Hong Kong jewellery designer Wallace Chan will debut at Paris Biennale (pictured)

Next month, the famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (Mr. Karl Lagerfeld) will turn his attention to the 26th Paris Biennale. Under the special appointment of Christian Deydier, Chairman of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires, Mr. Lagerfeld was appointed as the artistic director of the exhibition. He will create an exquisite Parisian streetscape that will gather billions of dollars of jewelry, art and antiques.

This exhibition will welcome 150 exhibitors, most of them from the local, of which 64 are exhibitors for the first time. The organizer expects the total value of exhibits to be at least $50 billion. Thanks to the successful completion of many years of repairs in areas such as "Le Salon d'Honneur", the space for this exhibition has more than doubled. This has given Mr. Lagerve enough room to fully enjoy his performance. Design ability.

According to Artnet, Mr. Lagerfeld served as artistic director of the biennale free of charge and tried to rebuild the atmosphere of the Belle poque (1890-1914) in Paris. In Mr. Lagerfeld’s view, the “better times” are different, and he wants to evoke which era instead of restructuring it.

Wallace Chan's "One Minty Sea" necklace, 379.21 carat aquamarine, diamond, and sapphire

The biennale attracts art lovers and antique collectors all over the world. As the Asian antique market continues to heat up, Lagerfeld invited Wallace Chan, a well-known jewellery artist from Hong Kong, as the first Asian and Chinese exhibitor in the history of the biennale, together with top jewelry brands Bulgari, Boucheron, Piaget, Chanel, Van Cleef & Arbe, Cartier, and Dior made their appearance at the Biennale. This may be the biggest endorsement of Wallace Chan's design so far.

Wallace Chan is famous for its classic "Wallace Cut" and the revolutionary "titanium jewellery" developed in recent years. It is the only internationally recognized Chinese jewellery artist who combines unique and innovative design and revolutionary technology. Last year, a pair of Burmese ruby ​​and diamond earrings designed by Wallace Chan was sold for $468,432 at Christie's Hong Kong, which also made his jewellery design increasingly sought after by art collectors. Just as Terri Ottaway, curator of the GIA Museum in California, recently commented on Wallace Chan, “His works are not only jewelry but also avant-garde artworks.”

The 26th Paris Biennale

Venue: Grand Palais, Avenue Winston-Churchill, 75008 Paris

Exhibition time: From September 14 to 23, 2012, from 11am to 8pm

Wallace Chan Works