For more than a century, Van Cleef & Arpels has returned to one well of inspiration with unerring devotion: the natural world. From the maison’s very first daisy brooch in 1907 to its glittering modern-day interpretations of peonies, cosmos, and buttercups, flowers have remained both muse and medium. Now, with the launch of the Flowerlace collection, the Parisian jeweler continues this legacy while introducing a new, contemporary twist.

The collection distills the idea of a flower into something more abstract: the openwork silhouette of a corolla, as if petals were traced in sunlight. Rendered in yellow gold and illuminated with diamonds of the highest clarity and color, the designs are less about strict realism and more about capturing nature’s energy in motion. Curved petals ripple with

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