The Art of Luxury Issue 37 2019 | Page 76

JEWELLERY GAELLE KHOURI Soft Deconstruction The Next Perspective “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains”, Jean-Jacques Rousseau Gaelle Khouri has developed an addendum to her acclaimed Soft Deconstruction collection. The Next Perspective sees the Lebanese-born designer continue to examine the inner world as in her preceding collections. Khouri’s fascination lies in the intangible realm of the mind and thoughts. The story behind this latest collection ruminates on the notion that humans are prisoners of their own mind, incapable of attaining the true world. However, this in turn highlights the concept of individuality, which will, when well-grasped and expressed, grant us tolerance and a degree of freedom from the prison of mind. 76 The Art of Luxury Issue 37 2019