Fougere Necklace

The Fougere Necklace by Aude Tahon, a Paris-based fashion and textile designer, is an intricate, handmade choker created using traditional Korean knotting techniques. The finely detailed piece is essentially a wisp of fabric that sits gently on the neck and plays with shape and patterns, emphasizing empty space and shadows.

Tahon's complex jewelry design, which has been called "timeless textile architecture," is typically made by knotting twisted silk yarns or by braiding cotton threads. The designer utilizes the traditional Korean folk art called "maedup," which translates literally as "the knotting."

The Fougere Necklace is, like Tahon's other jewelry, is a virtuosic display of skill and a sophisticated adaptation of ancient craft technique to contemporary style.