Younghee Suh and Van Cleef & Arpels have a deep love. Younghee Suh reproduces the craftsmanship and accomplishments behind the family’s Alhambra four-leaf lucky series and the dazzling guilloche carvings through new works of art.
The family and Korean artist Younghee Suh once again joined hands to pay tribute to the classic yellow gold technique. Younghee Suh reproduces the craftsmanship and accomplishments behind the family’s Alhambra four-leaf lucky series and the dazzling guilloche carvings through new works of art.
Younghee Suh and Van Cleef & Arpels have a deep love. Younghee’s comprehension of the family’s creation concept and values makes his artistic works elegant and delicate, which coincides with the family’s artistic style.
In 2018, the L’A rche de Noé racontée par Van Cleef & A rpels high-end jewelry series entered the family’s wonderful animal kingdom. In the imagination of Younghee Suh, pairs of small animals reproduce the ancient fantasy legends, vividly and vividly. , And the essence of Korean art and culture. In 2019, Younghee once again outlined a series of illustrations with beautiful romance, cleverly fusing Korean traditional art with the collection of antique collections of the family. At the beginning of this year, she created a poetic spring scene for the witty Lucky Animals series and elegant Butterfly brooch, depicting the delicate and delicate jewelry aesthetics with traditional Korean art. She perfectly blends Korean paper, fabrics and sketches to depict poetry and painting, as if she was on the scene and full of poetry.
This time, in the fourth cooperation with the family, Younghee put his personal experience of art into this, portraying the classics of the family and recreating the smart and beautiful jewelry aesthetics.
A beautiful poem of gold craftsmanship
“Van Cleef & Arpels and Korean artist Younghee Suh once again joined hands to pay tribute to the family’s classic craftsmanship-guilloché carving and gold round beads. Younghee Suh reproduces the brilliance of these two traditional techniques with skilled artistic creation And moving curves.” -Nicolas Bos, Van Cleef & Arpels Global President
If the sun shines
In 2018, the family introduced the traditional guillochage technique to the Alhambra Four Leaf Lucky Series for the first time.
Since the 1910s, the family has used the carving technique to embellish the extraordinary dial of the watch. Since the 1930s, it has also been extended to the production of jewellery boxes, compacts and Minaudières treasure boxes. It is matched with precious metals and gems to reflect the uniqueness of the family. Interesting.
Van Cleef & Arpels processed the solar radiation pattern with precise cutting force, and the yellow gold surface was engraved with a looming relief effect. The light and shadow flowed, the guilloché carved four-leaf lucky pattern with kaleidoscopic luster and deepness. The color will continue fortunately, bright and dazzling.
In the poetic paradise of Younghee, the guilloche carvings on the Alhambra pendants bloom with a warm and radiant light like the sun, scattering three-dimensional and uniform light. Younghee draws inspiration from a single color, and uses gold powder to create agile lines on the Korean paper, creating a shining exquisiteness; the Korean paper is carefully folded by hand, echoing the dazzling light of the Alhambra four-leaf lucky pattern.
Magic Alhambra long necklace—1 four-leaf lucky motif, guilloché engraved yellow gold
Sweet Alhambra watch-guilloché engraved yellow gold, diamonds, golden mother-of-pearl, quartz movement
“This time the interpretation of the art work of the family’s guilloché carving craftsmanship is inspired by traditional Korean art techniques. Its representative Lee Ufan is good at making artistic creations on Korean paper with dots and lines. The dots and lines are direct. The ingenious connection symbolizes the relationship between space and time, which reminds me of the unique texture of guilloche carvings.
The guilloché carving techniques of the aristocratic family present ingenious rays, arranged in harmony, reflecting the circulation of time, as graceful and charming as the sun.
I also pay tribute to the masters of monochromatic painting in Korea, using Korean paper as a decoration supplemented by bright golden dots to express the dazzling light of guilloche carvings. “——Younghee Suh
Vintage Alhambra long necklace—20 four-leaf lucky patterns, guilloche carved yellow gold, diamondsReturn to Sohu to see more
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