Michael Michaud

The Michael Michaud Jewelry Collection, designed by Michael Michaud, is a world-renowned collection of botanical jewelry. Capturing the beauty and exquisite detail of the natural world, Michael uses soft patinas on bronze accented with pearls, beads, coral, and stones. His exacting attention to detail yields true-to-nature botanical works.

Michael’s unique jewelry is made by creating molds directly from botanical elements in a process similar to that of lost-wax casting. While traditional lost-wax casting begins with a hand-carved model of wax, Michael uses an actual leaf, branch, or flower in place of the wax model. A mold is then created around the botanical element, and, as it is heated, the plant matter burns away and leaves behind a beautifully detailed mold of itself.

Michael Michaud Jewelry is known for its beauty and workmanship and is featured in the finest museums, galleries, and speciality retailers around the world. Many collections are commissioned by leading museums such as The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, The National Gallery of Art, and the Château de Versailles. 

Artist Michael Michaud attended the Rochester Institute of Technology's prestigious School for American Crafts, where he studied under designers Hans Christenson and Gary Griffin, and became a master in the creation and manipulation of molds. After graduating in 1980, Michael continued to perfect his craft while working under jewelry designers in the New York City area. In 1991, he found himself working in New York City's Flower District and living in the beautiful Connecticut countryside. His love of the natural beauty that surrounded him began to blend with his passion for creating jewelry, and this led to the birth of Michael Michaud Jewelry. Each piece of Michael Michaud Jewelry is handcrafted.