In 2022 the house of Tiffany & Co. displayed an exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery of over 400 pieces from their archives and loaned back from owners.
Each part detailed the history and progression of the house showing the styles through the decades.
This blog will predominately be photos I feel as a picture speaks a thousands words as we know.
The exhibition spanned over multiple floors including original drawings, promotional artwork, interactive screens and the original dress Audrey Hepburn wore in the classic film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
The exhibition started with recreations of Tiffany’s iconic window displays with the star pieces in place.
One of Tiffany’s most recognisable designs is the Bird on a Rock was in this part of the exhibition. You weren’t allowed to take photographs or videos in this first section.
The second section displayed original sketches, magazine cuttings and the pieces themselves made for different celebrities over the decades.
Audrey Hepburn’s iconic dress worn in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s was also displayed. A bonus for anyone who was a fan of the film!
They had diamonds of large sizes including this 80ct oval of D colour and internally flawless clarity.
The show stopping piece at the end of the exhibition was the historic Tiffany Diamond.
This natural yellow diamond started as a 287ct rough which was cut down to the 128.54ct which we know today. Worn by Lady Gaga in 2019 to the Academy Awards the diamond was this time set into a necklace accompanied by large white diamonds.
Originally displayed at exhibitions the diamond was later worn by Audrey Hepburn (only the second woman to every wear it publicly) who it at the centre of a Jean Schlumberger diamond ribbon necklace for some promotional shots for Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Most recently Beyonce wore the necklace in a recent ad campaign.
They had a lovely little photo op at the end where you could sit in a huge Tiffany & Co. box.
It took around 2 hours to go through the whole exhibition and it was a perfect tribute to timeless design, craftsmanship and the story of the house which has been shaping for nearly two centuries.