Cartier in Motion at The Design Museum

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The Design Museum is no stranger to covetable exhibits and this week sees the arrival of another to add to the diary. Cartier in Motion arrives in the Holland Park institution this week, an exploration of the creativity of Cartier watchmaking from a design perspective, curated by Norma Foster.

After a Cartier Santos wristwatch and a Tank wristwatch were recently
acquired for the museum's permanent collection, a conversation struck up between Design Museum Director Deyan Sudjic and Cartier to commission Norman Foster to curate an exhibition on the theme of Cartier and design; Foster agreed, since the Santos wristwatch was inspired by a passion of his: aviation.

The concept of the exhibition was fine-tuned over the course of meetings in Paris, Geneva, the Manufacture in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, London and Milan. In telling the story of Cartier watchmaking and the invention of the modern wristwatch, Foster factors in the determining role of the sea change in society at the turn of the 20th century. Amidst upheavals in art, architecture, travel and lifestyles, the traces of a new world could be glimpsed.

The 170 exhibits are primarily pieces from the Cartier Collection as well
as loans from the Collection of the Monaco Princely Palace Collection,
the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace at Le Bourget airport and the Rockefeller Center. Extracts from a scrapbook found in the Cartier Archives complement the exhibits with insights into the research work of designers at the Maison.

Running until 28th July, it's a must-see for any design fanatic.

Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High St, W8 6AG.
Open 10:00 to 18:00 daily (last exhibition entry 17:00) with late opening on the first Friday of every month from 10:00
to 20:00 (last admission 19:00).
Admission is free of charge.

www.designmuseum.org

Love Laurel x

Posted Date
May 21, 2017 in Love London by Laurel