FENG J
A French Impressionist’s garden is revisited in a magnificent collection by the rising star of Chinese jewelry: East meets West in Giverny.
Chinese born Feng Ji grew up surrounded by art: some of her ancestors were painters at the imperial court, and her parents are keen collectors of jewelry and art. The young Feng followed in their footsteps almost naturally, making their passion her own. Feng attended some of the most prestigious gemology institutes in Europe, earning her Master’s Degree from the University of Arts London. She launched her eponymous brand, Feng J Haute Joaillerie in 2016, aiming to create unique high jewelry for the younger generation. In less than three years, she has won the heartfelt admiration of collectors and the media because of her unrivalled talent of creating true masterpieces at an impressive age. Named “Jeweler of the 21st Century” by The New York Times, Feng refers to her creative process as “painting with gemstones.” Her one-of-a-kind jewels are like canvases on which the Chinese artist/ designer mixes fantastic color combinations. Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and colored diamonds are like pigments on a palette: Feng plays with light, hues and shadows like a painter, treating each gemstone as a lively brush-stroke… Moreover, Feng has reached new levels of technical prowess by introducing the “double-rose-cut” - a daring, cutting technique-, and the “Floating Set”- a setting style to make the metal set extremely light and almost invisible, as if the gems were floating. For The Protagonist, Feng J presents an exquisite brooch inspired by Claude Monet’s gardens in Giverny: a poetic homage to the undisputed master of Impressionism from an emerging master of high jewelry.