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Boucheron and other jewellery brands have long played with the idea of making jewellery out of more everyday objects. Photos: Handout

Inspired by the everyday: jewellery that makes the functional fantastic

Nadine Ghosn’s Crayon bracelets are kooky fun while Chanel went for a sautoir/earphone mash-up and Cartier strung a watch onto a blinged-up carabiner

Innovation meets bling in 2024’s jewellery watches

How turquoise, the historic blue stone, is gaining new A-list and luxury fans

The ancient techniques and unorthodox materials tempting high jewellers in 2024

Van Cleef & Arpels and Cindy Chao use the ancient cire perdue, or ‘lost wax’, casting technique for their delicate creations, while Joel Arthur Rosenthal, Hemmerle and Forms are turning to aluminium

The Spring brooch from Cindy Chao’s Four Seasons collection is an example of how today’s high jewellers are using ancient techniques as well as unorthodox materials to craft their pieces. Photos: Handout

Time on a string: how celebs are driving the pendant watch trend

You don’t need a wristwatch to tell the time these days, so maisons are finding ways to make them remain glamorous and relevant

L’École Middle East in Dubai opens with a Chinese ornaments exhibition

Proceeds from its public courses and talks will be given to Dubai Cares, an organisation dedicated to improving access to quality education for children

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Very superstitious: fashion’s long love affair with lucky charms – from Coco to Dior

Coco Chanel was famously superstitious, with brand totems such as the lion and the No 5 living on, while Christian Dior reportedly consulted his clairvoyant on all major decisions

Cece Jewellery’s pieces are hand-enamelled on solid 18k gold. Photos: Handouts

Style Edit: Van Cleef & Arpels’ new additions to its Frivole collection

Five new pieces that feature multiple flower motifs, between-the-finger rings, pendants and bracelets, are Van Cleef & Arpels’ tribute to nature

How to wear red at Chinese New Year – and for the rest of 2024

Van Cleef & Arpels’ four-leaf clover motif in carnelian is a lucky red accessory that works year round, while Cartier’s red Panthère chain bag and Trinity cord bracelet will make any ensemble pop

Dragon bling: red jewellery trends just in time for Lunar New Year

Van Cleef & Arpels, Bottega Veneta and Boucheron are among those releasing bold new collections that happily connect with Asian demand for the lucky colour as we welcome the Chinese Year of the Dragon

Brands like Armani, Van Cleef & Arpels and Bottega Veneta are among those releasing bold red jewellery collections that also appeal to Asian buyers celebrating the Chinese Year of the Dragon. Photo: Handout

Vintage jewellery is having a viral moment – thanks to Taylor Swift

Swift broke the internet when she lost the stone from her Van Cleef & Arpels ring at the VMAs, now Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York is set to ignite more retro inspo

At the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift lost the diamond from her borrowed vintage Van Cleef & Arpels ring. The incident burned the internet down and underlined the trend for jewellery pieces with a little history to them. Photo: Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Art, nature, volcanoes? The biggest high jewellery launches of 2023 so far

All the big maisons are dreaming up ever more outlandish concepts driven by the surging demand for bling. So, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Gucci, Cartier, Chanel … who hosted the most memorable bash so far?

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Nicolas Bos on Le Grand Tour line unveiled in Rome

Style sits down with Nicolas Bos of Van Cleef & Arpels to chat about its Le Grand Tour high jewellery collection – and how luxury fashion houses are bringing in new clients for the sector

Why all the big jewellery houses are dropping secret watches in 2023

‘Secret’ watches might be an antiquated holdover from a less egalitarian era, but Chanel, Dior, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels and Jaeger LeCoultre all just released new high jewellery designs for a reason

Earlier this year, at the Watches and Wonders fair in Geneva, key brands like Chanel, Dior, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels and Jaeger LeCoultre all released new secret watch designs

Spring bling: the finest high jewellery going under the hammer in Hong Kong

Huge gemstones in spectacular settings are finding a ready market in the city, with many Mandarin speakers among the wealthy buyers since the reopening of borders – here are auctions not to miss

The largest ruby in the world at 55.22 carats, the Estrela de Fura was displayed in Hong Kong ahead of its upcoming New York. Photo: Reuters

Van Cleef & Arpels brings dance to Le French May in Hong Kong

Le French May celebrates its 30th anniversary in Hong Kong and French luxury jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels is presenting an eclectic dance programme around the city

5 high jewellery pieces taking inspiration from animals in nature

These creative high jewellery pieces ape the beauty and power of the living world, from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels to Chopard and Mikimoto

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5 of the world’s most covetable métiers d’art watches, from Cartier to VCA

From an intricate scene of a hatching egg and a river on the Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater watch, to Cartier’s The Crash Tigrée inspired by the age of swing, these 5 métiers d’art watches are a knockout

Vacheron Constantin’s Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon Flying Dutchman. Photo: Vacheron Constantin

5 ravishing red rubies for Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day in 2023

From Graff’s ruby and diamond necklace from the Tribal collection and Bulgari’s Ruby Heartbeat earrings to Van Cleef & Arpels’ Lacis Mystérieux bracelet, here are our top 5 red jewellery pieces for the season

STYLE Edit: Van Cleef & Arpels adds 6 new pieces to its Alhambra collection

Everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to Princess Grace of Monaco have fallen in love with Parisian jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels’ Alhambra designs – now there are six new ones to choose from

Hong Kong star Rosamund Kwan’s US$13 million Christie’s jewellery auction

Hong Kong actress Rosamund Kwan is a fan of quality vintage European jewellery. She is putting 51 pieces up for auction at Christie’s.

Rosamund Kwan wears a ruby and diamond ring estimated to sell for US$2.8 million-4.5 million at a Christie’s auction. Photo: Christie’s Images

Shine bright: the most exciting high jewellery launches this autumn

Pop queen Mariah Carey is releasing two collections with Swiss jewellery house Chopard, Graff brought its Graffabulous exhibition to Hong Kong, and Van Cleef & Arpels unveils the Trésor Astral

Mariah Carey has collaborated with Swiss jeweller Chopard on two collections. Photo: Koto Bolofo

The best high jewellery collections for spring 2022, from Chanel to Chopard

The world’s greatest jewellery brands celebrate colourful flora and the joys of spring, from Van Cleef & Arpels and Mikimoto to Harry Winston

The 5 best nature-inspired jewellery pieces for spring

Spring into action with elegant, nature-inspired pieces for the season, from Chanel’s camellia earrings to Van Cleef & Arpels’ ethereal Astre rose ring

Watches & Wonders Edit: Van Cleef & Arpels unveils new poetic novelties

Known for its opulent jewellery, watches and whimsical automata, Van Cleef & Arpels launches charmingly novel and technically stunning creations

The stunning hummingbird in the centre of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Rêveries de Berylline. Photos: Van Cleef & Arpels

The 3 best, most ornate table clocks at Watches and Wonders 2022

Beyond wrist watches, these creations by Van Cleef & Arpels, Patek Philippe and Jaeger-LeCoultre prove that timepieces are true works of art

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Fontaine aux Oiseaux was one of the stunning table clocks on show at Watches and Wonders 2022. Photo: Van Cleef & Arpels

The 4 most stunning new timepieces at Watches and Wonders 2022

From animated dials without hands and dazzling diamonds to models that took almost a decade to complete, these are the timepieces that impressed us the most

STYLE Edit: Inside Van Cleef & Arpels’ Frivole and Two Butterfly collections

After previous years’ yellow and pink sapphires, garnets, mother-of-pearl and lapis lazuli, prepare for hearts to flutter at the brand’s even more colourful incarnation of the collection

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Van Cleef & Arpels
News and insight on the French luxury goods brand known for high jewellery and timepieces
Chairman / President
Nicolas Bos
CEO / Managing Director
Nicolas Bos
CFO / Finance Director
Christophe Grenier
Industry
Luxury Jewellery and Watches
Website
vancleefarpels.com
Headquarters address
22 Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France
Year founded
1906
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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