L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, was established in 2012 in Place Vendôme, Paris, supported by the high jewellery maison, Van Cleef & Arpels. This initiation school is open to everyone with no special prerequisites, aiming to introduce all aspects of jewellery culture to the public. L’ÉCOLE targets complete beginners as well as enlightened amateurs, collectors, and those with a curiosity for the world of jewellery.

L’ÉCOLE offers courses in three major fields, including the history of jewellery, the world of gemstones, and the savoir-faire of jewellery-making techniques, taught by art historians, gemmologists, jewellers, and artisans. The classes are all practice-based where students experiment with gestures, skills, and tools guided by lecturers. L’ÉCOLE also presents an array of activities such as exhibitions, in-person and online talks, books, videos, podcasts as well as creative workshops for children and teenagers.

L’ÉCOLE now has five locations with two in Paris, and the remaining stationed in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Dubai respectively. Moreover, since its inception, L’ÉCOLE regularly travels abroad to Europe, America, Asia, and the Middle East for talks, exhibitions and travelling course programs that last one to three weeks. L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts therefore contributes to the promotion and visibility of jewellery culture on an international scale.