There’s a certain magic in watching an icon evolve, and Tiffany & Co.’s latest unveiling proves just that. Bird on a Rock by Tiffany, a fresh reimagining of Jean Schlumberger’s 1965 masterpiece, has landed – not quietly, but with cinematic grandeur. The jeweller has paired the debut with a dreamlike campaign starring Zhang Ziyi and Abby Champion, photographed by Carlijn Jacobs in a cloud-filled tableau that feels equal parts reverie and rebellion.
The collection is a dialogue between past and present, art and air. Schlumberger’s playful bird perched atop an improbable gemstone now unfurls into new forms under Chief Artistic Officer Nathalie Verdeille’s eye. Wings become sculpture, feathers become abstraction, diamonds scatter like light caught mid-flight. “We studied birds as Jean Schlumberger did – observing their stances, their feathers, their wings,” Verdeille explains. The result is jewellery that doesn’t just rest on the body; it appears to move with it.
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Two high jewellery suites anchor the release: one drenched in tanzanite, the electric blue stone Tiffany introduced to the world in 1968; the other a turquoise reverie, a gemstone as much a part of Tiffany’s heritage as the Blue Box itself. Here, a diamond bird clutches strands of cabochon turquoise, the composition as bold as it is poetic.
But perhaps most intriguing is the fine jewellery line – the debut of Bird on a Rock in this realm. Figurative birds, meticulously rendered in platinum and 18k gold, flirt with vibrant stones, while the Wings motif strips the bird to its essence: airy forms, stackable silhouettes, convertible earrings that whisper of movement and transformation.
The campaign itself unfolds like a three-act play: a meditation on Tiffany’s fascination with avian motifs; a retelling of the moment Schlumberger turned wonder into form; and finally, the bird’s ascent into cultural mythology.
Bird on a Rock by Tiffany isn’t just a collection. It’s a reminder to take flight, to transcend limits, to dream without gravity. For those who wear it, the sky is not a boundary, but an opening.
