GRAFF GALAXIA + MORE STANDOUT JEWELLERY FROM PARIS
The high jewellery house goes cosmic with its new “otherworldly” collection, and we round up some of the other stand-out high jewellery pieces showcased in Paris.
In celebration of its new Galaxia high jewellery campaign, Graff has released an “otherworldly” collection featuring more than 1160 carats of exceptional diamonds and gemstones.
Inspired by the beauty of the night sky and set within an imagined cosmic green Graff galaxy, the campaign is imbued with a surrealist, dreamlike quality and presents a modern vision of femininity, fusing sensuality with strength.
Shot by renowned Swedish photographer Mikael Jansson and styled by former Vogue Paris editor in chief Emmanuelle Alt, the cinematic-style campaign shows Dutch model Rianne van Rompaey bedecked in a dazzling assortment of yellow and white diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires.
In a high jewellery campaign first, cinematic footage of the aurora borealis and green celestial phenomena is displayed on a 180-degree high-definition LED video wall, using revolutionary visual effects technology.
Galaxia also signals the return of the iconic Graff Green Lady, first introduced in a print advertising campaign in the early 2000s. The colour green has been synonymous with the house since it was founded by Laurence Graff in London in 1960 and is evident across the brand, from advertising to imagery and boutique design and stationery.
Embodying the campaign’s green theme is this show-stopping asymmetrical emerald and diamond necklace featuring three incredibly rare four carat lozenge shape Colombian emeralds. First unveiled during haute couture week in Paris in January, it is combined with more than 23 carats of emeralds and 37 carats of diamonds and paired with matching earrings, bracelets and a 17-carat emerald cut Colombian emerald and diamond ring.
Here, we round up some of the other stand-out high jewellery pieces showcased in Paris (all POA)…
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Doubling as a tiara, the Spina necklace comprises broken lines, alternating diamonds, sapphires and openwork – with a spectacular 29.17-carat Ceylon sapphire at its centre.
Emulating the lightness of lace and delicacy of embroidery is this exquisite necklace in white gold and diamonds. Part of a 79-piece collection, it pays homage to Monsieur Dior’s adoration for nature with overlapping garlands of petal-like diamond ‘braids’.
Featuring feathers of brushed rose gold alternating with diamond-set white gold, this delicate work of art can be worn in three different ways: as a tiara, hair piece or brooch. Team with matching feather earrings.
Taking inspiration from our planet’s evolutionary origins, this seven-row, high-collar platinum Laurasia necklace took nearly 2500 hours to create. It features a sensational 5.02-carat emerald-cut yellow diamond.
Inspired by the magical Northern Lights, the Starburst cuff creates its own mini aurora, set with an electric blue Paraiba tourmaline and velvety blue sapphires.
Taking inspiration from ceremonial attire, this dramatic choker appears to have been knitted in rock crystal and is decorated with a button paved with baguette diamonds, round diamonds and rock crystal. Worn with matching earrings.
Conjuring the face of a lion, this lustrous yellow gold Lion Jacket ring showcases a rare 5.09-carat warm-white trilliant-cut diamond, surrounded by a mane of tactile yellow gold beads, which move like a fringe between the fingertips. The mane is crowned by a pear-shaped yellow diamond, and a hidden mechanism allows the jacket to open, revealing a solitaire ring that can be worn on its own.
