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It’s the second collaborative offering from the jewelry brand and the New York City art museum.
Catbird’s new jewelry collection recalls themes from the Met Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 exhibition.
Brooklyn, N.Y.—Catbird, a demi-fine jewelry retailer based in Brooklyn, New York, has launched its second collection with The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met).
The collection, which launched July 11, is comprised of five pieces and inspired by the themes in The Met Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
Each design “contemplates a string of ephemeral moments, the passage of time, and the objects that live on,” said the brand.
The collection, which launched July 11, is comprised of five pieces and inspired by the themes in The Met Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
Each design “contemplates a string of ephemeral moments, the passage of time, and the objects that live on,” said the brand.
The "Moonstone Bubble" necklace from the second Catbird x The Met collection is inspired by a Thomas Couture painting, in which the subject contemplates soap bubbles as symbols of transience.
The collection also includes "Moonstone Bubble" earring studs, available as a single or a pair.
The "Cloud" stacking ring recalls a decoration appearing on a Chinese water jar made during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).
The "Pearl Plum" charm is an ode to a 17th-century still life, “Fruit and Flowers,” by the Italian painter and nun Orsola Maddalena Caccia.
The "Still Life with Oyster" ring features an image of ripe fruits, an oyster, and a pearl under a crystal cloche; it’s inspired by an illustration in the 19th-century book, “Les Fleurs Animées.”
Leigh Batnick Plessner, chief creative officer at Catbird, said, “We drew inspiration from the ethereal and intricate decorations of the 17th to the 19th century. From Italian painter Orsola Maddalena Caccia and French artist Thomas Couture, to a 19th-century book “Les Fleurs Animées” and objects from the Qing dynasty – the collection is an ode to emotive design and bridges centuries of artistry.”
The new Catbird x The Met collection campaign features designer Olivia Cheng.
The collection campaign stars designer Olivia Cheng of New York-based fashion label Dauphinette.
Cheng’s silk organza dress with beetles is part of the current exhibition, and two of Cheng’s dresses reside within the permanent collection of the Costume Institute.
Each piece is made with 14-karat gold.
The collection ranges from $98 to $990.
It is available for purchase at Catbirdnyc.com and Catbird stores, as well as The Met Shop.
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