Objects of desire: Cartier Magicien

This collection from Cartier’s high jewellery line embodies various elements of surprise, and is separated into three categories, Magic of Design, Magic of the Light, and Magic of the Real. The charm of the jewellery is that its intended to be worn in different ways as alternating pieces, in all their colourful enigmatic glory.

On the Magic of the Real, the brand says: “Flowers, their berries gorged with flavour… Reptilian rippling and rolling, sinuous and flowing, almost seeming to move… Sensual and delicate corollas… the magic of real life awakening before our eyes…Rubellite or beryl, diamond or ruby, emerald, sapphire or opal… Cartier orchestrates this profusion of precious materials to liberate tactile sensations and emotions. Here lies Cartier’s enigmatic magic. Here, life suddenly springs into view.”