Natural art, wilderness treasures Cartier’s new NATURE SAUVAGE high-end jewelry exhibition
Starting from Vienna, the capital of music, the footsteps of the protagonists of Cartier’s animal kingdom arrived in Shanghai, building a unique and lively natural art environment and conveying the vigorous vitality of all things. This time, more than 400 pieces of high-end jewelry, high-end watchmaking, high-end jewelry watches and Cartier antique collections, including new series, are all brought together in Shanghai, demonstrating Cartier’s unique imagination and style language.
The new NATURE SAUVAGE high-end jewelry series interprets Cartier’s classic animal images from a new perspective. Iconic animals with distinctive personalities bring wonderful surprises through unexpected encounters. Like a fun hide-and-seek game, cheetahs, crocodiles, elephants and other animal protagonists hide in the jewelry and then appear in unexpected places. Cartier’s craftsmen use vivid silhouettes, precise details and exquisite craftsmanship to give new high-end jewelry works vigorous vitality, while highlighting modern style aesthetics.
Shanghai has a long history and profound heritage. It is an eclectic world city that blends East and West. This colorful city is exquisite and diverse, which also complements the meaning of the new series. This new work will be released in the Bund Old City Hall, which was built in 1912. This historical building that has witnessed the prosperous changes of Shanghai for more than a hundred years has been transformed into a stage to display new high-end jewelry works, presenting the exquisite and colorful Cartier Animal Kingdom.
Walk into the exhibition,”Wilderness facing the wind”、“Treasures of the earth”、“flowing water“The three chapters unfold in sequence, vividly presenting high-end jewelry creations with vibrant natural landscapes. At the same time, Alexandre Auberson, head of the Cartier Jewelry School, and his team broughtHigh-end jewelry craftsmanship demonstrationandMaster classdemonstrating the brand’s unremitting pursuit of exquisite craftsmanship。
“Wilderness facing the wind”
Butterfly wings flutter in the wind, parrots and birds of paradise fly in the wind, and “palm leaves” rustle in the wind. The beautiful rhythm contained in the vast sky became the source of Cartier’s imagination.
The new Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series CHRYSEIS necklace
This high-end jewelry necklace depicts the image of a butterfly with onyx and diamonds, its vivid wings seeming to tremble slightly. A rubellite pendant weighing 63.76 carats is at the visual center of the necklace, which is elegant and eye-catching. The green-blue chalcedony beads form a delicate balance with the butterfly shape, which together form the brand’s iconic red, green and black color combination.
The new Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series ABANICO necklace
This necklace reinterprets the “palm leaf” pattern with paved diamonds and is set with a 9.16-carat oval sapphire from Madagascar. Alternating slightly relief-like patterns are punctuated by marquise-shaped round brilliant-cut diamonds, adding rhythm to the piece. Onyx accentuates the movement and interweaving of curves and counter-curves, giving the work a distinct visual power.
The new Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series PARADISIER ring
Cartier combines a variety of jewelry techniques to outline the elegant form of the bird of paradise: the long tail feathers composed of geometrically cut diamonds depict the beauty of agility in a non-realistic way. The head and wings of the bird of paradise are carved in a realistic way, showing a delicate outline. A rubellite weighing 23.69 carats is located in the center of the ring, which is very eye-catching.
The new Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high-end jewelry series MALUKU decorative objects
Interpreted as a symbol of freedom, the coral and diamond parrot stands majestically at the top of the work rather than within it. The sharp color contrast of red, green and black is eye-catching and continues the interpretation of Cartier’s iconic colors. The parrot component can be removed and worn as a brooch.
“Treasures of the earth”
Cartier keenly captures the essence of land animals, using naturalism, abstraction and other stylized techniques to interpret the personality and vitality of cheetahs, elephants, tigers and other animals. At the same time, it uses geometric shapes and color contrasts to create strong tension and charming charm.
The new Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series VAMANA necklace
Cartier performs a unique non-realistic interpretation of the elephant. Wide ears, a strong trunk and eyes made of emeralds – the animal’s details are composed entirely of diamonds and geometric shapes, making its image stand out through its sharp outlines. The work is made of rich triangular, rhombus, and kite-shaped diamonds. The exquisite hollowing process depicts precise silhouette lines, presenting a design with great geometric beauty.
Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series WHITE GUGAMAL ring
This eye-catching four-finger ring reflects the life and energy of the tiger: from the curly shape of its tail to the posture of its limbs, the body is made up of multiple structures that are flexibly connected. The sapphire tiger’s eyes capture the soul, while the eye-catching onyx lines realistically restore the pattern of the tiger’s fur. The exquisite details make the naturalistic style of the work more vivid and vivid.
New Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series TIGER necklace
This work combines naturalism and non-realistic style, bursting with vitality. The stretched tiger surrounds the neck – yellow, orange, brown and white diamonds vividly depict the tiger’s “fur”, while onyx at different angles forms the delicate details of the tiger’s markings. Embellished with emerald eyes, it looks more majestic and exudes captivating charm.
“flowing water”
The vitality contained in rivers, lakes and seas also gives Cartier endless creative inspiration. Between the transition between realism and abstraction, the crocodile with strong personality and the lively betta fish show the astonishing beauty of life.
The new Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series WANI necklace
Cartier uses precise details to outline a vivid and lifelike image of a crocodile. Several diamond-shaped diamonds of different sizes are set on the back of the crocodile paved with custom-cut emeralds, forming geometric-style scales, reflecting the strong personality and vitality of the crocodile. Its tail stretches out and wraps around the neck, showing a sinuous and dynamic shape. At the same time, it highlights three pear-shaped emeralds from Zambia with a total weight of 27.83 carats hanging below.
The new Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series SIBAYA necklace
This necklace draws inspiration from the image of Cartier’s iconic animal, the crocodile, and condenses its meaning into its scales. Here, the scales are artfully depicted by a gorgeous set of sugar-coated mountain-cut emeralds. These stones stand out with hues and silhouettes that echo the crocodile. The curved diamond pattern on the necklace is reminiscent of gurgling water, paying tribute to the natural environment in which crocodiles live.
The new Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series AQUAFLORA necklace
This eye-catching tourmaline blends yellow, orange, pink and red tones. Its unique color inspired the GLYPTICS workshop to create a jewelry masterpiece that combines animals and plants, two of Cartier’s favorite creative themes. At first glance, a flower is about to emerge, but unexpectedly there is a betta fish hidden in the center of the flower plate. The fins and petals are intertwined, demonstrating Cartier’s exquisite craftsmanship.
The new Cartier NATURE SAUVAGE high jewelry series PAHUA necklace
This high jewelry necklace draws inspiration from the underwater world, and the overall composition reflects a pure abstract aesthetic. A gorgeous tourmaline is set in the center of the necklace. Its blue-green color is even more profound and charming against a set of tourmaline beads of the same tone and a large number of coral beads. Coral is inseparable from the mysterious poetry of the underwater landscape, while creating a strong contrast with the blue-green tourmaline. The various gemstones are closely linked by a “V” pattern of paved diamonds or onyx, whose delicate shape is reminiscent of the scalloped edges of a seashell.
The natural artistic environment and the wonders of the wilderness. Nature, as an endless source of inspiration for Cartier, continues to inspire the brand to express its rich creativity. Rare animals are placed in wilderness scenery or fantasy worlds that they have never set foot on before, and touching stories are told with the help of illusion or visual effects.
Cartier brand newNATURE SAUVAGEHigh Jewelry Show
“Wildness and Wind” theme exhibition area
“Treasures of the Earth” themed exhibition area
“Flowing Water Xingyi” theme exhibition area
Cartier antique collection series exhibition area
High-end watchmaking and high-end jewelry watch exhibition area
Specially customized exhibition area
High-end jewelry craft demonstration and master class