COLLABORATION
4 PASTRIES CELEBRATING THE GOLDEN RATIO
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s collaboration with Nina Métayer began in 2021 with the inauguration of the 1931 Café, for which the celebrated pâtissière created an array of exceptional pastries inspired by the Reverso theme. Named Pastry Chef of the Year three times before she turned 30, Nina is renowned for the visual appeal of her pastries as well as her singular talent for blending evocative flavours in new ways.
For her new pastries, Nina Métayer interprets the harmony of the Golden Ratio in a fresh and contemporary way, through proportions, shape, symmetry and colour – a tribute to the ‘divine proportion’ that governed the design of the first Reverso in 1931.
CREATION
THE POETRY OF PERFECT SYMMETRY
Created in 1931 at the height of the Art Deco artistic movement, the original design of Reverso was governed by the Golden Ratio. A mystical number represented by the Greek letter φ (Phi) and simplified as 1.618, the Golden Ratio is recognised as a universal signifier of beauty and harmony.
The new selection of pastries composed by artist-pâtissier Nina Métayer captures the essence of the Golden Ratio and the Vallée de Joux through flavour, texture and form.
Infused with ingredients from the Vallée de Joux – hazelnuts, honey, pine, chestnuts and blackcurrants – each creation evokes the natural harmony and beauty that surround Jaeger-LeCoultre’s home in the Swiss Jura mountains.
A UNIVERSAL EQUATION OF BEAUTY
Nina Métayer has crafted four bespoke new pastry designs for La Grande Maison: Spirale de Noisettes, Étoile de Cassis, Carré au Miel de Forêt and Ellipse de Sapin. Guests of Jaeger-LeCoultre are invited to experience the flavours of her exquisite creations, each one a singular work of art.
Jaeger-LeCoultre and I share a deep belief in harmony and apply it to our work. The visual forms of my pastries influence the perception of flavour, unleashing the promise of poetry from the first bite.
MAKER
NINA MÉTAYER: CRAFTING THE ART OF FLAVOUR
Celebrated Cheffe Pâtissière Nina Métayer began her career aged just 21 in the Le Meurice as part of Chef Camille Lesecq’s pastry team. She trained under Jean-François Piège in his Michelin starred Grand Restaurant and was quickly entrusted with creating desserts for the award-winning venue.
Nina Métayer has been awarded Pastry Chef of the Year three times and featured in Magazine Le Chef, Gault & Millau, Vanity Fair and GQ among others. She is also a jury member for prestigious international competitions including Bocuse d’Or and the World Chocolate Masters.
PROGRAMME
MADE OF MAKERS: REIMAGINING CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Made of Makers encapsulates a series of collaborations with artists and with artisans from various disciplines outside watchmaking, building a community of creators with similar values and visions of creativity, and provoking new conversations.
With intense respect for the person in the process – the creativity of the mind and the skill of the hand – the programme focuses on creative souls who share the Maison’s values and whose work explores new forms of expression.
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