The World of Lydia Courteille
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Fast Facts
1980 Lydia Courteille breaks her antique watch and, while taking it to an antiques dealer for repair, uncovers a passion for unearthing forgotten treasures.
1985 Fueled by her growing interest in jewelry, Courteille studies to become a certified gemologist.
1995 The designer’s Paris boutique on rue Saint Honoré begins to establish a reputation for stocking jewels of bewitching appeal.
2008 Courteille’s unique creations feature in designer Alexis Mabille’s Autumn/Winter haute couture show in Paris.
2007 Launches the Prince Charming collection - a range of striking jeweled frog rings encrusted with precious stones, available at CoutureLab.

Uses her expertise to seek out rare and precious stones


It was through a chance meeting with an antiques dealer that Lydia Courteille decided to pursue a career in jewelry design and collection. Ever since then, she has traveled the world over, visiting mines and markets, becoming inspired by new sensations, colors and history. As a free-spirit, she sets her own pace, not afraid to use colors and contrasts that are vibrant and unexpected. A certified gemologist, Courteille uses her expertise to seek out rare and precious stones, though she tends to favor those with charm and originality. Not allowing her passion for jewels to be temporally confined, she embraces a wide range of historical periods; some of her most ancient stones find their roots in the early 18th century.

When it comes to style suggestions from others, Lydia Courteille does not let them limit her artistic vision. In fact, she happily avoids them. In her world the prosaic notion of "what will sell?" does not exist. After all, is it not the height of luxury to wear a genuine jewel so big and so brilliant that it seems almost impossible that it is not faux?

The Lydia Courteille jewelry pieces at CoutureLab feature spectacular gemstones; diamonds, rubies, green garnets, white and yellow sapphires are combined with semi-precious stones such as jade, pink jasper and onyx in white gold and rhodium settings.

A cornucopia of precious jewels in bold settings

Natural Beauty - Lydia Courteille

Taking inspiration from nature, Lydia Courteille uses her expert knowledge to create fine jewelry collections like no other. CoutureLab speaks to the designer behind the creations.

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  • Diamond Skull Ring

    Diamond Skull Ring
    Lydia Courteille Collection

    £13,350  €14,285*  $18,690*  *apx.

  • Onyx Diamond Flower Ring

    Onyx Diamond Flower Ring
    Lydia Courteille Collection

    £8,985  €9,614*  $12,579*  *apx.

  • Gilded Diamond Ring

    Gilded Diamond Ring
    Lydia Courteille Collection

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  • Ganesh Gold Earrings

    Ganesh Gold Earrings
    Lydia Courteille Collection

    £2,350  €2,515*  $3,290*  *approx

  • Jasper Diamond Flower Ring

    Jasper Diamond Flower Ring
    Lydia Courteille Collection

    £9,150  €9,791*  $12,810*  *apx.