Cannes Film Festival

PR ESSK IT _ CA N N ES FILM FESTI VA L 2019

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The art of Technicolour For its 17th Cannes Film Festival, jeweller de GRISOGONO presents its Haute Joaillerie creations in technicolour mode.

As a preview, five High Jewellery rings appear attired in dazzling hues, vibrant creations set with elementary colours.

In tribute to the tradition of cinema, Technicolor™ films and the creativity of Old Hollywood, de GRISOGONO offers an electrifying look at new Haute Joaillerie creations.

These two pioneers of colour – in Cinema for one and Jewellery for the other – have left a brilliant and lasting imprint on their respective arts by glorifying women, images and gemstones through apparently simple colour combinations.

Highly saturated creations that are all about contrasts and layering. A distinctive aesthetic reminding us that beauty is shaped by elementary codes: light, shadow, silhouettes and volumes. Expertise devoted to creativity – with colours tirelessly standing the test of time.

Colourful filters Five High Jewellery rings Five centre stones Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, each featuring a unique colour Five stylistic signatures Colour combination, Gem cuts, Volume, Lightness, Movement so intensely de GRISOGONO

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Prologue in red & green Until the early 1930s, the art of colour in cinema was in two-colour mode: red and green.

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Red

Ultra-feminine and Seductive Its flamboyant scarlet nature embodies a peaceful feminine takeover, elegantly catching the light and drawing all eyes.

It is the unmistakable heroine, the most appealing of all gems.

Striking a powerful contrast with pure white, it offers a vivid reminder that the brightest of shades stems from three primary colours: red, green and blue.

SIGNATURE: ETHEREAL

SIGNATURE: VOLUME

You will wear it a centre stone. There is nothing ambiguous or nuanced about the fundamental colour setting its heart ablaze: an 18.13-carat cushion-cut ruby epitomising the strength of this ring and reverently surrounded by 46 briolette-cut diamonds. This haute couture setting technique, which has become the jeweller’s signature, gives complete freedom to the stones, making them appear to be floating in mid-air.

In an original new touch, the jeweller combines cabochon and brilliant cuts to reveal the full intensity of rubies, an asymmetrical approach extending to one side of the ring contour, studded with more than 100 brilliant-cut diamonds. This boldly assertive look with its generous volumes is punctuated by pink gold and black rhodiumplated gold beads. The countless material effects range from the soft roundness of the cabochons to the sparkling facets of the brilliant-cut diamonds. In the centre, mounted on gemset pink gold prongs, sits an over 7-carat white diamond.

HIGH JEWELLERY RING – UNIQUE PIECE (REF 50717/12-001) In 18K white gold set with one Burmese cushion-cut ruby (18.13 ct), 46 briolette-cut white diamonds (approx. 45.11 ct) and 319 white diamonds (approx. 3.47 ct)

HIGH JEWELLERY RING – UNIQUE PIECE (REF 50826/04-001) In 18K rose gold set with one brilliant-cut diamond (7.12 ct), 21 cabochon cut rubies (15.70 ct), 111 brilliant-cut rubies (approx. 16.50 ct) and 162 white diamonds (approx. 2.75 ct)

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Green

Glamorous and Rebellious A brilliant green infused with contemporary energy, nature’s pigment flaunts its rich and luxuriant hue through a powerful, intense green emerald characterised by extreme purity and transparency.

Offering a twist on the black technique used in films to heighten the contrast of the final print, de GRISOGONO enhances this unique creation with its emblematic chiaroscuro effect.

SIGNATURE: MOVEMENT The jeweller accentuates the depth of a cushion-cut 11.60-carat emerald and its iconic black diamonds through this ultra-chic contrast.

In a play on roundness, the broad lower corolla revolves around this magnetic beryl in a movement evoking infinity.

HIGH JEWELLERY RING – UNIQUE PIECE - (REF 50920/01-001) In 18K white gold set with one Colombian cushion-cut emerald (11.60 ct) and 532 black diamonds (approx. 11.30 ct)

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The coronation of blue From the 1930s onwards, after red and green, the prism of Technicolorâ„¢ divided light into blue.

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Blue

Sensual and Inspirational A clear blue hue, as infinite as the sky and sea, shines through an oval-cut sapphire. In a resolutely couture-style trio, de GRISOGONO mingles the tender and deep chromatic nuances of sapphire, diamonds and emeralds.

SIGNATURE: COLOUR COMBINATION Setting the body of the ring with marquise-cut diamonds and emeralds, the jeweller lends a vintage touch to the modernity of this creation.

Like a link between the tradition it respects and its characteristically bold innovation. The perfect symmetry of the marquise cut stands in contrast to the asymmetry of their diamond and emerald setting extending to the prongs holding a 16.89-carat oval-cut blue sapphire.

HIGH JEWELLERY RING – UNIQUE PIECE - (REF 50847/01-001) In 18K white gold set with one oval cut blue sapphire (16.89 ct), 21 marquise-cut emeralds (approx. 4.05 ct), 17 marquise-cut white diamonds (approx. 3.50 ct), 55 emeralds (approx. 0.50 ct) and 15 blue sapphires (approx. 0.04 ct).

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Golden age For three decades, film-making experienced the golden age of Technicolor™, with each film set intensely bathed in light to guarantee a perfect chromatic result.

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Yellow

Optimistic and Luminous A universal, deliberate and literal symbol of the sun, yellow blends freely with the chromatic circle – black, grey, navy blue, emerald green, denim blue, bright blue, white, khaki, as well as shades of beige, orange and pink. A yellow diamond reflecting the sun, igniting everything it touches and radiating a dazzling glory that accentuates the contrast between light and shade.

SIGNATURE: CHIAROSCURO Breaking the codes of classicism, de GRISOGONO underlines its yellow hue with an ultra-elegant and precious black – of which this ring features a particularly daring shade, infused with a subtle lightness beneath a 5.77-carat oval-cut yellow diamond and 21 baguette-cut yellow diamonds.

Sparkling transparency with shimmering reflections highlighted in yellow gold.

HIGH JEWELLERY RING – UNIQUE PIECE (REF 50913/01-001) In 18K yellow gold set with one cushion-cut yellow diamond (5.77 ct), 21 baguette-cut yellow diamonds (approx. 2.85 ct) and 401 brilliant-cut black diamonds (approx. 7.15 ct)

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