Betony Vernon

the boudoir box/ paris

interview by EMILY WELLS
photography by OLIVIER ZAHM
model TESSA KURAGI

<img class="size-medium wp-image-251276" src="https://static.purple.fr/2017/10/3293_11-200×300.jpg" JEWEL TOOL BY BETONY VERNON IN THE BACKGROUND THE BOUDOIR BOX, 1999-2000, BY BETONY VERNON, PHOTO BY OLIBIER ZAHM

A self-described “sexual anthropologist,” Betony Vernon designed her first jewelry collection in 1992, called “Sado-Chic,” and she has since come to be known for her erotically inspiring works in marble and precious metal. Purple photographed her infamous Boudoir Box — a bespoke erotic toolkit that, until recently, could only be viewed privately — during an intimate rendezvous in her home in Paris.

EMILY WELLS — You call yourself a “sexual anthropologist” — how specific to you and your experiences are the items in the box?

BETONY VERNON — Everything that I do is informed by my fascination with human sexual behaviour throughout history. My quest for pleasure is…