The world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenue of €21.8 billion in the first half of 2018, an increase of 10%. LVMH reports strong growth in Asia and the United States, a good start to the year for Wines and Spirits, excellent performance of Bvlgari, and a good performance of watch brands. LVMH Moët Hennessy … Read more
With jewellery savoir faire and watchmaking expertise, Bvlgari crafts its pop idea of time.
Bvlgari plays with rare gemstones and bold designs for an entirely unexpected High Jewellery Collection inspired by the disruptive spirit of the 1980s. Hosted by Group CEO Jean-Christophe Babin, the debut of the new High Jewellery Collection Wild Pop was a dazzling, larger-than-life occasion, bridging the grandeur of Rome with the magnificence of Bvlgari jewels.
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The 80s, in a word? Extravagant. Drawing from the eclectic spirit of an era, Bvlgari designed its own cultural movement through rare gemstones and cutting-edge designs. The disco music, Andy Warhol’s art, the audacity in fashion and the dreams of the future: everything resounds in a collection that is fresh, from Rome and undeniably Bvlgari.
“Drawing on the empowerment, free spiritedness and experimentation of the electric 80s, with a special tribute to Andy Warhol, Wild Pop epitomizes Bvlgari’s rule-breaking approach to jewelry,” explained the Roman luxury house.
Precious, ultra-sophisticated and strikingly glamorous, each jewellery-watch of the collection is born to capture the excitement of life’s one-of-a-kind moments.
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Most probably the first piece of High Jewellery inspired by cannabis leaves, the necklace strikes with its high rate of addiction.A graphic combination of black onyx and white diamonds, these Pop jewels turn opposites into the perfect match. Seductive and ultra-sophisticated: the Serpenti Secret watch coils time with its unmistakable power of attraction.
Special edition of A. Lange & Söhne’s first tourbillon watch with stop seconds and Zero-Reset In the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon timepiece with enamel dial, historic authenticity stands out in details such as the red 12, which is separately printed and fired, the blued-steel hands, Arabic numerals and a railway-track minute scale. These details represent … Read more
Rio Tinto is auctioning the Argyle Alpha, the largest Vivid Pink diamond in the history of its Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender. Anglo-Australian multinational Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest metals and mining corporations, has unveiled the largest Vivid Pink diamond in the history of its Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, during a world exclusive … Read more
Described as “a guessing game of texture and technique”, the Fendi Couture Fall/Winter 2018-2019 Collection dances between sublime tradition and new realities in Haute Couture Innovation.
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Innovation illuminates a precious future for Fendi, where the Orphist approach to ‘pure painting’ is tempered by Neoclassical rigour. Fendi traveled to Paris and the Palais Brogniart to unveil its Fall/Winter 2018-2019 haute couture collection. The poetic collection was signed by the creative duo of Karl Lagerfeld, Creative Director of the Maison since 1965, and Silvia Venturini Fendi, Creative Director for Men’s collections and accessories. A flagship of Parisian architectural heritage, the Palais Brongniart provides a prestigious venue for hosting your major events in the very heart of the French Capital.
At the Palais Brongniart in Paris, Karl Lagerfeld, Creative Director of Fendi since 1965 presented the Maison’s Fall/Winter 2018-2019 haute couture collection.
The German couturier drew inspiration from the early 20th-century Orphism art movement, often called a poetic version of Cubism. The result was a highly colorful collection that melded tradition and modernity.
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Ultra-feminine silhouettes accentuate the waist and shoulders. Organza and chiffon fabrics become trompe l’œil surfaces. Coats and dresses are graced in a rainbow palette of pink, apricot and lavender, echoing the canvasses of Czech painter František Kupka.
The Orphists were rooted in Cubism but moved toward a pure lyrical abstraction, seeing painting as the bringing together of a sensation of pure colors. More concerned with the expression and significance of sensation, this movement began with recognizable subjects but was rapidly absorbed by increasingly abstract structures. Orphism aimed to dispense with recognizable subject matter and to rely on form and color to communicate meaning. The movement also aimed to express the ideals of Simultanism: the existence of an infinitude of interrelated states of being.
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With the vibrant contrast between rubellites and moonstones, Monica Bellucci enters the Cartier High Jewelry Gala at the Louvre in the new Coloratura Collection necklace, ring and earrings. A unique combination of colors: coral juxtaposed with black onyx and white diamonds from the new Coloratura Collection were seen on
Freida Pinto at the Coloratura event.
Colors combine, horizons meet. Together they compose a dynamic score. A glimmering bracelet reveals a watch inside. Cartier’s creative vision of jewelry ascribes time to a higher dimension. Like notes in a score, blue tourmalines, green chrysoberyls and red rubellites converge to create an exuberant pairing. Emeralds, spinels, mandarin garnets, turquoises and diamonds refract sparkling contrasts.
The sky meets the Earth, and the colors combine. The bold contrasts of Asia and the East, the subtle palettes of Japan, the powerful shades of India, and the animal tones of Africa: Cartier’s colors have evolved over the course of these encounters, rendered more and more stunning by the multiplicity of its creative expressions.
“The more simple a piece looks, the more difficult it is to make,” Jacqueline Karachi, Cartier’s head of high jewellery design told thetelegraph. “Every bead is different because they are carved by hand, so making this very regular design with irregular stones was a huge challenge. But the end result seems to come alive.”
As vogue.com notes, “The high jewelry on display—in addition to the vitrines, mannequins in ball gowns also flaunt jewels—offers the unexpected color combinations the maison is justly famous for, along with a number of clever pieces that can be worn in multiple ways: necklaces deconstruct into bracelets; headbands transform into necklaces. Many of the works on display are influenced by the aesthetic of the Far East, a Cartier fascination that dates back to the earliest years of the company.”
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“A fresher version of the Tutti Frutti style is the Holika ring in white gold, with a 15.05-carat cushion-shaped red rubellite, enhanced by blue tourmaline and chrysoberyl beads. The delightful color combination is also found in the three remaining pieces of this demi-suite—its matching earrings and bracelet,” news.artnet wrote about the launch of the Coloratura high jewelry collection.
Cartier also unveils, notes forbes, an exceptional suite inspired by the brands color combinations used in jewels of the early 20th century. In this suite, the brand combines black and green – using lush tourmalines, rich green opals and black onyx or lacquer for striking beauty. Much like Cartier’s superb art deco jewels of that
century, this new suite features geometric appeal, with angled, rectangular and square motifs paired with round shapes.
“At the exclusive unveiling event at the Cour Carre’ at the Louvre, Cartier built a special structure, held a classical and contemporary music concert, as well as dancers. In attendance were celebrity guests including English actress Naomi Watts, Italian actress Monica Bellucci, and French actress and director Mélanie Laurent, and the evening ended with a performance by singer Dua Lipa,” added forbes.com.
