David Gusky of Davidor reinvents his classic arch motif in this spring’s newest collection – the L’Arc Voyage – to illustrate the thrill of traveling. The arch, which is evident in many buildings and structures around the world, reappears in a different way in many different locales, reinforcing the feeling of familiarity and discovery while traveling all at once.
“As you travel from country to country, continent to continent, town to town, you discover the local narrative, a distinct story that unravels through the arch,” says Gusky, founder, and designer. “L’Arc Voyage captures these beautiful and poetic stories, inspired by landscapes and cultures, flora and fauna. The sautoir’s continuous shape and design is representative of a continued desire to see and be inspired by new places and landscapes.”
Davidor’s designs, which are also made around the world by the finest craftsmen in Valenza, Italy, and Paris, all start with a sketch, are then done by hand as a gouache painting, and, lastly, are carved in wax or metal before being finally realized at the jeweler’s bench.
This classic arch is used in many of the maison’s most important designs – from high jewelry to earrings to rings to necklaces, with diamonds and colored gemstones alike. Davidor has also recently opened their Bar Harbour flagship atelier—the space is, quite literally, a chic burgundy-toned jewel box, ready to connect your travel adventures to something tangible that will be a family heirloom for generations to come.