{"id":292460,"date":"2025-11-18T11:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/292460\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:32:11","slug":"a-closer-look-into-brassee-de-lavande-van-cleef-arpels-new-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/292460\/","title":{"rendered":"A Closer Look into Brass\u00e9e de Lavande, Van Cleef & Arpels\u2019 New Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brasse\u0301e de Lavande automaton, Van Cleef & Arpels<\/p>\n

One of the most striking features of Brass\u00e9e de Lavande is the extraordinary craftsmanship that brings the automaton to life. \u201cWe don\u2019t just use every craft in the world. We choose the ones that help tell the story,\u201d says Bernard. Although the m\u00e9tiers d\u2019art ateliers are between Saint Croix, Paris and Geneva, \u201cno synchronisation is really needed because we sing the same melody and the same song.\u201d The butterfly\u2019s wings are crafted using plique-\u00e0-jour enamel technique, a delicate process in which translucent enamel is applied to an openwork gold structure, allowing light to pass through and creating the effect of stained glass.<\/p>\n

The lavender sprigs of the Brasse\u0301e de Lavande automaton are entirely shaped by hand before being lacquered with an airbrush. This savoir-faire involves numerous steps, from mixing the pigments to applying the material to the surface, sanding the different layers and, finally, polishing. In the last stage, a glaze completes the color work, adding a touch of brilliance to the ensemble. \u201cWe push the limits of these crafts, creating something that\u2019s never been done before. But we do it not to show off, but to serve the story we want to tell,\u201d shares Bernard.<\/p>\n

But for Bernard, the most important element of Brass\u00e9e de Lavande is the emotional connection it creates. \u201cThrough the story, we translate the mechanism into emotion.\u201d The automaton\u2019s animation is paired with the gentle sounds of a carillon, which begins when the butterfly emerges and fades when the flower closes again. These notes \u201cadd another dimension to the piece. When you see the object, it\u2019s like a 3D object. But when you add movement, it becomes the fourth dimension, and when you add music, it becomes the fifth dimension,\u201d he explains. The integration of sound, movement and time creates a powerful sensory experience. \u201cThe animation is not just about the opening of the flower, it\u2019s about the moment when it starts and when it closes. These moments are made special by the music that accompanies them,\u201d reveals Bernard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brasse\u0301e de Lavande automaton, Van Cleef & Arpels One of the most striking features of Brass\u00e9e de Lavande…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,108144,105],"class_list":["post-292460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-jewelry","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}