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Ethics is chic!

At Ombre Claire, ethics are at the heart of our concerns and our operation. But what exactly are ethics? because between the eco-responsible, the sustainable, the slow, the eco-design, the...

THE MATERIALS OF OUR JEWELRY

In Tuareg countries, blacksmiths, holders of fire, masters of iron, copper and silver, form a class apart in society. Their art is often associated with magic, which makes them fearsome....

How are Ombre Claire jewelry made?

Ombre Claire was born in the north of Niger, in the hidden courtyards of Agadez still called the door of the desert. Behind the terracotta walls, small mud houses, sometimes...

INSPIRATION, this little thing that works in the head.

There is always a little trick that works in the head. The little thing got in there by looking at a painting by Matisse, a film by Xavier Dolan, by...

The legend of the cross of Agadez

It's the season of the holidays and their legends right now, so it's a good time to write you this one: One evening in a camp near Agadez, a Tuareg...

Jewelry ?

The other day Thomas at the studio said to me, "How about writing a blog post about why you drew jewelry?" Frankly, before creating my first jewelry line, I...

I am often asked: "why Ombre Claire?"

Last week I found Giordanno Bruno's book that I was reading in October 2004 in Ouagadougou and which inspired me with the name "Ombre Claire". A few months before, I...

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