PAROLE, A Promise for a Cause
By Tania Shortt Wittmann
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A CREATIVE CRUCIBLE
The BEL Awards Gala 2024 was more than just a ceremony: it was a celebration of collaboration and served as a launchpad for new creative alliances.
The event brought together exceptional talent from across the artistic spectrum to create a captivating exhibition where the boundaries between art and technique simply dissolved.
From this meeting of minds, a particularly strong collaboration was born.
This year, Arnaud Wittmann of ATELIER WITTMANN, alongside his wife and co-founder Tania, embarked on a creative journey with his brother, the celebrated painter Philip Wittmann.
The result is Parole, a new collection that represents a convergence of family, art, and exquisite savoir-faire, set for release on October 16th.
At the heart of the collection lies a breathtaking rose gold bracelet that perfectly embodies the creative synergy. As a master jeweller, Arnaud sculpted the gold, infusing each piece with a sense of depth and texture.
Philip's artistic vision, marked by his bold strokes, shaped the design, creating a captivating dialogue of shadow and light. The most striking element of the collection is its signature motif, where Arnaud transformed the complex signs from his brother's paintings into elegant, wearable art. Each line whispers a new story, adding an intimate layer of meaning and artistic depth.
This collection is a true parole (a promise and a declaration) from a family that believes in the power of shared creativity.
PAROLE
A Promise for a Cause
With the launch of this new collection, ATELIER WITTMANN is keeping another kind of promise.
The "Parole" collection gives its word to support Think Pink, an organization dedicated to the fight against breast cancer.
To honour this commitment, a unique capsule collection—a ring, a bracelet, and a pair of earrings—was specially created in white gold, each set with a small pink diamond.
To make these pieces even more special, Philip Wittmann will gift an original painting to every purchaser. Fifteen percent of the profits from these three pieces will be directly donated to Think Pink, ensuring that every purchase helps make a difference in the lives of those affected by breast cancer.
The Jewel as a Silent Language
Philip Wittmann
As the son of a jeweler and as an artist, I have always seen the jewel as a second skin accompanying the body.
A precious object, yet also a visible sign, it crosses cultures as a silent language: it speaks of belonging, memory, and identity. In some ancient traditions, it served as a protective talisman; elsewhere, it asserted social status or marked a life passage.
This jewelry line, resulting from the collaboration with the ATELIER WITTMANN brand, is part of this continuity while introducing a contemporary dimension. It integrates signs derived from artistic research inspired by the origin of alphabets. These signs, close to a script without an alphabet, do not convey a fixed meaning. They question both the person wearing the object and the one observing it.
Once worn, the jewel acts as a fragment of embodied writing: intimate for the one who chooses it, and offered to the gaze of the one who observes it. Left to the interpretation of the other, it becomes an open enigma that everyone can decide - or not - to make their own. In this interplay between the body, language, and the gaze, the object transcends mere adornment to become a space for silent dialogue.
