TIFFANY & CO. PRESENTS A PREVIEW OF THE
2016 BLUE BOOK COLLECTION
THE ART OF TRANSFORMATION
MissQT.com columnists, together with Amagzing.co‘s team were invited to preview Tiffany & Co’s newest Blue Book Collection @ Peninsula Hotel on 23rd February 2016.
The Tiffany & Co. Blue Book collection highlights the evolution of a 179-year legacy of glamour and style. Magnificent jewels are its symbol—and Blue Book its greatest showcase. For 2016, Tiffany turns this celebrated collection into an exploration of nature—and The Art of Transformation.
The jewelry is the vision of design director Francesca Amfitheatrof, who utilizes the finest diamonds and colorful gemstones to capture the brilliant world that unfolds in nature and in one breathtaking moment, bursts into an extraordinary beauty. “In this collection, we are taking you on a journey through nature. From the deep ocean, we float to the edge of the water where stillness reigns. In this world, cocooned in calm, transformation occurs. Life changes, and nature reaches to the surface and takes its first breath of air.
It’s a story about evolution and all that is possible in silence and peace, where nature plays its magic and creates the mysteries of the world we live in.”
Tiffany diamonds are among the most sought-after of these treasures. They are even more alluring in virtually invisible settings that maximize movement and play of light. Master stonecutters and setters create a wide, flexible bracelet with streams of round diamonds that flow around square-cut and pear-shape stones. Beautifully matched for color and clarity, the diamonds release an electrifying sparkle.
The artisans’ skill in mounting diamonds in ring settings underscores a tradition of craftsmanship that continues to produce the ultimate in luxury. The D color, internally flawless 8.56-carat center stone, framed with baguette and round diamonds; and a 10.25-carat stone in diamond-encrusted platinum are but two of the spectacular rings in Blue Book.
Collectors and connoisseurs covet Blue Book for its fancy color diamonds, as well. Tiffany Yellow Diamonds radiate like the sun that renews all life. Its warmth and limitless energy are reflected in rings with a 2.16-carat Fancy Intense Yellowish Green diamond and a 4.13-carat Fancy Yellow Green diamond with white diamond baguettes. The sun shines too in a pendant’s 22.11-carat yellow sapphire, with white diamonds swirling around it like clouds. Other vibrant-color gemstones capture an ever-changing spectrum with tanzanites, tourmalines, aquamarines and diamonds. In a statement of Tiffany craftsmanship, a triple-row necklace of lush green and blue stones circles upward, with a 52.80-carat aquamarine drop.
More gemstones are mounted in lavish cocktail rings with diamonds and platinum. Like the forces of nature they are, a 6.70-carat emerald, 28.08-carat pink spinel, 20.43-carat sapphire and 19.99-carat green tourmaline unleash rich, saturated color. These mesmerizing hues are intensified by exquisite cuts and settings that lead the eye deep into the stones.
Blue Book also features brilliant creatures that evolve in myriad and wondrous ways. Among these creations are a trio of starfish in a cuff of diamonds, sapphires and tsavorites; an Octopus of diamond tentacles surrounding an outsize baroque pearl; and earrings of emerald-cut tanzanites that anchor fanciful fish of green tourmalines.
Design Director Francesca Amfitheatrof creates earrings with a pair of fish caught at the moment they leap from the ocean. Covered in blue cuprian elbaite tourmalines and diamonds, with gleaming fins of platinum, the two embellish cushion-cut tanzanites totaling 13.04 carats.
A trio of starfish reflects the mystery of the undersea world. The cuff’s diamonds, sapphires and tsavorites are seamlessly set in 18 karat white gold, creating a pattern of continuous color and elegant contours.
About Blue Book
Collected in the 2016 Blue Book, these consummate jewels are in harmony both with nature and Tiffany’s unparalleled design heritage.
Design Director Francesca Amfitheatrof Talks about
2016 Blue Book Collection
Tiffany Ascent
“The process of designing gives me this feeling of breaking new ground and reaching new heights of creativity. There is a sense of exhilaration in these tanzanites, tourmalines and aquamarines that are symbolic of earth and sky to me, and the diamonds that twist and curve like a path that leads us ahead.”
Tiffany Transcendence
“A wondrous world unfolds beneath the surface of the earth. Here, nature’s forces create treasures that burst with powerful beauty. Wearing these extraordinary gems enriches our lives and changes the way we move through the world.”
Tiffany Spirit
“It is my privilege to work with the world’s most beautiful diamonds and artisans with incredible skill. These jewels with mixed-cut stones began as powerful ideas that turned into rough sketches and, finally, intricate designs that shine with spirit and energy.”
Tiffany Dawn
“The early light is very soft, yet it brings the entire world to life. I’ve captured this quiet moment in delicate, fluid settings, with diamonds that give the illusion of stars swirling in the first hint of daylight.”
Tiffany Source
“As a designer, I am constantly exploring the natural world—the source of all beauty and artistic inspiration. When I work with diamonds and gemstones, I feel in touch and in harmony with nature’s incredibly beautiful shapes and patterns.”
Tiffany Soul
“Gemstones are formed deep in the earth, which I compare to Tiffany’s heart—our Archives. This treasure trove of jewels covers our entire history. I’ve traced our diamond legacy in great spirals and our gemstone heritage in modern designs that are incredibly glamourous and luxurious.”
Tiffany Awakening
“I’ve tried to use diamonds to open our eyes to nature’s wild abundance. The jewels have an organic quality, with the cool elegance of diamonds and platinum as well as the inviting warmth of yellow diamonds and gold.”
Tiffany Evolution
“The creatures washed ashore by the tides are a rich source of inspiration for jewelry design. We tried to capture these fascinating forms in a different way to produce something unusual and unexpected—just as nature never fails to astonish us with constantly shifting colors and patterns.”
