For hundreds of years, storytelling has become a vital part of people’s lives, utilized to communicate messages, arouse emotions, and capture the imagination. It has been incorporated into various art forms, such as painting, photography, and sculpture. Crafting jewelry is no exception. Incorporating symbolic depictions, personalized elements, gemstones, and customized engravings in jewelry is an exceptional way for designers to translate their clients’ stories, providing them with a remarkable experience and product.
Jules Kim, a 21st-century artisan who works with numerous influential figures like Beyonce, Rihanna, Cardi B, and Doja Cat, founded Bijules, a top-class brand renowned for its innovative and trendsetting silhouettes, to fulfill her mission of perpetuating people’s evocative stories into something tangible. For over 20 years, Jules has been molding authentic stories in each timeless jewelry piece. The brand owner stated, “The concept for each project incorporates context, innovation, and impact. Without these three values, my need to create ceases to exist.”
Jules’s untameable spirit and unconventional approach to design have helped her defy industry standards and instead set the trends, enabling her to create bold statement pieces featured in Bijules’s Fine and Fashion Collections and the newly launched Bespoke Bijules. The founder acknowledges that one of the most extraordinary opportunities as a jewelry designer and creative is understanding the client’s desires and manifesting a concept that delivers the message they wish the world to see. Bespoke Bijules, therefore, reflects the founder’s commitment to creating exclusive jewelry pieces of the highest imaginable standards with an authentic approach.
Clients who wish to purchase Bespoke Bijules will have an in-depth consultation with Jules to intimately discover the unique inspiration of each project. The entire Bespoke Bijules consultation includes six stages. During the first stage, the client is presented with design categories: Would you like to revive or awaken new heirlooms? Jules accepts the challenge of upcycling existing materials with a vast history and transforming them into new jewelry ready to shape its own destiny. How about reviewing styles from the classic Bijules Bridal selection? Or would you like to access Bijules’s 20-year-old design archive? These designs portray the dichotomy of luxury and street styles. Or do you prefer a complete original?
Original sourced gems, one being a family diamond from an heirloom, one being a memorable stone, and a third ethically sourced center diamond to be set in the final design.
The second step relies upon the client’s preference in materials: Would you like 18 K gold or platinum? Ethically sourced diamonds or juicy gems mined by women in Zimbabwe? Materiality helps dictate chapters in the client’s story. Essentially, the jewelry designer guides clients in navigating their own style through an array of options, allowing them to follow gem cues and customize metals to create a one-of-a-kind jewelry silhouette. Kim believes that jewels are innate objects until the process awakens a design that becomes an essential part of life. In other words, jewelry can be a medium to empower self-expression and embrace free will.
The following step entails communicating the budget aspect. Jules assured, “Budgets are never a limit. Budgets are merely a design challenge.” The scope of the custom project is then finalized, which leads to a crucial part of the process–the collaboration. The exchange between Jules and every client relies on sensitivity, artistic interpretation, and a deep respect for the process and product.
Jules encourages clients to share their personal journeys and circumstances. For instance, if a future fiance is super passionate about gender equity in the supply chain, then Bijules can activate their all-female jewelry artisan team based in Bangkok. The next chapter in building a custom Bijules piece is the material sourcing, computer-aided design (CAD), production, and, finally, the delivery of the masterpiece.
This meticulous process allows Jules to manifest the most tender and expressive form of lasting endearment. Ultimately, Jules Kim showcases her dedication to authentic storytelling and positive community impact with each custom jewelry piece she creates, promising each is handmade with an eye toward ethics, love, and responsibility. Book your one-on-one Bespoke Bijules consultation with Jules Kim HERE.
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