It's to his father, a Vietnamese lacquer artisan who settled in France, that Jean Dinh Van owes his vocation. Then it was at Cartier - where he worked for ten years - that his hands "fell in love with metal" and he forged his own idea of luxury and beauty. Prompted by his intuition Jean Dinh Van left Cartier and turned his attention to contemporary design.
In complete antithesis to the traditional style of French jewelry, Dinh Van put forward a new idea of discreet and unassuming luxury, far removed from ostentatious finery. Designs are based on the dual concept of something simple but special, so jewelry emerged from its precious fussy straightjacket, an ostentatious gift into a kind of intimate, personal luxury. The plain geometric shapes and the beaten metal are emblematic of his collection, as is the material and duality between full and empty spaces. This makes the same piece of jewelry look different, depending on the background it is resting on. This concept is found in the Razor Blade, the Pi and the famous Cibles. The blends of materials and combinations of shapes fit perfectly with his quest for originality. A fundamental simplicity in the design, taking inspiration from the world to fascinate it all the more; glorifying ordinary objects to turn them into jewels
Today, the Dinh Van style, with all its originality and its minimalist philosophy, is arousing tremendous enthusiasm and winning more and more fans around the world.
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