When you think of Marc Newson, what comes to mind first? His work with Philippe Stark? His design of the Qantas First Class lounge in Sydney? Whatever your answer may be, I'll bet it wasn't his jewelry.
Adding to his already extensive list of creations and extraordinary designs, Marc Newson and the iconic French jeweler Boucheron collaborated on this one piece - a giant diamond necklace.
Referred to as a "Big Bang of diamonds" by none other than Karl Lagerfeld's muse, Lady Amanda Harlech, the work of art is almost a greater feat of engineering, if anything.
The necklace itself is a combination of diamonds and sapphires that look like a series of fireworks, but what is even more amazing is that the shape is actually based on fractal theory. Newson plays with the notion of shapes and similarities in nature comparing the fundamental shapes in his necklace to those found in broccoli or the romanesco.
Vegetables and mathematics aside, this necklace is truly breathtaking both for its physical beauty but also for its extraordinary inspiration.
This simply confirms what I've been saying all along - buying jewelry is a perfectly natural thing.
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