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Piaget expands its high jewellery universe with “Colours of Extraleganza”

Piaget expands its high jewellery universe with “Colours of Extraleganza,” a proposal that places color, bold formal language and the maison’s creative spirit at the center of its contemporary vocabulary. The collection recovers the aesthetic energy that defined some of the Swiss house’s most liberated decades and translates it into creations of great technical complexity and striking visual presence. The name “Extraleganza” synthesizes a particular vision of luxury: an intentionally expressive elegance, enriched by chromatic contrasts, sculptural volumes and a notably free approach to design. Piaget turns precious stones into the starting point for compositions in which light, texture and the architecture of each piece assume an essential role.The proposition dialogues with a decisive stage in Piaget’s creative identity, linked to the cultural exuberance of the 1960s and 1970s. During those years, the house developed a singular language in which jewellery and watchmaking opened up to new combinations of materials, colours and forms, with creations conceived for an international clientele drawn to modernity and individuality. In “Colours of Extraleganza,” that heritage is interpreted from a contemporary perspective. Colored gemstones, selected for their intensity and character, construct a vibrant palette that departs from a conventional reading of high jewellery. Each creation explores the relationship between hues, cuts and settings to generate visual depth and movement on the skin. The collection also highlights the importance of the maison’s workshops in crafting pieces that demand exacting execution. The stone-setting work, the arrangement of the stones and the balance between structure and lightness respond to a conception of the jewel as an artistic object, but also as a creation meant to accompany the gesture and movement of the wearer. The sculptural dimension also occupies a prominent place in this new expression of Extraleganza. The proportions and contours of the pieces seek to create a recognisable presence, with designs that alternate luminous surfaces, graphic compositions and details of great visual richness. The result answers Piaget’s dedication to developing jewels with their own identity, removed from overly conventional codes.Beyond its display of gems and savoir-faire, the collection reflects an idea of luxury that is deeply personal. Piaget proposes pieces conceived to express a sensibility, an attitude and a way of understanding elegance in which sophistication does not renounce pleasure, colour or creative freedom. With “Colours of Extraleganza,” Piaget reaffirms one of the most distinctive facets of its heritage: the ability to unite artisanal precision, a culture of design and a bold chromatic vision. For more information, consult Piaget’s official communications and boutiques for availability and presentation details.