HUGO TABOURET

Composition
925 Sterling Silver

Weight
approx. 5g

Note
Handcrafted in France — each piece is unique and may vary slightly from the photos.

Description of the collection
The SPECIMEN jewelry collection is a call to raise awareness of the issues surrounding global warming. Its aesthetic is directly inspired by the TG2G report (2022) and research conducted in the heart of several Tibetan glaciers.

This study highlights a risk that is still little known: the reactivation of ancient microbes due to melting glaciers. By revealing an unprecedented microbial diversity—968 bacterial species, 82% of which are unknown to science—it warns of the possible health and ecological consequences, emphasizing the urgent need to take action against global warming.

Each piece of jewelry in the collection bears the name of a glacier studied, preceded by the word Ech. (for “sample”), as a daily reminder of the disastrous direction our society is taking.