Slow, on purpose
A single stone can take our cutters six weeks to plan. We have never once shortened that to make a delivery date.
Maison
A house built on one bench.
ÉCLAT began in 1911 with a single cutting bench on Rue de la Paix. Four generations later, we still cut every stone within sight of that window.
Traceable, always
Every rough is sourced through Kimberley Process–compliant channels and can be traced to its country of origin.
Made where we say
Every piece is cut, polished and set in our Paris atelier — nothing is outsourced, nothing is cast at scale.
A brief history
- 1911
The atelier opens
Founder Élise Vasseur opens a single cutting bench on Rue de la Paix, specializing in old-mine cuts.
- 1958
The Tolkowsky bench
ÉCLAT adopts the modern round-brilliant proportions, and begins publishing its own cut-grade reports.
- 1994
Third generation
The Vasseur family's third generation takes over the atelier and opens the Héritage archive to new commissions.
- 2019
Traceability program
ÉCLAT begins publishing full chain-of-custody documentation for every rough stone it purchases.
The atelier team
Camille Vasseur
Maître Cutter · 4th gen
Trained on the original 1958 bench
Théo Duran
Head of Design
12 years designing for two Place Vendôme houses
Naomi Ferreira
Gemologist, GIA
Grades every stone before it reaches a cutter
Louis Béranger
Master Setter
27 years hand-setting in the Paris atelier