Bvlgari Kaleidos: Colors, Cultures and Crafts

Hosted by the National Art Centre, Tokyo, Bvlgari presents its largest-ever exhibition in Japan – a celebration of colour, culture and craftsmanship. Offering a kaleidoscopic journey into the Maison’s vibrant creative universe, this extraordinary showcase features nearly 350 colourful masterpieces, from jewellery to contemporary art.

As an experience perceived through one of our senses, colour is both a scientific phenomenon and an emotional language. In an ideal synthesis of art and optics, Bvlgari’s creations engage in a refined dialogue with colour theory, where contrasts, vibrations and harmonies reveal the expressive potential of each hue.

Colour speaks beyond the visible. This chapter explores its rich layers of cultural meanings, shaped by tradition, identity and personal experience. For Bvlgari, colour is both an aesthetic and symbolic language – a powerful narrative for conveying emotion, imagination and the nuanced spirit of artistry through deliberate colour choices.

Light is the element that reveals and transforms colour, unleashing its full expressive potential. In this final section, light's interplay with gold, silver and precious stones offers a lens through which to explore Bvlgari’s radiant universe – from its origins in silversmithing to its mastery of luminous materials. Light becomes a generative force, infusing each creation with colourful vitality.

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