# Symbolic Jewelry Projects Le Buisson Creates a Jewelry Collection from a Woman's Haunted Past By Chalaine Mantha | Published 2011-03-23 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/le-buisson References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2011/03/22/le-buisson-by-matali-crasset/) & [matalicrasset](http://www.matalicrasset.com/) The story that surrounds this jewelry collection by Le Buisson is truly unique. The project started when the Le Buisson founders' friend decided that she wanted to melt down all of her old jewelry and create something totally different. The woman claimed that it would "symbolically wipe out her past at the end of a love affair." The French designer Matali Crasset was chosen to design the figures of a tiny scuba diver, a person with wings and someone riding a unicycle. All of the pieces feature a gorgeous colored stone. Matali Crasset was photographed by Aurelien Mole as she modeled the jewelry. The photo shoot was inspired by the 1920s actress Louise Brooks. Petra Mrzyk, Jean François Moriceau and Geneviève Gauck are the other designers who also helped with the Le Buisson project. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 33% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Upcycled Jewelry:** The trend of upcycling jewelry items into new and meaningful pieces allows for a new and sustainable market of unique and personal jewelry items. - **Symbolic Jewelry:** The trend of designing and gifting symbolic jewelry pieces creates a unique and personal connection between the jewelry and the wearer. - **Collaborative Jewelry:** The trend of collaborating with designers from different backgrounds to create jewelry collections allows for a diversified and unique range of pieces. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion:** Fashion brands can disrupt the market by offering upcycled and symbolic jewelry as a sustainable and personal alternative to mass-produced jewelry. - **Art:** Artists can seize the opportunity to create unique and personalized jewelry collections with clients or collaborate with other designers from diverse backgrounds. - **Sustainability:** The jewelry industry can disrupt itself by integrating sustainable solutions through designing and upcycling jewelry pieces into new collections that shift the paradigm of mass-production. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Stunning Organic-Inspired Jewelry Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organicinspired-jewelry.md) - [Feminine Graceful Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sarahbijoux.md) - [Vintage-Inspired Fine Jewelry Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vintageinspired-fine-jewelry.md) - [Untamed Nature-Inspired Jewelry Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/untamed-nature.md) - [Symbolic Handcrafted Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wonders-of-nature.md) - [Nature-Inspired Jewelry Collabs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marbella-club-x-daniela-villegas.md) - [Consciously Cool Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-art-of-adornment.md) - [Whimsical Heirloom-Quality Symbolic Talismans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3-graces-of-gold.md) - [Organically Shaped Jewelry Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/levitas.md)