With international travel resuming, so too has Cartier been on the move.
Departing from Paris, the luxury brand has lately taken its Beautés du Monde Exhibition to Madrid and Shanghai, and by earlier this month had made its way to Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok where Cartier Thailand hosted a cocktail banquet to mark the arrival of the high-jewellery collection.
The event was graced by Jisoo, Cartier's global brand ambassador, and Kimberley Anne Woltemas, Friend of the Maison.
The Blackpink star matched her black outfit with diamonds and emeralds that shimmered from a Rayuela necklace and earrings, while the white-clad Kimberly donned a Nopal necklace and ring centred by a rubellite cabochon.
The Rayuela and Nopal high jewellery are among 300 pieces on display at the "Beautés Du Monde Bangkok Exhibition", which opened yesterday to a gathering of 540 Cartier admirers.
The exhibition reflected on Cartier's love of travel, appreciation of nature and culture, and seeing the beautiful in everything.
The luxury brand was founded by Louis-François Cartier in 1847. Third-generation Louis Cartier and his two brothers, Pierre and Jacques, travelled extensively and took inspiration from different cultures, later translating them into unique designs.
After a warm welcome at the lounge, visitors advanced to the Introduction Room, which served as a prelude to the Cartier universe.
In the 1970s the maison began gathering pieces produced in its earlier years, leading to the foundation of the Cartier Collection in 1983.
Unique to the Bangkok exhibition, the Thai Patrimony Room featured exceptional pieces from the Cartier Collection as well as a contemporary art installation by renowned designer Saran Yen Panya.
The high-jewellery collection was showcased in the Exhibition Room comprising three thematic salons: World Wildlife, Mineral World and Cultural World.
Influential Spanish artist Jaime Hayon designed the scenography specially made to enhance the viewing of Cartiers' exquisite creations.
The cactus is reimagined in the design of the Nopal necklace. In pavé-set platinum, a series of geometrical lines features motifs composed of aventurines, accented by diamonds that are inverted on their base to resemble little spikes. The colour and roundness of the central rubellite cabochon suggest a lush red fruit.
In addition to the emblematic panther, Cartier has interpreted other animals through the medium of jewellery.
Inspired by the skin of the green iguana, the flexible Iwana necklace boasts a central motif made up of three uniquely shaped Colombian emeralds. The facets of the cabochons multiply into a weave of openwork triangular motifs, set or paved with diamonds and emeralds.
Pieces under the Cultural World theme include the Nishin necklace, which offers an abstract take on Japanese kimonos by drawing on their elongated T-shape and springtime colours. The design is structured around a long pendant that highlights four coloured sapphires.
India inspires the Tutti Frutti pieces, which have been Cartier's emblematic style for a century.
That heritage echoes in the Sambhal necklace with sapphire and ruby beads, carved sapphires and emeralds, cabochon-cut rubies and brilliant-cut diamonds. The central motif with a Burmese pear-shaped sapphire can be worn as a brooch.
