When Elie Top founded his jewelry house in January 2015 after an initial experience at Yves Saint Laurent and more than a decade at Lanvin, Elie Top wanted to give his work a more personal and sophisticated expression. He defined his own space of freedom in the chivalric sense understood by Saint-John Perse:
„Establishing myself with honor, I have a good reason to believe in the land where I have founded my law.”
It is by imposing the greatest audacity and the greatest demands on himself that he has succeeded in creating a unique aesthetic in the world of jewelry. Allowing oneself all forms of inspiration within the framework of jewelry excellence in the service of style, is the freedom walking on a steep path claimed by the Elie Top house.
„Perfectionism is evident at every stage of the creation and production of our jewelry pieces. We leave nothing to chance and each step requires time, precision and rigour on which we never compromise. Indeed, each piece of jewelry is the result of a demanding collaboration with the best experts in their fields, diamond cutters or gemologists, model makers, setters, polishers, or engravers; we work in synergy with each of them to achieve excellence.”
Passionate about drawing since childhood, the creator’s work always begins with a story, a sketch, a drawing. Elie Top always designs with a perfectionist obsession for detail and a very concrete vision of the beauty of the jewelry and the style of its wear. The sketch becomes a drawing and is then transformed into a 3D model by the experts in his workshop.
„After ten years punctuated by collections traversing the corridors of time and space (from the infinity of the universe to Arthurian legends via an immemorial bestiary) I am stopping in the Age of Enlightenment. You said lights? And I say diamonds!
For it is indeed a diamond we are talking about – the sparkling heart of my embarkation for Cythera… this ancient diamond, with its uniquely imperfect hand-cut that gives it such a seductive and moving brilliance.” /Elie Top/
Icons such as Naomi Campbell, Andie MacDowell, Eva Green, Michelle Obama and Inès de La Fressange have been spotted wearing Elie Top’s exquisite fine jewellery.
Source: Elie Top PR
