Cartier and Sacai's founder Chitose Abe reinvent the Trinity collection
Cartier and Chitose Abe, the founder of Japanese luxury fashion brand Sacai, have just released a special capsule collection of jewellery.
It was unveiled at Sacai's recent Autumn/Winter 2022 show at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, and consists of six modular pieces: Two rings, a bracelet, a choker, an earring, and one piece that can be worn as both an earring and a ring.
The collection maintains the Trinity's iconic marker, the sinuous combination of white, yellow, and rose gold rings, but there is also a pointed emphasis on tactility and movement: The asymmetrical form of the pieces provide the illusion that they are constantly in motion over its wearer's body.
In a media statement for the sacai show, it said that Abe was "enchanted" by what the Trinity motif stood for — that she was particularly taken with the sentiments of "love, fidelity, and friendship" on which the near century-old design was founded.
"The distance between the rings serving as a metaphor for the tension between the values of fidelity and betrayal-capturing and freezing it as if in motion,” reads the release.
Pierre Rainero, Cartier's director of image, style and heritage, adds: "Since its creation, this three-band ring has been worn by all generations of women and men alike. With this new collection, it continues its journey as a truly all-inclusive piece of jewellery."
When Louis Cartier created the Trinity motif in 1924, it caused something of a stir in the world of jewellery: Not least because of the piece's esoteric design, but because of its bold simplicity and pointed gender neutral aesthetic; for a Maison to offer jewellery without precious stones was rare at the time.
Since then, the Trinity motif has taken many different forms. The Maison has played with different materials over the years, like striking black ceramic, tactile cord, and of course, diamonds — but the core of the Trinity has remained the same: A genderless piece of jewellery that also serves as a playful, symbolic sculpture.
