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VIRGINIE Dreyer aims to make sweet dreams come true in Bahrain with the launch of her latest collection of arts and crafts tonight.
Her ‘Dreamcatcher’ collection will be unveiled this evening at the Words Bookstore Café in Palm Square off Budaiya Highway, near Saar.
Mother-of-two Virginie, 42, is a woman with many talents. She has been a lawyer, teacher, yogi but in more recent years has concentrated on jewellery design.
Her family circumstances brought her from her home country of France to the Middle East and she created her brand, TinyOm, in her adopted home of Bahrain. The Dreamcatcher assortment is its second collection.
TinyOm is inspired by the Om mantra and celebrates the ‘original vibration of the universe’. Her latest collection is rooted in Native American legend and captures the beauty, spirituality and protection of dream catchers, which are arts and crafts that originate from the ancient tribes and are characterised by woven twigs, feathers and nettings.
Virginie said: “I have always loved dream catchers and my daughters have always had them. I was in India last year and I saw some beautiful handmade dream catchers and I thought ‘I really have to do this collection.’
“TinyOm is really about universal symbols, something that has sense and meaning.”
The Native American dream catchers were meant to help infants sleep soundly. According to legend, when the feathers gently move in the night sky, another soothing and picturesque dream has passed. Bad dreams tend to get lost in the maze and are trapped in the dream catcher until the sun rises and banishes them.
“Dream catchers are there for positive energy and good vibes,” said Virginie. Her daughters, Luna, 13, and Anaë, 10, have their own dream catchers and keep them close whenever they travel.
Virginie lives in Budaiya and moved to the island with her husband, consultant Stephane Dreyer, 44, in 2004.
As she twirled her shiny necklace in her fingers, she said: “I never remove it; it’s very delicate, but strong. I like the idea that you can wear jewellery without too much care. It is gold and it’s precious, but you can wear it every day.”
Virginie works closely with leading jewellers Al Zain to have her delicate masterpieces handcrafted. The Dreamcatcher collection is currently offered in 18-carat rose or white gold. Prices vary from BD30 to BD240 and can go up to BD1,600 for some specialty items.
Keeping simplicity, harmony and protection in mind, Virginie’s latest designs entwine intricate golden webs, plumy golden feathers and twinkling diamonds to hopefully pass on blissful dreams to the wearer.
The ‘Sparkling Dreamcatcher’ necklace, for example, features a web of rose gold with a single diamond. The soft pink colour of the metal looks divine with the subtle shimmer and the necklace is easy to wear.
Virginie will showcase some pieces at the Words BookstoreCafé from 6pm to 9pm.
For more information, visit the website www.tiny-om.com or call 17690790.
