Claire Lavendhomme

Accompanying Claire Lavendhomme's retrospective exhibition, this book looks back on more than forty years of creation, revealing a visual language that is both rigorous and deeply personal. Between color, light, material, and movement, Claire Lavendhomme develops a sensitive approach to jewelry as an object of connection, thought, and presence.



Critical texts, essays, and interviews are interwoven to create a multifaceted portrait of the artist.

Contributions by curator Gaëlle Clark, art historian and co-director of BeCraft Ornella La Vaccara, jewelry designer Chloé Noyon, composer Pierre Relaño, and artistic director and curator Céline Robin of the Robert Mazlo Endowment Fund for Contemporary Art and Jewelry in Paris offer complementary perspectives on her practice: a poetic gaze, aesthetic analysis, philosophical approach, and biographical narrative compose a rich and embodied body of work.



A special focus is also given to Claire Lavendhomme's invitation to ceramist Antonino Spoto, with whom she engages in a series of pieces specially created for the exhibition.



THE ARTIST

Claire Lavendhomme was born in 1959 in Brussels, where she lives and works. Initially self-taught, she subsequently trained in jewelry at the Institut des Arts et Métiers in Brussels, then at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Arlon, as well as through several internships, notably with Ramon Puig Cuyàs and Christoph Zellweger. She has developed a sensitive body of work, informed by references to art history, philosophy, language, and materials.

Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions internationally, including: Schmuck (Munich), MAD (New York), Collect (London), and Joya (Barcelona).



THE EXHIBITION

Presented at BeCraft from November 16, 2025, to February 1, 2026, the exhibition traces the work of Claire Lavendhomme, a multidisciplinary artist and jewelry designer, from her earliest research to the present day, after twenty years of membership in the association. Claire loves these stories that belong to no one and that have existed since the dawn of time. With modesty and introversion, her work is a tribute to the archetype, whether form, idea, or material. A work of observation and scientific, historical, or personal research, blended with chance encounters and a deep conviction-that of a great house that all the arts occupy, including jewelry, which is vital.

As part of this retrospective, Claire Lavendhomme invites Antonino Spoto, a ceramist and member of BeCraft, to collaborate with her on a series of pieces created especially for the exhibition. This project is part of the monographic exhibition cycle initiated by BeCraft in 2023 (Thérèse Lebrun. Glaneuse de porcelaine).



This volume is part of the BeCraft collection dedicated to member artists. BeCraft is an association that brings together and promotes creators from the contemporary applied arts scene in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. This collection aims to document unique career paths, showcase demanding studio practices, and share sensitive works through a lasting edition.

Ce volume s'inscrit dans la collection BeCraft consacrée aux artistes membres. BeCraft est une association qui rassemble et promeut des créateurs et créatrices de la scène des arts appliqués contemporains en Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Cette collection vise ainsi à documenter des parcours singuliers, à valoriser des pratiques d'atelier exigeantes et à transmettre des oeuvres sensibles à travers une édition pensée pour durer.

Accompagnant l'exposition rétrospective de Claire Lavendhomme, l'ouvrage revient sur plus de quarante années de création où se déploie un langage plastique à la fois rigoureux et profondément personnel. Entre couleur, lumière, matière et mouvement, Claire Lavendhomme développe une approche sensible du bijou en tant qu'objet de relation, de pensée et de présence.



Textes critiques, essais et entretiens se tressent pour dessiner un portrait pluriel de l'artiste.

Les contributions de Gaëlle Clark, curatrice, Ornella La Vaccara, historienne de l'art et co-responsable de BeCraft, Chloé Noyon, créatrice de bijoux, Pierre Relaño, compositeur, et Céline Robin, directrice artistique et commissaire d'exposition du Fonds de dotation Robert Mazlo pour l'art et le bijou d'art contemporain à Paris, offrent des perspectives complémentaires sur sa pratique : regard poétique, analyse esthétique, approche philosophique et récit biographique composent un corpus riche et incarné.



Un focus est également accordé à l'invitation lancée par Claire Lavendhomme au céramiste Antonino Spoto, avec qui elle dialogue dans une série de pièces spécialement créées pour l'exposition.





L'ARTISTE

Claire Lavendhomme est née en 1959 à Bruxelles, où elle vit et travaille. D'abord autodidacte, elle se forme ensuite à la bijouterie à l'Institut des Arts et Métiers de Bruxelles, puis à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts d'Arlon, ainsi qu'à travers plusieurs stages notamment avec Ramon Puig Cuyàs et Christoph Zellweger. Elle développe une oeuvre sensible, traversée par des références à l'histoire de l'art, à la philosophie, au langage et aux matières.

Son travail a été présenté dans de nombreuses expositions à l'international, parmi lesquelles : Schmuck (Munich), MAD (New York), Collect (Londres), Joya (Barcelone).



L'EXPOSITION

Présentée à BeCraft du 16 novembre 2025 au 1er février 2026, l'exposition retrace l'oeuvre de Claire Lavendhomme, artiste pluridisciplinaire et créatrice de bijoux, depuis ses premières recherches jusqu'à celles d'aujourd'hui, après vingt années d'adhésion à l'association. Claire aime ces histoires qui n'appartiennent à personne et qui existent depuis la nuit de temps. Dans la pudeur et l'introversion, son travail est un hommage à l'archétype, qu'il soit forme, idée ou matière. Un travail d'observation et de recherches scientifiques, historiques ou intimes, mêlé de rencontres fortuites et d'une profonde conviction - celle d'une grande maison que tous les arts occupent, en ce compris le bijou, vital.

Dans le cadre de cette rétrospective, Claire Lavendhomme invite Antonino Spoto, céramiste membre de BeCraft, à concevoir avec elle une série de pièces créées spécialement pour l'exposition.

Ce projet s'inscrit dans le cycle d'expositions monographiques initié par BeCraft en 2023 (Thérèse Lebrun. Glaneuse de porcelaine).

Accompanying Claire Lavendhomme's retrospective exhibition, this book looks back on more than forty years of creation, revealing a visual language that is both rigorous and deeply personal. Between color, light, material, and movement, Claire Lavendhomme develops a sensitive approach to jewelry as an object of connection, thought, and presence.



Critical texts, essays, and interviews are interwoven to create a multifaceted portrait of the artist.

Contributions by curator Gaëlle Clark, art historian and co-director of BeCraft Ornella La Vaccara, jewelry designer Chloé Noyon, composer Pierre Relaño, and artistic director and curator Céline Robin of the Robert Mazlo Endowment Fund for Contemporary Art and Jewelry in Paris offer complementary perspectives on her practice: a poetic gaze, aesthetic analysis, philosophical approach, and biographical narrative compose a rich and embodied body of work.



A special focus is also given to Claire Lavendhomme's invitation to ceramist Antonino Spoto, with whom she engages in a series of pieces specially created for the exhibition.



THE ARTIST

Claire Lavendhomme was born in 1959 in Brussels, where she lives and works. Initially self-taught, she subsequently trained in jewelry at the Institut des Arts et Métiers in Brussels, then at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Arlon, as well as through several internships, notably with Ramon Puig Cuyàs and Christoph Zellweger. She has developed a sensitive body of work, informed by references to art history, philosophy, language, and materials.

Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions internationally, including: Schmuck (Munich), MAD (New York), Collect (London), and Joya (Barcelona).



THE EXHIBITION

Presented at BeCraft from November 16, 2025, to February 1, 2026, the exhibition traces the work of Claire Lavendhomme, a multidisciplinary artist and jewelry designer, from her earliest research to the present day, after twenty years of membership in the association. Claire loves these stories that belong to no one and that have existed since the dawn of time. With modesty and introversion, her work is a tribute to the archetype, whether form, idea, or material. A work of observation and scientific, historical, or personal research, blended with chance encounters and a deep conviction—that of a great house that all the arts occupy, including jewelry, which is vital.

As part of this retrospective, Claire Lavendhomme invites Antonino Spoto, a ceramist and member of BeCraft, to collaborate with her on a series of pieces created especially for the exhibition. This project is part of the monographic exhibition cycle initiated by BeCraft in 2023 (Thérèse Lebrun. Glaneuse de porcelaine).



This volume is part of the BeCraft collection dedicated to member artists. BeCraft is an association that brings together and promotes creators from the contemporary applied arts scene in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. This collection aims to document unique career paths, showcase demanding studio practices, and share sensitive works through a lasting edition.