CHAPTER I — INDEX
The Collection
A numbered inventory of the pieces presently on the bench and the editions in progress — drawn, cut, and finished by hand in the Lyon atelier since 2009.
Chapters I–IV · Brass — Silver — Mixed — Bespoke
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In the Atelier — Spring & Summer Editions
The pieces on the bench and ready to ship, drawn from the brass, silver, and mixed-metal capsules. Each carries a hand-stamped edition number and the maker's signature.
CHAPTER II — PROVENANCE
How a piece is made
Every piece in the collection is drawn on paper, cut from sheet or wire, and finished at the bench by a hand that signs it. There are no short-cuts, no outsourced finishing, and no anonymous production runs. The discipline below is why each edition is finite — and why every object carries the name of the person who made it.
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Drawn, never generated
Each design begins as a hand-drawing in the atelier sketchbook. The studio does not use generative design or stock forms; every silhouette starts with a pencil line by Liliana Gonin or one of the two in-house goldsmiths.
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Cut and shaped at the bench
Sheet brass, sterling silver, and selected semi-precious stones are sawn, forged, and filed in Lyon. The average piece requires 11 hours of bench work from raw material to signed, finished object.
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Numbered, not repeated
No design exceeds 40 units per year. Each piece is hand-stamped with its edition number and the maker's initials before it leaves the atelier — a small act that makes the object specific rather than seasonal.
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Guaranteed for life
Every piece shipped carries a lifetime repair and re-finishing guarantee. The same atelier that made the work will look after it for as long as you wear it.
LIMITED EDITIONS — 2024
Series VII — Forged Brass, Spring 2024
An annual series in forged brass, drawn this winter and released as the studio's Spring statement. One hero piece and three companion editions — once an edition is sold, it is not re-struck.
Torque Martelé
Series VII · No. 01 / 18 — signed L. Gonin
€ 680
Hero piece of Series VII. Hand-forged over six days at the bench from a single sheet of 3 mm brass.
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CHAPTER III — ROUTES
Choose your chapter
Four curatorial entry points into the atelier's work. Read them as deliberate routes rather than filter categories — each chapter has its own material logic, edition discipline, and lead time.
Brass
The Warm Capsule
Forged and hammered brass, drawn in editions of 22–40 per year. The studio's signature material — warm to wear, slow to patina, easily re-finished under the lifetime guarantee.
Enter Chapter ISilver
The Quiet Capsule
Recycled sterling silver, hand-cut and oxidised in small batches. Cooler in tone, lower in edition size, and reserved for pieces where line matters more than mass.
Enter Chapter IIMixed Metal
The Crossed Capsule
Brass set against silver, or silver paired with selected semi-precious stones — citrine, smoky quartz, onyx, labradorite. Pieces where two materials meet at a hand-finished seam.
Enter Chapter IIIBespoke
The Commissioned Capsule
Private commissions — bridal sets, named gifts, re-imagined heirlooms — developed directly with Liliana. 147 bespoke pieces fulfilled in 2023 alone, with a steady 6-week lead time from first drawing to delivery.
Enter Chapter IV"When you sign a piece and number it, you are not decorating an object. You are making a promise that a specific hand made it, and that there will only be a specific number of them. The signature is the part I will not negotiate."