Mignon Faget
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Mignon Faget is a jewelry designer based in her native New Orleans, Louisiana
. Her family settled in the city in the 18th century. The painter Jacqueline Humphries is her daughter.
“Every New Orleans Lady",so it's said, owns at least one piece of Mignon Faget jewelry, adornment as central to a lady's wardrobe in this city as a piece from Tiffany & Co. in New York." http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=1586288
She graduated from H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
in 1955 with a BFA and a concentration in sculpture. She additionally studied at L'Atelier de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris and The Parsons School of Design in New York. http://www.magic1019.com/article.asp?id=195548
She launched her first ready-to-wear line in 1969 in a studio in the Riverbend neighborhood of New Orleans. http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4462399 In 1997, she renovated a neo-classical former bank building to house her company, in addition to galleries in New Orleans, Metairie, and Baton Rouge. After opening her new facility, she donated her original location on Dublin Street to the Preservation Resource Center
. http://www.prcno.org/images/print200502.pdf
Her jewelry is often inspired by New Orleans architecture and culture or based on forms in nature. She works in gold, silver, precious, and semi-precious stones. She also designs items for the home. She has designed jewelry to benefit organizations such as Save Our Cemeteries, the Preservation Resource Center
, Desire NOLA, Woodlands Trail and Park, and H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
.
Following Hurricane Katrina
in 2005, Mignon Faget's uptown gallery was one of the first businesses to re-open. She donated and continues to donate proceeds from the sale of her Fleur de Lis jewelry to Louisiana Rebirth. http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4462399 http://bizneworleans.com/109+M5791b7c69cd.html
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
. Her family settled in the city in the 18th century. The painter Jacqueline Humphries is her daughter.
“Every New Orleans Lady",so it's said, owns at least one piece of Mignon Faget jewelry, adornment as central to a lady's wardrobe in this city as a piece from Tiffany & Co. in New York." http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=1586288
She graduated from H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded by Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1886 in memory of her daughter....
in 1955 with a BFA and a concentration in sculpture. She additionally studied at L'Atelier de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris and The Parsons School of Design in New York. http://www.magic1019.com/article.asp?id=195548
She launched her first ready-to-wear line in 1969 in a studio in the Riverbend neighborhood of New Orleans. http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4462399 In 1997, she renovated a neo-classical former bank building to house her company, in addition to galleries in New Orleans, Metairie, and Baton Rouge. After opening her new facility, she donated her original location on Dublin Street to the Preservation Resource Center
Preservation Resource Center
The Preservation Resource Center is a non-profit organization which promotes the historic preservation of buildings and architecture in New Orleans.-Mission:New Orleans is a city famous for its architecture...
. http://www.prcno.org/images/print200502.pdf
Her jewelry is often inspired by New Orleans architecture and culture or based on forms in nature. She works in gold, silver, precious, and semi-precious stones. She also designs items for the home. She has designed jewelry to benefit organizations such as Save Our Cemeteries, the Preservation Resource Center
Preservation Resource Center
The Preservation Resource Center is a non-profit organization which promotes the historic preservation of buildings and architecture in New Orleans.-Mission:New Orleans is a city famous for its architecture...
, Desire NOLA, Woodlands Trail and Park, and H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded by Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1886 in memory of her daughter....
.
Following Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
in 2005, Mignon Faget's uptown gallery was one of the first businesses to re-open. She donated and continues to donate proceeds from the sale of her Fleur de Lis jewelry to Louisiana Rebirth. http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4462399 http://bizneworleans.com/109+M5791b7c69cd.html
Resources
- Callimachi, Rukmini. "Fleur-De-Lis Anchors Jeweler's Business". ABC News / AP Online, February 7, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
- Magic 101.9. "New Orleans Leading Women of 2006." November 20, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
- Bruno, R. Stephanie. "Mignon Faget donates former headquarters in Carrollton’s Riverbend to PRC". Preservation In Print, February 2005: page 24.
- KATC News. "New Orleans symbol spells success for Louisiana jeweler." n.d. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
- BizNewOrleans.com. "Mignon Faget reopens New Orleans gallery." October 12, 2005. Retrieved November 26, 2006.