One of Louis Vuitton’s most ambitious high jewellery undertakings yet is the house’s 220-piece Awakened Hands, Awakened Minds collection. Artistic director for watches and jewellery Francesca Amfitheatrof’s sixth high jewellery collection for Louis Vuitton pays homage to the house’s French roots, and the savoir faire pioneered and preserved by the great craftsmen and leading innovators of the 19th century. {"@context":"https://schema.
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jpg"} Louis Vuitton Awakened Hands Séduction necklace The maison, which has pioneered its own aesthetic ethos – witness these novelty watches from earlier this year – highlights its legacy through this ambitious collection. “France in the 19th century was a phenomenal time of incredible change, and when Paris really became the centre of the world,” says Amfitheatrof. “The design language of Awakened Hands, Awakened Minds reflects that – all its intricacies, complications and innovations – expressed through incredible jewels.
” The first chapter – Awakened Hands – features 100 one-of-a-kind pieces that begin the journey with the end of royal court rule, when French artisans gained more freedom in their work, leading to an explosion of creativity. This renaissanc.