TRENDS
diamond rose brooch worn by the queen’s sister, Princess Margaret. “We wanted to showcase ... the legacy of Cartier over a hundred years,” said Molesworth. In one room, the curators have gathered a collection of 18 tiaras spanning from 1900 to the modern day — a grand finale to the dazzling display. The design house was founded in Paris in 1847 when Louis-François Cartier took over the workshop of his master. In 1898, his grandson Louis Cartier joined the brand and played a pivotal role in Cartier’s evolution. Then in 1902, his brother Pierre opened a branch in London. “We all think of Cartier as being this wonderful design epic and glamorous name, but it’s also because they are so good at creating something that is ahead of the times, but doesn’t go out of fashion,” -Helen Molesworth “We see very early on, even in the beginning of the 1900s, that Cartier is really looking around for inspiration,” said Molesworth. “We see inspirations from the Islamic world, from Egypt, from China, from India. The brothers ... travelled. They went to Russia, they went to India,” she added. Above all, they managed to capture the changing moods of the times in which they lived. After the stunning diamond necklaces of the Roaring Twenties came more sober gold bracelets designed in the 1960s. “One of the great successes of Cartier is staying ahead of the times, being the trendsetters, and realising that they are keeping up with the changing world around them,” the curator said.
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