STYLE Edit: Nature Triomphante helps Boucheron return to its roots
The 80-piece assemblage is presented in three chapters – Naturaliste, Surréaliste, and Alchimiste
It is said that wild ivy would drape from the arcades of the Palais Royale where maison Boucheron was founded in 1858.
Founder Frédéric Boucheron took on the luxuriant Parisian ivy as his second muse – his first, of course, being women.
And 160 years on, the wild ivy has clung to the inspiration boards at 26 Place Vendôme.
But this time, however, with the help of digital scanning technology, the Boucheron Lierre de Paris is closer than ever to personifying the untamed, sprawling evergreen.
The Lierre Givré necklace interprets a winter thaw using titanium and cacholong, a milky white opal.
Each element is a perfect rendering of actual ivy, thanks to 3D scanning technology. Veins of the plant are set in relief, while micro pavé-set diamonds fill the idiosyncratic in-betweens. A trembler on each leaf induces a gentle flutter, similar to a light winter breeze.
Of the three chapters in the Nature Triomphante 2018 collection, it is Naturaliste that reminds us most of the Boucheron heritage from which creative director Claire Choisne derives her motivation to innovate.
