For a heritage house like Cartier, it’s easy to revisit its illustrious archives for inspiration. The challenge is evolving its design in contemporary ways. Mission accomplished: The Nature Sauvage high-jewelry collection reveals a progression of the French brand’s iconic motifs and designs in colorful, playful styles. There’s a feeling of movement in curvaceous shapes that sweep up the ear or drape around the neck like a supple silk scarf. What stands out is an enduring sense of modernity. Cartier’s use of beaded stones dates back to the maison’s early 20th-century designs and continues to look fresh today in such pieces as a necklace named Le Voyage Recommencé. Composed of a fluid pattern of chalcedony, spinel, and diamonds set in platinum, it hits just the right balance of color, texture, and form
From the article by Paige Reddinger, Jill Newman
