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Jan 2025
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Discover the tales of history's great tr...

L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
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Swallowed by the sea, buried, hidden behind walls or concealed…

True treasure troves have always known the best place to hide. And when to reappear and surprise us!


Harboring tales worthy of an adventure novel, they often contain fascinating secrets.


In this new season of The Voice of Jewels, we travel from the Java Sea to the entrails of London to medieval Colmar in the east of France… We even make a visit to Andy Warhol’s room in New York!


Discover the secrets of these remarkable treasures of gold, enamel, and rubies, coming from far-flung lands like Italy, China, and Colombia!


Voice of Jewels, a podcast from L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts supported by Van Cleef & Arpels. Unveiling the stories and secrets behind History’s most fascinating jewels.


With Léonard Pouy, Art Historian and Content and Transmission Manager at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts;

Bei HE, Art Historian and Lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.


Written by Martin Quenehen and Aram Kebabdjian, performed by Edoardo Ballerini and produced by Bababam.


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