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Eternal mastery.
DIGITAL SOUL.
Eternal mastery.
DIGITAL SOUL.
Digital reconstruction for cultural heritage.
Cinematic CGI for high jewellery and fine watchmaking.
Cinematic CGI for high jewellery and fine watchmaking.
digital
Soul.
Eternal
mastery.
Digital reconstruction & high-end 3D visualisation
Heredis Atelier creates high-fidelity digital objects and cinematic visual narratives for cultural heritage and exceptional craftsmanship. Our work combines archival research, material reconstruction, object-based 3D production and directed visual storytelling.
Heredis Atelier operates across two fields: cultural heritage reconstruction and cinematic CGI for high jewellery and fine watchmaking. Our work is focused on two things: cinematographic campaign narratives for exceptional objects, and museum-grade digital reconstructions of works of art. Physically accurate materials, reflections, and simulations — combined with directed animation — ensure a result that meets the highest standards.
We use light and colour as a visual language. Through them, we help you say what words cannot.
The Heredis Atelier team has extensive experience with jewellery, precious metals, and gemstones. We understand how much depends on expressive lighting, accurate reflections, and the faithful rendering of stone brilliance, metal surface, and form. We study how physical materials behave — how light refracts, how surfaces respond — and through this research we build a visual language capable of communicating the exceptional craft behind every jewellery masterpiece.
Every visual asset produced by Heredis Atelier is made entirely by hand. We do not use generative AI models or automated processes — out of respect for the craft of making.
what we do
practices
heritage reconstruction
cinematic cgi
Visual development begins with an in-depth study of construction, proportions, and material properties. Physically accurate lighting, reflections, and optics ensure an authentic representation of gold, enamel, gemstones, and complex surfaces — at the level the luxury market demands.
We direct every frame as a cinematographer would: with intent, with atmosphere, and with full understanding of the object.
Lost and surviving masterpieces rebuilt from archival sources — rendered at museum standard and presented as singular visual experiences.
Our reconstructions begin where conventional digitisation ends: with objects that cannot be scanned, measured, or accessed. Working from period descriptions, historical photographs, and scholarly research, we give form to what has been absent.
Reconstruction is understood as a form of cultural heritage preservation — not as decorative interpretation.
Our reconstructions begin where conventional digitisation ends: with objects that cannot be scanned, measured, or accessed. Working from period descriptions, historical photographs, and scholarly research, we give form to what has been absent.
Reconstruction is understood as a form of cultural heritage preservation — not as decorative interpretation.
rendering · One object. One edition. No copy will ever exist. Cultural heritage digitisation · Guilloché. Enamel. Precision. Absence has a shape. Our work is to restore it · Heredis Atelier GmbH · Photoreal 3D for luxury brands and institutions ·
Digital heritage reconstruction · Eternal mastery. Digital soul · Jewellery · Museum-grade 3D visualisation · Lost objects restored through archival research · High-end jewellery & timepiece
Light knows the difference.
Every surface tells a story. Gold should feel warm before it shines. A diamond should reveal tension before brilliance. We study light not as a technical requirement, but as the emotional language through which exceptional craftsmanship is experienced.
Every surface tells a story. Gold should feel warm before it shines. A diamond should reveal tension before brilliance. We study light not as a technical requirement, but as the emotional language through which exceptional craftsmanship is experienced.
RECONSTRUCTION IS AN ACT OF INTERPRETATION AND MUST BE TRACEABLE.
Every heritage reconstruction begins with evidence. Archival photographs, inventories, measurements, technical descriptions and comparative objects establish what can be known. Interpretation begins only where the evidence ends.
Heredis documents that boundary: what is historically attested, what is inferred, and what remains unresolved. Geometry, materials, mechanisms and subsequent revisions form part of a traceable reconstruction record.
commissioning heredis
Heredis Atelier specialises in cinematic visual storytelling for jewellery, watches and exceptional objects.
Alongside our flagship cinematic commissions, we also undertake selected visual productions for clients who require focused still or motion assets.
Alongside our flagship cinematic commissions, we also undertake selected visual productions for clients who require focused still or motion assets.
Cinematic Product Narrative
product image set
Visual Asset Suite
Collection Campaign
From CHF 15,000
From CHF 25,000
From CHF 2,500
From CHF 6,500
A story-led cinematic production centred on a single exceptional object.
Developed through concept, visual direction, material refinement, motion and post-production, this commission is designed to transform craftsmanship into a memorable visual experience.
For hero pieces, launches and signature brand moments.
Developed through concept, visual direction, material refinement, motion and post-production, this commission is designed to transform craftsmanship into a memorable visual experience.
For hero pieces, launches and signature brand moments.
A complete cinematic campaign language created across a principal film, hero imagery and selected launch assets.
Designed for maisons seeking a coherent and elevated visual identity for a collection release.
For collection launches and multi-asset brand storytelling.
Designed for maisons seeking a coherent and elevated visual identity for a collection release.
For collection launches and multi-asset brand storytelling.
A single premium visual created to define the essence of one exceptional object.
Each image is developed with careful attention to light, material presence and refined post-production.
For launch visuals, press features and product highlights.
Each image is developed with careful attention to light, material presence and refined post-production.
For launch visuals, press features and product highlights.
A focused set of high-end product visuals, such as a still-image series, product turntable or coordinated launch assets.
Created for clients who require polished visual content without a full cinematic production.
For small launches, digital campaigns and focused product presentation.
Created for clients who require polished visual content without a full cinematic production.
For small launches, digital campaigns and focused product presentation.
—A principal film that carries the collection’s campaign idea.
— Hero imagery for the main campaign presentation.
— Selected launch assets that extend the campaign into its agreed placements.
— Hero imagery for the main campaign presentation.
— Selected launch assets that extend the campaign into its agreed placements.
A coordinated campaign for a collection release. A principal film, hero imagery and selected launch assets are developed with a consistent visual direction.
What the commission covers
The quotation identifies the pieces in the collection, the number of images and motion assets, and the formats needed for each placement. Shorter edits, social versions and other adaptations can be discussed as part of that scope.
Collection Campaign
Your enquiry is non-binding and does not create a contract or any obligation to pay. Project details, fees and terms are agreed separately before work begins.
— Concept and visual direction establish the idea for the film and how the object will be presented.
— Material refinement develops the appearance of the object’s surfaces and their response to light.
— Motion gives the film its camera movement, object animation and pace.
— Post-production brings the images together and completes the visual finish.
— Material refinement develops the appearance of the object’s surfaces and their response to light.
— Motion gives the film its camera movement, object animation and pace.
— Post-production brings the images together and completes the visual finish.
A film built around a single exceptional object. The commission is suited to a hero piece, a product launch or a significant moment in the brand’s communication.
What the commission covers
The quotation defines the film’s running time, sequence of shots, delivery formats and any additional edits or companion still images. These are scoped for the project.
Cinematic Product Narrative
Your enquiry is non-binding and does not create a contract or any obligation to pay. Project details, fees and terms are agreed separately before work begins.
— One agreed visual direction and setting, with lighting developed for the piece.
— A selection of five to seven views, including the main product image, alternative angles and close details.
— Material refinement and post-production across the complete image set.
— A selection of five to seven views, including the main product image, alternative angles and close details.
— Material refinement and post-production across the complete image set.
Five to seven finished still images of one jewellery piece or timepiece. Different angles and close details give you a coordinated selection for a product launch, website, press or social media.
What the commission covers
We agree the piece, final number of images, selected views and delivery formats before production. Additional creative settings, other pieces or animation are scoped separately.
product image set
Your enquiry is non-binding and does not create a contract or any obligation to pay. Project details, fees and terms are agreed separately before work begins.
— Campaign still images with individually developed compositions and visual settings.
— A product turntable showing the object in rotation.
— Coordinated launch assets prepared for the agreed product presentation.
— A product turntable showing the object in rotation.
— Coordinated launch assets prepared for the agreed product presentation.
Product visuals for a small launch or digital campaign where the brief calls for more developed compositions, visual settings or motion. The format is chosen around the campaign, without developing a full cinematic narrative.
possible formats
These are examples of what a suite may contain. They are not an automatic bundle of every format. The quotation specifies the selected outputs, their quantities and any motion duration or adaptations.
Visual Asset Suite
Your enquiry is non-binding and does not create a contract or any obligation to pay. Project details, fees and terms are agreed separately before work begins.
Luxury Maisons
Museums & Cultural Institutions
Independent Creators
We support independent designers and ateliers whose work demands the same level of care as the objects they create. From launch campaigns to collector presentations, we help emerging brands communicate with the confidence of established maisons.
Who We Work With
We collaborate with jewellery and watch brands that see visual storytelling as an extension of their craftsmanship. Our work transforms exceptional objects into campaigns that communicate heritage, emotion and desire.
We partner with museums, archives and cultural organisations to reconstruct, preserve and present objects that deserve to remain accessible beyond their physical existence. Every project is approached with scholarly rigour and visual sensitivity.
request a studio brief
A commission begins with a private conversation. Heredis undertakes a limited number of projects, selected for their artistic and technical relevance.
Managing Director: Eva-Maria Frey
Contact: info@heredisatelier.ch
TEL: +41 76 288 28 68
Contact: info@heredisatelier.ch
TEL: +41 76 288 28 68