HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
Boucheron’s creative director Claire Choisne has outdone herself once again. The brand’s new high jewellery collection, Contemplation, has been in development since Choisne visited Naoshima, an island town filled with conceptual artworks in Japan, three years ago. James Turrell’s Open Sky at the Chichu Art Museum there invites viewers to gaze at the changing atmosphere as seen through a large hole in the ceiling, which gave Choisne a calming feeling that she wanted to transfer
into jewellery. A pared-back palette of white, greys and blues defines this collection of 67 pieces, as does its weightlessness. Spraypainted mother-of-pearl, sparkling moonstones and elongated aquarmarines add to Contemplation’s unearthly feel.