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HIGH JEWELRY BEYOND THE LIGHT AKH-BA-KA

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BEYOND THE LIGHT

AN INITIATIVE JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF ANCIENT EGYPT

This year, Valérie Messika explores the fascinating and mysterious allure of ancient Egypt. She presents a collection of solar and powerful high jewelry: Beyond the Light, an incandescent shower of gold and diamonds, a promise of eternal radiance. The Parisian Maison dreams of a unique and mystical journey. A magical odyssey where passion, audacity and excellence make up a fascinating and majestic collection of art without equal.

The artistic director perfectly combines her inspirations and her know-how. Through a purity of graphic shapes and lines, an imperial look and exceptional stones, Valérie Messika conducts a subtly tinged retro-futurist symphony of Egypt and its hypnotic mythology. Unique and innovative sets in which diamonds are transformed piece by piece result in a vibrant and mystical jewelery collection.

AKH-BA-KA

THE ODYSSEY OF AN EXCEPTIONAL DIAMOND

The Maison of Messika is writing a new chapter in its history with an extraordinary 33-carat diamond, an extraordinary stone that illuminates the centerpiece of the 2022 High Jewelery collection . Valérie Messika dares to take on an unexpected challenge by creating Akh-Ba-Ka, a set with a design inherently inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology and style, conceived in diamonds and white gold. The Heroic Diamonds featured in the game are 15 rare gems cut from the same 110-carat rough diamond.

In ancient Egyptian mythology, KA symbolizes vital energy and BA represents transformation, from flight to the afterlife. From the union of these forces springs AKH, the transfiguration of a person towards the light. Therefore Akh-Ba-Ka is transcendence, a fascinating epic of a diamond in the rough, as well as a story of transmission, family and unique know-how.

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THE RENAISSANCE OF AN EXTRAORDINARY ROUGH STONE

The 110-carat diamond is a bold venture that began at the Lucara mine in Botswana.

The mapping of the modular composition is followed by the moment of metamorphosis of this 110-carat rough gem into 15 cut diamonds. A meticulous effort, the precision of the work is inspired by the very nature of the rough diamond, which dictates what shapes it should take. The devotion and experience of the diamond dealer have joined with the bold instinct of the designer to bring this 110-carat rough diamond back to life in an incredible and unique high jewelery set that marks a milestone in the history of Messika Maison.

A UNIQUE MASTERY FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL NECKLACE

A true masterpiece within the ensemble, the necklace features 2,550 diamonds, totaling 71.49 carats. Its contemporary yet progressive design reinterprets the mythical Egyptian winged scarab through an ingenious combination of diamonds and faceted white gold. At the center of this extraordinary necklace, the 33-carat diamond is inserted through a subtle set of pendants. The strength of this gem comes from its extraordinary properties: classified D for its color and FI for its clarity. Therefore, this special stone is of a very rare purity. Its incomparable radiance makes it almost incandescent.

To bring out the best in a 33-carat diamond requires vision and know-how backed by exceptional craftsmanship. The creation of Akh-Ba-Ka required over 1,000 man hours, four to five full-time jewelers over 6 months using 800 diamond paves to set the 33-carat diamond. For this adventure in design, the House has multiplied the challenges by designing a transformable piece. The structure that cradles the 33-carat stone can be detached from the necklace to become a brooch. Another challenge more brilliantly taken up by master jewelers.

 

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VALÉRIE MESSIKA Founder and creative director Messika Paris

VALÉRIE MESSIKA
FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR MESSIKA PARIS

Her motto: create new codes for the French Jewelry.
Her promise: to keep the diamond as a unique stone. Deal!

Valérie Messika, daughter of André Messika, a famous diamond dealer since 1972, discovered diamonds at a very young age.
After obtaining her diploma in communication and marketing from CELSA in Paris, she spent five years alongside her father traveling, searching, negotiating the most beautiful diamonds.
In 2005 she launched her own brand. A contemporary and accessible interpretation of the diamond which is freed from forced exercises like the river or the solitaire. Movable stones, bracelets and necklaces with elastic flexibility, the best-selling Move and Skinny lines play brilliantly on technical innovation and modernity without compromising on quality. Her creations are symbols of femininity, emancipation, power


In 2013, Valérie Messika unveiled her first Parisian Flagship store, rue Saint-Honoré, which houses the finest jewelry and Haute Joaillerie jewelry from the House.
All of the collections are represented by many celebrities who are loyal to the brand on the red carpets. From Paris to Hollywood, the sets shine on Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kendall Jenner,Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, and more…

In 2015, to celebrate the ten years of the brand, Valerie Messika launched a Haute Joaillerie atelier, to salute the French know-how that was born in the Parisian offices of the house.
From 2017 and 2018, Valérie Messika designed with Gigi Hadid two limited collections. First ‘Move Addiction’ for celebrating the 10th anniversary of the iconic Move. Then ‘My Soul’, more bohemian, which reflects the top model’s personnality.

In 2019, the designer Valérie Messika has chosen to cast three contemporary icons that break the codes of Parisian jewelry : Kate Moss, Joan Smalls and Sylvia Hoeks.
In 2020, Valérie Messika and Kate Moss co-design a High Jewelry collection together.
For 15 years, Valérie Messika has been shaking up the codes of French jewelry, entrepreneur and creative talent, she is now at the head of a company which, thanks to her audacity, has successfully found her marks in an industry so far used to classicism.

 

 

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