Paris, France
As we are getting closer to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the LVMH jewelry house, Chaumet, unveiled the medals that the winners will receive.
The medals showcase a unique artistry, yet the highlight of their design is a real piece of the Eiffel Tower embellished on each of the medals paying tribute to Paris’ iconic monument.
The pieces of the original iron from the Eiffel Tower were removed and conserved during programs of renovation and found now a new purpose.
Chaumet is one of the most historic and emblematic French jewelry houses and is globally renowned for its craftsmanship, located at Place Vendôme since 1812, they are the first jeweler in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to design the medals.
Chaumet has made the medal into a veritable jewel, with a design conceived around three sources of inspiration: the hexagon, radiance, and gem-setting.
“This first ever Olympic medal created by a jeweler is emblematic of LVMH’s role as creative partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. In a close creative dialogue between Paris 2024 and Chaumet, the artisans of the Maison delved into their archives and explored powerful symbols of Olympism to imagine a medal inspired by high jewelry creations. Building on its centuries of rich history, Chaumet is writing a new page that will remain engraved in the heritage of the Maison for eternity.” – Antoine Arnault, LVMH Image & Environment
The original Eiffel Tower iron is formed in a hexagon – the geometrical shape of France.
This symbol is a reminder of the whole nation’s engagement in delivering historic Olympic and Paralympic Games. Stripped of its “Eiffel Tower brown” paint, the iron is returned to its original color.
The other side illustrates the rebirth of the modern Olympic Games in Greece. Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, is depicted against the backdrop of the Acropolis leaving the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first Modern Olympics were held in 1896.
“With this magnificent medal design, LVMH and its Maison Chaumet perfectly and concretely illustrate the raison d’être of their partnership with Paris 2024, truly becoming the ‘Artisan of All Victories’. More than a medal, this is a combination of the most coveted object of the Games and the most iconic symbol of Paris and France, the Eiffel Tower. Thanks to Chaumet, the medal for the Paris 2024 Games becomes a veritable objet d’art, a jewel that brings together the radiance of Paris and the crowning achievement of all those who will ascend the podiums during the Olympics and Paralympics.” – Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024
Project: Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Medals
Designers: Chaumet International, LVMH
Client: Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024
