In its latest exhibition, Tiffany Wonder in Tokyo, high jewelry maison Tiffany & Co. presents an immersive experience that takes visitors on a captivating journey through its design masterpieces and legendary diamonds.
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Each piece tells a unique story of craftsmanship, creativity, heritage, and modernity. The exhibition aims to intrigue, educate, and inspire visitors with displays featuring one- of-a-kind creations such as Jean Schlumberger’s Bird on a Rock brooch, groundbreaking innovations, pop culture relics, and the legendary Tiffany Diamond.
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“This exhibition reveals the importance of brand storytelling,” says Alexandre Arnault, executive vice president of product, communications and industrial at Tiffany & Co. “With nearly 200 years of history, Tiffany Wonder uplifts both archival and current designs, such as iconic original Jean Schlumberger pieces, alongside modern high jewelry creations, the first Blue Box and the Tiffany Diamond in its latest setting. Each has a story, intention, and purpose.”
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Tiffany & Co.’s relationship with Japan dates to its earliest days in 1837, when Charles Lewis Tiffany began offering his clients select imported Japanese goods, a rare offering in the American market at the time, with many of the house’s designers, including Edward C Moore, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Elsa Peretti looking to Japanese art for inspiration. Various aspects of the exhibition are dedicated to the ways in which Tiffany & Co. is beholden to Japan, celebrating the mutual respect and creativity shared between the two.
Elsa Peretti, 1976. Photo: CourtesyThe Tiffany Archives
Tiffany & Co.’s Flora and Fauna collection, 1969. Photo: Courtesy The Tiffany Archives
Building on this legacy, the Tiffany Wonder exhibition brings the brand’s story to the Tokyo Node gallery, located within one of the city’s tallest buildings, Toranomon Hills Station Tower. The setting highlights a connection between Tiffany, Tokyo, and New York City in the form of the unique work of architecture firm Oma.
Its innovative design prowess is showcased in the sleek lines and modern aesthetic of the tower. The firm also helped transform Tiffany & Co.’s Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City, now known as The Landmark. Now, Oma brings its creative touch to the Tiffany Wonder exhibition, crafting a scenography that serves as the perfect backdrop for showcasing Tiffany’s creations.
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Across the 10 rooms of the exhibition, visitors will explore themes central to the house’s identity, heritage, and foundations of creativity and craftsmanship. On show are nearly 300 never- before-seen objects, including a rare George Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Co. orchid brooch with enamel, emeralds, diamonds, and pink sapphires, as well as the Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. Plumes necklace, set with diamonds, rubies, and sapphires. The exhibition concludes with the cornerstone of the house, the 128.54ct Tiffany Diamond, set in a transformable new creation inspired by the Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Bird on a Rock brooch from 1965.
Below, a look at some of the many breathtaking pieces on display at Tiffany Wonder.
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Photo: Courtesy Tiffany & Co.
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Tiffany Wonder is on show at Tokyo Node gallery until June 23.
Originally published in the May 2024 issue of Vogue Arabia
