Van Cleef & Arpels celebrates spring with delicate craftsmanship, natural symbols, and small, meaningful details
Spring doesn’t arrive with fanfare. It shows up in moments—a new scent in the air, light falling differently across the windowsill. Van Cleef & Arpels' Lucky Spring collection captures that feeling. Not through grand statements, but through precise, thoughtful design that makes nature feel personal again.
Since its debut in 2021, Lucky Spring has become an evolving ode to the season. This year, the Maison continues its creative collaboration with French artist Alexandre Benjamin Navet, whose vibrant, gestural aesthetic frames the collection without overwhelming it. And yes, his presence adds colour and context—but it’s the jewellery that does the talking.
Motifs include plum blossoms, lily of the valley, and the Maison’s beloved ladybug. They’re familiar symbols, but rendered here with restraint and warmth. The plum blossom, for example, is crafted in luminous white mother-of-pearl. It’s a flower that blooms in winter—a detail that shifts it from decorative to quietly resonant. The lily of the valley is gentle and curved. The ladybug, in mirror-polished rose gold, perches on rings and pendants, wings open just enough to suggest movement.
The material palette is tight: rose gold, carnelian, onyx, mother-of-pearl. Together, they create a harmony of contrast—depth and softness, gleam and glow. Each stone is cut, shaped, and set by hand. The golden beads outlining every motif are reworked individually. Even the reverse sides of pieces are finished, designed to feel whole from every angle.
What makes Lucky Spring work so well is that nothing about it feels rushed or generic. It’s not trying to sell anyone a moodboard version of spring—it’s sharing something smaller, more grounded. The idea that newness might just look like a flower blooming out of season. Or a tiny charm that catches your eye when you’re not expecting it.
Van Cleef & Arpels isn’t reinventing spring; there’s no need to. But it’s honouring it—with precision, care, and a deep understanding of what makes something meaningful. Lucky Spring doesn’t just celebrate the season. It captures the way it unfolds: slowly, deliberately, and full of life.
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