My primary goal as a designer is to better the quality of everyday life, so I imbue my designs with the power to please.
Betony Vernon
Jewelry
FINE JEWELRY WITH A PURPOSE
Betony Vernon is renowned for pioneering a fine jewelry range that elevates intimacy to an art form and transforms adornment into instruments of pleasure. Commenced in 1990, the Paradise Found Fine Erotic collection is composed today of over 400 designs handmade in 18-Karat Gold and Sterling silver 925. BV jewels and jewel-tools are designed to accompany collectors on a lifelong journey of enhanced pleasure. The 30th anniversary of this iconic collection was celebrated with the release of her second book Paradise Found An erotic Treasury for Sybarites (click into book page) published by Rizzoli New York, 2022. Betony coined the term ‘Jewel-Tools’ to describe her innovative concept in which jewels become the means to self-empowerment and enhanced pleasure. A selection of the most iconic Jewels is available through 1stDibs. Custom orders for the entire collection can also be placed by contacting the BV Atelier directly at contact@betonyvernon.com.
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CUSTOM DESIGNS
The BV Atelier offers private and corporate design consultations. From wedding bands and engagement rings to limited edition designs, unique custom pieces and entire collections for discerning brands, the BV Atelier embraces every commission with savoir faire and innovative thinking. We personally realise all prototypes, custom designs and limited editions employing artisanal techniques such as lost-wax casting, chiseling and hollowware fabrication as well as cutting edge technologies. All materials used to create BV jewelry designs are natural, body-safe and conflict-free.
Sado-Chic
SELECTED PIECES
O'Ring Band Mini
18 Kt Gold with Diamond Pavée
1994
Love Lock Necklace
Sterling Silver
1994
Double Sphere Massage Ring
18 Kt Gold
1994
THE BOUDOIR BOX
The Boudoir Box is an exclusive collectors piece. It was designed in 2000 and served to transport and display Betony Vernon’s Paradise Found Fine Erotic jewelry and Jewel-Tool collections. Conceived in the form of a triptych, the portable “tabernacle” conveys Vernon’s philosophy of the boudoir – a ritual and sacred space dedicated to the senses. The luxurious leather clad jewel case is an interface for sensual exploration and contains over 30 Paradise Found Fine Erotic jewels and Jewel-Tools. The Boudoir Box, entirely handcrafted in Italy, measures 69x33x19 centimetres and the sterling silver locket safe keeps the collection. The mysterious Boudoir Box was unveiled to the general public at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 2017 in the context of the exhibition MEDUSA which gathered more than 400 works by artists such as Meret Oppenheim, Man Ray, Calder, Dali, Picasso, Fontana, as well as pieces from Victoire de Castellane, Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, ethnic pieces and contemporary jewelry.
FEATURED JEWELRY DESIGN COLLABORATIONS
Fornasetti
Design Director
1996–2012
Pianegonda
Design Director
2022–2024
Gianfranco Ferré
Designer
2003
Alain Tondowsky
Design Collaboration
2001
Alexander Wang
Guest Designer
2010
Swarovski
Design Collaboration
2006
Missoni
Collaboration
2002
Karl Lagerfeld
Pirelli Calendar
2011
PARADISE FOUND HERITAGE
The Paradise Found Fine Erotic jewelry concept evolved organically from Vernon’s hugely popular Sado-Chic collection that launched in 1992. Subsequently Vernon realized that the luxury market did not take into consideration the art of loving. She understood that her jewelry could fulfill this need; it could bestow sensorial pleasure, reinforce intimate bonds and encourage sensual exploration as well as please the eye. Beyond jewelry, Vernon became a defining presence in the fashion world, serving as both a muse and collaborator to some of the industry’s most avant-garde designers including Karl Lagerfeld, Missoni, Pierpaolo Piccioli at Maison Valentino, Gianfranco Ferré, Jean-Paul Gaultier each of whom saw in her a rare alchemy of intellect, sensuality and aesthetic radicalism.
