PARIS – Patrice Legueréau, Chanel’s director of the wonderful jewellery creation studio, has died at 53.
His dying was confirmed Wednesday by Chanel in a press release.
“Pushed by a rare ardour and vitality, Patrice Leguéreau by no means ceased to pay homage to Gabrielle Chanel’s visionary imprint,” the French vogue firm mentioned, enumerating the breadth of home themes he explored, starting from the camellia and lion to pearls and extra.
“Beneath his route, the jewellery creation studio has grown and developed, welcoming a wealth of expertise that he has continually inspired and nurtured. Those that had been fortunate sufficient to work alongside him will keep in mind him as a deeply delicate, humble and accessible man, pushed by a powerful sense of neighborhood,” Chanel continued. “Patrice’s contribution to Chanel is immense and he’ll all the time be remembered.”
Attract Céleste necklace in white gold, diamonds and sapphire. 1 oval-cut sapphire 55.55 cts. 1 pear-cut diamond 8.05 cts D FL (Sort IIa). 1 round-cut diamond 2.52 cts D FL (Sort IIa).
Courtesy of Chanel
A graduate of Paris’ Ecole Boulle design faculty with a specialization within the uncommon craft of modeled engraving, Leguéreau additionally skilled on the Institut Nationwide de Gemmologie. After spending six years at Cartier and an 11-year tenure at Van Cleef & Arpels, Legueréau joined Chanel in 2009 as its director of the wonderful jewellery creation studio.
Amongst his most memorable works are the collections marking the eightieth and ninetieth anniversaries of the “Bijoux de Diamants” excessive jewellery line, the one one designed by Gabrielle Chanel.
For the a hundredth anniversary of the Chanel No.5 fragrance, he imagined a 55.55-carat diamond necklace that’s now a part of the home’s patrimony and an extra 123-piece assortment.
Most not too long ago, he imagined “Haute Joaillerie Sport,” a group impressed by the French model’s sporty heritage and magnificence. It got here with rope pulls and sweatshirt collars, in addition to membership badges and using carbon fiber.
Leguéreau is survived by his three kids.
