The house of Boucheron has been pushing the boundaries of jewellery-making in the most spectacular – and avant-garde – fashion. Ahead of his time, founder Frédéric Boucheron created the first necklace without a clasp in 1879: the flexible, open Question Mark that allowed ladies to wear it on their own in one simple step. The contemporary jeweller was also known to boldly combine precious gems with unusual materials such as rock crystal, hemp, onyx and haematite.
Claire Choisne, creative director at Boucheron, is continuing the visionary’s legacy and dedication to innovation. Judging from various innovative technologies employed in Maison's recent high jewellery collections, it’s clear that she’s unafraid to take the high-tech path rarely seen in the Haute joaillerie realm. In 2018, the hyperrealistic Fleurs Éternelles rings and Lierre Givré necklace from the Nature Triomphante collection were created via state-of-the-art scanning and 3D imaging respectively for true images and proportions of the actual flowers. In last year’s collection Contemplation, the Goutte de Ciel necklace literally captured a piece of sky as it incorporated Aerogel – the world’s lightest material that Nasa uses to gather stardust in space.
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