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My "real" name is Paola, I'm a graduate metalsmith and jewellery designer.
I was born in Italy near the city of Naples, which has a great tradion of artisanal jewellery and miniatures (yes, this is the famous city of the San Gregorio Armeno street, the "street of cribs").
My nickname was born from my passion for the Victor Hugo novels.

I studied jewelry design at the largest jewelry center in southern Italy (the "Tarì" of Marcianise, near Caserta). I had my first encounter with the fascinating world of jewelry when I was a child, during an archaeological exhibition where I saw the jewels found under the ashes of the Vesuvius. They survived not only to people, but also to most of the artworks and buildings: with a great symbolic and economic value and a small size, they were the principal objects that all the people took while were fleeing.

For me, a jewel is “portable art”.


My work was featured on websites, magazines and newspapers, as:

VANITYFAIR.IT: http://www.vanityfair.it/starstyle/style-news/2011/05/26/by-hand-torino

VOGUE.IT: http://www.vogue.it/trends/il-blog-delle-tendenze/2011/05/negozio-le-chou-chou

and more
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.102272823182.90630.99529298182&type=1


If you want to know more or just say hello, or if you need some information, feel free to contact me with convo or email: info [!at] lechouchou.it

Follow me on:

Website: http://www.lechouchou.it
Blog: http://chouchoubijoux.blogspot.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lechouchoubijoux
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LeChouChouBijou
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/lechouchou