Show Media X de Grisogono

This month, Show Media worked with photographer Matthew Shave to create a breathtaking visual story for de Grisogono. The shoot, art directed by Show Media, was commissioned by the Swiss high-jewellery house to tell the incredible story of its white gold, diamond and emerald necklace named The Art of de Grisogono, Creation 1.

The piece holds at its heart the largest ever emerald-cut diamond offered at auction and on the 14 November it broke all previous sale prices for a D-flawless diamond when it went under Christie’s hammer in Geneva, achieving a price of $33.7 million.

The 163.41-carat Flawless D-Colour diamond, one of the jewellery-world’s most significant stones, was set into the stunning necklace by 14 artisans, who took more than 1,700 hours to create the resulting masterpiece.

“This auction marks a high point for de Grisogono and the team that have worked so tirelessly to bring this incredible stone to life in this beautiful piece, Creation 1,” says Fawaz Gruosi, founder and creative director of de Grisogono, and designer of the landmark piece. “I am truly privileged to have had the opportunity to work with a historic stone of such perfection and would thank everyone who has taken part in this beautiful journey from mine to masterpiece.”