When Michele Sonner, the artist behind Michou, planned her first trip to Bali, where her intricate, Handmade Jewelry is created, she actually had to pull out an atlas to find exactly where the island is situated.
While Bali is the original source of inspiration for her collections, Michele's travels have inspired collections as well as her own homestead, which she shares with her husband and son, near Lake Tahoe, California
Michele Sonner's PHILOSOPHY : MARVELS IN METALS
Although an expert in art, Michele Sonner, Michou's founder and designer, had never actually made her own jewelry.
Inspired by what she encountered on her first trip to Bali, Michele did her own research and experimenting to achieve her distinctive look: a combination of centuries-old goldsmithing techniques used and a modern aesthetic that made the jewelry suitable for everyday use.
Michou Jewelry Collections
The deep rich midnight sky inspired her Constellation collection which features blue rainbow moonstone backed with a black lacquer that gives an other worldly iridescence to the gem. Michele mixes her midnight blues with other blue and purple gemstones in a minimalist, simple geometric style, which happens to be both elegant and denim friendly.
Originally Michou's designer Michele Sonner called this collection "'emergence'--because the pearl was emerging through a crack in the sphere shape like a flower coming up in the garden after a long winter." The silver has Michou's own distinctive finish called Pearlessent, a hand finished texture that mimics the way mother of pearl reflects light.
On her travels over the years, Michele Sonner, Michou's designer, has amassed quite a collection of extraordinary gemstone specimens. Michele loves to match various colored gems with the flashes of color found in her beloved opals. Each piece has a distinct palette of colors that remains the primary focus of the piece and the design.
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