THE ART OF ASSEMBLAGE

CREATIVE DIRECTION: DANÉ STOJANOVIC 
PHOTOGRAPHY: VLADIMIR MARTÍ
LIGHTING ASSISTANT: MARK ANTHONY DIRECTO NAVARRO
WORDS: ALISSA THOMAS

There is a delicate balance in the curation of a masterpiece, particularly an installation designed for the contours of the human body. It finds an equilibrium between the unique and the intentional, one that follows form and beauty with radiant detail designed to take focus. And from these rarefied details emerge the pieces we choose, the jewellery we keep. They are the heirlooms, the investments, the keepsakes that both beautify and gather the stories of a lifetime. They are objets d’art with a poignant past and an infinite future.

This balance is found in the minutiae of a Panthère de Cartier ring, with its white gold and onyx body, and its sinuous sculpture of emeralds and diamonds that casts a dichotomy between fierce and fragile. It’s in the linear elegance of the Cartier Tank Américaine, with its classic form of rose gold and leather complementing its function as a manifestation of time itself. And it’s in the mode of the Clash de Cartier necklace, with its rose gold, onyx and diamond serpentine silhouette creating a rebellious formation that is both exultant and exquisite. Assembling the décor of a life-form is beauty in exhibition, a tangible, authentic celebration of both art and existence.

“THE ART OF ASSEMBLAGE” IS PUBLISHED IN THE 19TH EDITION OF GRAZIA INTERNATIONAL. ORDER YOUR COPY HERE.