This year, Valérie Messika explores the fascinating and mysterious lure of ancient Egypt. She unveils a solar and powerful High Jewelry collection: Beyond the Light, an incandescent shower of gold and diamonds - a promise of eternal radiance. The Parisian Maison dreams up a unique and mystical journey. A magical odyssey where passion, audacity and excellence compose an entrancing and majestic collection of unparalleled artistry. Exceptional diamonds, transformable pieces, technical innovations, and original designs. Beyond the Light is an infinite Light and a new horizon for Messika High Jewelry.

The Maison of Messika is writing a new chapter in its history with a remarkable 33-carat diamond, an extraordinary stone that illuminates the centrepiece of the 2022 High Jewelry collection. Valérie Messika dares to take on an unexpected challenge by creating Akh-Ba-Ka, a set with a design inherently inspired by ancient Egypt mythology and style, conceived in diamonds and white gold. The hero diamonds featured within the set are 15 exceptional gems cut from the same rough diamond of 110 carats. Fifteen diamonds are brought together in the same creative gesture, through inclusion within the same set, magnifying the rebirth of this incredible diamond. Akh-Ba-Ka is also a great technical challenge in terms of High Jewelry. A true masterpiece within the set, the necklace boasts 2,550 diamonds, totalling 71,49 carats. Its contemporary yet progressive design reinterprets the mythical Egyptian winged scarab thanks to an ingenious combination of diamonds and faceted white gold.. AKH-BA-KA is this transcendence; a fascinating epic of a rough diamond that never stops transforming itself to become light.
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The 110-carat diamond is a daring adventure that began in the Lucara mine in Botswana. The purchase of this extraordinary rough diamond was made by Ilan Messika, Valérie Messika's brother, during a very tender juncture, just before the 2020 lockdown. The mapping of the modular composition is then proceeded by the moment of metamorphosis of this raw 110 carat gem into 15 cut diamonds. A meticulous endeavor, the precision of the work is inspired by the very nature of the rough diamond, dictating which shapes are to be adopted. Therefore, for this family of diamonds, while some have been conceived in more classic cuts such as the 33-carat diamond, others have less conventional and very inventive shapes. The epic of this stone continues when Valérie Messika decided to acquire all 15 diamonds.

To bring the best out of a 33-carat diamond, both vision and technical know-how based on exceptional craftsmanship are needed. The creation of Akh-Ba-Ka required more than 1,000 hours of labor, four to five full-time jewellers across 6 months with 800 paving diamonds for the setting of the 33-carat diamond. Sensational figures reveal the unique know-how of the Parisian workshops of the House of Messika. Through ultramodern know-how, it became possible to amplify the centrepiece: the 33-carat diamond. For this adventure in design, the Maison has multiplied the challenges by designing a transformable piece. The structure that cradles the 33-carat stone can be disbanded from the necklace to become a brooch. Yet another challenge brilliantly taken up by the master jewellers.
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Golden Shield is a journey towards the light - a solar and divine light - that radiates with grace from the power of gold. Composed of a contemporary choker, earrings with graphic geometric lines and lip jewelry, this daring set marks a return to yellow gold that is modern and inspired. The impressive necklace evoking the pharaonic finery was hand-made from a yellow gold plate. This exceptional work by the jeweller required long hours in the workshop to perfectly refine and curve this chocker until the gold was forged into form like a second skin. Maison Messika has created an offbeat design for this set by playing on the planes and colour contrasts. The gold reveals all of its brilliance in a play of facets created by a mirror-polished effect that engages perfectly with the diamonds.

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Divine Enigma is a hypnotic and mysterious set that plays on appearances. The set is available in two shades: the incandescence of yellow gold for a flamboyant look and the extreme brilliance of diamonds for a captivating wear in white gold. The two chokers magnify seven lines of gold in the centre of which are fixed two emerald-cut stones. The brilliance of the perfectly interwoven gems and these perfectly curved infinite lines create a nearly magnetic fascination towards which all eyes converge. Valérie Messika’s creations are highly structured pieces where the apparent rigidity of the lines gives way to the flexibility of movement for a supple wear. These transformable jewels play a score in three acts: a necklace with or without a stone for an assertive or more relaxed look, and a supernatural double ring for an added touch of sparkle.

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Valérie Messika's inspiration for amulet jewelry is highlighted here as a fashionable and contemporary reinterpretation of the Udjat, the eye of Horus. A protective symbol associated with the God Falcon in ancient Egyptian mythology, it is also an image of light and evokes the victory of good over evil. Oudjat is a protective set, enhanced by a 7-carat diamond, a talisman that is all-the-more magical. Available as a necklace, ring and bracelet, the Udjat motif is reborn in an inspired composition that outlines the main contours of this famous symbol. A proposal that goes to the essence of the form, to draw an ultra-contemporary eye where the diamonds radiate. This very ethereal set combines ingenious links for style that is ever in motion. The original sequence of stones which differ across size further reinforce this dynamic, adding an elegant rhythm to the pieces.