The Gallery

From left: Pearl Room, Gem Room, Diamond Room and Wedding Band Alcove.

Eve wanted the space to evoke a feeling of past civilizations and to remind her visitors of the natural origins of the gems and minerals she uses in the jewelry. To accomplish this, Celeste Sotola, a multimedia artist and space designer, created four special areas: Pearl Room, Gem Room, Diamond Room and Wedding Band Alcove, where customers can peruse Alfillé’s extensive collections of gems, minerals and pearls.

Sea Horse deities guard the imposing portal known as the Pearl Room, which dominates the front corner of the gallery and is home to a magnificent array of pearls as well as copious books on the subject.

Alfillé never forgot “The Stone Flower,” a Russian film where the backgrounds were wonderful, crystal-filled underground caves. In the Gem Room, she sought to retrieve that feeling with a glass-topped table housing rotating collections of gems, cabinets full of minerals, fossils, and small antiquities, and an extensive library of jewelry and gem-related books.

A dark, intimate space, the Diamond Room is a place to focus on all the variables involved in choosing a diamond.

Finally, couples can sit together under a glorious canopy in the Wedding Band Alcove while exploring cabinets brimming with ring models.

The Gallery is situated on a quiet street in downtown Evanston, the first suburb north of Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan, and home to Northwestern University. Theaters, shops and fine dining make Evanston a can’t-miss destination.