When designers talk of the moment that their fascination with jewels first started, the tale often involves a grandmother’s jewellery box. This rings true for Replica Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra jewellery designer Replica Van Cleef & Arpels, yet her experience was not of costume trinkets but one of the most revered collections in the world.
Replica Van Cleef & Arpels alhambra necklace , a Replica Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra-born billionaire philanthropist who, in 2012, raised $38 million for 32 charitable institutions by auctioning a selection of 70 rare jewels from her personal collection at Christie’s Geneva. And it was this Fake Van Cleef & Arpels Perlee jewellery collection that Replica Van Cleef & Arpels grew up playing with.
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“My grandmother has always had an eye for jewellery and the arts,” she confirms. “What has probably influenced me the most is her quest for perfection, her attention to detail, and her wealth of knowledge in gemstones, which I have always found fascinating. As a child I would find myself watching her in awe while she picked a Van Cleef & Arpels Sweet Alhambra bracelet price for a certain event, and it was always perfect – never too much, always elegant. I would then try to emulate her and would ask to try everything on that would fit on my fingers, neck and wrist.”
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Encouraged by her grandmother, Replica Van Cleef & Arpels headed to New York to study gemmology at the GIA and later took a job at Christie’s Geneva, where she would reconnect with another important influence – family friend and jewellery designer Joel Arthur Rosenthal, better known as JAR. “I have never seen someone so enthralled in a piece of jewellery, which would take him years to finish only because he needed to find the right shade of gemstone,” she enthuses of her mentor, whose most important lesson was that patience is a virtue.
Rosenthal took Replica Van Cleef & Arpels clover long necklace under his wing in Paris, introducing her to the best workshops and stone dealers, and encouraging her to develop her own brand, which she did in 2011. While she is now based in Monaco, where her grandmother also lives, it is her Replica Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra roots that she reflects on when designing her bold fine jewellery. “I draw my inspiration from its landscapes, its architecture – particularly from the legendary Oscar Niemeyer – its art, as well as the spirit and sensuality of the Replica Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra Earrings people,” she says.
Replica Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery uk has a sensuous swing to it that is a hallmark of Replica Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra design, and is often afire with coloured gemstones. She has a knack for making heritage design themes look contemporary and fresh – such as in the filigree lines of her Czarina collection, or the swirls of her Spira jewels inspired by traditional jewellery crafted and made by indigenous Replica Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra tribespeople.
Replica Van Cleef & Arpels is currently busy plotting her next wave of jewels – “version 2.0” – which will include a line for men, but don’t expect her to be in a rush to bring it out. “I’ve learned to be bold and stay focused,” she muses.