CHAUMET: Vendôme o’clock in Kuwait

A highly anticipated event in the Kuwait capital, Maison Chaumet opened its first store in Kuwait City on Wednesday, 24 February, with the launch of the Infiniment 12 - Rêverie Nocturne watch, a world exclusive. The Maison’s iconic collections – Joséphine, Liens and Bee My Love – can also be discovered at this destination address.

A time to dream 

Produced in a limited series, the Infiniment 12 - Rêverie Nocturne watch evokes the magic of Place Vendôme at night. Paying tribute to the Maison’s historic address, this precious timepiece is elevated by the exacting workmanship of its artisans. Grand feu enamel, engraved streetlamps, flickers of gold, guilloché rays and hardstone work combine to compose a miniature painting on the dial.

The world of Chaumet

Inspired by French art de vivre and the nature prized by Chaumet, this new boutique in the heart of the Middle East showcases the Maison’s codes in an interior that recalls a Parisian hôtel particulier. Refined and luxurious, it conveys the story of Chaumet with poetry and emotion thanks to the talents of numerous artisans.

Deep blue

Similar to the cobalt oxide Sèvres blue from the eponymous porcelain manufacturer, this has long been a key Chaumet code, and as such graces the boutique’s facade and interior. A colour associated with the kings of France, romanticism and dreams, blue also recalls the special link that Chaumet enjoys with the arts.

The tiara

An exceptional jewel, the tiara has been emblematic of the Maison since its first creations for Joséphine. More than a jewel reinvented in new iterations over the centuries, it has become the Maison’s signature, reproduced in bas-relief in each boutique’s décor.

Ears of wheat

An historical Maison theme that symbolises life and opulence, wheat has been continually reinvented in each new era. Uniting the boutique’s spaces, it celebrates the living, wild and graceful nature associated with Chaumet. Lightly bent by the breeze, it flourishes across walls and windows.

The Spirit of the Enlightenment

Decoration in the 18th-century style that inspired the Maison’s creations evokes the salons of the period, while the furniture reinterprets the rounded Louis XVI aesthetic. Appearing in noble materials, shades of blue, grey, beige, gold and silver recall the colours of Paris and Place Vendôme.