Throughout their debut within the Twenties, these carved gemstone items had been merely known as ‘pierres de couleur’ or colored stones. Some texts additionally see them referred to by Jacques Cartier because the “Hindou jewels”. The phrases ‘Tutti Frutti’, harking back to the candied fruit topping, turned the chosen moniker for the jewelry solely within the Nineteen Seventies.

“We designers like to play with the ‘Tutti Frutti’,” says Karachi, as we dive deeper into the ornate India-inspired design. “Usually, the motifs on the jewels are impressed by the tree of life. These leaves and flowers give life to the engraved stones. Consider it because the composition of a bouquet of flowers. It’s very playful —its interplay with gentle and the composition of flowers are my favorite.” Within the cascading bracelets, brooches and necklaces, you can see an unlikely Cartier signature—the shocking and subliminal use of onyx. The black, in opposition to the white of the diamonds is each stark but refined. Karachi’s palms come up in a gesticulating rationalization, “Onyx is a method to shadow the design and to offer it energy. The black underlines, contrasts, and has a manner of enjoying with gentle to create shadows.” Traditionally, too, the ‘Tutti Frutti’ gems had been identified to chart their path throughout the globe to be refashioned in quintessential Cartier fashion.