Francesca Cartier Brickell Francesca Cartier Brickell has quite a fascinating tale to tell. Ten years ago, she discovered in her grandfather’s cellar a “battered old trunk full of hundreds of long-lost letters, dating back over a century.” She realised that she couldn’t simply shut the trunk and leave them there.…
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CARTIER CELEBRATES CHINESE CULTURE WITH NEW EXHIBITION
From 1 June to 31 July, Cartier and The Palace Museum in Beijing are presenting Beyond Boundaries: Cartier and The Palace Museum Craftsmanship and Restoration Exhibition at the museum’s Meridian Gate Gallery. Following the success of Cartier Treasures – Jeweller to Kings, King of Jewellers, which was staged a decade…
CARTIER’S TOUCH ME NOT
The desert doesn’t seem so barren anymore thanks to Cartier. Sophisticated textures, structures and facets, the Cactus de Cartier collection is one not to be missed. Featuring pieces that are modern and collectible, the collection brings out the beauty of various shapes of different cacti. The talk of the…
ASIA THROUGH CARTIER’S EYES
Imagine a treasure hunt, spanning two different cultures, going back centuries, and involving precious artefacts. The goal is not simply to find objects, but to match them according to era, aesthetics and materials used. Such was the task undertaken by the Baur Foundation and the House of Cartier, which…
SERVING DRAMA: HIGH JEWELLERY COLLECTIONS FOR 2021
A selection of dramatic standouts from the new high jewellery collections of the worlds most magnificent maisons CHOPARD Paradise Paradise, Chopard’s next Red Carpet Collection, is the realization of a theme near and dear to the brand – the unspoilt, generous, and sublime beauty of Nature. Caroline Scheufele, co-president of…
THE PANTHÈRE PROWLS ON
Cartier and the image of the panther are inseparable. The icon and the Maison have co-existed in harmony, inspiring each other whether through design or character. From its first appearance as spot motifs on a watch in 1914, followed by a figurative representation in 1917, to a fully fleshed out…
BOOK TALK: FIVE MINUTES WITH MARION FASEL
Marion Fasel is a jewellery historian and author of eight other books on twentieth-century jewellery. She is the founder of the online jewellery magazine, The Adventurine. Fasel’s new book, Beautiful Creatures: Jewelry Inspired by the Animal Kingdom, depicts some of the most spectacular beasts transformed into sparkling treasures. She tells…
BOOK TALK: FIVE MINUTES WITH STELLENE VOLANDES
Editor-in-chief of Town & Country magazine and editorial director of Elle Décor, Stellene Volandes on writing her second book, fun titles, and her new carnelian pendant. JEWELS THAT MADE HISTORY: 100 STONES, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS, Author: Stelle Volandes, Publisher: Rizzoli She explains it all in the introduction to her book.…
PARIS HAUTE COUTURE WEEK GOES VIRTUAL
Paris Haute Couture Week is one of the most important weeks in the global fashion and jewellery industry’s calendars. However, this year’s unfortunate events threw a curveball at everything. In addition to fashion shows having no choice but to go digital, the Parisian world of high jewellery followed suit and…