Tiffany & Co. has announced its latest brand exhibit, “Tiffany Wonder,” running April 12 through June 23 in Tokyo, Japan – a city and country with which the luxe international jeweler has had a long association.
The immersive show – which flows through 10 rooms of the Tokyo Node Gallery in the Toranomon Hills Station Tower – takes visitors on a visual journey through hundreds of the 187-year-old house’s design masterworks, including the first Blue Book mail order catalog, one of the first blue boxes and the Tiffany Setting engagement ring. Designed by OMA, the international architectural firm responsible for the Toranomon tower and engaging in the reimagining of The Landmark, as Tiffany’s Manhattan flagship is now known, the exhibit features nearly 300 never-before-seen objects, including a rare George Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Co. orchid brooch with enamel, emeralds, diamonds and pink sapphires, as well as the Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. Plumes necklace, set with diamonds, rubies and sapphires. The “Tiffany Wonder” exhibit concludes with the cornerstone of the house, the 128.54-carat Tiffany Diamond, set in a transformable new creation inspired by the Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Bird on a Rock brooch.
“Tiffany & Co. has been inspired by Japan for decades and the house’s authentic connection and extensive history in the region has only continued to grow,” said Anthony Ledru, president and CEO of Tiffany & Co., which includes stores in The Westchester in White Plains, Greenwich and Westport.
Tiffany & Co.’s relationship with Japan dates from its earliest days in operation, in 1837, when Charles Lewis Tiffany began offering his clients select imported Japanese goods, a rare offering in the American market. Many of the house’s best-known designers, including Edward C. Moore, Louis Comfort Tiffany and Elsa Peretti, found inspiration for their work in the arts of Japan.
“The idea of wonder has been integral to our DNA since 1837,” added Alexandre Arnault, executive vice president of product, communications and industrial, Tiffany & Co. “Since the very beginning, each design that we’ve imagined and each piece that we’ve handcrafted has been rooted in our mission to spark wonder and inspire the world’s greatest love stories. Our latest exhibition celebrates this spirit in a city of great importance to Tiffany & Co. – Tokyo.”
Tickets are available through June 23 on the Tiffany & Co. app and the iOS and Google Play app stores. For more, visit tiffany.com.
