The Graff Book a story told in diamonds

This immersive coffee table book is the story of Laurence Graff and the House he has built, and a tribute to the creativity and talent of the designers, gem setters and craft...speople behind our jewels. Featuring beautiful photography and personal images from the Graff family archive, Graff makes mesmerising reading for aficionados of High Jewellery.

This immersive coffee table book is the story of Laurence Graff and the House he has built, and a tribute to the creativity and talent of the designers, gem setters and craftspeople behind our jewels. Featuring beautiful photography and personal images from the Graff family archive, Graff makes mesmerising reading for aficionados of... High Jewellery.

NT$ 6,200.00 (Incl. VAT)

Reference No.

GX2857

VIVIENNE BECKER

Beginnings

Jewellery historian Vivienne Becker recounts the fascinating story of how a self-taught Hatton Garden apprentice made his way from the East End of London to become a figurehead of the modern-day diamond world.

A RETROSPECTIVE

Image

A journey through Graff advertising campaigns over the years explores how our vision of glamour evolved, and how the most fabulous diamonds in the world were portrayed across shifting times and trends.

MARIA DOULTON

Miracles

Maria Doulton, founder of The Jewellery Editor, considers the fusion of natural wonder and extraordinary human ingenuity that transforms a diamond from a humble deposit in the Earth’s mantle to an irresistible vision of beauty.

JOANNA HARDY

Rarity

Jewellery consultant Joanna Hardy examines our history as a custodian of the world’s most celebrated gemstones, tracing the epic journey of these once-in-a-millennium jewels from rough stone to wonder of the world.

VIVIENNE BECKER

Artistry

Vivienne Becker steps into the London atelier of Graff’s design team, revealing the creative processes through which a designer’s dreams become a jewellery-lover’s reality.

NINA HALD

Craft

Jewellery author Nina Hald meets our artisans to learn how boundary-breaking technology and handcrafting skills dating back thousands of years contribute to the making of a masterpiece.

NICHOLAS FOULKES

Time

In the space of a single decade, we have become as well known for the intricacy of our horological engineering as for our jewels – Nicholas Foulkes examines the rapid rise of Graff Watches.

JOANNE HARRIS

Temptation

What does it take to fall in love with a stone? Chocolat author Joanne Harris recounts how an encounter with a Graff diamond inspired her own personal moment of rapture and revelation.