And the 140-piece collection isn’t just an frivolous flight of fancy – much of it is grounded in real science as well. Numerous pieces reference real life events that have happened in space: The sinuous Boucle Cosmique necklace references the formation of the Thor’s Helmet nebula around a giant star. The Ison cuff bracelet was named for the comet that disintegrated into a radiant cloud after passing too close to the sun in 2013, a rare astronomical phenomenon. The Antennae necklace refers to the eponymous collision of two galaxies — an event that began 500 million years ago. This added scientific background gives the collection an dimension of both authenticity and wonder.
Van Cleef & Arpels have astrophysicist Dr Isabelle Grenier to thank for that. Grenier received her Ph. D. in astrophysics in 1988, and has spent the last three decades cataloguing the stars – and what lies beyond them.
“The universe is much more colourful, and much more dynamic than people think,” says Grenier. “I showed the designers from Van Cleef & Arpels pictures and videos from our telescopes to show them that the universe is constantly moving, constantly changing.”
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