Posted By: Sorbet
Jean Schlumberger's legendary Bird on a Rockis reborn under Nathalie Verdeille, soaring into new high and fine jewlery creations in diamonds, turquoise, and tanzanite.
Jewelry, like birds, is rarely still. It shimmers, it flutters, it insists on being noticed. Few creations have captured that restless sparkle quite like Jean Schlumberger’s Bird on a Rock, Tiffany & Co.’s 1965 marvel that perched a diamond-eyed bird on a gemstone of hypnotizing size. Whimsical yet audacious, it was never just a brooch but a statement.
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Courtesy of Tiffany & Co.
Now, sixty years later, the bird has been reborn and it has learned new tricks. Under the direction of Nathalie Verdeille, Tiffany & Co. has transformed Schlumberger’s singular icon into a full aviary of high and fine jewlery. Turquoise is strung like clear sky, tanzanite glows like twilight, and wings are sculpted in diamonds so precise they look poised to take flight.
The high jewelry pieces are unabashed showstoppers. A turquoise necklace features a diamond bird grasping cabochon orbs, culminating in a luscious theatrical drop. The tanzanite suite, deep and mysterious, tempers its intensity with Schlumberger’s signature playfulness. Each design feels elevated, yet still cheeky.
The fine jewelry collection distills the bird to its essence: the wing. Abstracted into sculptural, layered patters, the motif unfurls across fingers and ears with a striking subtlety. Some pieces nestle perfectly when stacked, as if choreographed to move together. Convertible earrings shift from drop to stud, while figurative birds perch delicately in platinum and gold.
Courtesy of Tiffany & Co.
Courtesy of Tiffany & Co.
Naturally, Tiffany stages a showstopping launch. Zhang Ziyi and Abby Champion appear in Carlijn Jacobs’ dreamlike campaign, floating among clouds as though caught midair. A trilogy of films traces the bird’s journey: Schlumberger’s fascination, the instant of inspiration, and the transformation of Bird on a Rock from a singular brooch into a cultural icon.
Schlumberger’s bird has long symbolized optimism and freedom, and now it speaks of transformation, a design multiplied, reimagined, and set gloriously free. Love, Tiffany reminds us, has wings. And these wings are feathered with diamonds.
Courtesy of Tiffany & Co.
Courtesy of Tiffany & Co.
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