals. Christian was doing his Ph.D in organic chemistry and I was doing a diploma in plastics chemistry.
He was already telling me about opals, especially black Australian ones, and, intrigued, I ordered one mounted as a pendant from a jeweller to give him as a gift to congratulate him on his brilliant Ph.D.
It was the first in a very, very, very long series, so long that I now need to set up a company to bring some order to this profusion.
Initially, he collected them, then cut them, then mounted them. I told myself that the passion would extend to other stones, but no! With a few recreational exceptions, my Christian remained stuck in opal mode, fascinated by their colorful sparkles and always insatiable to see those of the next one appear.
In the meantime, and during all those years of cutting, I ended up developing my own skills in photography, particularly macro photography!
The pile-up took place during the covid, and a small idea of crazy enthusiasts was born: to join forces to develop, accelerate, share and take our passions up 10 notches each to better interweave them and continue together stronger on our common ground. What had to happen, happened; I trained Christian in the world of images and he taught me to cut opals.