As artists across the centuries know, the beauty of flowers is notoriously difficult to mimic. Ephemeral and delicate, capturing their fleeting grace can elude even the most talented creatives, so it is all the more impressive to see something of nature’s essence immortalised in Tiffany & Co.’s latest Blue Book high jewellery collection. Dubbed Botanica, the jeweller’s storied familiarity with the natural world as inspiration, and adroitness in sourcing coloured gemstones, is on breathtaking show.
“We were inspired by floral motifs that were really a part of Tiffany’s heritage,” says Tiffany & Co.’s chief gemologist Victoria Wirth Reynolds, describing the nature-inspired heirlooms in the 185-year-old brand’s High Jewellery Fall offering. “It’s about innovation, it’s about
