Van Cleef & Arpels releases Cosmic Splendor Jewelry
The cosmos reveals its poetic character in the new exhibition Van Cleef & Arpels released, the cosmos reveals its poetic character in the new exhibition “Cosmic Splendor: Jewelry from the Collections of Van Cleef & Arpels”. Renewing one of its historic sources of inspiration - patrimonial, contemporary and High Jewelry creations offer a striking vision of the universe, tinged with dreams – Cosmic Splendor is presented by the Maison in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and is on view in the Meister Gallery in the Museum’s Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals. The wonders of the cosmos have inspired Van Cleef & Arpels since its foundation in 1906 on the Place Vendôme in Paris. This theme, an invitation to travel and dream, echoes throughout the history of the Maison and the 20th century, right up to the present day, adorning all types of jewelry with celestial motifs. In the 1950s,...