Wood, or the Soul of the Piece

The life of trees is etched into the heart of the wood, while the veneer designs recount their individual tale. Each one of them has its own story to tell; close to our hearts when the wood is from our European lands, more mysterious and exotic when the wood is from lush forests in faraway places.

This history conveyed in the grain of each veneer gives its soul to the piece of jewellery and creates the personal attachment that each custodian is at liberty to develop with these beautiful objects.

A L’Albatrôs Paris piece is not like any other type of jewellery, it is a living thing and conveys an eternal history: even when worn by its custodian, the wood continues to breathe, it takes on different hues, it gains in depth. Now it is your history together that is being inscribed on it…