Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend but these women have polished their storied Maison’s legacy into luxury jewellery powerhouses.Some of the world’s biggest jewellery houses are led by skilled female artistic and creative directors from prominent fine jewellery houses and divisions. They each have their own signature signature styles and each impacted their respective Maisons in their own way.
When now creative director of Cartier first joined the illustrious house, she entered a nearly all-male design studio where she realised the importance of having a female perspective when designing the jewellery aimed at women. Now leading a 14-person team of designers, Karachi’s penchant for gemology is front and centre, particularly in Cartier’s Le Voyage Recommencé collection.
Maison Fred’s vice president and artistic director Valérie Samuel has built a reputation by rebuilding on the brand’s archives to tell the story of the Maison. Fred is close to home as her grandfather, Fred Samuel founded the jewellery maison over 80 years ago.At Piaget, traditional goldsmithing meets contemporary artisanal skills.