Figures of power. Rules to bend. Jewelry as statement pieces.

There are games where every move counts. Where a piece, simply by being there, can change the course of the game.

With CHECK & POPE, LA PAPESSE takes over the world of chess and its iconic figures, offering a sculptural interpretation. The Knight, the Rook, the Bishop, the Queen… Each piece has its own language, role, and power.

Translated into metal, these silhouettes leave the chessboard behind to become statement jewelry. Volumes become miniature architecture, shapes assert themselves, and symbols are reimagined. The reference to the game remains, but the rules change.

Claim your place

On the chessboard, each piece follows precise rules. Some move in straight lines, others turn, while others still cross the board with singular freedom.

The collection plays with these movements and hierarchies. It draws on chess for its strategic imagination, theatricality, and way of staging power. But here, there is no game to win. Only pieces to choose, wear, and make your own.

A Rook becomes a knight. A Knight asserts itself as an emblem. The Queen commands attention.

Jewelry is no longer a simple ornament. It becomes a position.