05 August 2016
Cartier takes the cactus to become, like the panther, an iconic figure of its style. With its spiky sculptural beauty, the cactus is one of those little “flowers” little worked by jewelers, unlike the rose or daisy. And it’s not a sign of recognition of any house, unlike Dior’s lily of the valley or Chanel’s immediately recognizable camellia.
The nose ornaments in this exhibition are nothing short of sumptuous! Whether with pendants, crab-shaped, bimetal, rounded, hammered, these decorations...
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The Comité Colbert is sounding the alarm: certain typically French skills are in danger of disappearing in the next 10 years! The luxury industry has 80...
Cartier was not merely inspired by motifs from distant cultures: the jeweler’s new creations have also often incorporated elements from old jewelry or...
Place Vendôme and the Rue de la Paix, I’ve photographed the most beautiful displays, from Cartier and Tiffany&Co. to Chanel.
Together with Mathias Kiss, Ségolène Dangleterre has created three pieces of jewelry: square bronze rings, layered and shaped like a cornice. Photo ©...