She’s an expert, she’s an artist, she’s a jewelry designer. And not only this, she is cool and talented. Meet Arlene Bonnant, Swiss designer based in Geneva who introduces her iconic Chakra collection playing with colored stones, her collection with late-Zaha Hadid architecturally designed and her transformable pieces, emblematic of her style.
Three of Caspita’s collections are available at the Eye of Jewelry Pop-Up store located at the Kempinski
The Eye of Jewelry Pop Up Store in Geneva located at the Grand Kempinski Hotel, Quai du Montblanc 19. Open Tuesdayย through Friday from 3 p.m. toย 7 p.m. Saturday from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. and on appointment.ย
Caspita, a world to the image of its creator
Passionate about contemporary art, Arlรจne Bonnant is a recognized expert
of 20th and 21st century Art. After having worked for eight years alongside Simon de Pury and Daniella Luxembourg, she acquired an acute knowledge of the art market. When de Pury & Luxembourg became Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, following the merger with luxury giant LVMH, Arlรจne Bonnant pursued her role at the heart of the auction house in the Contemporary Art department. In 2005, Arlรจne Bonnant created AB Concepts and Dreams (ABCD), a company which catalogued and assured the preservation of a collection of 300 art objects, analysed and reproduced in the “CAP book collection”.
From the art world to fine jewellery
Arlรจne’s profound involvement with works of art and her close relationship with them drove her to explore her inner world and subsequently led her to the creation of jewellery. The transition from one to the other came very naturally to Arlรจne who sees a jewel as a work of art in itself.
Arlรจne’s major sources of inspiration were provided by her fortunate trips to Greece, Italy, India, Israel and Egypt, as well as by her deep interest in books on spirituality.
Arlรจne was also inspired by the great painters, Goya, Mantegna, Bosh, Blake and Caravaggio. Each, in their own way, opened her eyes to the invisible.
Carefully selected pieces from Caspita collections are available atย The Eye of Jewelry Pop Up Store in Geneva located at the Grand Kempinski Hotel, Quai du Montblanc 19. Open Tuesdayย through Friday from 3 p.m. toย 7 p.m. Saturday from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. and on appointment.ย
Caspita, un monde ร l’image de sa crรฉatrice
Passionnรฉe d’art contemporain, Arlรจne Bonnant est une experte reconnue de l’art du XXรจme et du XXIรจme siรจcle. Elle s’est forgรฉe une profonde connaissance du marchรฉ de l’art en travaillant huit ans aux cรดtรฉs de Simon de Pury et Daniella Luxembourg. Aprรจs que de Pury & Luxembourg fut devenu Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, suite ร la fusion avec le gรฉant du luxe LVMH, Arlรจne Bonnant a poursuivi son activitรฉ au sein de la maison de vente aux enchรจres dans le dรฉpartement d’art contemporain.
En 2005, Arlรจne Bonnant a crรฉรฉ la sociรฉtรฉ AB Concepts and Dreams (ABCD), qui a cataloguรฉ et assurรฉ la conservation d’une collection de 300 objets d’arts, analysรฉs et reproduits dans le “CAP collection book”.
Du monde de l’art vers celui de la haute joaillerie
C’est la frรฉquentation assidue des oeuvres d’art et son rapport intime ร celles-ci qui a poussรฉ Arlรจne ร explorer son monde intรฉrieur et ร se lancer dans la crรฉation de bijoux. Le passage de l’un ร l’autre s’est fait trรจs naturellement, car selon elle, un bijou est une oeuvre d’art en soi.
Les principales sources d’inspiration de Arlรจne proviennent de ses voyages en Grรจce, Italie, Inde, Israรซl et Egypte mais รฉgalement par son grand intรฉrรชt pour les livres sur la spiritualitรฉ.
Arlรจne a รฉgalement รฉtรฉ inspirรฉ par les grands peintres, Goya, Mantegna, Bosh, Blake and Carvaggio. Chacun ont ouvert leurs yeux de leur propre faรงon sur l’invisible.
Une sรฉlection de piรจces des diffรฉrentes collections de Caspita est disponible au Pop Up The Eye of Jewelry ร Genรจve – situรฉ ร l’hรดtel Kempinski, Quai du Montblanc 19. Ouvert du Mardi au Vendredi de 15h ร 19h et le Samedi de 14h30 ร 18h30 ou sur rendez-vous.
