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Style Edit: How new pieces from Van Cleef & Arpels’ Frivole collection take inspiration from nature while matching diamonds with precious alloys on rings and bracelets

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Frivole collection is a celebration of flora and fauna. Photo: Handout
Van Cleef & Arpels’ Frivole collection is a celebration of flora and fauna. Photo: Handout
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  • 5 new pieces, including designs with multiple floral motifs, between-the-finger rings, pendants and bracelets, are Van Cleef & Arpels’ nod to the beauty of nature
  • Humble petals are turned into works of jewellery art by veteran artisans working with diamonds and precious alloys to create masterpieces in rose and white gold

Inspired by the enduring beauty of nature’s flora and fauna, Van Cleef & Arpels steps into spring with new expressions from its blossoming collection, Frivole.

The Frivole collection distils the essence of spring
The Frivole collection distils the essence of spring

A design that embraces the poetic beauty of delicate flower petals, the Frivole jewellery collection radiates with the warmth of rose gold and the crisp shimmer of white gold. Add to that the elegant accents of diamonds and precious gems, and spring is now more radiant than ever.

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The delicate business of assembling the Frivole ring
The delicate business of assembling the Frivole ring

Five new pieces are inducted into the collection, including designs with multiple floral motifs. The corollas, flowering from rings, pendants and bracelets, are Van Cleef & Arpels’ graceful nod to the delicate beauty in nature that is often hidden in plain sight.

The Daisy bouquet clip and accompanying earrings are fashioned out of yellow gold and diamonds
The Daisy bouquet clip and accompanying earrings are fashioned out of yellow gold and diamonds

The delicate forms of flowers are forever cemented in precious alloy and diamonds by the incredible Van Cleef & Arpels artisans. Savoir faire unique to the house transforms the humble petal into works of bejewelled art. From the use of the maison’s gem setting approach to the delicate play on colours with the medley of rose and white gold, these new expressions of the Frivole collection lend a sunny glow and irresistible shimmer to the wearer’s skin.

Rose gold is a popular option in Van Cleef & Arpels’ Frivole family
Rose gold is a popular option in Van Cleef & Arpels’ Frivole family

Among the latest designs joining the Frivole family are the gold “7 flowers” bracelet, a between-the-finger ring in rose gold, and a two-toned “8 flowers” ring in rose and white gold accented with the brilliance of diamonds, all displaying the maison’s savoir faire.