Jewelry House premium segment Cartier will hold an exhibition at the Sichuan Museum in Chengdu on April 18, the main theme of which will be the impact of Chinese design on the company's famous jewelry.
Head of the department for heritage and style of Cartier Pierre Rainer (Pierre Rainero) said that within the exhibition "The Making of Art" jewelry house products will coexist with museum exhibits, which will emphasize the echoing cultural motifs of East and West.
Reinero noted that Cartier used elements of Chinese design in its ornaments from the beginning of the 20th century. Among the most famous products made in the Chinese style, appear carved and engraved earrings, pendants and brooches from jade.
"Among the other things of the Chinese collection, there are lacquered ornaments encrusted with large pearls.The color and originality of the jade were very interesting to the designers of the time.Louis Cartier actively bought up ready-made products from this stone, which he found in antique shops of France, and after that used this material in his jewelry, "- concluded Rainero.