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Tales behind the stones
Life, Noko, Published on 03/03/2023
» Five years ago, Van Cleef & Arpels obtained the Lesotho Legend, the fifth largest rough stone, sourced from the Letšeng Diamond Mine, located 3,200m above sea level in the Maloti Mountains.
Cute critters
Life, Noko, Published on 24/02/2023
» In the mid-1950s, a winking cat with the other eye in emerald, a ruby nose and a body blackened by onyx was one of the animal clips in La Boutique, featuring a range of accessible daywear jewellery created by Van Cleef & Arpels.
A focus on flowers
Life, Noko, Published on 27/05/2022
» One year after opening its doors at Place Vendôme, Van Cleef & Arpels began growing flowers in its archives.
Return of the Zip
Life, Noko, Published on 08/04/2022
» Van Cleef & Arpels fastened its reputation as a maker of transformable jewellery with the Zip, worn open as a necklace or closed as a bracelet, launched in 1950.
A marriage of art and craft
Life, Noko, Published on 10/12/2021
» The world of dance has permeated Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery-making since the first ballerina clips were created in the early 1940s. Featuring a gold or diamond face with precious head ornament, dancers are depicted with pointe shoes and a tutu set with diamonds or coloured stones.
New boundaries explored
Life, Noko, Published on 10/12/2021
» In 2022, L.A. Dance Project will celebrate its 10th anniversary, and the year will begin with a contemporary reinterpretation of Romeo & Juliet, staged at La Seine Musicale, on the outskirts of Paris, from Jan 13-22.
Precious blooms
Life, Noko, Published on 24/09/2021
» For over a century, flowers have been Van Cleef & Arpels' favourite subject for jewellery interpretations. A platinum bracelet with stylised red and white roses earned the maison the Grand Prize at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, held in Paris in 1925.
Heaven on Earth
Life, Noko, Published on 13/08/2021
» In March a new luminous object in the constellation Cassiopeia was spotted by a Japanese amateur astronomer, and in May the nova became brighter, enabling observation with the naked eye.
Bangkok in full bloom
Life, Noko, Published on 18/06/2021
» Last year, Alexandre Benjamin Navet began transforming Van Cleef & Arpels' boutiques in various cities around the world. The French multi-disciplinary artist has reinterpreted a floral theme for a blooming pop-up boutique in Bangkok.
A century of secrets
Life, Noko, Published on 26/03/2021
» It has been almost a century following the debut of Van Cleef & Arpels' secret wristwatch in 1923.