Tutti Frutti, But Not as You Know It

Tutti Frutti is one of Cartier’s most recognisable signatures: carved emeralds, rubies and sapphires transformed into jewelled leaves, berries and flowers. Born from the Maison’s fascination with India in the 1920s, the style overturned the delicate conventions of Belle Époque jewellery and became a favourite of some of the twentieth century’s most stylish collectors. But what happens when that famously vivid palette takes an unexpected turn?

Here, Cartier trades its traditional riot of colour for the cool glow of moonstones, aquamarines and tanzanites. The result is a striking new interpretation of Tutti Frutti: celestial rather than tropical, restrained yet unmistakably sculptural. More than a century after the style first emerged, this limited series offers a glimpse at how an icon can evolve without losing its identity.