QITTERI is a high-end contemporary jewelry brand founded by architect and designer Michel Tortel. It deploys a refined and timeless universe, far from the ephemeral, like the work of its creator.
QITTERI offers iconic pieces with clever geometric architecture, designed to reveal the sensual beauty of stones within unprecedented color harmonies.
The design of each of its jewels is thought out from the light of exceptional gems to dress the skin with lightness and transparency.
All pieces are handcrafted in 18k white gold. They are designed as works of art to touch the heart and soul.
QITTERI is for those who love to discover new territories of beauty, simplicity and elegance.
The meeting between jewelry and the architecture of light
Michel Tortel is a lover of color and history. He sculpts the immaterial like shadow and light, heat or emotion.
His vision as an architect is guided by the idea of simplicity, that of removing what is superfluous to go to the essential. He likes to play with transparencies, reflections and tones. He places exceptional gems in space creating incredible plays of light and allowing them to be contemplated from all angles.
For him, style and form are not an end in themselves, they arise from this strong vision, which makes his collections unique with their design which is at once structured, clear and light.
This architect's vision is a unique and iconic signature.
Just the essentials, emotion and contemplation.
A simple and timeless writing that fades to reveal only the precious stones and their signature of light.
THE CREATOR
Architect and designer, Michel Tortel is the winner of numerous international awards. He was named one of the 100 designers who make France shine in the world. Between iconic contemporary houses, furniture and even helicopters, his wide range of knowledge and expertise has been formed over several hundred projects.
His world-renowned work in urban lighting has captivated the world's largest cities for decades, placing it at the heart of our daily lives. He is the author, among other things, of the main lighting fixtures in the city of Paris and illuminates the Bund in Shanghai.
Passionate about stones, a great collector, he has always been on the lookout for exceptional pieces, taking advantage of his many trips to the four corners of the world to meet extraordinary artisans, lapidaries and gem suppliers.
His passion originated in his childhood when, during the holidays, he would travel around France with his family in search of old mines or sites indicated in old gemology guides kept by his mother, a great lover of minerals.
This taste for exploration never left him.
Throughout his career as a designer, Michel Tortel has always designed jewelry, experimenting and searching for original combinations.
Over the years, he has trained in gemology to better understand the secrets of mineral light. His expertise in jewellery design was forged through a series of encounters with craftsmen, which enabled him to grasp and then master the technologies, manufacturing tools and secrets of the workshops.
Breaking new ground with his protean architectural culture, he has created a new approach to jewelry, centred on the light of gems.
COLLECTIONS
Our universe unfolds across six collections designed to showcase new ways of contemplating gems and their light. They explore conceptual ideas, nestle in poetic stories of travel and love.
Our creative heart is the ring, the jewel of kings. Its language is then used to dress the body and illuminate the skin.
The lights and colors of each of our jewels are harmonized stone by stone. In each collection, we have unique pieces, some with exceptional stones.
Our collections are exclusively made of 18 carat gold.
We create over time to caress the essential.
