At Vienna's historic Kursalon music hall, Cartier unveiled this year's Nature Sauvage fine jewellery collection.
The natural world has long provided ample inspiration for the French house. With Nature Sauvage, Cartier celebrates its distinctive design codes, with creatures in stylized forms, crafted from precious materials and the finest colored gemstones.
“A new perspective on Cartier animals that surprises, amazes and even brings modernism through unexpected encounters,” says Jacqueline Karachi, Cartier's director of high jewellery creation.
“Expressive jewellery that highlights the moods and personality of an animal, its vitality.
Like an actor, he plays with graphics, volume and optical illusions, blending into an imaginary landscape. This is the spirit of Nature Sauvage.
The Celestun necklace is also one of the unique creations of the hero of Nature Sauvage. Centred around a huge 38.50-carat aquamarine, the intricate piece pays homage to the pink flamingo. A familiar motif in the Cartier universe - in black lacquer and rose gold. Its rich habitat was also recreated in a lush palette of green emeralds and aquamarines.
The Panthère Jaillissante - another highlight - is an unusual bracelet-ring mix. Here, an outstretched panther is formed from sparkling white diamonds with flecks of sapphires and emerald eyes. Between the paws, there is an 8.63-carat Zambian emerald.
With the Amphista necklace, two snakes wrap around the neck. The scales are formed by white diamonds, decorated with emeralds, while the heads are embellished with kite-shaped diamonds. Nine octagonal columbian emeralds weighing 14.72 carats surround the reptiles where their bodies join.
Elsewhere, in the Koaga earring and necklace set, an unexpected, surreal zebra is crafted from onyx and pavé lines of brilliant-cut diamonds and emeralds. An emerald-cut diamond and a 6.25-carat pear-shaped rubellite dangle from the zebra's mouth.
Source: somethingaboutrocks.com
