Desire to wear something different: Cartier decided to take a very pointed way with the Cactus collection. To the plant that grows in sunny and dry places, but capable of glowing blooms, are inspired by the jewels of the collection presented in Paris. In addition to assume forms that resemble plants bristling with thorns, the jewelry often take up the colors of cactus, through the use of stones like emerald, chrysoprase or carnelian. In some cases the stones are treated as beads mounted close to each other, in a sort of gibbous surface. In all, the collection consists of 13 pieces, with the yellow gold that is well suited to the dry climate of the cacti, where also flourish diamonds, lapis lazuli and tanzanite. All jewels are XL size: impossible not to notice them. On the other hand, all good things have hidden thorns. Lavinia Andorno
