Two years after launching as a concept, Piaget’s Altiplano Ultimate Concept is available to the public this weekend. The thinnest-ever mechanical watch (2mm), designed in super-strong cobalt alloy, contains five patents in its revolutionary design.
To celebrate Earth Day, Brazilian jeweller Ana Khouri has launched her Delphine earrings, made with Fairtrade gold, traceable stones and recycled packaging. The earrings reflect the four elements through their raindrop shape, airy spaces, fire-forged gold and earthly gems.
The latest addition to its ever-expanding array of chic small appliances, Smeg’s CGF01 coffee grinder provides a barista experience in a stylish package that features retro rounded edges, chrome touches and pastel shades.
Chaumet re-opens its flagship eighteenth-century Paris maison, and its new design perfectly balances the brand’s tradition and modernity. The new design is as bold as its 16 new cocktail rings. In-store highlights include tiara maquettes, inlaid wood, carved alabaster and rock crystal chandeliers.
Exaggerated origami influences and low-key make-up provided JW Anderson’s extremely elegant modern take on 1950s couture at this year’s London Fashion Week.
Lebanese maison Rabih Kayrouz debuts his first international salon in London, which now provides the rare opportunity to order his haute couture in the English capital. Items include attire to be fitted locally, in addition to timelessly beautiful ready-to-wear pieces as well as jewellery.
Premiering at Omega’s watch museum in Bienne, Switzerland is the brand’s latest Bond model, Seamaster Diver 007. Built with Daniel Craig’s input, the watch features vintage looks (brown dial, woven metal strap) all in light titanium.
British maison Boodles launches The Secret Garden, a high jewellery collection subtly inspired by the new film of the classic children’s book. It embraces a holistic theme of healing through nature and is available early April.
Fashion iconoclast Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons) and Japanese pearl brand Mikimoto’s collaboration creates seven non-gendered, single-strand designs, which feature smaller (Akoya) or larger (South Sea) pearls, silver chain, pearl swag and Comme des Garçon insignia.
The Paris launch of Cindy Chao’s new Annual Butterfly boasts multi-layered, varied diamonds, sapphires and Burmese rubies, and it comes in ombré blue titanium. Her first such piece is now permanently displayed at Musée des Arts Décoratifs.
Public couture at Paris’s Musée Rodin – Dior’s Female Divine installation by American feminist artist Judy Chicago contains banners handcrafted by women at an Indian embroidery school.
The latest limited-edition A Magazine Curated By is specially curated for Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli and contains a beautifully photographed, fascinating insight into the collaborators, family, craftspeople, artworks and places that inspire this design virtuoso.
