Tiffany & Co. marked the debut of the much-anticipated fall chapter of Blue Book 2023: Out of the Blue collection with a celebration in Shanghai.
Thursday’s event presented more than 600 high jewelry designs through an experiential journey, celebrating the American jeweler’s legacy and craftsmanship.
“Our collection is a dance between mimesis and stylization, representation and figuration, realism and abstraction of nature,” said Nathalie Verdeille, chief artistic officer, jewelry and high jewelry at Tiffany & Co. She added that the ocean-inspired designs “are an ode to Jean Schlumberger’s rich creative repertoire. From his creations, we have created a new dreamlike language that animates what he so brilliantly conceived half a century ago.”
Verdeille’s creations are exhibited in various rooms that have taken design inspiration from the Blue Book 2023 collection. From the Sea Cave room to the Infinite Coral Garden, one-of-a-kind designs with diamond and colored gemstone pieces are on display. Other pieces, such as the Pisces brooch, feature rare gemstones including unenhanced padparadscha sapphires, unenhanced pink sapphires, rubellites and diamonds, while the Sea Anemone pendant highlights blue cuprian elbaite tourmaline, turquoise and diamonds to mirror Schlumberger’s unique manifestations of the sea’s wonder and mystery.
“My favorite piece is the diamond Shell necklace with a dazzling emerald-cut blue cuprian elbaite tourmaline of over 10 carats. This gemstone perfectly captures the color and beauty of the sea,” said Victoria Wirth Reynolds, Tiffany’s chief gemologist.
The LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand has been rolling out its Blue Book 2023 collection, recently hosting a customer-facing fashion show at The Landmark New York boutique, teasing creations from the fall collection that have now debuted in China.
Inside Tiffany & Co.’s Shanghai debut of the Blue Book 2023: Out of the Blue fall expression.
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Alongside Out of the Blue, the event also serves as the debut of new expressions from Verdeille based on one of Schlumberger icons, with the third wave of the Bird on a Rock collection featuring yellow and white diamond suites and the Tiffany Muzo Emerald that was acquired earlier this year.
The debut will be capped off with a gala Friday night with expected attendees including Tony Leung, Carina Lau and Elaine Zhong, among others.