NATURE’S LOVERS
A gala at Lake Como’s Villa Erba provided a glittering occasion for the unveiling of Dior’s haute joaillerie collection Les Jardins de la Couture. A total of 170 jewelled pieces from Victoire de Castellane’s collection made their debut alongside Maria Grazia Chiuri’s haute couture silhouettes in the villa’s gardens.floral motifs appear throughout, crafted from delicate layers of gold, mother of pearl, gems and diamonds.
TAKING FLIGHT
The miniature birds nestled on rocks in these earrings symbolise Jean Schlumberger’s signature surrealist motifs for Tiffany & Co. When he joined the house in 1956, Schlumberger revitalised it with stunning collections fusing his artistic vision with Tiffany’s craftsmanship. His distinctive designs featuring birds, flowers and gemstones remain the house’s signature designs.
This year, his vision has been reinterpreted with an all-new collection which includes these 18-karat yellow-gold and platinum earrings with morganiteadorned birds peppered with white diamonds and pink sapphires, which transform natural motifs into memorable designs.
Schlumberger by Tiffany & Co
Bird on a Rock earrings
MAKE IT POP
Boucheron has combined classic shapes with a playful, pop-surrealist aesthetic in its new high jewellery collection. Simple, thin titanium bands support spheres and cubes made of white gold, yellow sapphires and diamonds, along with alternative materials such as coloured resin, lacquer and engraved Murano glass: a reminder that the house isn’t afraid to put a new spin on classics.