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Since it opened on the Place Vendome in

Paris in 1906, renowned jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels has played a

leading rote in setting style and design trends in luxury jewelry.

Its timeless pieces have been worn by such style ico as the Duchess

of Windsor, Princess Grace of Monaco, Elizabeth Taylor, Maria

Callas and Jackie Kennedy, and the company's prestige has spread

thanks to an unending list of prominent commissio issued by royal

and imperial courts and the world's rich and famous. Set in Style:

The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels explores the historical

significance of the firm's innovatio and many contributio to

jewelry design in the twentieth century. It features more than 350

of Van Cleef & Arpels' most celebrated works from museum and

private collectio worldwide, including jewels, timepieces, fashion

accessories and objets d'art. Six accessible essays accompanied by

400 photographs, including previously unpublished design drawings

from the Van Cleef & Arpets Archives, examine the precious

pieces through the lees of innovation, traformation, nature as

ipiration, exoticism, fashion and peonalities.

FOREWORD

Bill Moggridge, Director,

Caroline Baumann, Associate Director,

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum,

Smithsonian Ititution

INNOVATION

Sarah D. Coffin

TRANSFORMATIONS

Sarah D. Coffin

NATURE AS INSPIRATION

Sarah D. Coffin

EXOTICISM

Sarah D. Coffin

FASHION AND VAN CLEEF&ARPELS

Suzy Menkes

BEJEWELED LIVES

Ruth Peltason

NOTES

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

SELECTED INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS

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     For Setin Style, we are most grateful

to trustee Esme Usdan for her leadership of the Museum's

Exhibitions Committee and for originating the idea of organizing an

exhibition on Van Cleef & Arpels, as well as to Sarah Coffin,

Head of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department at

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, who selected nearly 350

masterpieces by Van Cleef & Arpels, many of which were created

exclusively for the American market. In the four essays she has

written for this publication, she examines VC&A's numerous

achievements in jewelry design and reveals many fascinating stories

behind the firm's iconic designs.

书籍介绍

Since its opening on the Place Vendome in 1906, the jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels has played a leading role in setting style and design trends in luxury jewelry. "Set in Style" explores the historical significance of the firms contributions to jewelry design in the 20th century. The book features more than 250 of Van Cleef & Arpels most celebrated works from museum and private collections worldwide, including jewels, timepieces, fashion accessories and objets dart and is published to accompany a major exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution, New York City, opening in February 2011. Six accessible essays accompanied by nearly 300 photographs, including previously unpublished design drawings from the Van Cleef & Arpels archives, examine the precious pieces through the lenses of innovation, transformation, nature, exoticism, fashion and celebrity. Among the objects illustrated are a tiara worn by Grace Kelly; Elizabeth Taylors amethyst, coral and diamond bracelet and pendant earrings; a bracelet and necklace owned by Eva Peron; and the Jarretiere bracelet owned by Marlene Dietrich, worn in the film Stage Fright.