Dior has launched the second chapter of its 2024 “Diorama & Diorigami” High Jewelry collection, still inspired by the “Toile de Jouy” totem that adorns Haute Couture. Victoire De Castellane, the brand's Artistic Director of Jewelry, has blended the elements of nature with the aesthetics of Haute Couture, using magnificent colored stones and exquisite goldsmithing to create a world of whimsical and poetic creatures.
“Toile de Jouy” is an 18th-century French textile printing technique that involves printing intricate and delicate monochromatic designs on cotton, linen, silk and other materials.The themes include flora and fauna, religion, mythology and architecture, and were once favored by the European court nobility.
Taking the animal and botanical elements of the “Toile de Jouy” print, the new piece is a Garden of Eden-like natural wonderland of colorful jewels - you can see a three-chain yellow gold necklace, sculpted in gold to create a vivid bush, with pearls and diamonds interpreting the brilliant foliage and dewdrops, while a golden rabbit subtly hides in the middle. A gold rabbit is subtly hidden in the middle of it; a sapphire necklace features slices of white mother-of-pearl in the form of a pond, with natural iridescent colors like sparkling waves, and a diamond swan swimming freely on the surface of the pond.
The most magnificent of the botanical and floral pieces is a double interlocking ring, which uses seven different colors and faceted stones to create a colorful scene of blossoms - flowers set with diamonds, rubies, red spinels, pink sapphires, and manganese garnets, and leaves outlined with emeralds and tsavorites, creating a rich visual hierarchy. A shield-cut emerald in the center of the ring is the focal point, and its rich green color brings out the vitality of nature.
This season's new products not only continue the meticulous anthropomorphic style, but also creatively incorporate the “pleating” technique commonly used in Parisian haute couture workshops, with geometric lines outlining flowers and animals like delicate origami, in homage to the spirit of haute couture that was beloved by the brand's founder, Christian Dior. The most striking piece is a pendant necklace with a geometric motif of a silhouetted diamond swan, set off by a colorful jeweled flower and a large curved-cut opal.
Post time: Dec-23-2024