GLOSSARY

GENERAL

ANTOINE LABOUREL USES A STANDARDIZED CODING SCHEME TO DESCRIBE EACH PIECE. THE FORMAT FOLLOWS THIS STRUCTURE:

TECHNIQUE-MODEL NUMBER-YEAR

EXAMPLE: HC-01-20 = HANDCRAFTED, MODEL 01, DESIGNED IN 2020

EACH PIECE IS THE RESULT OF ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. VARIATIONS INHERENT TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS SHOULD BE SEEN AS UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND NOT A DEFAULT.

TECHNIQUES

HC: HANDCRAFTED. FULLY HANDMADE FROM CAST INGOT. TRADITIONAL METALWORKING WHERE EACH PIECE IS SHAPED, FORGED AND FINISHED ENTIRELY BY HAND.
LW: LOST WAX. LOST WAX CASTING PROCESS. EACH PIECE IS SCULPTED IN WAX, THEN CAST IN METAL. THIS ANCESTRAL METHOD ALLOWS FOR ORGANIC FORMS AND COMPLEX DETAILS.
RP: RESIN PRINTED. MODERN FABRICATION USING RESIN 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY FOR PRECISE AND COMPLEX GEOMETRIES.
VM: VARIOUS METAL. PIECES CRAFTED IN METALS OTHER THAN SILVER, SUCH AS BRONZE OR TITANIUM.

FINISHES

POLISHED: SEMI MIRROR FINISH OBTAINED THROUGH PROGRESSIVE POLISHING. SMOOTH, REFLECTIVE SURFACE.
MATTE: NON-REFLECTIVE FINISH, THE DARKEST FINISH RESULT.
SATIN: INTERMEDIATE FINISH BETWEEN MATTE AND POLISHED. SOFT SURFACE WITH SUBTLE LUSTER.
RAW: INTERMEDIATE FINISH BETWEEN SATIN AND POLISHED.
BRUSHED: MECHANICALLY BRUSHED SURFACE CREATING A LINEAR MATTE TEXTURE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SATIN AND RAW FINISH DIFFERENCES ARE VERY SUBTLE.

STONES

GREY RAW DIAMOND: NATURAL GREY DIAMOND, ETHICALLY SOURCED. EACH STONE PRESENTS UNIQUE NUANCES. GREY DIAMONDS SPAN A SPECTRUM FROM LIGHT GREY TO ANTHRACITE SHADES.
BLACK RAW DIAMOND: DEEP NATURAL BLACK DIAMOND, ETHICALLY SOURCED.

OUR DIAMONDS DISPLAY A RANGE OF DIVERSE SHAPES WHILE GENERALLY STAYING WITHIN SIMILAR SIZES. SIZE VARIATIONS CAN BE UP TO 1/2MM, RARELY EXCEEDED 1MM.