Mignon Faget’s jewelry is as modern today as it was when she first began designing over 50 years ago. Drawing inspiration from the world around her, the creations feature an effortless mix of natural, organic forms and bold, sculptural lines. Mignon’s revolutionary approach to deconstructing and reconstructing recognizable shapes marks her as an unrivaled innovator in jewelry design—and also lends the pieces a timeless familiarity.
Through Mignon’s eyes, hints of New Orleans architecture, Louisiana wildlife, and everyday objects have been transformed into iconic pieces of jewelry. Since 1969, she has effortlessly blended innovation, taste, and craftsmanship in designs that will last for decades.
Each Mignon Faget piece is designed on historic Magazine Street in New Orleans. Drawing from her fine arts training, Mignon Faget’s designs are anchored in natural and architectural concepts, which come to life in timeless sculptural forms. Faget’s approach to design involves deconstructing and then reconstructing observed forms, resulting in small sculptures that are a synthesis of concept, material, and function.
The city of New Orleans, with its wealth of cultural depth and diversity, history and heritage, and natural and architectural splendor, serves as the primary inspiration for collections.
Highly skilled artisans use lost-wax casting along with the latest in computer aided processes such as 3-D printing to create 2,000 active jewelry designs. From initial sketches, models are created that become the basis for the molds used to produce finished designs. Pearl necklaces are strung and knotted, patina is applied to rings, and earrings are soldered and polished.
Every piece of jewelry is entirely handmade emphasizing an unwavering attention to detail and quality.
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