Category: High Jewellery
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Diplomatic mission
Nowadays you can buy anything practically anywhere. A few years ago in the middle of a trip through the jungle in Bali we met local youths selling Coke, and mineral water. In Tasmania we set off in a small fishing boat to look around the…
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Maison of Hidden Treasures
Friday morning in Paris. My eyes popped open before the alarm went off. The sun was glimpsing into my hotel room around the edges of the curtain, calling out for me to have a noisette at the cafétéria next door. Stepping out of the building…
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Van Cleef & Arpels – ” L’Art de la Haute Joaillerie”, Part 2
The creativity of the jewellery house persisted even during the world war years. The Oiseau de Paradis clip decorated with yellow gold, ruby, sapphire and diamond was a product of this period, and this magnificent bird of paradise motif has been the source of inspiration…
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Van Cleef & Arpels – ” L’Art de la Haute Joaillerie” exhibition in Paris, Part 1
Les Arts Décoratifs provides a perfect frame and setting for the Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition which encompasses over 400 pieces in a chronological presentation dating from 1906.
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Mouawad: “New Generation” boutique in Oman
Earlier this year I enjoyed a beautiful performance in the Royal Opera House Muscat; The Hungarian State Opera presented Mozart’s “Abduction from the Seraglio”. The building is gorgeous and fits into the grandiose vision of Oman: established by Royal Decree, Royal Opera House Muscat is…
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Mouawad, Oriana collection inspired by Venice
As the jewellery shows keep the Gulf excited, Mouawad, the most traditional house of the region raises the mood even higher by introducing their new Boutique Collection, Oriana. According to Pascal Mouawad, co-guardian of the family business, for this collection the craftsmen were inspired by…
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Welcome in Club Vendôme, Louis
LV – this logo is recognized not only by fans of expensive leather bags, Louis Vuitton is one of the world’s most valuable and well-known (and possibly most often counterfeited) luxury brands. The company’s unparallel brilliance which has prevailed since 1854 was expanded to a…
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21st Jewellery Arabia exhibition in Bahrain
21 is a lucky number for many. It is also the age when people in the Western world consider a young man to be a grown up. Jewellery Arabia has definitely reached maturity – which is clearly signified by the more than 40.000 visitors, buyers…