Simply Abu Dhabi XXII

2 3 6 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I E stablished in 1920 with his first shop opening inNew York in 1932, Harry Winston jewels celebrate the world’s creative arts, paying tribute to fine art, interior design, textiles, fabrics and architecture. The founder initially challenged his designers to explore all elements of artistic design, transferring elements to fine jewellery to bring them to life. Like many jewellers, gemmology and design ran in his blood. The son of a Ukrainian immigrant to the US who started a small jewellery business on arrival, Winston had an eye for precious stones from an early age, said to have discovered a two-carat emerald in a pawn shop for 25 cents, selling it days later for $800. He opened his own company and went on to become one of New York’s most celebrated jewellers, even featuring in the words of the song “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” from the musical “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”: “Talk to me, Harry Winston,” goes the line, “tell me all about it.” This season it is the distinctive and enduring Art Deco architectural style of the 1930s that is being channelled, resulting in a timeless collection evocative of bygone elegance. Often revisited nostalgically by designers, the Art Deco form remains popular, its design principles open to fluid reinvention. Defined by geometric shapes, rich hues and intricate Harry Winston