« Nothing is fixed. Everything transforms.
Beauty is born from impermanence. »
The story of Rippling is intimately intertwined with that of its founder, Juliette Barillon.
Trained as an architect, she practiced her profession with passion for over twenty years in Reunion Island and Mayotte, before continuing in Paris. Yet her sensitivity, her deep connection to nature, and the inspiration she draws from it gradually led her toward the creation of fine jewellery.
In 2022, after years of reflection, maturation, and learning, she founded Rippling — a name that evokes the movement of a ripple, a quiet propagation.
Rippling creations, both raw and refined, carry a singular expressiveness. They embody her desire to capture the ephemeral, to translate the beauty she observes — beauty that moves her deeply.
Each piece seeks to bring into resonance the visible and the invisible, the fleeting and the intimate.
« Rippling jewellery is an exploration of material, time, and the ephemeral beauty of the world. »
A solitary and dreamy child, Juliette loved to wander through nature, her pockets filled with the treasures she had gathered. She remembers the pendant her grandmother brought back from Egypt, a witty and erudite grandfather, a cabinet of curiosities filled with wondrous and unusual objects, and “Solveig’s Song,” which enchanted her as a child, from Edvard Grieg’s famous opera.
It is there, in the fleeting treasures of childhood, that her creativity takes root.
From an early age, she learned piano, drew, and painted. She was drawn to the Impressionists, the Nabis, Johannes Vermeer, tribal arts, Aboriginal painting, and the works of Pierre Soulages, which deeply moved her.
She did not ultimately attend art school, but graduated instead from the Paris-La Seine School of Architecture in 1998. For years, she practiced as an architect, designing spaces and shaping them with a constant attention to detail.
In 2003, while pregnant with her first daughter, Ève, her creative impulses resurfaced. She began photographing, seeking to capture variations of light, vibrating shadows, reflections — that vivid beauty which sometimes eludes her… For her, everything lives, everything pulses, even when all seems still. This practice continues today and remains an integral part of her creative process.
It was during this time that she discovered Land Art, and more specifically the work of Andy Goldsworthy, with whom she felt a deep resonance.
Alongside her work as an architect, she ventured into costume jewellery design for the brand Galaé. Yet she soon felt the need to go further, to move closer to the precious, the enduring. Jewellery became a way for her to materialise her quest: to capture the ephemeral.
From 2007 to 2016, she trained in jewellery-making techniques with the guidance of two master jewellers. These years of learning were marked by a constant search for authenticity and emotion.
In 2019, with the birth of her second daughter, Raphaëlle, her creative vision came into sharper focus. She finally found the form of expression that truly resonated with her, created the first pieces of her collection during maternity, and then left her position to fully devote herself to her project.
Her brand, Rippling, was born in 2022 — the culmination of years of contemplation, introspection, and work. In each piece, Juliette seeks to crystallise the emotions that inhabit her when faced with the beauty she observes — a beauty that constantly reminds her of the fragility of life. It is this awareness, both luminous and profound, that now lives within her creations.
Juliette divides her time between her studio in Ivry-sur-Seine and the one she has established on the Crozon peninsula. There, she walks extensively along the coastal paths.
For her, walking is a path to stillness, an intimate encounter with the fragile beauty of the landscape. As she walks, she often pauses to contemplate.
« In these moments, I feel a deep sense of joy and gratitude. We are part of the landscape — and we are alive.. »
Inspiration is born from direct contact with the elements. The contours of the sea, the vein of a stone, the translucence of foliage, the rustle of the wind, the movement of clouds — sources of inspiration are everywhere.
« Each gesture, each breath, each step is a form of dialogue with the world — everything is connected. »
In the studio, Juliette begins with drawing, exploring the form, movement, and texture of the piece she intends to create. Each Rippling jewel is then shaped by hand.
She sculpts organic, faceted, textured forms in wax, before having a prototype cast in silver by a Parisian artisan founder, which she refines until it reaches the desired expression. She also works directly with metal, shaping, hammering, and soldering it to create pendants, rings, and earrings.
Throughout the creative process, Juliette carefully observes how each piece interacts with light. Once the silver prototype is complete, a mould is made and a first casting in gold is produced.
Her process is slow, deliberate, and deeply inspired. For her, creating is a way of giving form to what moves through her.
« My hand seeks precision, authenticity. The piece must reveal a subtle light, almost from within. »
Raw textures, irregular facets, and their delicate vibrations in the light lie at the heart of her work.
Juliette is not drawn to brilliance, polish, or ostentation, but to subtle glimmers that reveal themselves in the half-light.
Rippling collections are designed to endure through time, both in their aesthetic and in the choice of gold — an inalterable material. No finishing treatments are applied to the pieces, so their appearance remains definitive. No rhodium plating, no gilding. Rippling jewellery is crafted in solid 18k yellow gold or palladium grey gold.
Rippling uses recycled gold.
Rippling produces no stock; each piece is made to order using artisanal techniques.