Cartier, Le Voyage Recommencé : High Jewelry and Precious Objects

The Cartier style, the extent of its range, and its capacity for renewal, owes everything to the character of the exceptional man who forged it. At the turn of the twentieth century, Louis Cartier affirmed his taste for modernity in the Maison estab- lished by his grandfather. Combining his yen to move beyond old forms with his enduring taste for classicism, he pioneered a new purity and clarity.