Birds of Good Omen

Several pieces from the Bird on a Rock collection were showcased at Tiffany & Co. to dazzle Paris. Under the artistic direction of Nathalie Verdeille, the maison reinterprets the bird originally envisioned by Jean Schlumberger in 1965, a bird delicately perched on a colored stone, encrusted with diamonds. High jewelry particularly highlights the motif of the wing, stylized in an abstract manner, in compositions where stones overlap like plumage. " These sculpted shapes intertwine and unfold in creations that resort to texturing, as abstract as they are symbolic ," explains the artistic director herself. Two sets illustrate this new interpretation: one centered around tanzanite, a stone intimately linked to Tiffany & Co. since the late 1960s, and the other around turquoise, a nod to Schlumberger and the entire universe of the maison . /public-objects/f8d05637-78b2-4ab7-ba63-0cbc8c3a1d04-21c5bee4-7686-4c28-b030-3269704c9a2c-c79ad811-e4e7-4818-8ecb-232782d17cf9-639ea6ef-de7a-4703-9f50-e0e4c0c04bce-1.webp Image sélectionnée The contrast between turquoise and diamonds, quite unexpected, gives rise to strong, sculptural pieces. Sometimes alone, sometimes in pairs, the bird seems to flutter around the neck, ears or hand of the wearer. In other pieces, it asserts itself and reigns majestically over the colored stones. The "rock" spirit of the collection is understood when one sees the design of the pieces and how they live on the skin. Far from being demure, these slightly nonchalant adornments assert themselves without overdoing it, reminding us that high jewelry can also be an elegant way to break free from conventions and reinvent oneself, with an execution that is nothing short of fine and serious!