Taiwanese jewellery designer CINDY CHAO burst onto the scene a few years ago with her unique, multidimensional works of fanciful art.
A hot topic in Hong Kong Sotheby’s auction was Cindy Chao’s Solstice bracelet from her 2010 Masterpiece collection which sold for 465,000 US dollars. The focal point of the piece is a 7.02 carat oval yellow diamond and the piece is filled with 5170 pieces of diamond in more than 30 colours. Cindy used her 360-degree sculptural skill to make every demand as shine as they can be. Cindy Chao has good reputation overseas, and her work “Royal Butterfly Brooch” was collected by The Smithsonian National Museum of History at the end of 2010.
Li Bing Bing is currently one of China’s best loved actresses. She starred in 1911,Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and is due to act in Resident Evil: Retribution.
Li Bing Bing’s Lana Marks Diamond Cleopatra clutch cost a cool US$400,000. It has over 40 carat-sized diamonds embedded onto the top of the clutch and smaller diamonds were used to encrust her name on the front. No wonder Li was holding her clutch like a bomb.
She’s wearing “vintage couture and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry”. Wendi didn’t know the exact cost of her outfit but guessed the jewelry could cost anything between few hundred thousand to a couple million.
Wendi came with her close friend Li Bing Bing. Since their outfits clashed both in color and style, Wendi was literally running away from Li when she got too close. Looks like someone didn’t want to be photographed together…too bad she got caught in the end and became Li’s translator.
Wendi’s dress was very full on with it consisting of three different fabrics. Not a bad dress. However, she over accessorized with both the fluro pink purse and extravagant jewelry. But god she looks great for someone in my mum’s generation.
Zhang wasn’t invited to this year’s Academy Awards. Which is a big shame since she rocks up beautifully year after year. However, she was present at both the pre-party and after-party. Methinks it’s because of the backlash she’s receiving after sexy photos of her and her boyfriend on a beach went viral. Chinese netizens are quite conservative.
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Chinese Hsu Chi
Hollywood's biggest stars are also glittering brightly with Cindy Chao The Art Jewel. Katie Holmes, the latest collector of Cindy's creations, was seen this week with the Maple leaf earrings in multi-colored diamonds. Earrings available exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman.
No doubt the popularity of her work will increase pressure on her to move to mass production, but not yet, not least because the curvature and asymmetry of her pieces don’t lend themselves to an assembly line. “I think the most beautiful jewellery was made in the 19th century, from 1830 to 1860,” says Chao. “At the time, they didn’t have machines or lasers. It’s not perfectly finished, but that’s the beauty of handmade. It’s the craftsmanship. I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, but so far I’m happy that 100 percent of the Cindy Chao jewellery is still handmade and not machine made.”
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