Tiffany & Co. chief artistic officer Nathalie Verdeille is peeking round nature’s secret corners for her fourth Blue Book high jewellery collection, Hidden Garden, reinterpreting iconic Tiffany designer Jean Schlumberger’s flora and fauna artistry through a sculptural lens. The collection, guided by the subtle changes of the natural world, unfolds across a number of stories highlighting the brand’s exceptional gemological standards.

There’s a prominent avian slant driving the narrative as the iconic Bird on a Rock design is reimagined atop Santa Maria-hued Brazilian aquamarines whilst the Paradise Bird story employs Mexican fire opals, Ethiopian blue chalcedony and more in brooches spotlighting vibrant creative liberty, and Schumberger’s 1960s designs inform a new sapphire and diamond Parrot brooch. Elsewhere in the air, Tiffany’s favoured butterfly motif is manifested in padparadscha and Montana sapphires and Verdeille draws on the historic Two Bees ring for a show-stopping, honeycomb-inspired 18-karat yellow gold ring centres a 10-plus carat oval diamond flagged by shining bee figures. Other floral elements capture the intricacies of a flower’s lifespan in emeralds, diamonds and kunzites. The collection will launch across the spring, summer and autumn, with the spring statement debuting this week at a private gala.

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