· By Elizabeth Robert
'I was determined to create my own space in high jewellery'
Rooted in centuries of tradition, high jewellery has long followed a well-defined path. Jeremy Boueilh walks that path with deep respect—while carving a new one that reflects his identity and vision.
A trained designer, jeweller, stone setter, and polisher, Jeremy is among the rare few who intimately understand every stage of jewellery-making—and one of the very few Black jewellery designers working at this level in France.
While he works with trusted casters for the metal melting process, Jeremy personally designs, finishes and sets each piece—maintaining creative and technical control throughout. "I oversee every decision,” he says. "If something isn’t perfect, I’ll start again. That’s the freedom I’ve earned."
But Jeremy’s story isn’t just about technique. It’s about identity:
“I was determined to my own space in high jewellery”
JEREMY BOUEILH
Born in France and of Martinican heritage, Jeremy had always been drawn to detail. As a child, he spent hours sketching, assembling miniatures, and crafting objects by hand—building and painting tiny helicopters with the same precision that would later define his jewellery. When the time came to choose a career, one word stood out to him: joaillerie. “It was like the word zoomed in,” he remembers. “I just knew.” From that moment on, jewellery wasn’t just an option—it was the path.
LEARNING EVERY STEP TO BREAK THE SYSTEM
What followed was a 15-year journey through multiple countries and disciplines. He trained in Belgium, France and Switzerland. He learned to sculpt, to set, to polish, to design in 3D. He became a technical trainer at Cartier, teaching a revolutionary technique known as GraverMax, which creates ultra-reflective stone settings with mirror-like surfaces.
“I was obsessed, I couldn’t afford to make the pieces I imagined, but I never stopped designing them in my head. My goal was to master every part of the process—because when there are too many intermediaries, the soul of the piece gets diluted.”
Today, Jeremy still collaborates with expert casters for the molten metal phase, but otherwise works independently. That decision wasn’t just about control. It was about integrity.
