Bvlgari Bijoux

Whilst in Paris for new year I had the chance to visit the the Grand Palais  for their extravagant Bvlgari exhibition “125 years of Italian magnificence” looks back at the main episodes in the history of Bulgari, from the opening of its first shop on Rome’s via Sistina in 1884 to the present day. This is a real saga illustrated by over 600 masterpieces of jewellery, watch and clock-making and precious items, including one hundred exclusive pieces, on public display for the first time. 


This exhibition was divided into 8 themes: 
(1) From it’s Origins to the 40′s
(2) ’50s ’60s High Jewellery of Dolce Vita
(3) ’50s ’60s Colour Revolution
(4) ’70s Eclectic Creativity’
(5) The BVLGARI Icons’
(6) ’80s ’90s Opulence & Colour
(7) The Elizabeth Taylor Collection
(8) High Jewellery of the 21st Century

Some are from Bvlgari’s Vintage collection, an outstanding historic treasure kept in the company’s archives, while others have been lent specially for the event from private collections by owners like Elisabeth Taylor, of whom Richard Burton wickedly said: “The only Italian word she knows is Bvlgari”