From Idar-Oberstein to Geneva.
Since 2019, GemGenève has become a recurring meeting point for LEYSER — a place to present exceptional coloured gemstones and jewellery from our Idar-Oberstein atelier, and to meet collectors, designers, dealers and friends from across the international jewellery world.
For a family whose work with gemstones in Idar-Oberstein reaches back nearly four centuries, these encounters are an important part of what we do today. Gemstones may begin at the mine and pass through the hands of cutters and dealers, but ultimately they need to be seen, handled and discussed in person. Geneva provides exactly that kind of meeting place.
Across six editions, the displays have changed, the stones have changed and the conversations have continued. What has remained constant is where our work begins: with the gemstone itself.
Thomas and Sebastian Leyser at GemGenève, May 2019.
The LEYSER booth at GemGenève, November 2021.
Thomas Leyser in conversation with Arthur Rosenthal at GemGenève, November 2021.
Preparing the LEYSER booth for GemGenève, May 2022.
LEYSER at GemGenève, November 2023.
Thomas and Sebastian Leyser at GemGenève, May 2025.
Sebastian Leyser at GemGenève, May 2026.
Across the years, the setting has evolved, but the purpose remains much the same: to meet in person, exchange ideas and place exceptional gemstones in the hands of those who understand them.
Exhibiting at GemGenève also brings together different parts of the jewellery world that do not always meet in the same place — gemstone dealers, cutters, designers, makers and collectors. For LEYSER, that exchange feels particularly natural. Our work has always existed somewhere between the stone itself and what it may eventually become.
We look forward to returning to Geneva.
