The Art of Giving, Perfected.
Cadeaux — French for “gifts” — has crafted fine jewelry in 18-karat gold for fifty years. One leaf guides everything we make: the ginkgo, ancient symbol of resilience, longevity and peace.
The Ginkgo Collections
Unchanged for two hundred million years, the ginkgo leaf is our signature and our promise of endurance. Four collections carry it from heritage to statement.
From Goethe’s Weimar to the ateliers of today, the ginkgo has accompanied Cadeaux through every era. Each collection interprets the same leaf — as heirloom, as movement, as architecture, as emblem.
Follow the leaf through the decades →From past to present
Five decades, five chapters — the making of a maison.
The founding bench
A goldsmith’s workshop opens its doors and takes a French name — Cadeaux. From the first day, one rule: 18-karat gold, modern lines, nothing that follows fashion for fashion’s sake.
Cities of Gold
Architectural bangles and rings named for the cities that inspired them — Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, Köln, Aachen, Kiel. Facades, bridges and boulevards, translated into gold.
The colour years
Colorissimo, Carnival and the enamel ateliers bring gemstones and lacquered colour into the house vocabulary — amethyst, aquamarine, rose quartz and fired émail on gold.
The Icon is born
Red ceramic meets rosé gold in an octagon that becomes the face of modern Cadeaux — and the origin of the house red. Sculpted, cast and finished entirely by hand.
A global maison
Cadeaux bridges Europe and Asia from its studios in Zurich — one-of-a-kind commissions, rainbow sapphires and a growing circle of collectors worldwide.
Year of the Ginkgo
For its fiftieth year, the maison returns to its leaf. Four collections — Legacy, Dance, Icon and the Leaf — carry the ginkgo from origin to avant-garde.
Gold, in every light
Beyond the leaf — the contemporary lines where the maison lets colour speak.
From the vaults
The chapters that built the house — retired from production, never from memory. Selected archive pieces are available on request.
Browse the Cities of Gold archive →
Hamburg
The harbour city in full pavé — the ring that started the Cities era.
Berlin
The cube and the boulevard — princess-cut diamonds in strict formation.
Bremen
Am Wall in gold — the old town’s rhythm on the hand.
Köln
A bangle of arches in pink gold, after the great cathedral city.
Kiel
Wind and water — the northern light of the fjord, set in gold.
Carnival
Aquamarine, amethyst, rose quartz — colour in celebration.
Émail
Fired enamel on gold — the house’s painterly decade.
Kette
Hand-linked chains from the founding years — gold you can hear.
Eternal
Rows of diamonds without beginning or end.
Two-Prong
Solitaires named for summits — Jazz, Flamenco, Bolero, Aconcagua.
The Menagerie & other rarities
Once a year, the atelier sets the collections aside and follows its imagination — sculpted creatures, carved gems and pieces that will never be made twice.
The making of an Icon
From wax model to fired ceramic to the final hand-polish — one piece, many hands, no shortcuts. Photographed in the atelier.
A present, from the very name.
Every piece arrives in the green of the house — boxed, ribboned and ready to mark a moment. Whether a milestone, a promise or a quiet Tuesday, a Cadeaux is designed to outlive the day it was given.
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