The foundation of knowledge Yvonne has for jewelry design and fabrication, honed by lived experience passed down through generations, allows her to take a fearless approach to her design process. While honoring and respecting traditions, she is not confined by convention, resulting in pieces that have both classic appeal and an avant-garde edge. Her keen sense of style also gives her insight into the aesthetic zeitgeist, and she’s able to draw upon her unique perspective to reinterpret classic designs to befit a contemporary sensibility.

Yvonne Leon Jewelry is created in the designer’s Parisian atelier using 18k gold, often incorporating hand-selected colored gemstones, diamonds or enamel. Her signet rings are sleek and modern with the permanence inherent in heirloom jewelry. Many of her signets, such as those featuring lapis lazuli, turquoise and malachite, are punctuated by a bezel set diamond inlayed in the surface of the stone.

The asymmetrical positioning of this detail is mimicked in individual earrings intended to be mixed and matched or worn solo. Some of Yvonne’s work features allegorical themes by way of delightful interpretations of leopards, crabs and crocodiles, giving the collection narrative appeal.

In addition to their workshop, Yvonne Leon Jewelry also has two bespoke boutique locations in Paris. Not surprisingly, her first shop was opened in a literary and artistic area of the city, Saint-Germain. Celebrated for world-class shopping (in a city famous for world-class shopping!) and distinguished museums, the district also historically played host to artists such as Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. With cross-generational appeal, Yvonne Leon Jewelry is often a go-to for women wanting to treat themselves, commemorating milestones and special occasions and grow their jewelry wardrobes with joy and sentiment.