SYRPHIDAE is a jewellery collection inspired by hoverflies (syrphides in French), featuring a sculptural ring, a dental jewellery piece, and a facial jewellery piece. The collection is part of an ongoing exploration of jewellery as prosthetic wearable extensions that protect and repair the female body. Here, prosthesis transcends its ornamental function and questions the relationship between adornment and repair.

SYRPHIDAE is inspired by the mimicry process of hoverflies. Their mimicry becomes a metaphor for the capacity of the female body and of nature to transform, reinvent themselves, and resist. The collection seeks to tell a different story of women’s bodies: how certain parts are silenced or marked by difficult emotions and memories that jewellery can reactivate and heal. It also celebrates resilience, presenting a fierce and metamorphic female body.

The collection uses several handcrafted techniques. Nature is the starting point of the creative process: natural elements are collected, moulded, and incorporated into a sculptural process using lost-wax casting. Finishing plays an essential role, using chiselling and polishing techniques learned from a bronzier artist to enhance the texture and shine of the final pieces.