Vivienne Becker

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Vivienne Becker

The padlock – a mechanical motif with emotional baggage – has become a fixture in watch and jewellery design.

1 month ago | ft.com | Vivienne Becker

The baguette — not a bag or a loaf of bread but a gemstone — is transitioning from support act to star of contemporary jewellery.

Jan 28, 2025 | ft.com | Vivienne Becker

Warm, earthy shades of brown, bronze, cinnamon, caramel and amber are bringing a mellow mood to jewellery this season.

Dec 12, 2024 | 10magazine.com | Vivienne Becker

“I was not attracted by jewellery, it wasn’t something I’d longed to do. I would never have dared to do it by myself.” This was not the answer I expected as I began my interview with Pierre Hardy, 68, the creator of ultra-sophisticated, self-assured and daringly conceptual high jewellery collections for Hermès. I had asked Hardy how and why he was drawn to jewellery, which had both diverted from and added to his role as creative director for men’s and women’s footwear at the maison since 1990.

Dec 10, 2024 | 10magazine.com | Vivienne Becker

Rebellion so clearly fuels Hannah Martin’s febrile imagination, ignites her creativity and stokes her striking personal style that I started to wonder why she opted to immerse herself in precious jewellery, surely the most traditional and convention-bound of artistic expressions? But then, perhaps that’s exactly why she was drawn to it. Its irresistible challenge of subverting convention, breaking rules and rocking the status quo.