The luxurious Swiss jewellery, below the stewardship of Caroline Scheufele, will debut the ethically-made piece at this yr's closing night time ceremony.
The Cannes Movie Competition is getting a particular present from Chopard to have a good time its seventy fifth version — a redesigned Palme d’Or.
The luxurious Swiss jeweler — a longtime supporter that toasts its personal milestone twenty fifth anniversary partnership with the pageant — has ready a customized, ethically-made Palme d’Or that options double diamond-set leaves on a rose quartz base. The award, given out throughout the closing ceremony, is the very best honor introduced throughout Cannes because it honors one of the best image as chosen by the jury.
Chopard’s creative director and co-president Caroline Scheufele opted to revisit designs for the Palme d’Or to mark the occassion and in doing so, studded two leaves with diamonds from suppliers licensed by the Accountable Jewelry Council. One leaf is adorned with 75 diamonds and the opposite, 25, to honor anniversaries for the fest and for Chopard’s involvement within the celebration of cinema, respectively.
The rose quartz base, changing a conventional rock crystal cushion, is critical in that, per Greek mythology, the powdery pink, delicately veined gemstone is claimed to have been created by Aphrodite, goddess of magnificence and love. Per Chopard, rose quartz was chosen because it serves as a logo of “the unconditional love binding the pageant with cinema.” As such, the home’s Cannes theme this yr is “Chopard Loves Cinema.”
In asserting the newly-designed Palme d’Or, Chopard launched some quick information concerning the course of together with the variety of tiny leaves fastened on the Palme d’Or (19), the variety of artisans in Chopard’s Haute Jaoillerie workshop dedicated to crafting the piece (6), the hours they spent (70), and the load of Fairmined-certified moral 18-carat gold used to make it (118 grams).
The information comes after a historic yr in 2021 when French filmmaker Julia Ducournau took residence the highest prize for Titane, marking the primary time it had been awarded to a feminine director since Chopard has been creating the prize as a part of its 25-year partnership. The opposite trophies handed out throughout closing night time together with greatest actress, greatest actor, Grand Prix, greatest director, screenplay award, jury prize, quick movie Palme d’or and Caméra d’or, all of that are crafted in Chopard’s Haute Joaillerie workshops in Geneva.
