This artistic movement was conceived in 2012 and developed by ELINOR brand founder Raphaël Bellier. The designer was keen to explore the full potential of art to express his inner intuitions. Motivated by his passionate and melancholic temperament, Raphaël Bellier seeks to capture the sensation of liberation and rapture associated with dreams. This is enshrined in principles which are aesthetic and moral. What makes ELINOR’S values distinctive is their roots in an ethos of refined cultivation.

ELINOR represents the pursuit of beauty, of a harmony which is both intrinsic and tangible. ELINOR expresses this concept in the design of luxury accessories made with a precision reminiscent of the jeweller’s craft from the finest materials, including metal, silk, crystal, leather, natural stone, wood, porcelain, enamel, and mother-of-pearl.

ELINOR also works with French manufacturers who boast pedigrees of between 70 and 300 years. This movement is a response to a society which no longer adds lustre to women’s natural beauty, but presents them in a degrading light as objects of seduction.

An authentic philosophy

Made in France

R E F I N E DD I S T I N C T I O N

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F I N E S S E

In the past, France boasted a legacy of timeless cultivation – quintessentially Gallic elegance existed harmoniously alongside major artistic, philosophical and industrial developments without challenge. These two seemingly divergent worlds were mutually enhancing. The gold, brass, and copper used by craftsmen featured in new industrial machinery, which in turn provided inspiration for the decorative arts of refined Parisian soirées.

These golden eras were also reflected in the accessories of Marie-Antoinette, the colours of Monet, the sleek lines of the Eiffel Tower, the décor of Parisian brasseries, and haute couture designs, all of which offer a rich seam of inspiration. Industrial Romanticism – a major artistic movement – is the heir to 300 years of French history. In pursuit of Beauty and Harmony, it seeks to transcend this lost duality and reinfuse the world with poetry. This movement has found its natural culmination in a French luxury label – MAISON ELINOR.

“Once upon a time, there was the dream of Elinor”

Raphaël Bel l ier has discovered his true spiritual home in Industrial Romanticism because it echoes his own roots in two worlds, which at f irst glance appear to be diametrical ly opposed. On a professional level , his industry background and training as an engineer has defined his career to a great extent.

his personality over the course of a quintessentially Parisian life.

This dual focus is at the root of his drive, sensitivity, originality, and fertile imagination. He could easily have let himself be swept along by the stream of contemporary life, but this would have meant ignoring his deepest dreams. When an engineer listens to the urgent promptings of his inner Romantic, he becomes a visionary, a Cartesian dualist with the capacity to harness and harmonise energy around him in all its guises.

Raphaël BellierFounder of

Maison Elinor

The French culture of elegance has shaped

« You very seldom see a woman, for that matter, who knows how to dress, and yet some of them are quite wonderful. At the races, Mlle. Léa had a little white hat and a little white sunshade, simply enchanting. […] I should have liked very much to know in what respect this little sunshade differed from any other, and for other reasons, reasons of feminine vanity, Albertine wasstill more curious.

“It was,” Elstir explained, “quite tiny, quite round, like a Chinese umbrella.” I mentioned the sunshades carried by various ladies, but it was not like any of them. Elstir found them all quite hideous.

A man of exquisite taste, singularly hard to please, he would isolate some minutedetail which was the whole difference between what was worn by threequarters of the women he saw, and horrified him, and a thing whichenchanted him by its prettiness […] »

M. Proust, 1919. In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower.

In Search of Lost Time

COLLECTION M E S D A M E S

Step out and greet the spring with a stroll along the paths of the Luxembourg Gardens.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the oak handle with shagreen sleeving in the Auvergne

35 hours to make and embellish the brass rings in the Auvergne

20 hours of lacework on Chantilly looms in Calais 45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol and

fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

LA PRINCESSEBLISSFUL NEW HEIGHTS

Picture yourself in a bright sunlit forest where your feet, cushioned by a carpet of moss,

lead you to a tree of dreams.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the oak handle with shagreen sleeving in the Auvergne

35 hours to make and embellish the brass rings in the Auvergne

20 hours of lacework on Chantilly looms in Calais 45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol and

fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

LA FAVORITEWILL MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE

Absorb the history of France as you marvel at the paintings in the lofty

galleries of the Louvre.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the oak handle with shagreen sleeving in the Auvergne

35 hours to make and embellish the brass rings in the Auvergne

20 hours of lacework on Chantilly looms in Calais 45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol and

fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

LA DUCHESSEWILL MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE

With your stunning smile, you will enjoy discovering opulent Parisian hotels and the Art Deco venues of the Capital of Luxury.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the oak handle with shagreen sleeving in the Auvergne

35 hours to make and embellish the brass rings in the Auvergne

20 hours of lacework on Chantilly looms in Calais 45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol and

fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

L’ÉLÉGANTEWILL ACCOMPANY YOU TO YOUR DAZZLING SOIRÉES

LA REINEWILL MAKE YOU SUBLIME

Bask in the soothing light, and revel in the poetry

which will inspire happiness.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the beech handle with leather sleeving in the Auvergne

35 hours to make and embellish the brass rings in the Auvergne

2 mois months of hand-stitched embroidery in Orléans with gold thread, sequin

embellishments, hand-painted electronic components, and brass jewels

80 hours of sewing on the Lyon silk lining 45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté 30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol and

fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

MESDAMES

COLLECTION C R I S T A L

Celebrate the season of rebirth: Spring is here in all its divine glory, with its lightness

and mysterious forces.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the beech handle in the Auvergne

35 hours of hand-embellishment in horn and jade in the Auvergne

100 hours to hand-embroider Calais lace, embellished with sequins and pearls

80 hours of sewing on the Lyon silk lining 45 hours of hand-sewing

and hand assembly in Franche-Comté 10 hours of fitting and hand-sewing

of lace embroidered in Orléans 30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol

and fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

LA CRISTAL EMERAUDELA CRISTAL EMERAUDE

COLLECTIONB A L A D E E N F R A N C E

Illuminate your meanderings at dusk by admiring Eiffel’s «Great Lady» in her shimmering gown of lights

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the beech handle in the Auvergne 35 hours of hand-embellishment in horn

and mother-of-pearl in the Auvergne 80 hours of sewing on the Lyon silk lining45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté 30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol

and fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

RÊVERIE à la TOUR EIFFEL

Relax in this park, let yourself be lulled by the lofty waterfall and

explore the upper lake in a rowing boat.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the beech handle in the Auvergne 35 hours of hand-embellishment in horn

and mother-of-pearl in the Auvergne 80 hours of sewing on the Lyon silk lining45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté 30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol

and fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

PROMENADE au BOIS DE BOULOGNE

Feel those first rays of sunlight, breathe in the scent of the dew and admire

the reflections of the Water Lilies.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the beech handle in the Auvergne 35 hours of hand-embellishment in horn

and mother-of-pearl in the Auvergne 80 hours of sewing on the Lyon silk lining45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté 30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol

and fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

MATINÉE à GIVERNY

Shimmer like Marie-Antoinette in all her finery in her peaceful natural sanctuary.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the beech handle in the Auvergne 35 hours of hand-embellishment in horn

and mother-of-pearl in the Auvergne 80 hours of sewing on the Lyon silk lining45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté 30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol

and fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

LUMIÈRE DU SOIRà VERSAILLES

Stroll hand in hand and let yourself be swept off your feet

by your lover’s tender kiss.

DESIGNED AND MADE IN FRANCE

40 hours to handcraft the beech handle in the Auvergne 35 hours of hand-embellishment in horn

and mother-of-pearl in the Auvergne 80 hours of sewing on the Lyon silk lining45 hours of hand-sewing and assembly

by hand in Franche-Comté 30 hours to hand-finish the ladies’ parasol

and fit the Japanese lacquer-effect ribbon with cloisonné enamel button in Orléans

BAISER du PONT ROYAL

I dreamt that Marie-Antoinette used to meet Gustave Eiffel at Versailles.

I dreamt that Art Deco found its way into Giverny.

I dreamt that we could reinfuse our world with the spirit of poetry.

I dreamt that we could restore a sense of enchantment to the world around us.

I dreamt that there was beauty in everything.

I dreamt that Matter encountered Light.

I dreamt in a timeless realm.

I dreamt of Elinor.

INDUSTRIAL ROMANTICISM

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