<p>The chain-link fence was the main inspiration point for the Knot. We explore the story behind the unlikely motif.</p>

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      <p><span>There are plenty of symbols associated with New York City. The Statue of Liberty. A skyline peppered with immediately-recognisable buildings. Broadway. Even the city&rsquo;s ubiquitous yellow cabs have become synonymous with New York. Put together, it&rsquo;s a heady mixture of bright lights and undeniable character. So when American jeweller Tiffany &amp; Co. looked to its New York roots, searching for something to inspire their latest collection, they had plenty of material to mine from. </span></p>
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            <p><span>It&rsquo;s surprising then, that they&rsquo;ve chosen a rather unlikely motif: The chain-link fence.&nbsp;</span></p>
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      <p><span>The fence is often seen as a divisive structure, but in New York and many parts of the world, it has been reclaimed as a space for activism and art. Tiffany &amp; Co. has reinterpreted this into the Knot, a deceptively simple motif that&rsquo;s both elegant and defiant, subversive, yet &ndash; quite literally &ndash; pedestrian. It&rsquo;s a dichotomy not unlike that of New York itself. It&rsquo;s that ineffable </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">spirit that Tiffany &amp; Co. hopes to channel through the Knot, a sort of secret affinity given to insiders; the Knot is, as the brand itself says, worn as a type of connection &ldquo;with those who &lsquo;know&rsquo;.&rdquo;</span></p>
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<p><br />The Knot&rsquo;s uncomplicated design belies the startling amount of work that goes into each piece. Take the Tiffany Knot bracelet for example. This piece &ndash; which looks just at home on the red carpet as it would on a mid-afternoon coffee run in the city &ndash; disguises an arduous amount of labour: Each of the bracelet&rsquo;s 400 diamonds has been set at precise, calculated angles to maximise their individual and collective brilliance.</p>
<p>The bracelets also hide a clever locking mechanism, keeping up the illusion that it is a continuous, unbroken loop. Meanwhile, a double-wrap choker &ndash; the collection&rsquo;s hero piece &ndash; epitomises the grit-meets-glam aesthetic of New York with its combination of 18k yellow gold and 300 hand-set pav&eacute; diamonds.</p>

What inspires the creation of Tiffany & Co.'s The Knot?

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