The natural beauty and vitality have always been the inspiration for the jewelry family Van Cleef & Arpels, and the brand recently brought a poetic and imaginative high jewelry exhibition, collaborating with French illustrator Charlotte Gastaut to transform the venue into an Enchanting Garden full of fairy-tale colors.
Charlotte Gastaut takes inspiration from the magical forest in mythology, outlining rich natural imagery through illustrations. In this colorful and enchanting garden, vibrant birds and gentle animals reside in the trees, allowing people to stroll amidst chirping birds and admire a variety of Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry surrounded by purple and red hues.
The Jardin de rubis necklace, with its vibrant and colorful beauty, has become one of the focal pieces. This jewelry piece is crafted with rubies, pink, and white diamonds, recreating the spring scenery of red makeup in the wild berry bushes. Van Cleef & Arpels also uses the classic Traditional Mystery Set invisible setting technique, combined with well-arranged and specially cut gemstones, to bring forth the Pétales de vœux bracelet that blooms like flowers.
Butterflies dancing among the flowers are cast into Éventails brooches and Azuré rings, craftsmen interpreting the elegant and agile posture of butterflies with the golden hands of Mains d’Or™, and presenting their beautiful attire with gemstones. The Secret des papillons necklace turns the delicate silhouette of butterflies into abstract lines, with a cushion-cut green gemstone set in the central pendant, detachable tassels made of white cultured pearls cascading down from the pendant, revealing a poetic sense of beauty.
The fairy brooch appeared as early as the early 1940s, and this masterpiece of the family also appeared in the garden. The agile fairy has a graceful figure and a rose-cut diamond face, feeling light and graceful, symbolizing joy and hope.
There is also a Etincelles d’émeraudes convertible necklace in the venue, a unique design of two rows that can be separated into two short necklaces, or turned into two bracelets, matching different styles for different occasions. The necklace is set with 11 emerald-cut Colombian emeralds, with deep layers appearing before your eyes, showing the mysterious natural power and crystal-clear brilliance.
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