A collaboration between Chaumet and Central St Martins has birthed the new gen-ready tiara. CANDICE CHAN finds out how designer Scott Armstrong and craftsman Yann Richard are changing the way it is worn.
SURROUNDED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS with their flashing cameras, 21-year-old Scott Armstrong — oozing charm with his boyish looks and tousled blonde locks — could have easily passed off as the latest Netflix star. He is accompanied by 28-year-old Yann Richard, a dead ringer for English actor Joseph Fiennes. Standing side by side and politely obliging pictures, one might have guessed that both men were actors on a publicity tour, except that neither has even the slightest interest in acting.
Instead, the undergraduate-jewellery designer (Armstrong) and craftsman (Richard) are in Beijing to present a tiara — a collaborative effort between Central St Martins and Chaumet.
The project was born from a competition initiated by Chaumet for students at Central St Martins, the arts college famed for illustrious alumni such as Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton, Stella McCartney, Zac Posen and Riccardo Tisci. “We chose Central St Martins because it has produced some of the greatest creators of this generation. We know that working with them would give us the highest level of excellence,” explains Jean
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