Clash de Cartier, jewellery that simultaneously champions and eschews classic
forms, that balances clean design with an excess of energy, and a serious spirit
with original charm.
Clash de Cartier shakes up the Maison’s aesthetic heritage of studs, beads and
clous carrés. Together, they form a singular, ribbed mesh which becomes Cartier’s
new jewellery signature as imagined by the design studios.
Clash de Cartier is a chic balancing act, a mix and match of aristocratic codes.
This jewellery takes a swipe at protocol, tradition and liberty. A clash of attitudes.
Clash de Cartier, a two-sided jewel
Jewellery that’s sharp? Yes, but soft to the touch. Geometric? Yes, but generously
sized and feminine. Mechanical? Yes, as all of the pieces are assembled yet free
to move.
Clash de Cartier is fixed yet moveable. At its essence is opposition: bright,
feminine curves and soft contours are contrasted with the nervous tension of
a taut structure.
Clash de Cartier, liberated jewellery with a good heritage
Clash de Cartier possesses an innate sense of proportion that draws on pure
Cartier style. In volumes and reliefs, circles and squares, the collection honours
the Maison’s penchant for geometry which dates back to the 1930s.
A classic style? No! It’s neo-classical, singular, unisex, whimsical.
Bright, flowing, pulsating, Clash de Cartier breaks up the conventional architecture
of shapes. The studs are held in place but free to move. This subtle motion entices
light to flit and flicker; the metal seems softer.
Crafted in 4N pink gold, the rings can be stacked and layered in all versions.
Male. Female. No judgment.
Clash de Cartier, deceptively simple lines
Behind the clean lines and even spacing, Clash de Cartier is a highly complex feat
of craftsmanship.
How are the studs interconnected yet mobile? The ingenious articulated
mechanism was entirely developed by the jewellery workshops. Each element
is mounted and polished.
Each step calls for a new technique, just the right tool. The Clash de Cartier piece
is precisely calibrated to magnetise the forces, to hold the studs in place.
The buff-top domed clous carrés are finished with a bright polish that is produced
over a series of operations.
In a final sophisticated Cartier jewellery touch, the inside of each piece is delicately
scalloped for comfortable wear.