Cartier: Innovation through the 20th Century

(Hardback)

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Cartier epitomizes creativity and individuality in jewellery design.The 175 objects featured in this book exemplify Cartier's inimitable talent and represent milestones in twentieth-century design. Peerless archetypes of excellence that are important benchmarks in the history of world jewelery, they retain their beauty and relevance into the twenty-first century.

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"The...objects selected for the exhibition and reproduced here at actual size document twentieth-century design at its best." ~Veranda

"Francois Chaille chose 175 pieces that represent the French firm's mlange of aesthetic appeal, opulence and technical prowess." ~Black Book

"Drawing on Cartier's vast archives, many of the pictures are being published here for the first time." ~Luxist.com

Author Bio

Pierre Rainero is Image, Style and Heritage Director of Cartier.