Dior: Artist’s Impression
With D-Murrine jewellery collection, Dior has created a psychedelic picture of perfection.
The find
Maria Grazia Chiuri, Artistic Director of the women’s collections at Dior, found something extraordinary while sifting through the Dior archives. One look at the series of photographs of artist Niki de Saint Phalle, and Maria knew she has got her hands at a treasure. In the photographs, Niki can be seen on a camel, on others, she’s posing for Dior during the tenure of Marc Bohan, then creative head of the House. Maria decided to translate them into beautiful jewellery.
The collection
Inspired the artist as much as her work, the D-Murrine jewellery pieces from the readyto-wear spring/summer 2018 collection designed by Maria, has multicolored glass motifs handcrafted on the island of Murano in Italy. The necklaces, rings and earrings from the collection come alive with a burst of high-octane colours: red, orange, blue juxtaposed beautifully with aged gold tone metal frame. The pieces are inscribed with J’adior.
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The legacy
The embellishments (bee, the figure eight, the clover and the star) were made in Germany at the Atelier that Christian Dior chose for the production of his first costume jewellery line.
From the May 2018 issue of L’Officiel India.
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