Messika unveils its new high-end jewelry collection, Terres d’Instinct, inspired by the profound encounter between the brand’s founder and artistic director, Valérie Messika, and the raw nature of Namibia. This expansive landscape of majestic dunes, wild creatures, and vibrant light transforms into stunning jewelry through Messika’s design, showcasing the brilliance of colored gemstones as a tribute to the splendor of South Africa.
Messika embarks on a creative dialogue with the raw essence of nature, drawing inspiration from the glimmering stones of the Kalahari Desert, the scorching dunes of the Namib Desert, the graceful agility of cheetahs, and the majestic aura of lions. This exploration transcends the boundaries of emotion and expression, sparking Messika’s creative vision. Through a modern design language, they reinterpret the beauty of nature, crafting a captivating tapestry that originates from South Africa.
In the Terres d’Instinct high jewelry collection, Valérie Messika makes her debut by incorporating colored gemstones, delving into a new realm of expression. This collection includes a stunning array of rare stones and exquisite colored gems—sapphires, rubies, emeralds, spinels, garnets, and more are all featured.
Terres d’Instinct: A Masterpiece of Extraordinary Craftsmanship on Its 20th Anniversary
As a celebration of Messika’s twentieth anniversary, the Terres d’Instinct high jewelry collection showcases the brand’s extraordinary craftsmanship. Bold silhouettes, rich layers, striking visual contrasts, and meticulously carved light and shadow form the essence of this collection. Here, gold and diamonds create an unprecedented texture and luster, with sharp geometric cuts, refined zebra print elements, and naturally inspired motifs that dance between primal landscapes and untamed energy, weaving a narrative that flows freely.
The Terres d’Instinct collection makes its debut with 16 jewelry sets that boldly manifest a design declaration through an untamed style. The standout piece among them is undoubtedly the Kalahara necklace, featuring two rare yellow diamonds, one of which weighs nearly 35 carats. This necklace is not only a remarkable feat of setting craftsmanship, but it also incorporates a clever modular design, allowing for four distinct ways to wear it: as a triple strand choker, a double strand necklace, a collar, or paired with a large pendant for a neck-hugging look, showcasing the wearer’s unique fashion statement.
The MIRAGE collection draws inspiration from the pulsations of the desert, echoing the slow undulations of the crimson sand dunes of Su Si Si Li. Silhouettes dissolve in the interplay of reality and illusion, where beauty quietly blossoms along the borders of imagination and design. Layer upon layer of textures rise and fall in the gleam of golden sand, encrusted diamonds, and intricate carvings, as if capturing a shifting mirage in motion.
The being cloaked in stripes—the zebra—is the very essence of this outfit’s spirit. With a blend of agate and long trapezoidal cut diamonds, it presents a sculptural beauty defined by geometric grace, precisely outlining sharp lines. Two shield-shaped diamonds sit firmly at the center of this architecturally striking silhouette.
The FAUVE ensemble features a sand-gold texture, embodying a pure form torn apart by the lion’s fierce claws — its sharp contours carve deeply in, only to gradually dissolve in the brilliance of embedded diamonds. Power doesn’t need to be flaunted; it simmers beneath the surface, ready to surge forth and resonate deep within our perceptions.
The Terres d’Instinct high-end jewelry collection is deeply rooted in the creative concepts of contemporary fine jewelry, fully embodying the brand’s unwavering spirit of freedom since its inception. It’s all about the embrace of boundless expression, daring breakthroughs in innovative exploration, and a distinctive design style that stands out on its own. Messika boldly challenges conventions, fearlessly expanding into uncharted territories of high-end jewelry.
