Pierre-Yves

Hoping to quench his thirst for creation, Pierre-Yves embarked on a college degree in Mechanical Engineering before realizing that this was not the life for him; something else was out there. Two years later came the certainty that he wanted to work with the fascinating medium of metal. He was accepted at the Montreal Jewelry School (École de joaillerie de Montréal), where he learned the basics of his trade with Montreal’s finest jewelers. He graduated with honors in 2000 from the Montreal Jewelry School, where he now teaches.

Pierre-Yves stands out as an innovative and unconventional artist. Since his debut he has collected many honors, including the privilege of being chosen as the designer of the 2010 medal for the prestigious Prix du Québec. Pierre-Yves’s unique creations feature strong lines, sculpted in powerful materials. He fashions each object by drawing upon a concept, an idea, and every piece of jewelry is an expression of artistic form in relationship with the body. Pierre-Yves’s technical skill and artistry bring to life unique, elegant creations. His unique style is rooted in the ancient Japanese technique of mokume gane combined with simple, yet technically complex German lines.

Since 2009, Pierre-Yves works from his own studio gallery in the resort town of Saint-Sauveur, located in the heart of the Laurentian Mountains, where he can let his creative spirit roam free.