本书专门介绍了卡地亚新推出的高级珠宝和贵重配饰系列，颂扬了大自然的活力、感性和美学力量。从卡地亚的档案文件中可以看出，动植物自始至终都是卡地亚灵感的主要来源，其表现形式众多，诠释方式也是相辅相成，从具象到风格化，一直到抽象。该系列作品配有文字，强调了当代艺术与自然之间的特殊关系。Devoted to the new high jewelry and precious objects collection by Cartier, this book celebrates nature’s vitality, sensuality, and aesthetic force. Documents from the House’s archives show that flora and fauna have been a major source of inspiration at Cartier since the very beginning.The representations are numerous, and the interpretations complementary, from figurative to stylized, all the way to abstraction.

The jeweler’s imagination and virtuosity transform precious materials and stones into splendid ensembles. For this groundbreaking new collection, the designers venture into and beyond the natural universe: in addition to the species that have become emblematic of Cartier’s art―such as panthers and crocodiles―they have imagined original creations inspired, for example, by succulents and peacocks, as well as fantastical creatures like reinvented chimeras. The collection is accompanied by text that highlights the privileged relationship between contemporary art and nature. Artists, fascinated by the power and the mystery of the environment that surrounds us, move beyond traditional art arenas to confront the immensity of landscapes or to work directly with materials from nature.