Thursday, August 29, 2019

Louis Vuitton's new high-end jewellery collection inspired by medieval heroines

The treasure story usually does not appear in the Metropolitan Weapons and Armor Gallery, but that is where Francesca Amfitheatrof wants to start. So I found myself having a Saturday morning with Giovanni Battista Bourbon del Monte facing burgonet, a 16th-century Italian mercenary with good relations with the emperor, the pope and the kings of France and Spain. He has helmets to show it: etched steel parts are plated and engraved to mimic rich and heavy brocade textiles.

Not far from him is a masterpiece called Filippo Negroli, a 16th-century Milan master craftsman who seems to be similar to the JAR of the Italian armor world: innovation, often imitated, Respected. The plaque next to the Italian parade armor has the familiar vocabulary of jewelers: embossing, replying, chasing, hammering steel, gold plating. Personal assets leapt to the third place in the world Louis Vuitton boss became the first billionaire in France.

In addition to the description of the decorative elements of each armor, pay special attention to how it works to allow freedom of movement, because in the end, it is the real power. I can imagine that Amfitheatrof is a designer. His work has always been driven by narratives and modern sense of relaxation. Standing in the gallery in front of German soldiers, he outlines the diamond necklace of Louis Vuitton.

Founded in 1854, Vuitton launched jewelry in 2004 and has been working on high-end jewellery since 2009 - a unique design that includes exceptional craftsmanship and rare extraordinary gems. This year's high-end jewellery collection - once a year, according to Louis Vuitton, it is called "Knight Knight" and inspired by "legends and bold places." It explores "the power that drives several medieval heroines to transcend their vision of being a woman, in order to build their own destiny."