Cartier from the 1920s through to the 1940s – 1950s onwards and the Glasgow School of Art’s emerging talent feature in March and April.
Doors open 11am – the Talk starts 11.30am £42.00 per person Tea and Coffee on arrival Complimentary Glass of Fizz and sandwich lunch after the talk

March
Wednesday 12th, Friday 14th, Thursday 20th or Saturday 22nd
Cartier 1920’s-1940’s – Creative Freedom
Cartier were the leading jewellers in The Art Deco period, a period that brought creative freedom to jewellery and fashion design. This talk will focus on all the revival jewellery that Cartier made fashionable and the designers behind the pieces, such as Charles Jacqueau and Jeanne Toussaint, who joined the firm in the 1930’s. From revival trends to cat jewellery, this talk is full of beautiful and breathtaking jewellery.

APRIL
Friday 4th, Wednesday 9th, Thursday 24th or Saturday 26th
Cartier 1950’s Onwards – The Contemporary Classics
Cartier remains one of the most successful luxury jewellery brands to date. This talk will look at how Cartier evolved into this fabulous contemporary, yet classic brand, in a market which has become saturated with luxury brand names. Cartier’s contribution to contemporary design is incredible. A sophisticated yet glamourous look, which takes inspiration from the past, but re-defined for our modern world, creating a look that is made to last.

APRIL
Thursday 3rd, Saturday 5th or Friday 25th
The Great Jewellers of Glasgow
Glasgow is one of the most artistic cities in the world and of course the home of the Glasgow School of Art. From the 1890’s key artists, sculptors, architects and jewellers were emerging who helped to shape our cultural world. This talk will look at exceptional talent including Margaret and Frances Macdonald MacNair, Phoebe Anna Traquair who was an exceptional enamellist, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Norman Grant a 20th Century jeweller. They were influenced by the likes of Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris and went onto inspire designers throughout the C20th and into the C21st Centuries.
Lectures are individually priced at £42* and include tea or coffee on arrival and a complimentary glass of fizz and sandwich lunch after the Talk.
The Gallery doors will open between 11am and 11.15am and the Talk will commence at 11.30am