L’AUNE are jewelry and accessories handmade in limited edition in my small studio in Montreal (Quebec, Canada). Elegant and delicate, they can easily be worn every day while having enough style and presence to stand out for special occasions. Believing in slow fashion and sustainable practices, I give a new life to vintage gemstones, and I use recycled leather to create unique quality items that transcend fashion trends.

I love the nobleness and refinement of natural materials. When I find a beautiful piece of leather, I immediately want to touch it and to work with it. I also like objects that have a history, objects made before the mass production and throw away era. They wear marks of time that give them a unique beauty. When I’m using gemstones from an antique necklace to make new jewelries, I give them the visibility they deserve. It’s the same for the leather pieces that I’m buying and that don’t interest big manufacturers.

I’ve been a choreographer and a performer in contemporary dance for several years. I was also an artistic adviser for a big festival and co-director of a publishing house and an art and literature magazine. My work have been mainly physical and intellectual. Then recently I rediscovered the pleasure of creating things with my hands. It was love at first sight! My desire to become a jeweler when I was a young teenager, a jeweler who dances, came back to my mind! The thoroughness and accuracy required by this work are going well with my perfectionism. So L’AUNE Atelier was born!

Why L’AUNE when it’s already the name I’m using for my dance and performance projects? Because it evokes the particular elegance that I give to my jewelry and accessories: a mixture between modernity and classicism.

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You can also find my jewelry in Montreal at Betina Lou and Station Service.

I hope we’ll stay in touch!

Karine