The Incredible Lightness Of Boucheron's New Jewelry Collection

Boucheron may be the oldest jewelry house in Paris's historic Place Vendôme, but its creative director, Claire Choisne, displays a fondness for modern materials and computer technology that are reflected in the luxury jeweler's latest high jewelry collection This new collection of 67 pieces, titled "Contemplation," takes its inspiration from the sky with hues that runs from transparent, to translucent, to white, and blue Choisne, during a live remote preview of the new collection, said it took her two years to find a material with the properties of aerogel.

Choisne recruited someone skilled at working with the material to create the drop shape of the pendant On its surface, Choisne drew a stormy sky in mother-of-pearl with diamond clouds set off by slate-colored lacquer applied with an airbrush Choisne seems to delight in combining old and new ways to solve creative challenges.

The Contemplation collection is the embodiment of finding new materials and methods to produce jewels that fit a creative vision, while staying true to the traditions of producing French jewelry. . Source