Brief: Tiffany Masterpieces blends classic with modern designs

The Tiffany skyscraper necklace is strongly influenced by Art Deco. Photos courtesy Tiffany & Co.

The Tiffany skyscraper necklace is strongly influenced by Art Deco. Photos courtesy Tiffany & Co.

 

This handcrafted bracelet, a debut from Amfitheatrof, uses chrysoprase, black spinel, and diamonds.

This handcrafted bracelet, a debut from Amfitheatrof, uses chrysoprase, black spinel, and diamonds.

BY LESLIE JORDAN CLARY

Tiffany’s Masterpieces 2015 collection blends bold, geometric Art Deco influences with movement and fluidity. Design director Francesca Amfitheatrof makes liberal use of diamonds to capture the romance of New York City. Several of the pieces have a strong structural element. A glittering skyscraper necklace suggests a skyline at twilight and diamond balls adorn the tips of a 1960s-inspired bangle. Other pieces are infused with colored gems such as an archival-inspired bracelet that uses green chrysoprase, black spinel and diamonds. Where Tiffany’s Blue Book tends to display a wide variety of styles from different eras, the Masterpieces collection tends to keep to a more focused theme.

—September 2015