Every great jewelry house has an animal it owns. For ORLOV, the high jewelry house born in Monte Carlo in 2011, that animal is the crocodile. Its SKIN, its SPIKES and the slow power of its movement shape the house's signature collection, Croco Dream, and its most important high jewelry creations.
The emerald is the soul of ORLOV. Its vibrant green hue inspired the signature color of the maison, and the emerald lies at the heart of ORLOV's creations as a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and rare beauty. ORLOV's crocodiles look out through Colombian emeralds. The eyes are marquise-shape Colombian emeralds, selected as matching pairs so that both eyes share the same deep, warm green — the colour that brings the animal to life against white diamonds and gold.
A crocodile rarely hurries. It rests almost invisible, then moves with a single sweep of its tail, long, muscular and powerful. Along its length, a double row of ridged scales narrows into one crest: the tail is its engine and armour. ORLOV translates this gesture into jewelry creations. The tail becomes a line that wraps the wrist or follows the neck; the scales become the sharp geometry of SPIKE. Calm until they move, the jewels come alive on the body.
Croco Dream is ORLOV's signature collection. It translates the crocodile into three lines, each devoted to one part of the animal.
Croco Dream is ORLOV's signature collection. It translates the crocodile into three lines, each devoted to one part of the animal.
CARESSE DE CROCO - the whole animal. Crocodiles that wrap the ear, the wrist or the neck.
SPIKE - the ridge along the crocodile's tail, rendered as rows of diamond-set spikes in rings, cuffs, chokers and hoops.
SKIN - the scales. Geometric pavé of diamonds and Colombian emeralds recreates the pattern of crocodile skin in 18K gold.
The Croco Dream collection was born from a moment of revelation when Angela Orlova, Creative Director and co-founder, saw for the first time Les Nubiens, the sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias exhibited at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. In that instant, inspiration took form. The crocodile became a vision, a timeless symbol of strength, grace and mystery. Its skin and spikes inspired a detailed and precious reinterpretation, transformed into contemporary and wearable designs. Launched in 2018, Croco Dream made the crocodile the house animal of ORLOV. Each creation captures the creature’s essence through texture, form and movement, revealing extraordinary high jewelry creations.
"The skin's pattern, the spikes, and the fluid curves of the crocodile's body are all elements that inspire our designs,
resulting in pieces that are both fierce and sophisticated."
Angela Orlova, Co-Founder and Creative Director
"The skin's pattern, the spikes, and the fluid curves of the crocodile's body are all elements that inspire our designs,
resulting in pieces that are both fierce and sophisticated."
Angela Orlova, Co-Founder and Creative Director
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