Ancient Roots

Since antiquity, the pearl has been a symbol of refinement and spirituality. The first natural pearls were extracted from the Persian Gulf, India, and Sri Lanka. They were seen as spiritual symbols.

The Dawn of Cultured Freshwater Pearls

• The first modern attempt to culture freshwater pearls took place in Japan, in Lake Biwa, in the late 1920s. From the 1930s, pearls made entirely of nacre, called "Biwa pearls", were cultivated and highly prized for their brilliance and unique colors. Then in the 1960s, farms in Lake Kasumigaura introduced non-nucleated "keshi" pearls via Hyriopsis schlegelii mussels.

• From the 1980s-1990s, China established itself as the world's leading producer of cultured freshwater pearls, with varied shapes (semi-baroque, rice grain, round...), at an affordable price.

Natural formation and cultivation principle

Freshwater pearls come from mussels (Unionidae family) in lakes, rivers, or ponds. They are formed when a fragment of mantle is implanted, which triggers the secretion of nacre, forming pearls without a nucleus.

On our website and in our Paris store, we offer a wide selection of mother-of-pearl products, including cabochons of various sizes and shapes, pendants, and strands of beads. Everything you need for trendy and elegant jewelry creations!

• Baroque beads for threading: freeform shapes and intense nacre, perfect for unique bracelets or necklaces.

• Mother-of-pearl cabochons: various sizes and shapes to glue onto our pendant and earring findings, and more.

• Pendants: to showcase mother-of-pearl in minimalist or more elaborate settings.

• Beads for mounting / stringing: ideal for creating dangling earrings, necklaces, and bracelets.