Big in Japan: Les Mondes de Chaumet

Celebrating Parisian fine jewellery craft in Tokyo

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Les Mondes de Chaumet (The Worlds of Chaumet), an ambitious exhibition detailing the history of this most Parisian of heritage jewellers is currently taking over the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum in Tokyo, Japan. The museum makes for an intriguing setting to celebrate the savoir faire that takes place at Chaumet's flagship boutique on Place Vendôme, and its centuries-strong relationship with the Land of the Rising Sun.

After graduating with a degree in architecture from the University of London, and following a two-year stint working with Gothic revivalist William Burges, 19th century architect Josiah Conder accepted a teaching position at Tokyo's Imperial College of Engineering. Arriving in Japan in 1877, the young architect's career reached new heights across the Pacific Ocean, as Conder was charged with redeveloping Tokyo's central Marunouchi area into a modern business centre, inspired by his British hometown.

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