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Francéclat brings the savoir-faire of French jewelers to the world stage, forecasting jewelry fashion trends, boosting creativity, stimulating innovation and helping people around the world experience authentic French elegance. For Summer 2024, Francéclat is forecasting the design theme of Illusion, inspired by the digital realm.

Brilliantly blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, these fashionable and creative jewelry designs engage and inspire emotions. Dreamlike floral patterns gracefully wind their way across rings, earrings and necklaces. Spheres and capsules bubble into luminous volumes. Optical effects immerse us into a sensory experience. Light guides inspiration throughout the creative process, redefining and illuminating with beams of color. Sometimes wavy and sometimes angular, jewelry designs adorned with translucent materials and shimmering gems are transformed into colorful vessels of light, captivating the eye.

FLORAL DREAMSCAPE

As nature flourishes, a Floral Dreamscape blooms in these delicate jewelry creations that evoke the abundance and splendor of the season. Ruby and pink sapphire petals contrast with emerald leaves. A delicate bouquet of diamonds and amethysts sparkles on the finger. All the shades of a garden come alive in diamonds, spinel and garnets. Exotic undersea flora glow with mysterious diamonds, pearls, amethysts and pink sapphires. These inspired designs float in an enchanting romantic reverie of color and floating reflections.

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SOPHIE D’AGON
Camélia 1 Rose necklace
18K yellow gold, emeralds, pink sapphires, rubies
sophiedagon.com
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CELINNI
Victoria ring
18K pink gold, peach-coloured morganite, diamonds
celinni.com
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MARIUSSE & BONNET
Ostara ring
18K pink gold, diamonds, rubies
mariusse-bonnet.com
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LORENZ BÄUMER
Aqua Horse Conche ring
18K pink gold, horse conch pearl, diamonds
baumer-vendome.com
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MATHON
Nausicaa ring
18K pink gold, diamonds, amethysts, multi-coloured sapphires
mathon-paris.com
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MAISON ARTANER
Magic Topkapi ring
18K pink gold, diamonds, amethysts
artanerparis.com
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ROSA MAÏTEA
Tourbillon ring
18K yellow gold, diamonds, spinels, garnets
rosamaitea.com

LUMINOUS CAPSULES

The curvy forms of the Luminous Capsules trend expand into dimensional space with bubbles and spheres inspiring a feeling of freedom and possibility. Some designs balance the sensuality with alignment and symmetry. The phases of the moon are reflected in earrings of blue sapphires, gold and lacquer. Tahitian pearls rotate in a cage of gold and diamonds levitate in an aerial ballet. Other designs unleash the spontaneity of the rounded form, with gold boiling into bubbles in an elegantly organic ring. The circle expands creatively in every design.

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MAISON JEANNE CHARPENTIER
Roxane ring
18K yellow gold, citrine
jeannecharpentier.com
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LORENZ BÄUMER
Aqua bulle ring
18K pink gold
baumer-vendome.com
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MATHON
Lune earrings
18K yellow gold, blue sapphires, diamonds, blue lacquer
mathon-paris.com
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LA DUCHESSE AUX PIEDS NUS
Victory ring
18K gold, Tahiti pearls
laduchesseauxpiedsnus.com

FLUID LIGHT

The puzzle of light creates an immersive experience in the optically intricate designs of the Fluid Light trend. Radiance illuminates these futuristic jewelry pieces, creates rippling halos, and passes through translucent materials, reflecting and refracting the essence of style. These designs use diamonds, gemstones, ornamental gems, and lacquer to hold and transmit light and color. Interlocking shapes and sculptural forms create graphic patterns that intrigue and delight. Designs inspire us to explore a world that is as beautiful as it is elusive. Adventurous lines and reflective surfaces create shimmering plays of light. Minimal elegance gives light the freedom to move in a delicate balancing act.

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AD.ORNEM
Nos ring
19K greige gold, garnet, forest jasper
studioadornem.com
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LA BRUNE & LA BLONDE
Funambule ring
18K yellow gold, diamonds
labruneetlablonde.com
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ARTHUS BERTRAND
Ruban Enlacé ring
Sterling silver
en.arthusbertrand.com

ANGULAR OPTICS

Geometry lies at the center of the Angular Optics trend with innovative jewelry designed to offer new visual perspectives. These creations embrace the angularity of modern sculpture. Chiseled lines draw you in and beams of light reveal colorful facets. Vivid contrasting colors outline futuristic Art Deco statements. A complex architecture of Mondrian-inspired tones converse in perfect harmony, creating singular plays of light. Optical illusions create a precious cascade of green tourmaline and diamonds reflected in turquoise and chalcedony, like rays of sun on the water. An angular skyline is founded in a rhythmic composition of diamonds, pink tourmalines, amethysts and aquamarines. In these spectacular designs, light pours in and is refracted with even greater intensity.

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STATEMENT
My way ring
18K pink gold, diamonds, enamel
statement.paris
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QITTERI
Fusion ring
18K white gold, rhodolite garnet, aquamarine, tourmaline
qitteri.com
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LORENZ BÄUMER
Jardin Enchanté Cascade ring
18K white gold, green tourmaline, chalcedony, turquoise, blue sapphires, diamonds, tsavorites
baumer-vendome.com
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MATHON
Manhattan ring
18K pink gold, diamonds, pink tourmalines, amethysts, aquamarine
mathon-paris.com
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