Vogue Australia

HEAVEN SENT

Planets, a golden sun, the moon’s surface, a shower of meteorites and inky midnight skies have all played a part in the rich history of Van Cleef & Arpels since the French jewellery company was founded in Paris in 1896. Now with the release this year of Sous les Étoiles, images from deep space of the cosmos are the inspiration and subject of 120 intricate and incredible one-off high jewellery pieces.

Nicolas Bos, CEO and president of Van Cleef & Arpels, instrumental in the creative direction of the maison, says that the idea of space and astronomy is part of

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