Lydia Courteille introduces her new collection, freely inspired by most of the influences componing the argentina civilization.
Lydia draw her inspiration from her trips and travels. Colors, clothes, wildlife are indless sources of inspiration. But, among all, imagine each jewel around the main local stone, to engance it.
During her trip to Argentina, Lydia rediscover the rhodochrosite, even if she knew this stone for a long time… Indeed, you can find this stone everywhere in Argentina, in ornemental stone, or in cut object, as well as in gemstone with pure orange color. Ethymologically, it names comes from greek rhodon (pink) and chros (color).
Rhodochrosite is also known as the « Rosa del Inca », according to a diaguita legend evoking two lovers living a forbidden love, and whom bodies where found as a stone, like blood petals, short time after their death.
