Cartier: The Impossible Collection

Assouline's handcrafted coffee table book "Cartier: The Impossible Collection" presents 100 of Cartier's most stunning and innovative objects and jewelry. The XL-sized book features extraordinary photography and engaging text that reveals the stories behind these iconic creations. 

Cartier has been one of the world's leading luxury jewelers since the nineteenth century, evoking a world of artistry and beauty, a legacy of unparalleled prestige. By 1909, Cartier was the first international jeweler of its time, with boutiques in Paris, London and New York and guarantees as an official supplier to many royal courts. Cartier built a unique network based on exceptional knowledge of the gem market and developed a revolutionary style that proved timeless, a sophisticated language that captured the transience of each era, from austere restraint to enthusiastic opulence.

With its synthesis of technical skill and artistic sensibility, global perspective and exacting perfection, Cartier has secured its ongoing customer loyalty and enduring fame. Cartier's cosmopolitan clientele, comprised of strong women of character, sophisticated aesthetes and intellectual minds, from Jean Cocteau to Alberto Santos-Dumont, from the Maharaja of Nawanagar to the Duchess of Windsor, from Gloria Swanson to Elizabeth Taylor, have served as catalysts of innovation and stylistic influencers.

The neoclassical delicacy of the Garland style, the stylized geometry of Art Deco, the iconic creations of legendary creative director Jeanne Toussaint, the evolutions of the Panther and Tutti Frutti motifs: each new Cartier collection draws on the most diverse aesthetic inspirations and seeks to exemplify beauty in new and unexpected forms.

Specifications
Title: Cartier: The Impossible Collection
Author: Hervé Dewintre
Publisher: Assouline
Size: 410 x 480 x 80 mm
Size: 224 pages
Weight: 7.7 Kg
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781649802262