Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XXIII

1 3 9 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I So prominently have emeralds featured in Van Cleef &Arpels’ most treasured pieces that they elected to produce this, a most mesmerising collection of high jewellery. The Émeraude en majesté demonstrates the brand’s devotion to the green stone and showcases its craftsmen’s utter mastery of creation. Take the Émeraude Entrelacée necklace, a fusion of white gold, platinum and diamond strings joined by a single, broad-faced Colombian emerald. Inspired by the 1950s, it’s so delicate it’s hard to believe that it’s not fashioned from ribbon. Or the DrapéMajestueux necklace, a similarly fluid piece designed as of folds of fabric. Three rows of cabochon-cut, Zambian emerald beads shape themselves naturally to the swoop of the neckline, fixed in place by a tender rope of diamonds in a lacework motif of round, square, asscher, baguette and obus-cut diamonds. Completing the couture theme, a diamond tassel – detachable – can be fixed to the ropes and worn either at the breast or at the back in this most thoughtful, versatile of pieces. Demonstrating the designers’ versatility, the Canopée ring takes its inspiration not from fabric, but from tropical greenery. With the asymmetric composition of diamond leaves and twisted diamond stems around a large, emerald-cut, Colombian emerald, the craftsmen have created a remarkable sense of volume and movement.