Set with an incredible 3,150 rubies, the dazzling brooch required meticulous engineering to ensure each gem fit within the delicate construction.
In this film, Chao reveals her ten-year-long creative process, the origin of the idea and how it transformed from sketch to glistening, velvety brooch.
Join V&A Jewellery curator Helen Molesworth as she examines a small but intensely sparkly Cartier diamond and platinum brooch
Find out more about the blockbuster Cartier exhibition, featuring over 350 objects
Helen Molesworth, senior curator of Jewellery at the V&A, unboxes some incredible Cartier gems
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