HONEYCOMB 2021

This paperweight is the purest expression of excellence and the history of Saint-Louis. Inspired by a model from 1848, its shape revisits that of a beehive because bees “whose work is that of joy” (Victor Hugo, The Imperial Mantle) are a symbol of craftsmanship and can be seen in the Saint-Louis coat of arms. A small being whose sting is painful, yet is also a metaphor for love. This precious paperweight, a tribute to the hands that shaped it, will become a talisman that protects its owner just like the small but mighty insect that it symbolises.