Marie Mas: New Collection Captures the Sensual Beauty of Sunset Shadows

July 29, 2022

By Livia Primo Lack

5 min read

Marie Cabirou, the chief designer and CEO behind the jewellery brand Marie Mas has released a new and very sensual high jewellery collection: Luminous Lines. Inspired by the shadows formed on the human body during the golden hour of sunset, the designer highlights non-traditional parts of the body through simple diamond lines.

33-year-old designer Marie Cabirou moved to Paris over 15 years ago seeking a career in fine jewellery. Inspired by her grandmother from a young age to draw, create and design, she left her hometown of Aveyron, France, to pursue multiple degrees in textile and accessory design: “I always wanted to be a designer, it seemed like part of my DNA. I was always interested in how things work, how they are made and the design behind them”. After completing two undergraduate degrees and a Master’s degree, Marie decided to focus her career on working with fine jewellery materials to create unexpected pieces of jewellery.

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant ring and Grand Radiant ring in diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant ring and Grand Radiant ring in diamond

It was whilst working in the Costume Jewellery department at Dior that Marie truly fell in love with jewellery making: “Seeing your work of a sketch walk down the runway is a truly magical feeling, there is nothing like it”! After honing her skills at Dior for three years, the young designer decided to take the bold step to go out on her own and create her brand. This was the beginning of Marie Mas.

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aura earrings in diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aura earrings in diamond

MARIE MAS  Luminous Lines Grand Radiant ring in diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Grand Radiant ring in diamond

MARIE MAS Aurora Luminous Lines Aurora Single Earring in diamond

MARIE MAS Aurora Luminous Lines Aurora Single Earring in diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aurora earrings in diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aurora earrings in diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant bracelet in full diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant bracelet in full diamond

 MARIE MAS Luminous Radiant choker in full diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Radiant choker in full diamond

Marie describes her brand ethos in one word – movement: “I have always been obsessed with movement, even in my university days. My style, the very DNA of what I do, is that it is always related to movement, I try to work it into even the most minimalistic piece”. This is exactly what she has done with her latest collection Luminous Lines. Encouraged by the shadows formed on the body at sunset, this 14-piece collection, is an ode to the natural beauty of the human curves, bringing attention to parts that are often overlooked, but are equally beautiful. 

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aurora necklace in rose gold and diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aurora necklace in rose gold and diamond

This collection highlights collar bone and the subtle V on the bottom of one’s neck, curve of one’s ear, subtle hump where the bone is visible on one’s wrist. These are things that you don’t necessarily see during the day, but they show our natural forms in the most beautiful light.

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant earring and Radiant rings in diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant earring and Radiant rings in diamond

To replicate movement and curves, Marie decided to play with the construction of the classic Tennis bracelets and Riviera necklaces and developed her articulated chain. Composed of small rectangles of rose gold soldered together, each chain has certain links that are intentionally rigidified: “Each little rose gold rectangle is articulated in different ways to ensure that the body part I want the pieces to highlight is the central point of focus no matter how the piece is being worn”. The Aurora necklace is the epitome of this technical achievement. The fluid chain is immobilised at a few links at the centre of the chain, to frame the suprasternal notch, the large dip between the clavicles. In doing so, Marie brings attention to this rather unknown yet romantic part of the human body.

 MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant choker and Aurora necklace in rose gold and diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant choker and Aurora necklace in rose gold and diamond

 MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant choker in rose gold and diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant choker in rose gold and diamond

 MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant choker in rose gold

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant choker in rose gold

 MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aurora necklace in rose gold

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aurora necklace in rose gold

 MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aurora necklace and radiant chocker in rose gold

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Aurora necklace and radiant chocker in rose gold

 MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant choker in diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Radiant choker in diamond

What’s interesting is that while all jewellery Maisons enrich their latest high jewellery collections with colour, Marie Mas opted for a monochrome colour palette. She used white diamonds as she wanted each piece to look as if a shimmering line had been drawn on the body. With the colourless stones representing the glistening rays of soft sunlight, rose gold was chosen to match the natural hue of the skin. ‘I feel like rose gold is the best medium to achieve this’, shares the designer.

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Halo ear jewel in diamond

MARIE MAS Luminous Lines Halo ear jewel in diamond

Word on the streets of Paris is that this is but the beginning of the Luminous Lines collection. Marie is already looking into recreating the collection in various colourways. We cannot wait to see what coloured gems she chooses!

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