Claire Choisne, Creative Director, turned a “final material” into a precious element. This new capsule collection features a combination of the Jack de Boucheron design and Cofalit, a material made by recycling an industrial byproduct. Although it may be used as a filling material for highway embankments, it has no other utilization, and is therefore considered a “final material”.

The crude, intensely black-hued, “final material” joins the jewelry sphere, expressing a strong message: that even what is considered useless can have value. Indeed, it may be turned into something precious.

Claire Choisne, Creative Director delivers her inspirations – “Cofalit is the complete opposite of what is considered precious in the collective imagination. I appreciate the radicality and aesthetic appearance of this recycled industrial byproduct, which has reached the end of its life cycle. I took inspiration from the fact that this material is deemed to have no further utility. I wanted to restore its value in a lasting way through this capsule collection”

Representing a challenge both in creative and technical terms, Cofalit required many months of research and processing before it could be facetted to adorn Jack de Boucheron Ultime according to the traditional jewelry codes, reflecting the values of excellence and precision that this Maison has been demonstrating for more than 160 years.