Van Cleef & Arpels Celebrates 'Design by Hand'
A few days ago Van Cleef & Arpels, along with Cooper-Hewitt, celebrated their bi-annual educational series called Design by Hand. Design by Hand, currently in it's fourth year, celebrates the technique and creativity in the handcrafted design process across genres.
One of the creatives celebrated was Van Cleef & Arpels senior designer Kia Schwaninger, whom guests watched paint a detailed gouache of a jewelry creation. A gouache is is a type of paint consisting of pigment, a binding agent (usually gum arabic), and sometimes added inert material, designed to be used in an opaque method. Thank you Wikipedia!
While there, guests such as Daphne Oz, Sami Gayle and Ellen Wong accessorized in Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry. Let's pretend to be these lucky ladies for a sec. I would have gone with the two butterfly ring with diamonds and yellow sapphires (above) and the butterfly earrings.#love
Which styles would you pick? Remember if you're going to dream, dream big.
