Her observation feels particularly apt right now, when permanence seems increasingly precious. \u201cI think jewellery\u2019s timelessness has a reassuring aspect,\u201d she says. \u201cYou know what you invest in because it will be there to stay. You can pass it on to the next generation and it will be appreciated, have meaning and probably a special memory.\u201d When I mention how jewellery feels more sustainable than fashion purchases, she nods in approval. \u201cIt\u2019s the timelessness. It has a reassuring aspect, especially in times like these. You work with precious materials\u2014 you buy gold, you buy stones, you understand the value first-hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
The transformability represents one of the maison\u2019s greatest technical challenges. \u201cTransformability has always been part of our inspiration,\u201d Re\u0301nier says, \u201cso we\u2019ve tried in these collections to bring model signatures that have been very much identified with Van Cleef & Arpels.\u201d When asked about expanding the collections\u2014 particularly why there were no bracelets\u2014she laughs. \u201cFor Fleur d\u2019Hawai\u0308, it may be more challenging, but for Flowerlace, it could definitely see life in the future. We\u2019ll see what the future brings\u2014let us find enough stones on our way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through this conversation and looking at the wealth of archives and knowledge owned and preserved at Van Cleef & Arpels, one wonders what really makes Re\u0301nier feel grounded as CEO of such a global enterprise\u2014 particularly in uncertain times. She says, \u201cI think you need to focus on what you can influence and so check the true long-term decisions that are important for your creativity, for your brand equity, for your teams. What you [cannot] control, you\u2019ll manage as it comes along. If you start being anxious about everything that could happen, then you stop sleeping at night.\u201d She pauses, looking out over into the parkland outside. \u201cWe all need beauty\u2014there\u2019s a reason jewellery existed when people were literally in caves.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her words stay with me as the Highland dancers take their final bow and the evening winds down with that particular melancholy that accompanies the end of magical experiences. As I make my way back to Marine Troon through the Scottish countryside, the Flowerlace and Fleurs d\u2019Hawai\u0308 pieces safely tucked away in their velvet cases, I find myself thinking about permanence and impermanence, about the flowers that would wilt in Dumfries House\u2019s gardens come autumn and those that would continue blooming forever in precious metal and stone. Rather like the best of our fantasies\u2014and this Scottish sojourn had certainly qualified as that\u2014they offer the tantalising possibility that beauty, once properly captured and crafted with infinite patience, need never fade. Even if we occasionally have to pack up our Bridgerton dreams and return to reality, some flowers, it seems, are designed to bloom forever.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Her observation feels particularly apt right now, when permanence seems increasingly precious. \u201cI think jewellery\u2019s timelessness has a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445091,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[150160,150150,34628,150168,150167,150149,7709,7730,7731,150170,150155,150152,150165,150164,150151,1760,518,45085,150174,150156,150154,150172,7710,519,150169,150153,150175,712,150173,150157,150171,148522,150162,7805,150148,150163,150145,150159,150158,150146,150147,150161,150166],"class_list":{"0":"post-445090","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-arpel-and-cleef","9":"tag-botanical-jewels","10":"tag-bridgerton","11":"tag-bridgerton-jewellery","12":"tag-bridgerton-jewelry","13":"tag-bridgerton-inspired-event","14":"tag-british-royal-family","15":"tag-charles","16":"tag-charles-iii","17":"tag-dumfries-house","18":"tag-dumfries-house-gala","19":"tag-exclusive-jewelry-event","20":"tag-fleurs-dhawai","21":"tag-flowerlace","22":"tag-highland-dancers","23":"tag-king-charles","24":"tag-king-charles-iii","25":"tag-kings-foundation","26":"tag-luxury-jewellery","27":"tag-luxury-jewelry","28":"tag-mystery-set-rubies","29":"tag-royal-estate-in-scotland","30":"tag-royal-families","31":"tag-royal-family","32":"tag-royal-garden","33":"tag-royal-gardens","34":"tag-royal-jewellery","35":"tag-scotland","36":"tag-scotland-royal-estate","37":"tag-scottish-launch","38":"tag-scottish-royal-estates","39":"tag-the-kings-foundation","40":"tag-van-cleef","41":"tag-van-cleef-arpels","42":"tag-van-cleef-arpels-earring","43":"tag-van-cleef-arpels-high-jewellery","44":"tag-van-cleef-arpels-necklaces","45":"tag-van-cleef-and-apples","46":"tag-van-cleef-and-ar","47":"tag-van-cleef-and-arpels-earring","48":"tag-van-cleef-earring","49":"tag-van-cleef-necklaces","50":"tag-vca"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}