Sylvie Attard lives and works in France. But her heart is Mediterranean. She draws her inspiration from her Maltese origins. Very early, she admired the artisanal work specific to this island: the silver filigree, the bobbin lace and the ganutell. After 15 years as a sales assistant in tourism an in industry, she radically changed her life. She began as a costume jewelry designer in 2002 in addition to her work. In 2004, she stopped her salaried activity to devote herself full-time to the jewelry. She introduced the fine gemstones that have always fascinated her in all her creations. It was during a trip to the United States in 2004 that she discovered the wire work. Fascinated, she learned the basic techniques and then followed a further training. Back in France and self-taught, she continued to practice and enrich her technique. Its brand Flavy Bijoux and its website were born in 2005 with 7 ranges, custom work, makeover of antique jewelry. Since 2011, she has been working as a team of international lapidaries who cut gemstones by hand. In 2015 everything changed, a spinal operation caused her a handicap. After 2 years of struggle, she arranged it to find ways to work in an almost vertical position. In 2018 Sylvie Attard is reborn with Flavy Art which mixes her work as a jeweler and artist. In September 2021 and then in March, she presented her work at MAISON&OBJET Paris then to the ARTSHOPPING art fairs from Paris et Biarritz. In Paris, the Art galleries THUILLIER and CDC give her the chance to ex-pose her works. She has been working with interior designers on export projects too. With 20 years of experience in precious jewelry design, Sylvie Attard makes one-of-a-kind art-works also called "huge jewels" with precious wire and gemstones. She is always looking for the best quality of gemstones to work with, thanks to her partnership with an international team of lapidaries. Her work with precious metals wires (gold, silver, gold-filled) or common metals wires and mesh (copper, steel, brass) is done entirely by hand, without welding. Her work is unclassified halfway between that of jeweler, couturier, sculptor and painter. She uses several techniques; Crocheting, lace, fork lace weaving and sewing with extra thin wires; Sculpturing, hammering and weaving with heavy wires; Cutting and patinating some woven wire mesh to get a fabric effect look; Gold and silver leaf gilding
Painting and mixed-media textures