I feel it is an important part of my story for everybody to know that this is where it happens.”Faget is so dedicated to being “made in New Orleans” that even when executives from a TV shopping channel approached Faget with the opportunity to mass-produce her jewelry in a foreign country for distribution on its station, she simply shook her head, saying, “No, we don’t mass-produce jewelry. With a business still in active play, she continues to influence her customers with the spice of New Orleans through various representations of her artistic realm. Faget also has a bridal department offering a bandeaux, wristlet, and belt for the bride, and a set of bridal cake pulls.In all of Faget’s years in business – from the day she opened her first shop and workroom at 714 Dublin Street in the Riverbend area, to her spacious headquarters today – she has been a dedicated businesswoman.“I still have fond memories of opening my first atelier-style operation,” she says. 2011 Mignon Faget: A Life in Art and Design Louisiana State Museum on Capitol Park, Baton Rouge, LA
Jewelry designer John Humphries is her son.
Formerly home to Hibernia Bank, the corporate office at Magazine and General Pershing streets was purchased in 1997 and encompasses 6,485 square feet.
A honeycomb of offices is spread throughout the first and second floor, with an original Hibernia bank safe still in operation as a repository for valuables.One special spot on the second floor is allotted to John Humphries, Faget’s son, who launched his own line of jewelry in 2009. “He was from a family of five generations of accomplished doctors and very dedicated to his profession.”Faget earned her bachelor’s degree in fine arts with a major in metal work from Newcomb College of Tulane University. In 1997, she renovated a neo-classical former bank building to house her company, in addition to having galleries in Faget has designed special commissions for various organizations, including the Faget's work has appeared in various galleries across the country. Painter Jacqueline Humphries is her daughter. Print.
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I’m not sure what the future will bring. At the age of 79 to this day, she strives to expand her business through her unique talent of capturing local culture in several forms of accessories. Find new and preloved Mignon Faget items at up to 70% off retail prices. Louisiana-inspired pieces to turn any house into a home, wherever home may be. His creations are available Faget’s galleries and on his own website – www.johnhumphries.com. Her family settled in the city in the late 18th century after leaving Saint-Domingue. I am just sure it will be interesting.” Faget studied sculpture at Newcomb then transitioned to design at D.H. Holmes Department store. “This is where I was born and educated, and it’s the vibrant city that has always inspired and supported my work.”Today Mignon Faget Ltd. has 70-plus employees. “Whatever it is that I’m particularly interested in at any phase in my life comes out in my work.”It would take a dozen single-space pages to list all of the collections Faget has launched in her career. "Jewelry Designer Inspired by Local Environment." “I keep refining until I am satisfied with the outcome,” she says. Following graduation, she studied for a year at the Academie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, and later attended Parsons School of Design in New York. Shop home goods, glassware, decor, candles, & more from Mignon Faget. Today Mignon Faget Ltd. has 70-plus employees. When customers saw the design, they asked to wear the shells as pendants, inspiring her to look further into creating accessories. Mignon Josephine Cressy Faget lived to be 104 and enjoyed watching her daughter become a nationally known jewelry designer.“My mother’s encouragement definitely shaped my path of creativity,” she continues.
Faget has long been acknowledged as one of New Orleans' premier designers of fine jewelry. Her family settled in the city in the late 18th century after leaving Mignon Faget was raised in a Creole French downtown family in Mignon Faget launched her first ready-to-wear line in 1969 in a studio in the Riverbend neighborhood of New Orleans.
Her latest – LUZ/OBSCURO – is now selling in the company’s five retail outlets. Mignon Faget (born November 1933) is a jewelry designer based in her native New Orleans, Louisiana.Faget has long been acknowledged as one of New Orleans' premier designers of fine jewelry.
Mignon Faget is a jewelry designer based in her native New Orleans, Louisiana.