For Victoire de Castellane, creative director of Dior Joaillerie, jewellery design is a celebration of bold patterns and whimsical designs. In the decades since establishing Dior Joaillerie in 1999, de Castellane has rethought the often-serious parameters of high jewellery in an embrace of non-precious stones and a brilliant rainbow of colours for pieces that reference surreal and fantastical forms. This spirit of nonconformity continues through to the sculptural lines of her fine jewellery, which also jointly considers the influence of Dior’s heritage alongside contemporary references.
For the newest launch in the My Dior fine jewellery collection, de Castellane translates a traditional Dior motif into modern pieces, rethinking the distinctive cannage pattern. Composed of a geometric mash of squares and diagonals, it is synonymous with the caning technique on the rattan chairs popular in the 18th century. It became an enduring inspiration for Christian Dior, who seated guests at his first fashion show in 1947, at 30 Avenue Montaigne, on the Napoleon III chairs adorned with the pattern.
