cartier | the grain de café necklace

Cartier has unveiled the latest evolution of its ‘Grain de Café’ collection, debuting a radiant new necklace that further explores the Maison’s historical obsession with transforming the ‘ordinary’ into the extraordinary. Drawing inspiration from a humble coffee bean, the new piece focuses on fluidity, reimagining yellow gold as a supple, hand-woven mesh. The collection, which first appeared in the Cartier vocabulary in 1938 under the legendary creative director Jeanne Toussaint, has long been a symbol of 1950s glamour. Toussaint – the woman responsible for the iconic ‘Panthère’ motif – was fascinated by the idea of elevated nature, choosing the coffee bean as a motif that felt both organic and architecturally precise. A hand-woven mesh extends from the iconic Palmier chain, creating a drape that mimics the movement of fine silk against the skin. Cartier’s artisans have developed a fluid structure that drapes like haute couture fabric, ensuring the necklace moves with the wearer. The design features a fringe of gold coffee beans punctuated by delicate settings that play with light and transparency. In keeping with the Maison’s penchant for secret luxury, the piece is finished with a concealed clasp at the reverse to maintain the unbroken geometry of the design.... Read more » The post cartier | the grain de café necklace appeared first on Schön! Magazine.