A century after the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts opened in Paris, heralding what is now known as the Art Deco movement, Van Cleef & Arpels has opened a broad exhibition of their pieces from the mid 1920s to 1930s at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. The museum was initially built as a residence for Prince Asaka. Its impressive Art Deco interiors were designed on the heels of his 1925 trip to Paris, where he saw the exhibition. He and his wife were so impressed they hired the same man who created the interiors for the Paris exhibition itself, Henri Rapin.

Its impressive Art Deco interiors were designed on the heels of his 1925 trip to Paris, where he saw the exhibition. He and his wife were so impressed they hired the same man who created the int

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