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Meet SandrineFashion jewelry designer

Le Coffret boutique, a fantasy jewelry paradise

The Village de la Poterie in Trois-Îlets is full of good shopping addresses, restaurants and artisan workshops. Today, I’m off to the costume jewelry boutique Le Coffret, where I discover the creations of Sandrine Monin, artisan jeweler, and other pieces by Caribbean designers.

Sandrine Monin

Artisan jeweler du Coffret

The Pottery Village kiosk

a small candy box

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Sandrine greets us with a big smile in her round, glassed-in, air-conditioned green carbet. She offers a wide variety of jewelry and unique pieces. Made on site, in her workshop or by Martinique artisans, you’re sure to find the jewel you’re looking for, as well as a multitude of gift ideas for women, men and children!

As you enter this “bonbonnière”, you’ll be struck by the sheer number of pieces on display: dozens of displays and showcases, it’s going to be hard to choose! Sandrine invites me to take a “tour” of the Coffret, showing me the different materials and models.

Opening hours

Handcrafted products

When she opened her boutique in 2008, Sandrine’s ambition was to create and manufacture unique and original pieces, while respecting a personal ethic of eco-responsible manufacturing. This is how she gradually refined her techniques, while showcasing the work oflocal creative artisans. It’s undoubtedly the costume jewelry store offering the widest choice, at prices that know how to remain reasonable! Necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, anklets, decorative objects: each piece is chosen or created with the utmost care… On site or in her workshop, Sandrine makes with the help of Nathalie and Chrystèle, her two collaborators. Invaluable help, since so much jewelry needs to be assembled!

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Unique creations

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That’s what I love about this boutique: there’s something for every taste and every occasion ! Sandrine shows me all the possibilities offered by the materials she has chosen to create her jewelry:

Silver, gold-plated, stainless steel
Leather, silicone, rubber
Seeds, ceramics, mother-of-pearl
Glass beads, green hematite, African pearls, Italian pearls
Tahitian pearls, keshi* pearls
Paracord
Wood, banana leaves
Raku

* Tahitian keshi, or Tahitian cultured pearl without a nucleus, is a pearl concretion secreted by a graft (a piece of epithelium from the mantle of a pearl oyster species native to Tahiti).pearl oyster native to French Polynesia) within a carrier pearl oyster of the species Pinctada margaritifera var. Since it is not formed around a nucleus, the “pearl” has irregular and therefore unique shapes.

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She also introduces me to the works of artisan jewelers who exhibit in her boutique:

The Banana Bijoux brand: this is the only physical outlet for this designer who makes and sells online.
Silver and gold-plated creations made by a jeweler in Rivière Salée.
Lady Gum jewelry in soft silicone
Jewelry by Andréani, ceramic jewelry designer from Provence

Corded medals with hibiscus, map of Martinique, hummingbirds, turtles and sand dollars in gold or silver plate are very popular, as they pay tribute to the symbols of Martinique.

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Raku

A house specialty!

I have to admit, I’d never heard of Raku ceramics before! Sandrine explains that this pottery-making technique developed in Japan in the 16th century. It was mainly used to make bowls for the traditional tea ceremony. The aesthetics of Raku are linked to Zen philosophy, to Japanese culture of minimalism and sobriety, yet are contemporary thanks to the purity of the forms. The material is characterized by fine cracks on its surface, obtained by a delicate firing process. Le Coffret’s Raku ornaments, beads and decorative objects, created by Sandrine and her husband, are unique pieces or small limited series, and are all signed. Because of the complexity of the technique and the entirely manual work involved, the results are always different, giving them a genuine objet d’art quality.

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Some bestsellers: lots of gift ideas!

As we’ve seen, one of the main reasons for the boutique’s success is the choice and ” all-round ” nature of the products on offer. Among the jewels most popular with customers are bracelets on adjustable wires in all colors, often adorned with freshwater pearls or kechi, which are very popular because you don’t need to know the size of your wrist!

This is also true of paracord and steel bracelets for men, which are water and UV resistant…

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These are fun, pretty and light gifts to slip into your suitcases!

As for me, I chose a turquoise blue bracelet with a pretty keshi pearl and a silver choker with a little sparkle. I just love it!

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Thank you Sandrine for your welcome and all these discoveries …

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