From that unique perspective that allows Cartier to identify the link between the ordinary and the exceptional and to be inspired by the inexhaustible vocabulary of nature to create a jewel, the brand has rediscovered beauty in something completely surprising. A coffee bean, a motif that the legendary Jeanne Toussaint already used in 1938 for pieces that made Princess Grace of Monaco herself fall in love.
Its fleshy, round and full shape allows Cartier to contribute its own vision of nature: rebellious, free and sophisticated, it opens its own creative field that gives rise to the most daring and unexpected creations. From there the Grain de Café collection reemerges in the form of jewels designed as living, dynamic, sumptuous and joyful structures.
They are rings, a necklace and a bracelet created on a two-tone gold chain, enhanced by a single or double crown with grains sprinkled with diamonds of different cuts. The rose gold version consists of a ring and a necklace whose sculpted obsidian is combined with gold studded with diamonds. A balance between impetus and delicacy, in creative tension to renew the floral genre and propose a new vision of beauty.
And daring. Because in the form of cascading clusters of grains and golden structures that offer a subtle jingling, the Grain de Café collection makes the most of the ease and endless creations that gold offers. Although Jeanne Toussaint covered it in 1938 with resounding success over the decades, and especially in the 50s and 60s, it left the House in 1970.
Despite its small dimensions, this extraordinary seed allowed then and now allows two of Cartier's main creative elements: the flora represented in yellow gold and the sublimation of the ordinary thanks to the jeweler's mastery. Smooth or striated, galloned or braided, with a grid or articulated, that coffee bean that became the vector of fun jewelry returns with force to find its space in the brand's portfolio.
It promises to develop over time through multiple interpretations and demonstrates the House's ability to appreciate beauty. Where less experienced eyes only see an ordinary object, they see the possibilities of its extraordinary brilliance.
