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South China Morning Post
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
6 new jewellery launches this spring: Hermès and Cartier top our wish list – the former clearly with the classic Birkin bag in mind, while the latter's motifs are all animal-inspired
Spring heralds renewal in nature and that sense is felt too in jewellery, with many brands picking up on the optimism in the air to issue a revamped annual collection perhaps, or find a favourite motif to revisit. Read on to find out how six jewellery houses are marking this spring. Nature is, of course, the muse most had in mind, but there are also some more left-field inspirations and interpretations as well. Hermès Sac Bijou Hermès Sac Bijou. Photo: Handout Advertisement Hermès handbags are the holy grail when it comes to luxury collectibles that stand the test of time. And this one-of-a-kind creation is inspired by one of the maison's signatures: the Birkin. Named Sac Bijou, this 'jewel bag' is from the maison's high jewellery collection, Les Formes de la Couleur, which 'expresses colour in shapes', as Pierre Hardy, creative director of Hermès Jewellery, interprets it. Cartier Trinity bands Cartier Trinity pieces are embellished with motifs drawn from the brand's signature animals. Photo: Handout Cartier's Trinity range, known for its three interlocking bands, celebrated its 100th anniversary last year with new designs that turned the circular bands into squares, reinventing an icon. This year, the brand unveils pieces embellished with motifs reminiscent of Cartier's signature animals: the panther, the tiger and the snake . Reptile scales appear on the white gold band, while panther spots and tiger stripes in black lacquer adorn the yellow and rose gold bands. Pascale Monvoisin Marcel collection Pascale Monvoisin Marcel lighter-inspired bracelet. Photo: Handout A motif inspired by 70s cigarette lighters is at the heart of French jeweller Pascale Monvoisin's Marcel collection. The label's trademark symbol appears as a clasp in chain bracelets and necklaces, and even as a pendant that can function as a chic keepsake holder.
South China Morning Post
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Why mixing metals is enjoying a comeback, from Cartier to Rolex and Bulgari
For Marie-Laure Cérède, creative director of watches and jewellery at Cartier, it was no mean feat to tinker with a design as recognisable as the Cartier Trinity. Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the deceptively simple design: three intertwined bands of white, rose and yellow gold, worn by everyone from Jean Cocteau to Grace Kelly. As Cérède told journalists at celebrations in Paris, it is 'hard to reinvent an icon, something that's already perfect'. The harmony of mixed metals is a major part of the allure of Cartier's Trinity design. Photo: Handout 'When we thought about redesigning Trinity, we realised that it wouldn't be easy. It's an icon because it's perfect and Trinity is very unique in its signature, so we started asking ourselves what the fundamentals of Trinity are: three intertwined bands. But what are the other fundamentals of this ring, besides the meaning? Everyone plays with it, like a fidget toy, so we wanted to keep that and also to say something else [ ... but] not something completely different from what already exists.' While the maison introduced new shapes for the Trinity, including a square cushion-shaped ring, the harmony of the mixed metals remains. Spinelli Kilcollin makes linked rings in combinations of silver, shades of gold and precious stones. Photo: Handout Cartier isn't the only jeweller to play with mixed metals. Some, such as Los Angeles-based Spinelli Kilcollin, have made it their signature with linked rings in seemingly endless combinations of silver, shades of gold and precious stones, worn by everyone from Meryl Streep to Emily Ratajkowski. The art of mixing metals – not to everybody's tastes , it must be noted – is resonating in the watch world too. According to reports from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, there has been a decline in Swiss exports of stainless steel watches (down 15 per cent in the first half of 2024) and an increase in bi-metal watches – those in yellow or rose gold with a steel bracelet, usually with gold links – as well as precious metal watches. The two-toned Bvlgari Bvlgari watch is a result of Bulgari's collaboration with K-pop star Lisa from Blackpink. Photo: Handout The trend speaks to a shift towards value over volume, and perhaps too an evolution of tastes. After all, two-tone watches were big in the 1980s, and that much-maligned era has made a triumphant return in both watchmaking and fashion.
