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The atelier<\/p>\n

Am\u00e9lie\u2019s atelier<\/h1>\n

Am\u00e9lie chooses the materials, designs the jewellery sets, assembles each necklace medallion by medallion and follows every piece through to its packaging, in the Maison\u2019s Paris atelier.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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HK Handmade is a Parisian maison of pieces made by hand. Behind the Maison is Am\u00e9lie. This page shows how she works, who she works with, and what she checks before a piece goes online.<\/p>\n

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Am\u00e9lie, designer at HK Handmade. The images on this page were created from photographs of Am\u00e9lie and of the pieces, and retouched by the Maison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Am\u00e9lie, designer<\/h2>\n

Am\u00e9lie began with jewellery sets: pearlescent beads, gold-tone medallions and semi-precious stones, assembled by hand on a Paris worktable. The Maison was born with them. Evening bags, embroidered waistcoats and boleros, candles and resin pieces came later, and by the same route: a piece she would have liked to wear or to give, and could not find.<\/p>\n

What she loves are the big occasions: weddings, henna nights, engagements, Yennayer, the festive season. Moments when you bring out a piece that matters, and keep it. Gold-tone beaded occasion sets, Kabyle-inspired waistcoats in trimmed velvet and gold-thread embroidered boleros are the heart of her work; the guide North African ceremony outfits<\/a> explains how she pairs them.<\/p>\n

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The gold-thread embroidered bolero in black velvet, worn over an ivory dress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the table: gold-thread embroidery in progress on burgundy velvet, a sketch for a jewellery set, the day\u2019s beads and crystals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How a piece is made<\/h2>\n

Jewellery sets.<\/strong> Am\u00e9lie chooses the beads, medallions and stones, then assembles every element by hand: jump rings closed one by one, stainless steel fittings that do not tarnish, and a clasp tested so that you can open it on your own. A full set takes several hours; it is then worn, weighed and adjusted before it is photographed.<\/p>\n

Embroidered velvet.<\/strong> The Kabyle-inspired waistcoats and gold-thread embroidered boleros are cut from dense velvet, then embroidered or trimmed by hand, lined and finished. Nothing is printed or heat-bonded. The placement of the embroidery varies slightly from one piece to the next: it is the sign of handwork, not a flaw.<\/p>\n

Bags, candles, resin.<\/strong> For these collections, Am\u00e9lie works directly with craftspeople she knows, with no middleman: crochet, brocade, wax, resin and stones. She designs or selects, they make, and she checks and finishes. Each product page says whether the piece was made in the atelier or by a partner craftsperson.<\/p>\n

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The atelier in Paris: the worktable, rolls of velvet, pieces waiting on their busts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What she checks before a piece goes online<\/h2>\n