{"id":108726,"date":"2021-04-28T12:03:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T17:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/victoire-de-castellane-devoile-les-coulisses-de-dior-joaillerie\/"},"modified":"2021-05-02T15:41:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T20:41:55","slug":"victoire-de-castellane-takes-us-behind-the-scenes-of-dior-joaillerie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/victoire-de-castellane-takes-us-behind-the-scenes-of-dior-joaillerie\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoire de Castellane takes us behind the scenes of Dior Joaillerie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>With Gem Dior, Victoire de Castellane is celebrating her love of jewels by presenting a collection combining watches and jewellery for the very first time. An opportunity for the Artistic Director of Dior Joaillerie to give us a sneak peek at her creative process.<\/h4>\n<p>Victoire de Castellane has been captivating the world of jewellery and watchmaking with her endless creativity for over 20\u00a0years. But never before had she combined horology and jewellery in a single collection. Well Gem Dior has done just that (which, for those linguists out there, is a play on words between the pronunciation of \u201cgem\u201d and \u201cj\u2019aime\u201d, for \u201cI love\u201d!). The 7 watches and 11 pieces of jewellery are inspired by the world of couture, particularly fabric swatches from the Dior fashion show archives, with an asymmetrical signature. But we\u2019ll leave the storytelling to Victoire de Castellane, after all, it\u2019s her story to tell!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Victoire de Castellane Presents the &#039;Gem Dior&#039; Collection\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W_cX5ehgpcA?start=8&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Malachite, tiger\u2019s eye, aragonite, white mother-of-pearl, onyx, turquoise, carnelian and lapis lazuli (*) are placed side by side like the strata of sedimentary rock. \u201c<em>I designed a collection of watches and jewelry that\u2019s not figurative\u201d,<\/em> explains Victoire de Castellane<em>. <\/em>\u201c<em>The spirit of this collection is modern, it\u2019s a style that I would describe as abstract-organic, an organized disruption that turned out to be a true technical challenge for our ateliers<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-108726 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/5_dior_horlo_gem_dior_2021_cd18115x1001_e01\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5_Dior_Horlo_GEM_DIOR_2021_CD18115X1001_E01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5_Dior_Horlo_GEM_DIOR_2021_CD18115X1001_E01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5_Dior_Horlo_GEM_DIOR_2021_CD18115X1001_E01-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/6_dior_horlo_gem_dior_2021_cd18112x1001_e01\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6_Dior_Horlo_GEM_DIOR_2021_CD18112X1001_E01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6_Dior_Horlo_GEM_DIOR_2021_CD18112X1001_E01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6_Dior_Horlo_GEM_DIOR_2021_CD18112X1001_E01-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/7_dior_horlo_gem_dior_2021_cd18115x1002_e01\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/7_Dior_Horlo_GEM_DIOR_2021_CD18115X1002_E01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/7_Dior_Horlo_GEM_DIOR_2021_CD18115X1002_E01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/7_Dior_Horlo_GEM_DIOR_2021_CD18115X1002_E01-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This very organised \u201c<em>disruption<\/em>\u201d indeed is expressed not only in the pieces of jewellery but in the shapes of the stones themselves. A concept that allowed the designer to assemble their dazzling colours without compromising on elegance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:laurent@sobarnes.com\">laurent@sobarnes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(*)\u00a0With such a long list of gemstones, it wouldn't be right to leave you without a few fun facts to impress your friends:\u00a0<strong>Malachite<\/strong>, first mentioned by Pline for its decorative use in 77 A.C, is used on the base of the Jules Rimet Trophy presented to the winner of the FIFA World Cup.\u00a0<strong>Tiger's eye<\/strong> is a type of striped brown quartz from South Africa that turns a deep brown when heated, known as bull\u2019s eye.\u00a0<strong>Mother-of-pearl<\/strong>, or nacre, is the shell lining produced by some molluscs (which you already knew) and was used by the Maya people to make dental implants.\u00a0<strong>Onyx<\/strong> is an agate, a variety of quartz, from the Greek \u1f44\u03bd\u03c5\u03be, meaning \u201cclaw\u201d or \u201cfingernail\u201d in reference to its colour.\u00a0The English spelling of the word <strong>turquoise<\/strong> is derived from the French \u201c<em>pierre turquoise<\/em>\u201d, or \u201cTurkish stone\u201d. In the early 15<sup>th<\/sup> century, it was believed that the stone came from Turkey, whereas in fact it was merely transported through the country from Persia.\u00a0<strong>Carnelian<\/strong> is mentioned in Chapter\u00a021 of the <em>Book of Revelation<\/em> as adorning the foundations of New Jerusalem's walls.\u00a0<strong>Lapis lazuli<\/strong> has been used for over 7,000\u00a0years, and was considered by the Romans as an aphrodisiac.<\/p>\n<p>--<\/p>\n<p>Infos : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dior.com\/fr_fr\/mode-femme\/horlogerie\/gem-dior?gclid=CjwKCAjwj6SEBhAOEiwAvFRuKCLaaIA35NxJMPvKvlh45wiUDGy8p-NH4MvxPur0AyTYWyxFGYex2RoCjxEQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dior.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pictures @Dior Joaillerie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Gem Dior, Victoire de Castellane is celebrating her love of jewels by presenting a collection combining watches and jewellery for the very first time. 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