TEMPUS Magazine redefines time, giving you a glimpse into all things sophisticated, compelling, vibrant, with its pages reflecting the style, luxury and beauty of the world in which we live. A quarterly publication for private aviation enthusiasts.
Issue link: http://tempus-magazine.epubxp.com/i/156069
I In the chic 8th arrondissement of Paris on the Rue Royale, situated between the Place de la Concorde's soaring Luxor Obelisk and the magnifcent Corinthian columns of L'église de la Madeleine, is the headquarters of the silver company Christofe (pronounced chris-tof). • The wide cobblestoned avenue with its elegant nineteenth-century buildings is one of the city's most beloved and well traveled—there's the mythic Maxim's restaurant, and the renowned macarons of the sweetshop Ladurée. Around the corner, the world's most fashionable boutiques and haute couture houses cater to their aristocratic history of manufacturing and developing innovations in the decorative arts of silversmithing. Almost global clientele. La Poésie by Charles Gumery Crowns the façade of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris. The offces of one of the most storied international luxury brands in the world are here, at 9 Rue Royale. Under the shielded crests and beyond the simple arched doorway, you'll fnd the retail establishment of Christofe, a company that has produced some of the most ornate and elaborate objects in the world—objects that have graced the tables of kings and czars since the company's beginnings over 180 years ago. Paris has always celebrated artists—and work crafted by hand. Even the name Paris is derived from the Celtic word parisio, which means "the craftsmen." It is here where the seekers of the best life has to offer peruse and purchase Christofe's dazzling array of sterling silver, silver-plate fatware, tabletop serving pieces, jewelry, personal and home accessories, and, of course, baby gifts. The proverbial "born with a silver spoon in one's mouth" references the fact that silver has always been a symbol of wealth and fnancial wellbeing for a baby. Whether the objects are traditional in design, or more contemporary in styling, Christofe has a long 40 Tempus-Magazine.com . Fall 2013 two centuries later, key pieces are still made by the deft hands of the company's exceptional designers and workers at the Haute Orfèvrerie workshops outside the city. Around the end of the eighteenth century, the Christofe family was manufacturing jewelry, gold buttons, silver-threaded cloth, and epaulettes for French army offcers uniforms. The modern company was founded in 1830 by visionary twenty-fveyear-old Charles Christofe, an innovative sort who grew the company with an eye toward expansion, receiving commissions such as a queen's royal crown and ceremonial swords in far-fung regions of the globe. In 1845, utilizing DESIGN DESIGNED BY ALBERT ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSET 1880 Carrier Belleuse