L'Âme du voyage by Lorenz Baümer I created the “L’Ame du Voyage” collection like a lover caresses his dreams - free and daring. By fashioning them in precious stones and fine gold, I gave substance to these sensations, to these memories gathered here and there on my travels, during my strolls, or my reveries. This rainbow of a thousand images is my faithful companion along the way, a navigator’s log that is perpetually full of wonder.
From the tumultuous frenzy of the ballrooms to the majestic silence of a simple church, and the delicacy of cherry trees in bloom, I let myself be seduced by the countless facets of “The Beyond”. This kaleidoscope of images, of glimmers and music, is the source of my inspiration. I fashion and sculpt these images that inhabit my mind like a painter mixes and invents his palettes. I express an imagination by juggling the different plays on light, colour and materials, and the degree of their alliances. One of the themes magnifies the movement, celebrates the giddiness and the swirls of a sumptuous dance. Is it about a wave that continues endlessly? Or the bewitching splendour of a tornado? A furious tango? Or a fond
memory of a mountain of whipped cream?
When the best artisans in the best workshops told me that my ideas were unachievable, I knew that I had reached the right place. In other words, nowhere - where no one had been before, far from the usual settings, and far from the conventions of the metier, with the profound essence of my ideas as my only companion. To excel, to find other answers, to explore a new language of jewellery, to break virgin territory - this is why I create.
One of my necklaces reflects the perfection of the circle, the meticulous complexity of the wheels of a watch, and the richness of a tribal ornament - a design where harmony is disengaged from asymmetry, and lightness from emptiness. The lace of the Monogram flowers is one of the most ingenious solutions that attracted me. Worked like a precious web in a fabric of gold, the fine lace, at the avant-garde of jewellery savoir-faire, is an exceptional feat.
This innovative spirit is also revealed in the extraordinary qualities of the Louis Vuitton diamonds. With its two Monogram cuts, I knew I was on the cusp of a new era in fine jewellery. Falling in love with such recognizable forms - that give the diamond unprecedented sparkle - I have the privilege of designing a setting for them, of sculpting them a story. But all of this would be nothing without the emotion of a woman deeply moved by the beauty of a jewel that resonates within her, tears of joy that I will never forget - and love, always love. Quite simply, jewellery is the companion of happiness and I invite you on this journey...
Live, love and dream...
