Nicolas Boss confirms that Van Cleef & Arpels offers a high-end jewelry collection

Galaxies of stones, ornamental nebulae, stars of creativity, this is how the universe reveals its poetic character in the new high jewelry collection Sous les étoiles, the new Heavenly Dreams by Van Cleef & Arpels, in which the Maison renews its inspiration for space, one of the most important historical sources of inspiration. The collection, which includes 150 exceptional high jewelry creations, presents an astonishing vision of the universe, dotted with dreams. “The house has always been interested in the moment when nature meets poetry and fiction,” says Nicolas Boss, Chairman and CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels. “For this new collection, we wanted to extend the literary adventures of lovers of the great outdoors, of writers. and philosophers like Jules Verne, Camille Flammarion and Johannes Kepler. And the Greek philosopher Lucian and others. “Here are the details of a private interview with Nicolas Boss, in which he talks about the collection with a passion that resembles the passion in which it was designed and executed to perfection.

He says that Under the Stars, Heavenly Dreams explores the beauty of leather and a vast space through more than 140 of the finest fine jewelry creations. This collection renews the inspiration of the House for the great outdoors since its creation … More recently, and more precisely in 2010, the Haute Joaillerie Les Voyages Extraordinaires collection was particularly inspired by Jules Verne From the Earth to the Moon, published in 1865. Today, we wanted to go further: in this exploration at the crossroads, science combines the imagination. The creators of our creation workshops have devoted themselves to the creation of exceptional jewelry, drawing the poetic descriptions of Camille Flammarion in L’Astronomie populaire (1880) from contemporary astronomical imagery. The pieces embody a luxurious symbolic aesthetic and more abstract lines, as in the Trésor Astral necklace or the Nébuleuse clip.

Noting that this group was in the imagination of its designers before the spread of the Corona epidemic. In fact, it takes around three years to design and implement a fine jewelry collection comprising around 140 pieces. However, this group takes on a different dimension in the pandemic we live in: it evokes another place, more distant from reality, and offers the possibility of escaping into space. Selected exceptional gemstones offer a color palette that reminds us of the inexhaustible beauty and richness of nature.

He affirmed that the teams of craftsmen of the house have fallen in love with this exceptional group which combines the distinctive experiences of “Van Cleef & Arpels” with the great freedom of creation. Some of these pieces are true works of art made by the golden hands of the fine jewelry craftsmen of Van Cleef & Arpels. Some of the creations show off the stunning handmade inlays that have been distinguished by the House and its artisans since its inception in 1933 I mention here the Comet Ison inlay, which inspired the team We made the bracelet of the same name. The bevelled cut of the sapphire gives the impression of endless movement to this exceptional piece. This collection also presents a multitude of transformable creations, and constitutes a real technical challenge for artisans who must ensure comfort while wearing the piece, above its artisanal aesthetic. For example, the Hélios long necklace studded with a 50.38 carat yellow sapphire, which offers 4 different styles to wear and wear, one of which is the position of the crown.

Exhibiting jewelry online, he pointed out that fine jewelry depends on discovering the pieces as they are, seeing them, touching them and experiencing them, so that we can appreciate the beauty of the stones, their flexibility. or their ability to transform. Nevertheless, the house decided at the start of its quarantine and the unprecedented situation that accompanied it, to be present through our virtual store on the Internet in an approach to maintain communication with lovers of fine jewelry and fans of fine jewelry. creations of “Van Cleef & Arpels”. Among the various initiatives that we have undertaken, we have organized digital presentations for the elite group Under the Stars, Heavenly Dreams, to make them as vivid as possible so that the designs appear as close to reality as possible, and for this we used a device technique that uses high resolution cameras.

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