The World's Oldest Jewelry House Unveils a Striking New Design

To gather inspiration for this design, artistic director Laure-Isabelle Mellerio spent six months immersed in Mellerio's design archives, which are housed within its Rue de la Paix boutique near Place Vendôme in Paris "Mellerio has developed a great deal of patents," notes Diane-Sophie Lanselle, Mellerio's communications director The new collar necklace is the latest in a long line of boundary-breaking Mellerio creations.

More recently, the brand introduced the Mellerio Cut, a specific oval shape applied to diamonds and precious gems Mellerio's high-jewelry pedigree extends back to the 17th century Among the brand's most iconic clients are Marie de Médicis-the Italian-born French queen was the first royal to request a custom design-and infamous jewelry-lover Queen Marie Antoinette, who purchased a cameo bracelet from Mellerio's Paris boutique in 1870.

In recent months, Laure-Isabelle Mellerio has also debuted a duo of lively contemporary collections inspired by Lake Maggiore's enchanting Borromean islands-a favorite getaway for the Mellerio family. . Source