TIFFANY & CO. CELEBRATES THE LEGACY OF JEAN SCHLUMBERGER IN PARIS
words by TIANA DE HASETH
Tiffany & Co. celebrates its new partnership with Musée des Arts Décoratifs, dedicated to preserving the legacy of Jean Sclumberger, one the most iconic designers in Tiffany & Co.’s history. Brand ambassadors and talents gathered to celebrate this legacy during an intimate dinner.
For the next four years Tiffany & Co and Musée des Arts Décoratifs are joining forces for the archive of Jean Schlumberger. More than 5,000 original drawings and archival documents will catalogued, conserved, restored and digitised.
The relationship of Schlumberger and Tiffany & Co. Goes back to 1956 when he started working for the house and quickly became one of their most influential designer. His work ended up becoming Tiffany & Co’s most recognisable and enduring jewels in their history. Among these iconic jewels was the Bird on Rock brooch that consisted of hunky coloured gemstone such as citrine, amethyst, or tourmaline. Another iconic design was the Sixteen Stone Ring that combined18 karat gold and platinum wire with a composition of gemstones.
His designs represents many different forms varying from flowers, insects, birds to other animals found in nature which made the natural world the core of his creative vocabulary.
His work is still influential today in Tiffany & Co.’s creative language. This is evident in the Blue Book 2026: Hidden Garden’s fall chapter, where you can see a lot of his nature-inspired visual elements appear, such as, flowers, foliage and animal shaped that reflect the vocabulary that Schlumberger helped establish at Tiffany & Co.
This legacy made the launch of the collaboration, a special one during fashion week. With star studded invitees dressed in Tiffany & Co. jewellery,Anya Taylor-Joy, Greta Lee, Amanda Seyfried, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Cynthia Erivo, all got together to honour Jean Schlumberger and his presented drawing and creative process at the I Am Only a Pencil exhibition.
The collaboration between Tiffany & Co. and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs has represented more than just preservation of the historical archive, but also has been celebration and honour to the house’s most influential designer.
