Chaumet's latest high jewellery collection takes creative cues from iconic buildings and other physical structures around the world
Architecture has played a significant role in inspiring many of Chaumet's jewellery designs over some 240 years. The Perspectives de Chaumet high jewellery collection that was launched in July this year is no exception. Comprising nearly 100 pieces of bejewelled creations, the collection is divided into six sub-ranges: Lacis, Lux, Labyrinthe, Mirage, Ondulation and Skyline. Each of them is inspired by a different architectural style, ranging from Italian Renaissance to modern deconstructivism.
Take Lux, for instance. The collection references the polychrome domes of the Italian Renaissance, while Chaumet modernises the designs with pops of colour—minerals such as opals, tsavorites, sapphires, lapis lazuli, coral and aquamarines are employed generously in the design. The Skyline range, on the other hand, is inspired by iconic buildings in modern cities—think symbols of power—and features gold perforated plates with various textures.