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Anillos, ARCHITECTURE, BEAUTY, Collares, Diadèmes, Esmeraldas, Joyas, JOYERÍA, Oro, Pendientes, Perlas

Maison Boucheron – High Jewelry collections Care Blanche 2022

Maison Boucheron offers the studio complete creative freedom. High Jewelry collections that put creation and innovation at the heart of emotion.

Ailleurs

Carte Blanche High Jewelry Collection July 2022

Ailleurs – Elsewhere – is where Claire Choisne and her studio are taking us with this new Collection. An “elsewhere” where everything becomes possible, without any borders, and where nature is in a raw state. From the deserts to the oceans, the mountains to the rainforests, Studio Boucheron has confronted and mixed together worlds and materials one could initially think are contradictory; where diamonds meet pebbles and burnt wood, gold meets rattan and meteorite.

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Holographique

Carte Blanche High Jewelry Collection July 2021

“With this Holographique collection, I sought to offer Boucheron a new definition of light. To capture its essence, I used color. Each piece is like a prism that captures the complexity of light by representing all the colors that comprise it. Each piece reveals the colors of the world in a new light.”
– Claire Choisne

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Contemplation

Carte Blanche High Jewelry Collection July 2020

Capturing a fleeting moment so it will never disappear. Suspending time. Expressing through creation what words cannot say. This is the poetry that Claire Choisne brings to us this year, in a personal, intimate and almost secretive collection of High Jewelry. She reinterprets the codes of Maison Boucheron and takes them on a journey into her own creative universe.

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8 August, 2022/by Maria G

Barcos, Concept, MOTOR, Náutica

Sp80 unveils final boat design in pursuit of the world Sailing Speed Record

• SP80 is ready to show the world the final design, which is set to reach 80 knots (150km/h) powered by the wind.
• Under construction since the summer of 2021, this futuristic 10 by 7 meter boat will feature two pilots.
• The “sea rocket” will be launched at the end of the year, with the first record attempts planned for thesummer of 2023.
• Already sponsored by the Swiss watchmaking brand Richard Mille, SP80 is launching a campaign to identify a final group of sponsors.

From concept to reality Established in 2018, SP80 has been coordinating the critical stage of the boat production over the last 6 months. This spaceship-like sailboat has been designed to reach 80 knots (150km/h), shattering the world sailing speed record. Limited by confidentiality requirements, the Swiss company has so far only shown a the concept that allows viewers to understand the boat’s operating principles, without revealing any definitive design elements.

Today, the construction has advanced to the stage where the team feels ready to reveal the final design. While the principles remain the same – an extraordinary sailboat towed by a kite – the boat will be bigger than the initial concept (i.e. 10m long and 7m wide). With a sleeker shape and stretched, aggressive lines, other elements have also been refined to increase the stability of the structure; a key point in the record-breaking strategy defended by SP80. The young Swiss company is on its way to redefine the architectural codes of the sailing world.

A cockpit with room for two Freshly finished by the renowned shipyard Persico Marine, the main hull will arrive in April to SP80’s premises in Renens (Switzerland). This first part reveals a crucial element of the cockpit: it can take two pilots on board. One will pilot the kite while the other will steer the boat. “Very early in our development phase, it was clear that being alone on board was not an option to accelerate safely up to 80 knots.” – says Benoît Gaudiot, co-founder and pilot. “At 150 km/h, it is essential to be focused on one task!We will thus have a pilot steering the kite, while a co-pilot will ensure the boat’s trajectory. However, at low speeds, that is around 30 knots, the boat can be sailed solo, which will allow us to welcome passengers onboard to experience something extraordinary !” At 80 knots, it is critical to ensure maximum safety for the pilots. The cockpit has been designed to withstand accelerations of up to 50G! It has also been reinforced with Kevlar® to protect its occupants from possible carbon shards in the event of a crash. As a boat sailing at 150km/h on water is equivalent to a Formula 1 on land, the drivers will be equipped accordingly: bucket seats, 6 point-harnesses and helmets. In case of emergency, they will also have oxygen masks at their disposal, something that has never been seen before in the sailing world!
Calendar and next steps While the shipyard continues the construction of the beam and floats, the SP80 team will take over the main hull and integrate all the mechanical systems. The final assembly of the boat is scheduled for next autumn with an official launch before the end of 2022. After a few months of optimisation and testing, the first record attempts will take place in summer 2023 in the south of France.

Guided by strong values, the company has already secured several notable partnerships. The team is currently beginning its final partnership search campaign. Investigations are focused on Swiss brands, with the goal to create collaborations that go beyond sponsorship agreements.

“Thanks to our current partners, we have been able to realise this revolutionary boat with a launch date later this autumn.” – says Mayeul van den Broek, co-founder and project manager.
“2023 will be a decisive year, with the final preparations to break the 80 knots record and make sailing history. We are currently looking for the last financial and technical partnerships to take the adventure to the finish line. The whole team is so proud to see this concept becoming a reality and we can’t wait to finally unveil and test our final design on the water! ”

12 April, 2022/by Maria G

RELOJES, Relojes de Hombre, Relojes de Mujer, Relojes Edición Limitada

CORINNE SUTER, THE SWISS SKIER, JOINS THE HUBLOT FAMILY

Corinne Suter, the Swiss skier, joins the family of Swiss luxury watchmaker, Hublot Corinne Suter: the 2021 World Downhill Champion is the Swiss star that everyone had been waiting for. She has managed to harness pressure by transforming her adrenaline into a driving force and turning her doubts into a strength that is greater than her. She has gained confidence in her abilities and knows that she can compete with the best; this has changed her perspective. She has found her equilibrium and became the world’s best speed specialist. Today, she is joining the Hublot family. A unique combination of the watchmaker and the Queen of the downhill skiing.

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And one day, all your efforts turn into success! The first podiums bring confidence and that confidence brings podiums. I really felt that I was surrendering, that I was also having much more fun on my skis, I put much less pressure on myself and my first medals allowed me to convert those hundredths of seconds which were against me into success. Knowing that I can keep up and compete with the best, I feel liberated. Even though I am aware that the slate is wiped clean with each race, and that I always have to push my limits, I am now competing for and no longer against myself. I don’t want to be faster than anyone else, I just want to improve for myself; I ski for myself and not against someone else. That mindset has changed everything. I transcend the race adrenalin and it transcends me. When I met Hublot, Ricardo and the teams, I again found that desire to surpass oneself, to make each watch, each new material, an opportunity to push new limits, because this is a brand that is competing for itself, not against itself or others. A family of athletes and media personalities united by the same
desire to surpass themselves, again and again.”

Corinne Suter
2021 World Downhill Champion and new Hublot friend of the brand HUBLOT:
Corinne Suter’s story is the story of a favourite who became a speed specialist, by converting promising talent into success. They say success breeds success; above all, it is shaped by experiences and what you make of them. On the ski runs, it all comes down to tenths and hundredths of seconds, times that the queen of speed will now measure with Hublot stopwatches alongside the other skiers of the family – Dario Cologna, Tanguy Nef, & Kjetil Jansrud.

CHIARA FERRAGNI BECOMES A NEW HUBLOT GLOBAL AMBASSADOR AND FACE OF THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN

Hublot believes it is very important for members of our family to be inspirational and role models, so that their life journeys can motivate others to give their best. Corinne Suter is on such a journey and we love her life story. She has strength of character, authenticity and is incredibly likeable. As queen of the greatest downhill skiing
discipline, she is now the best speed specialist in the world. I am certain that together we can produce the perfect performance.” Ricardo Guadalupe HUBLOT CEO

The tenths and hundredths of seconds that make history People often remember the decisive day that changed the life of an athlete; yet the athlete did not pull that performance out of a hat! Their achievement was a rich journey patterned with success and failure. Corinne Suter’s very promising early career was followed by a succession of injuries, and then she underwent a renaissance, affirming her talent in 2019. The two medals – silver in the Downhill and bronze in the Super-G – which she won in Åre, took the pressure off; both the pressure she put on herself and the pressure of the World Cup tour which saw her as the long-awaited star. In 2020, Corinne, originally from Schwyz, won two speed awards (Downhill and Super-G), confirming her rise to power. With her first small crystal trophy, she became the first Swiss female skier to win the competition since Chantal Bournissen in 1991. Then, there was that classic run, on 13 February 2021, on one of the most tour’s beautiful runs, the Olimpia delle Tofane in Cortina, where Corinne crossed the finishing line with nine tenths of a second advantage. She won her first world championship title, and gave Switzerland its first world title in downhill skiing since Maria Walliser in 1989. The long-awaited star confirmed her potential, and was crowned best speed specialist in 2021.
Her recipe for success With no fear of either gradient or speed, her routine at the top of the run is now simpler: after the recce, she takes one look at the run to conserve all her energy and focus for the race. While adrenaline helps the athlete give her best, she now knows that races convert into podium results by managing the pressure she puts on herself and then surrendering.

HUBLOT
Founded in Switzerland in 1980, HUBLOT is defined by its innovation, which began with the highly original combination of gold and rubber. This “Art of Fusion” stems from the imagination of its visionary Chairman, Jean-Claude Biver, and has been driven forward by CEO Ricardo Guadalupe since 2012.
The release of the iconic, multi-award-winning Big Bang in 2005 paved the way for new flagship collections (Classic Fusion, Spirit of Big Bang), with complications ranging from the simple to the highly sophisticated, establishing the extraordinary DNA of the Swiss watchmaking house and ensuring its impressive growth.
Keen to preserve its traditional and cutting-edge expertise, and guided by its philosophy to “Be First, Different and Unique”, the Swiss watchmaker is consistently ahead of the curve, through its innovations in materials (scratch-resistant Magic Gold, ceramics in vibrant colours, sapphire), and the creation of Manufacture movements (Unico, Meca-10, Tourbillon).
HUBLOT is fully committed to creating a Haute Horlogerie brand with a visionary future: a future which is fused with the key events of our times (FIFA World CupTM, UEFA Champions League, UEFA EUROTM) and the finest ambassadors our era has to offer (Chiara Ferragni, Pelé, Kylian Mbappé, Usain Bolt, Novak Djokovic).
Discover the HUBLOT universe at our network of boutiques located in key cities across the globe: Geneva, Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore, Zurich and at HUBLOT.com
Stay up-to-date with #Hublot

15 November, 2021/by Maria G

ARCHITECTURE, Boats, Eléctrico, MOTOR, Náutica, Yates

E1 Series and PIF announce partnership to create world’s first electric powerboat championship

Electric Sea Racing Limited (‘E1 Series’) and Public Investment Fund (PIF) have entered into a partnership that will see PIF support in creating the world’s first electric powerboat racing championship.

The news was revealed today during a virtual launch event, where E1 Series organisers also unveiled the new design of the electric RaceBird powerboat ahead of World Oceans Day on June 8.

The partnership represents a significant step forward in the long-term development of the championship, providing a strong foundation on which to build from and enabling the series to further accelerate preparations for the inaugural season, scheduled to take place in early 2023 – with Saudi Arabia to be one of the considered race locations.

As a major contributor to the global economy and partner of choice for innovative companies and investors, PIF’s investment in E1 is in line with its 2021-2025 strategy announced earlier this year, which focuses on 13 key strategic sectors, including sports and entertainment, and renewable energy. This includes major investments in renewable energy companies, such as ACWA Power and the Sudair Solar Energy project, as well as in the development of electric vehicles through its investment in Lucid Motors.

Series creators Alejandro Agag, Chairman of E1, and Rodi Basso, CEO of E1, were both joined live in the studio by the President of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) Raffaele Chiulli, as well as SeaBird Technologies Founder Sophi Horne, and Founder & CEO of Victory Marine Brunello Acampora to present the RaceBird powerboat.

The vessel is a completely new design and was co-created by Horne and Acampora following an extensive validation process. The RaceBird is inspired by nature and birds flying low over the water and features an outboard motor, enclosed safety canopy and hydrofoil technology.

Using innovative hydrofoil technology, the electric RaceBird powerboats will rise high above the water’s surface, allowing for minimum drag and maximum energy efficiency. Being lifted above the waves will not only improve performance, but it will also promote close and competitive racing with a reduced wake when following an opponent.

The RaceBird is specially designed for foil-to-foil racing and is capable of reaching speeds up to 50 knots (93 km/h or 58 mph), with pilots showcasing their skills using tight and technical circuits located close to shore in the heart of urban areas.

With the design now validated, the RaceBird has entered into the production phase with the expert engineers at Victory Marine concentrating their efforts and resource over the coming months on manufacturing a full fleet of race-ready electric powerboats.

Alejandro Agag, Co-Founder & Chairman of E1, said: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome on board PIF as a new partner in this exciting venture. To get the backing of PIF at this early stage of development emphasises the importance of our mission to electrify marine mobility. With the new design of the RaceBird boat you see today, we hope to accelerate change in the marine industry and provide sustainable solutions for future leisure craft. The new powerboat that Sophi and Brunello designed looks like a spaceship. I’ve compared electric racing cars to podracers from Star Wars in the past, but the RaceBird looks even more futuristic. Working together with PIF, I look forward to ushering in a new era of electric powerboat racing.”

Rodi Basso, Co-Founder & CEO of E1, said: “We’re thrilled to be working together with PIF to jointly shape the future direction of powerboating. Forming a strong partnership with a global investment powerhouse such as PIF provides a solid foundation on which to build a new sport. The RaceBird presents a unique challenge and one that the teams at SeaBird Technologies and Victory Marine have delivered on. They’ve managed to develop an innovative powerboat with an eye-catching design and factored in practical solutions ready to go racing. Shortly we’ll also be announcing our powertrain and electronics partners; we’re on schedule to hit the water soon.”

Commenting on the announcement, HE Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment Fund, said: “This exciting investment in a new premier sport format aligns with our strategy to enable innovation globally and unlock new industries, as well as build strategic partnerships with real value add to Saudi Arabia. We believe our support for future sports will also contribute to the growth of various sectors globally.

“Our partnership with E1 will help drive the development of innovative sustainable technology, which in turn positions Saudi as an enabler in the industries of the future and the creation of new opportunities.”

Sophi Horne, Founder of SeaBird Technologies, said: “It’s amazing to finally be able to share the new RaceBird design with the world. Obviously, I’ve seen it on a screen quite a lot in the past few months! But it’s great to show the new look of the boat that the pilots will race with. The bodywork and shape of the vessel is inspired by nature and birds flying above the water’s surface. What has been interesting is trying to find a balance between how you envisage the design and combining that with optimising both performance and efficiency. The solution we settled on fortunately doesn’t compromise on either the looks or performance capabilities.”

Brunello Acampora, Founder & CEO of Victory Marine, said: “Today’s announcement is the result of many months of hard work, creating a completely new design and simulating it in a competitive racing environment. I’ve really enjoyed working together with Sophi to produce the vessel that will compete in the world’s first electric powerboat championship. Now that the design has been fully validated, we’ll begin engineering and manufacturing the boats in preparation for prototype testing and ready for the teams to receive their first delivery. For us at Victory Marine, the E1 Series is the greatest test bench for cutting-edge solutions that will change the future of navigation forever.”

Dr. Raffaele Chiulli, President of the UIM, said: “At the International Powerboat Federation, we’re delighted to be part of this groundbreaking development in the powerboating sport. The futuristic RaceBird design combined with the use of hydrofoil technology in the E1 Series reflects the pioneering spirit of this initiative and are an inspiring answer to today’s challenges facing marine mobility. It’s an exciting moment for our sport and I cannot wait to see the RaceBird on the water.”

Released ahead of World Oceans Day, the RaceBird acts as a symbol of the future ambitions of the E1 Series, to revolutionise marine mobility and reduce the pressures being placed on fragile underwater ecosystems across the world.

The next major milestone in the RaceBird development is in September when the covers come off the first full-scale model at the Monaco Yacht Show, before the start of prototype testing which is set to get underway later this year.

E1 were advised by Shoosmiths law firm and financial advisers PJT Partners.

www.e1series.com

13 June, 2021/by Carlos

Coches, Especiales, MOTOR

‘UNIFYING SPUR’ EMBEDS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT THE HEART OF BENTLEY’S BEYOND100 STRATEGY

Bentley sets out five step diversity and inclusion plan under Beyond100 strategy
Efforts will focus on enhancing diversity and inclusion across the business and driving progress towards long term business goals, with a target of 30 per cent diversity at management level by 2025
As internal engagement kicks off, Bentley has revealed the unique Unifying Spur – a Flying Spur wrapped in an artist’s design capturing the themes of love, progress and unity.
Start of a global calendar of external events and activities involving the car

(Crewe, 27 May 2021) Bentley Motors has today set out further details of its diversity and inclusion strategy. A uniquely-designed Flying Spur embodies this company focus as European Diversity month draws to a close, and Pride celebrations begin around the world.

‘UNIFYING SPUR’ EMBEDS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT THE HEART OF BENTLEY’S BEYOND100 STRATEGY

The 101-year old company is going through unparalleled change on its journey towards a climate-positive future. Recognising the fundamental importance of diverse experiences and perspectives to drive creativity and innovation, Bentley aims to become the most diverse luxury car manufacturer. To this end it has set a target of increasing diversity in management to 30 per cent by 2025.

Bentley’s five step strategy focuses on outreach, recruitment, succession planning, culture and development. Early careers talent acquisition will be over-indexed towards organisations with diverse intakes, while the recruitment of established hires will explore new talent pools. To ensure that all talent within the business is supported, succession planning will be reviewed to ensure early identification of diverse talent within the business. Development programmes will ensure that colleagues from all walks of life are able to grow and achieve their full potential. This will be underpinned by measurable KPIs and targets, and Board-led engagement to drive a positive culture and remove unconscious bias. The recently-launched colleague network groups will also help drive engagement within the business through a series of strategic events and activities.

‘UNIFYING SPUR’ EMBEDS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT THE HEART OF BENTLEY’S BEYOND100 STRATEGY

To mark the launch of the strategy, a challenge was set to the Bentley Design team to create an automotive artwork that celebrates diversity in all its forms. Designer Rich Morris, who paints and sculpts in his spare time, rose to the challenge by creating a piece of four-wheeled art using the nine colours of the Progress flag. His design joins the words “Love is Love” through a single, unbroken line, that traces faces, dancing figures and shapes – representing the unifying power of humanity, regardless of race, creed or sexuality. The Unifying Spur will be revealed to colleagues at Bentley’s Crewe factory before embarking upon a programme of external activities in the coming months.

‘UNIFYING SPUR’ EMBEDS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT THE HEART OF BENTLEY’S BEYOND100 STRATEGY

Dr. Astrid Fontaine, Bentley’s Member of the Board for People, Digitalisation and IT, explains:

“We know that diversity drives success, by bringing a greater range of experience, creativity as well as inclusion allows co-operation to play in business strategy, innovation and decision-making. We also want our our business to reflect our global customer base and most importantly of all, to ensure that we all work in an environment where everyone feels safe to bring their true self to work and valued for who they are and what they can do.

“That is why diversity and inclusion are profoundly important to us and as part of our Beyond100 programme we have therefore set ourselves the challenge to become the most diverse luxury car manufacturer. For us this means ensuring there are colleagues from all walks of life in our management structure.

“This goes hand in hand with our ethos that a rich and inclusive culture, where everyone is supported to achieve their full potential, is what will help to drive our business forward for the next one hundred years.

“Through the reveal of the Unifying Spur, the internal activities that it will support – and the external engagements we are planning for it in 2021 – we aim to celebrate the individual talents and idiosyncracies that make us all unique as – whilst at the same time as highlighting the key themes that unite and bring us together.”

Bentley Motors is the most sought-after luxury car brand in the world. The company’s headquarters in Crewe is home to all of its operations including design, R&D, engineering and production of the company’s three model lines, Continental, Flying Spur and Bentayga. The combination of fine craftsmanship, using skills that have been handed down through generations, alongside engineering expertise and cutting-edge technology is unique to UK luxury car brands such as Bentley. It is also an example of high-value British manufacturing at its best. Bentley employs around 4,000 people at Crewe.

30 May, 2021/by Carlos

Gadgets, RELOJES, Relojes de Hombre, Relojes de Mujer, Relojes Edición Limitada

Vacheron Constantin – Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers: a new window on the world and on history, opened by talented Master artisans

A series of three ten-piece limited editions, paying homage to the Portuguese sailors Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral.
Miniature masterpieces, with Grand Feu enamel dials inspired by a map from the 1519 Miller Atlas, of which a reproduction is kept in the Portuguese Maritime Museum (Museu de Marinha – Lisbon).
The Manufacture 1120 AT movement powering an off-centre display of the hours and minutes, leaving ample space to express the Maison’s artistic crafts.

Geneva, 2021 – They evoke a time when the world had yet to be discovered. They retrace the famous epic journeys of the great 15^th century explorers who braved the seas and oceans to discover distant horizons. Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Pedro Álvares Cabral: Vacheron Constantin celebrates their spirit of adventure through a new series of three ten-piece limited editions, the Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers. Crafted in Grand Feu enamel, each dial depicts selected portions of a 1519 map from the Miller Atlas. These three masterpieces of miniaturisation and expertise are driven by the Manufacture 1120 AT movement. These new models, presented at Watches & Wonders 2021, are part of the theme of the Maison for 2021 : entitled Classic with a Twist, it highlights Vacheron Constantin’s creative energy, guided by an identity that celebrates a heritage and dares to deliver the unexpected.

The spirit of travel, exploration and discovery of arts and cultures is an integral part of Vacheron Constantin’s history. A history rooted in the origins of the Manufacture, in an age when François Constantin did not hesitate to travel the world to open new markets and to fly the banner of the Maison high and wide, wherever possible. This openness to the world still pervades the philosophy of the Manufacture, which symbolically celebrates the spirit of adventure through a new journey – on this occasion a voyage through time – in memory of the great 15^th century Portuguese explorers.

With this third opus in the Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers collection, which completes two series presented in 2004 and 2008, Vacheron Constantin ventures into one of history’s most exhilarating chapters. In the wake of models dedicated to Magellan, Zheng Hé, Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo, which proved a great success with collectors, comes the turn of Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral to be honoured through extraordinary miniature compositions enhanced by talented master artisans. They bear witness to the noble touch and impressive creativity of the enamellers whose mastery of Grand Feu enamel once again broadens the horizons of the Métiers d’Art collection. A rare skill extending an invitation to travel while firing the imagination.

Masterful miniature Grand Feu enamel expressions of patience and meticulous care
Inspired by a map from the 1519 Miller Atlas, of which a painted reproduction is kept in the Portuguese Maritime Museum (Museu de Marinha – Lisbon), each dial shows a part of the world and the maritime routes respectively taken by the three explorers. In order to replicate the finely nuanced colours and the extreme delicacy of the motifs, the Maison opted for the art of enamelling. The result is three dials in Grand Feu enamel, masterpieces of patience and precision that require a full month’s work and 11 firings in the kiln at a temperature of between 800 and 900°C. These are all stages in which mastering fire proves crucial, since a few seconds too many can jeopardise several weeks of work.

The art of enamelling is a rare skill, a subtle blend of experience and sensitivity demonstrated in each move made by the artisan. Composed of crystal and metal oxides, enamels come in the form of small blocks of colour that the enameller first crushes into an extremely fine powder. The latter is then worked to create a substance similar to paint, which is applied in successive touches, enabling the enameller to represent motifs with incredible finesse and nuance. After coating the dial with the background colour, the enameller tackles the dial motifs, starting with the outlines of the continents, which are here enhanced with gold-coloured enamel powder. The decorative elements of this elegant composition – including the ships, fauna, flora and wind rose – are also produced using the delicate technique of miniature painting, thus serving to reproduce a host of details and subtly graded shades, obtained after numerous tests by the enameller. Each addition of colour requires another firing, since enamel is a mineral material that must be melted down in order to display its famous brilliance and intense depth.

Calibre 1120 AT with satellite hours
So as to give free rein to the enameller’s expertise, the three Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers models are powered by in-house Calibre 1120 AT. This movement is distinguished first and foremost by its 5.45 mm thinness enabling the 41 mm-diameter 4N pink gold case to maintain a trim 11.68 mm overall thickness guaranteeing an elegant appearance on the wrist.

The mechanism is also distinguished by its singular construction and its original time display mode enabling the wearer to travel visually through the dial as the hours pass by. Concealed beneath the upper part of the dial, the hours wheel is equipped with three arms each bearing four hours numerals, driven in turn by a cam shaped like the Manufacture’s Maltese cross inspired emblem. This ingenious satellite module enables the hours to sweep across the dial from top to bottom, traversing the fixed minutes circle positioned along a 120° arc. The hours numerals thus travel through the dial and their position gives an indication of the minutes replacing a traditional hand-type display.

Revealed through the transparent caseback, the movement decorations – notably including the 22-carat pink gold oscillating weight adorned with a wind rose – are entirely worthy of its technical nature.

Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers –Bartolomeu Dias
If his crews had not convinced him to give up on continuing the journey beyond the southern tip of Africa, perhaps Bartolomeu Dias (1450 – 1500) would have been the first to reach the Indies. The illustrious Portuguese explorer made history in a different way, by discovering the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, paving the way for future expeditions. Bartolomeu Dias was also a member of the crew of Vasco da Gama, who led his fleet to Indies between 1497 and 1498.

The route taken by Bartolomeu Dias’ ships in 1488 is represented by a red line on the Grand Feu enamel dial, enhanced by numerous incredibly refined details. With the help of a magnifying glass, a close look will reveal the silhouette of the men composing the explorer’s crew on board the two ships sailing west of Africa; or the palette of shades used by the enameller to precisely reproduce the landscapes, fauna and flora as they are represented on the map of the Miller Atlas.

Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers – Vasco da Gama
The long journey that took him from Portugal to the coasts of India was one of the most important 15^th century discoveries. The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469 –1524), who left his native country in 1497, was the first to travel from Europe and Asia by sea, following an epic and often hellish journey across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. After circumnavigating the southern tip of Africa, his fleet of four ships sailed along the coast as far as Kenya before embarking on a crossing towards the Indies, which he reached in 1498.

The sea route taken by its crew is finely traced in red enamel on the dial, each detail of which is a very faithful reproduction of the map appearing in the Miller Atlas. The gaze will naturally be drawn to a ship from Vasco da Gama’s fleet in the dial centre, sails billowing on a stormy sea; or to the circumference of the wind rose and the continents enhanced with gold-coloured enamel powder.

Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers – Pedro Álvares Cabral
It is to this Portuguese aristocrat and explorer that we owe the discovery of Brazil in 1500. Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467 – 1520) was commissioned by King Manuel I of Portugal to travel to the Indies to continue the work of Vasco da Gama, but he took a very different route from his contemporary. Rather than sailing along the African coast to the southern tip of Africa, the fleet led by Pedro Álvares Cabral headed west, until they discovered a new world, Brazil.

This route is depicted by a red enamel line standing out against a beige enamel background punctuated by extremely faithful representations of the elements present on the map of the Miller Atlas. In the centre of the dial, a ship from Pedro Álvares Cabral’s fleet, sails buffeted by the wind, proudly cleaves the sea in an extraordinarily lifelike manner. The accuracy of the craftsmanship is also expressed in the shimmering feathers of the birds as well as in the depiction of human figures on the South American continent.

Classic with a Twist

Vacheron Constantin’s creativity has always remained closely attuned to its time while evoking its memories. This byword for elegance, adopted by each watchmaker, artisan and designer throughout the years and centuries, celebrates heritage and dares to explore the unexpected. Poised at the intersection between technical virtuosity and aesthetic refinement, the enduring allure of Vacheron Constantin timepieces makes its way unscathed through passing eras. Because timelessness cannot be achieved merely by complying with the canons of traditional watchmaking, each creation is tinged with a touch of boldness revealed in the smallest details. Special displays, offset indications, specific chamfering of all components, hand-crafted finishing and the complexity of a mechanism are just a few examples of this expertise. The result is a very personal field of expression where technique and style converge in a subtle harmony between the conventional and the atypical.

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Sum-up

Vacheron Constantin explores an exhilarating page of history with the Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers’ collection, available in a series of three ten-piece limited editions. In the wake of Magellan, Zheng Hé, Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo, to whom the Manufacture had already paid tribute in 2004 and 2008, comes the turn of Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral to be honoured through extraordinary compositions enhanced by talented master artisans. To celebrate the discoveries made by these three 15^th century Portuguese navigators, the Maison has opted for Grand Feu enamel and the technique of miniature painting. Masterpieces of patience and meticulous care, each of the three dials represents part of a map from the 1519 Miller Atlas, of which a reproduction is kept in Portuguese Maritime Museum (Museu de Marinha – Lisbon). These extraordinarily precise compositions are framed by a slim 18K 4N pink gold case measuring 41 mm in diameter. In order to provide abundant expressive scope for the enameller, these models beat to the rhythm of the 1120 AT self-winding movement, driving an off-centre time display thanks to a satellite hours module.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers

Reference
7500U/000R-B687: Bartolomeu Dias
7500U/000R-B688: Vasco da Gama
7500U/000R-B689: Pedro Álvares Cabral

Calibre
1120 AT
Developed and crafted by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, self-winding
22K gold oscillating weight with tapisserie decor
32.80 mm (12 ½ ‘’’ diameter), 5.45 mm thick
Approximately 40 hours of power reserve
2.75 Hz (19,800 vibrations per hour)
205 components
36 jewels
Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece

Indications
Dragging hours, minutes

Case
18K 4N pink gold
41mm diameter, 11.68 mm thick
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistance tested at a pressure of 3 bar (approx. 30 meters)

Dial
18K gold, two-level dial, Grand Feu enamel
Enamelled hour-markers

Strap
Blue Mississippiensis alligator leather with alligator leather inner shell, hand-stitched, saddle-finish, large square scales

Clasp
18K 4N pink gold folding clasp
Polished half Maltese cross-shaped
Limited series of ten timepieces per reference.
Models available exclusively through the Vacheron Constantin Boutiques.

23 May, 2021/by Maria G

DEPORTES, EVENTOS, Golf, MyEvents

Jon Rahm conquers the Memorial, and is now Number 1 in the World

Jon Rahm is getting stronger and stronger every time he steps up to the plate, and will go down in history in Spanish golf. The golfer from Barrika won the PGA Tour Memorial tournament this Sunday, held on the Muirfield Village Golf Club course in Ohio, and is now Number One in the world for the first time in his career.

Seve Ballesteros was the only Spanish golfer to reach such astounding heights before Jon, and it was more than 30 years ago.

Jon Rahm conquers the Memorial, and is now Number 1 in the World

Rahm achieved many things this Sunday. He won his fourth PGA Tour tournament (fifth if we include the Hero World Challenge which is not official) and his eleventh as a professional. He took home the title on Jack Nicklaus’ turf, which is something that always shows character. He won in very difficult conditions, with firm greens and fairways, the firmest in a very long time in the PGA Tour, with wind, rain…He took home the trophy after a final round of nine majestic holes. It couldn’t have been played much better than Rahm did on that stretch. Additionally, it’s the fourth season in which he’s won at least one PGA Tour tournament, only within reach of a select few. He hasn’t missed a year without a win since he went pro. Incredible.

Jon’s win in the memorial was a result of his extremely high level of play in all aspects of the game, the only way to win on such a demanding course as the Memorial. His long game was extraordinary, especially on the tee shots, his putt came out in full force, consistent, just like it was before, and his short game never fails to show up when he needs it the most.

Rahm finished out his victory with rounds of 69, 67, 68 and 75 shots. The round on Saturday was one of the best of his career, in very tough conditions, and playing like the star that he is. That’s what allowed him to start off on Sunday with a four-shot advantage, to which he added four more after a stellar performance on the front nine. It doesn’t get much better than that, pure concentration, and very sure of himself. He wanted to commit to his shots, and he passed with flying colors.

He went into the back nine holes with an eight-shot advantage, and he still had to suffer through the last nine holes to secure the victory. At the highest level, there are no freebies. Two bad holes (10th and 11th) made the rankings very tight with Ryan Palmer, although in reality, Jon was never less than three shots ahead, a solid lead.

The Spanish golfer cleared up any and all doubt with an unforgettable shot, one for the books. He made a sensational chip shot on the 16th hole for birdie, although afterwards, that birdie became a bogey due to a penalty (his ball moved slightly when he was preparing the shot). That fantastic approach was the icing on the cake to a tremendous victory, with the likes of a Major, or at least the perfect precursor to a Major, his next big objective after becoming Number One in the world.

The final scene on the 18th hole, greeted by Jack Nicklaus, tournament host, was the perfect ending to a fairy-tale week. Victory, Number One, and a blessing from one of golf’s biggest legends. It doesn’t get much better than that.

source: http://jonrahm.com/

20 July, 2020/by Carlos

Collares, Diamantes, JOYERÍA, Oro, Pendientes, Pulseras, Rings

The name Graff is synonymous with the best yellow diamonds in the world.

The Graff name is synonymous with the world’s finest yellow diamonds. With insight from three industry experts, Maria Dulton uncovers their extraordinary journey from rare rough stones to polished beauty.

The name Graff is synonymous with the best yellow diamonds in the world.

If any stone can capture joy, the yellow diamond wins hands down. On the drabbest of days, the golden light from a perfect yellow radiates wellbeing like the warmth of a hazy summer afternoon. Could a yellow diamond be a contradiction of world order, a shard of sunlight captured forever in a virtually indestructible mineral born in the mysterious depths of our planet?

Science tells us otherwise, and it is nitrogen, the rather less romantic element, that billions of years ago differentiated a colourless diamond from its daffodil-bright sibling.

The yellow is the only coloured diamond whose grading begins on the lower end of the GIA D-Z grading scale and continues into the ‘Fancy’ hues, giving yellows the widest and most fascinating range of variants.

The most prized are the four Fancy grades, from Fancy Light to top-of-the-range Fancy Vivid, with its perfect equilibrium of colour and saturation.

Until the discovery of diamonds in South Africa in the second half of the 19th century, few yellow diamonds had been found. Those from existing sources in India and Brazil were considered natural wonders worthy of curiosity cabinets and royal collections.

But today, yellow diamonds are one of the most sought-after gems, and that is in no small part thanks to four decades of work by Laurence Graff, who was one of the first to shine the spotlight on Fancy yellow diamonds at a time when only white would do.

Laurence Graff recalls the moment in New York, in the 1970s, when a diamond cutter showed him a 31 carat yellow diamond. He was taken aback by how the radiant cut maximised its colour. Following his heart, he bought the stone, and from that moment on it could be said he had contracted an enduring case of yellow fever.

It wasn’t long before he acquired and recut his first headline-grabbing yellow, the 47.39 carat Star of Bombay, followed since by almost two dozen more outstanding yellow diamonds that are among the finest of their kind in the world.

“Today, yellow diamonds are one of the most sought-after gems, and that is in no small part thanks to four decades of work by Laurence Graff.”

Ever the innovator, ground-breaking techniques were developed by Graff to find new cuts that would best enhance the colour of a diamond. Today, discerning connoisseurs know that if they are looking for an exquisite yellow diamond, they will find it in Graff’s peerless collection.

At 118.08 carats, the Delaire Sunrise remains one of the most famous stones cut by Graff and the largest Fancy Vivid Yellow square emerald cut diamond in the world.

Beyond the perfect Fancy Vivid there is a growing interest in more unusual hues, from Brownish Yellow to Fancy Deep Orange Yellow. But, whichever you choose, the sun will never set on a yellow diamond’s ability to spread its brilliant and joyful glow.

ALAN HART

— The Scientist —

Gemmologist and CEO of GEM-A

As the former Head of the Earth Sciences Collection at the Natural History Museum in London, and now CEO of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, I see diamonds from a scientist’s perspective. But yellow diamonds hold a very special appeal.

At the British Museum there are drawers and drawers of white diamonds, but it is coloured diamonds that attract your attention. You just don’t see them that often, as only one in every 10,000 diamonds discovered displays colour.

While colourless diamonds are almost uniform, I am fascinated by the cause of the colour in diamonds, as each one has a unique history – whether it is the amount of boron present in blues, the structure of nitrogen in yellow diamonds, or the strain on the molecular lattice that gives pinks their rosy tones.

Each nuance of colour has its own story that began in the earth billions of years ago. From its primordial state to observing the light effects and final colour achieved by a master cutter, the journey of a polished coloured diamond is perhaps one of the longest and most wondrous of any object on earth.

The vast majority of diamonds, including yellows, were formed deep within the earth some three billion years ago, at depths usually greater than 140km. Here, in a part of the mantle that is relatively rigid, carbon is transformed under great temperature and pressure into a diamond.

However, with a yellow diamond, the key difference is the inclusion of the element nitrogen within its structure. This causes the diamond to absorb light in the blue region of the visible spectrum, resulting in the yellow colour that we see.

“A yellow diamond is a window into the workings of our planet.”

The Fancy Vivid grading for a yellow diamond is light to medium in tone. It should not be too dark and have a very high saturation or strength of colour.

In this category, the deep yellow colour is shown to its best effect, making it the most desirable colour grade. Although, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and other grades and colours can be every bit as pleasing.

Beyond its attractiveness, a yellow diamond is a window into the workings of our planet. While a jeweller seeks out perfection, as a scientist I am interested in the imperfections.

Each trapped particle can tell us what minerals are forming deep within the planet that help to understand our earth, and even if there might be diamonds on other planets.

And, remember, as we live on a dynamic planet, beneath our very feet diamonds are still being formed that may see the light of day millions of years from now.

PHILIPPE FURCAGE

— The Diamond Cutter —

Master Cutter at Safdico

Polishing a yellow diamond is all about keeping the colour within the stone and bringing it from the bottom to the top of the diamond. The colour should reflect back from the uppermost facet and not shine through, which is the opposite of what a polisher aims for in a colourless diamond. It is a skill that only a master cutter with at least 10 years’ experience can attempt. You may have noticed that coloured diamonds often display a cut that is modified compared to their colourless counterparts, as again this helps hold the colour in the diamond. This is why most yellow diamonds are modified oval, cushion or pear cuts with the lower facets and corners angled, or modified to increase the intensity of the colour. For the same reason, you don’t often see a round brilliant cut yellow diamond with a deep culet, which would water down the colour.

At the wheel, all we have is our eyes and some basic tools, and we really have to look for the colour. Each stone is different and a research project in its own right.

It takes about six weeks to polish a one carat yellow diamond within the overall three-month process. But a big diamond can take a year or more to polish.

We progress very slowly and gently, as yellow diamonds are more stressed than colourless diamonds due to their crystallisation process, which means they react differently at the wheel.

It is also important to take into consideration the provenance of a coloured rough diamond as geological differences affect the hue and intensity in different ways, and how the diamond reacts to the polishing process.

An experienced cutter can look at a rough diamond and evaluate what the final colour will be. This is down to experience, as often we are looking at diamonds at auction and are not able to make a window into the stone. But, even so, we can fairly accurately estimate the intensity and purity of colour.

Once a yellow diamond is in our possession, we aim to take the colour up a level, from say Fancy Intense to Fancy Vivid, but it is always a gamble and not an exact science. Within each colour grade there are many subtleties of shades and intensity, so it is about finding the most beautiful cut for each stone.

This is the old art of the polisher that only experience can teach.

ANNE-EVA GEFFROY

— The Designer —

Design Director at Graff

The range of yellow diamonds with which I work is exceptional in terms of colour, quality, cut and quantity. Few jewellers have the luxury of such a wide range of yellows at their fingertips, from the traditional colour gradings — Light to Vivid — but also exceptional examples of other colours such as Deep Orange Yellow and Brownish Yellow.

Because we have many valuable diamonds and also some of the rarest in the world, the design of a yellow diamond jewel is often based around the stone. I don’t dream up an idea and then look for the diamonds – I start with the stones. And in our atelier, diamonds, the epitome of femininity, are always referred to as ‘she’.

It is vital to know the stones intimately so I hold them in my hands every day. Our London studio faces north, which offers the perfect light for looking at diamonds. I spend a lot of time studying each one, even before my initial gouache drawings take shape.

With yellow diamonds in particular, I love making bracelets or watches that feature more than one stone. You don’t see this very often as other designers simply don’t have the yellow diamonds to choose from to create these magnificent combinations.

When you see a bracelet or earrings made from dozens of yellow diamonds, the colours are so vibrant that they look almost unreal. And there is a skill to combining them so that the Vivid diamonds, the brightest of them all, don’t steal the show.

“A ring is the purest way to present a yellow diamond, through gestures you share its beauty from all sides.”

Unlike other jewellers, even after the gold frame of the jewel has been crafted downstairs in the workshop, it comes back to my team and we play with the angles and height of each stone to maximise the harmony and beauty until it is just right.

We have to be prepared to start from scratch if something is not perfect, as our aim is to create a balance in the architecture of each jewel, which has to be as natural as breathing.

We set yellow diamonds in yellow gold claws and baskets for the simple reason that it is less visible when looking into the stone, even if the rest of the jewel is in white gold.

Yellow diamonds combine best with white diamonds, particularly in necklaces or bracelets, as they make the colours more intense.

An exceptional yellow diamond, in my opinion, should be set into a ring. Whereas in a necklace you create a pattern that you fill with stones, a ring is the purest and most simple way to present a stone.

And don’t forget that on your hand you share your stone through your gestures, and with each movement you see the beauty of a yellow diamond from all sides.

19 June, 2020/by Maria G

ART, Cámaras, EVENTOS, Exposiciones, Galerías, Photographer, TECNOLOGÍA

2020 Sony World Photography Awards: anunciados los ganadores de la categoría: Profesional, Abierto, Estudiante y Juventud

FOTÓGRAFO DEL AÑO y GANADORA DEL PREMIO PROFESIONAL DE AMÉRICA LATINA

Pablo Albarenga, Uruguay

: Nantu es un joven indígena de la nación Achuar de Ecuador que lidera un proyecto de barcos fluviales con energía solar para el transporte colectivo. Al instalar paneles solares en el techo de un barco especialmente diseñado, él está trabajando para terminar con la dependencia de Achuar de la gasolina. Izquierda: en su tierra, Nantu yace vestido con ropa tradicional Achuar. Derecha: la selva virgen del territorio Achuar. Sharamentsa, Pastaza, Ecuador. Fotocomposición: Pablo Albarenga

2020 Sony World Photography Awards: anunciados los ganadores de la categoría: Profesional, Abierto, Estudiante y Juventud© Pablo Albarenga, Uruguay, Fotógrafo del año, Sony World Photography Awards 2020

Seeds of Resistance es un cuerpo de trabajo que combina fotografías de paisajes y territorios en peligro por la minería y los agronegocios con retratos de los activistas que luchan por conservarlos. Pablo explora el vínculo entre los defensores y sus tierras, un área sagrada en la que descansan cientos de generaciones de sus antepasados. En las fotografías, los personajes principales de las historias se ven desde arriba, como si estuvieran dando sus vidas por su territorio. Pablo gana $ 25,000 y es el ganador inaugural del Premio Profesional de América Latina. Vea su serie completa aquí. Disfruta Pablo’s full portfolio on his website, here.

GANADORES DE CATEGORÍA DE COMPETENCIA PROFESIONAL

La competencia profesional representa la importancia de la serie y abre nuevos caminos en el medio fotográfico. Al pedirles a los artistas que presenten un cuerpo de trabajo interpretando una de las diez categorías temáticas, cada entrada se juzga rigurosamente en su excelencia narrativa, habilidad técnica y habilidad para explorar la creatividad de maneras nuevas y emocionantes. Disfruta de los videos de aceptación de los ganadores de nuestras diez categorías aquí.

FOTÓGRAFO ABIERTO DEL AÑO

Tom Oldham, Reino Unido

Black Francis es un retrato en blanco y negro del líder de Pixies, Charles Thompson (alias Black Francis), originalmente tomado para la revista MOJO. Cuando Tom le pidió que reconociera su frustración con las sesiones de fotos, Francis ofreció un gesto perfecto de exasperación al meterse las manos en la cara. El resultado fue una fotografía expresiva que funcionó como la imagen principal del artículo. Tom gana $ 5,000. Disfruta Tom’s

full portfolio on his website here.

FOTÓGRAFO ESTUDIANTIL DEL AÑO

Ioanna Sakellaraki, Grecia

Aeiforia presenta fotografías nocturnas de paneles solares, turbinas eólicas y granjas de baterías usadas en la pequeña isla de Tilos en Grecia, que es la primera en el Mediterráneo que funciona casi exclusivamente con energía renovable. Ioanna gana € 30,000 del kit de imagen digital de Sony para su institución

. See Ioanna’s full series here. Enjoy Ioanna’s full portfolio on her website here.

GANADORA DEL PREMIO ALFA FEMENINO

Lily Dawson-Punshon

01 – © Lily Dawson-Punshon, Reino Unido, Ninguno, Concurso abierto, Retrato, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
© Lily Dawson-Punshon, Reino Unido, ganadora del Premio Alpha Female, Sony World Photography Awards 2020

El retrato de Lily hace referencia a pinturas históricas, en particular La chica de Johannes Vermeer con el arete de perlas, pero ha aportado un giro del siglo XXI. Lily explica cómo su fotografía tiene como objetivo explorar la relación entre el pasado y el presente, y cómo ambos se contrastan y se apoyan mutuamente.

JÓVENES FOTÓGRAFO DEL AÑO
Hsien-Pang Hsieh, Taiwán, 19 años.

JÓVENES FOTÓGRAFO DEL AÑO
Hsien-Pang Hsieh, Taiwán, 19 años.
© Hsien-Pang Hsieh, Taiwán, Fotógrafo juvenil del año, Sony World Photography Awards 2020

Date prisa, presenta a un artista callejero que aparentemente camina apurado pero que, de hecho, está parado. Inspirado por su experiencia como un estudiante recién llegado a Alemania, Hsien-Pang ve la imagen como su comentario sobre el ritmo intensivo de la vida y un recordatorio para que otros disminuyan la velocidad.

. Enjoy Roger’s Instagram feed here.

La Organización Mundial de Fotografía se complace en anunciar a los ganadores mundiales de los Sony World Photography Awards 2020. El premio al fotógrafo del año y el premio en efectivo de $ 25,000 que acompañó fueron para Pablo Albarenga (Uruguay) por su serie Semillas de resistencia. . Los ganadores de las diez categorías del concurso profesional también se han anunciado junto con los ganadores del segundo y tercer lugar de cada uno, así como los ganadores de los concursos Open, Student y Youth.

Seeds of Resistance es una obra que combina fotografías de paisajes y territorios en peligro por la minería y los agronegocios, con retratos de activistas que luchan por conservarlos. En 2017, al menos 207 líderes y defensores ambientales fueron asesinados mientras protegían a sus comunidades de proyectos que amenazaban sus territorios. Según un informe publicado en 2018 por Global Witness, la mayoría de estos casos ocurrieron en Brasil, donde se registraron 57 asesinatos, el 80% de los cuales fueron contra personas que defendieron el Amazonas.

Las obras de Albarenga exploran el vínculo entre los defensores y sus tierras, un área sagrada donde descansan los restos de cientos de generaciones. En las fotografías, los personajes principales de las historias se ven desde arriba, como si estuvieran ofreciendo sus vidas por su territorio.

Mike Trow, presidente del concurso Professional 2020, informa: “El ganador de este año proviene de la categoría Creativo y consiste en un brillante conjunto de imágenes que ofrece un poderoso registro visual de cómo la deforestación va de la mano con la destrucción de comunidades y pueblos. . El trabajo del jurado este año ha sido muy complejo: hubo una serie de historias extraordinarias y conjuntos de imágenes que podrían haber ganado el gran premio, pero Seeds of Resistance realmente se destacó entre la multitud. Pablo es de Uruguay y este proyecto es un trabajo muy personal para él como fotógrafo. El esfuerzo requerido para imaginar, producir y fotografiar esta serie de imágenes es encomiable en todos los sentidos. ”

Cuando se le preguntó acerca de su premio, Albarenga dijo: “Con este importante premio logro dos victorias: primero, poder contar las historias de las comunidades tradicionales de la Amazonía destacando a las personas que todavía luchan no solo por su futuro, sino por el futuro. de todo. Necesitamos ver más allá de los árboles, el oxígeno y las especies “no descubiertas” de la selva tropical. En segundo lugar, obtengo el premio al fotógrafo del año para América Latina, un continente históricamente contado a través de los ojos de los extranjeros. Espero que muchos otros fotógrafos en nuestra región continúen difundiendo nuestras propias historias, fortaleciendo así la increíble comunidad de narradores latinoamericanos. ”

GANADORES DE CATEGORIA PROFESIONAL

Los fotógrafos ganadores en el concurso profesional fueron elegidos por un panel de jueces expertos después de presentar un excelente trabajo de entre cinco y diez imágenes, que van desde temas personales y observaciones hasta titulares de noticias y temas poco conocidos pero críticos. Los ganadores de este año son:

ARQUITECTURA

GANADORA: Sandra Herber (Canadá) por su serie Ice Fishing Huts, Lake Winnipeg

Finalistas: 2do lugar Jonathan Walland (Reino Unido); 3er lugar José De Rocco (Argentina)

CREATIVO

GANADOR: Pablo Albarenga (Uruguay) por su serie Semillas de resistencia

Finalistas: 2do lugarDione Roach (Italia); 3er lugar Luke Watson (Reino Unido)

DESCUBRIMIENTO

GANADOR: Maria Kokunova (Federación de Rusia) por su serie The Cave

Finalistas: 2do lugar Hashem Shakeri (República Islámica del Irán); 3er lugar Hugh Kinsella Cunningham (Reino Unido)

DOCUMENTAL

GANADOR: Chung Ming Ko (RAE de Hong Kong) por su serie Heridas de Hong Kong

Finalistas: 2do lugarDidier Bizet (Francia); 3er lugar Youqiong Zhang (China continental)

MEDIO AMBIENTE

GANADOR: Robin Hinsch (Alemania) por su serie Wahala

Finalistas: 2do lugar Álvaro Laiz (España); 3er lugar Luca Locatelli (Italia)

PAISAJE

GANADOR: Ronny Behnert (Alemania) por su serie Torii

Finalistas: 2do lugar Florian Ruiz (Francia); 3er lugar Chang Kyun Kim (Corea del Sur)

MUNDO NATURAL Y VIDA SILVESTRE:

GANADOR: Brent Stirton (Sudáfrica) por su serie Pangolins in Crisis

Finalistas: 2do lugar Masahiro Hiroike (Japón); 3er lugar Adalbert Mojrzisch (Alemania)

RETRATO

GANADOR: Cesar Dezfuli (España) por su serie Pasajeros

Finalistas: 2do lugar Denis Rouvre (Francia); 3er lugar Sasha Maslov (Ucrania)

DEPORTE

GANADOR: Ángel López Soto (España) por su serie de luchadores senegaleses

Finalistas: 2º lugar Lucas Barioulet (Francia); 3er lugar Andrea Staccioli (Italia)

NATURALEZA MUERTA

GANADOR: Alessandro Gandolfi (Italia) por su serie Immortality, Inc.

Finalistas: 2do lugar Elena Helfrecht (Alemania); 3er lugar Fangbin Chen (China continental)

Para obtener más información sobre los proyectos ganadores y finalistas de este año, visite nuestras galerías de ganadores en línea.

FOTÓGRAFO ABIERTO DEL AÑO

El concurso Open celebra la fuerza que puede tener una sola imagen. Las fotografías ganadoras han sido seleccionadas por su capacidad de comunicar una gran narrativa visual combinada con excelencia técnica. Seleccionado entre los diez ganadores de la categoría Open, Tom Oldham (Reino Unido) gana el título de Open Photographer of the Year 2020 y recibe un premio de $ 5,000 para Black Francis.

La fotografía es un retrato en blanco y negro del líder de los Pixies, Charles Thompson (también conocido como Black Francis) originalmente hecho para la revista MOJO. Cuando Oldham le pidió que reconociera su frustración con las sesiones de fotos, Francis le ofreció un perfecto gesto de exasperación mientras se llevaba las manos a la cara. El resultado fue una fotografía muy expresiva que terminó en la portada del artículo.

Al comentar sobre su victoria, Oldham declaró: ‘Es un cumplido increíble ser elegido para esto, todavía estoy ansioso por haber ingresado a esta lista llena de tanto talento de todo el mundo. Nunca soñé que podría llegar a ninguna parte en el concurso Open ya que el listón era tan alto … me llevará algún tiempo darme cuenta de lo que he logrado. Quiero agradecer a la revista Mojo por la oportunidad, a mi brillante equipo y, por supuesto, a Charles por ofrecer ese momento especial. Estoy asombrado y encantado. ’

FOTÓGRAFO ESTUDIANTIL DEL AÑO

La estudiante griega Ioanna Sakellaraki fue elegida como la fotógrafa estudiantil del año 2020 por su serie Aeiforia, creada en respuesta a la comisión Sustainability Now que pidió a los estudiantes que produjeran trabajos relacionados con la sostenibilidad ambiental. En su serie, Sakellaraki presenta fotografías nocturnas de los paneles solares, turbinas eólicas y granjas de baterías utilizadas en la pequeña isla de Tilos en Grecia, la primera en el Mediterráneo que funciona casi exclusivamente con energía renovable.

Sakellaraki representa al Royal College of Art en el Reino Unido y ha ganado 30,000 € en equipos fotográficos de Sony para su institución. Al comentar sobre su victoria, dijo: “Me siento honrada de haber sido galardonada con el título de Estudiante Fotógrafa del Año. Mi serie Aeiforia me permitió compartir una buena historia sobre sostenibilidad al capturar el paisaje como un pasaje a la vida nocturna en la isla griega de Tilos. Espero que este gran reconocimiento me brinde la oportunidad de trabajar en muchas más tareas de este tipo. También estoy muy agradecido de que el Royal College of Art haya recibido todo ese excelente equipo fotográfico que Sony ofrece tan generosamente, porque con él otros estudiantes podrán llevar a cabo nuevos proyectos. ”

JÓVENES FOTÓGRAFO DEL AÑO

Seleccionado entre los siete ganadores de la categoría, Hsien-Pang Hsieh (Región de Taiwán, 19 años) ha ganado el Fotógrafo Juvenil del Año 2020 por su imagen de Prisa, que muestra a un artista callejero que aparentemente camina a toda prisa pero en realidad se detiene. . Inspirado por su experiencia como recién llegado a Alemania, Hsien-Pang ve la imagen como su visión del ritmo agitado de la vida y un recordatorio para que el resto disminuya la velocidad.

CONTRIBUCIÓN DESTACADA A LA FOTOGRAFÍA

El premio a la Contribución Sobresaliente a la Fotografía ha sido presentado al impresor y editor Gerhard Steidl. Es la primera vez en la historia de los Premios que no se ha otorgado una contribución sobresaliente a la fotografía a un fotógrafo. Establecida en 1968, la editorial Steidl lanzó su propio programa de fotolibros en 1996 y en pocos años se convirtió en lo que es hoy, la lista más grande del mundo de fotografía contemporánea. Su impresionante catálogo de fotolibros presenta artistas de renombre como Joel Sternfeld, Nan Goldin, Bruce Davidson, Robert Frank, Berenice Abbott, Robert Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Karl Lagerfeld y Juergen Teller, por nombrar algunos. Sus publicaciones abarcan toda la historia de la fotografía, desde los primeros maestros hasta los fotógrafos líderes de la actualidad, y representan el espectro diverso de la expresión fotográfica, desde el arte y la moda hasta la fotografía documental y callejera.

Todas las imágenes ganadoras se promocionarán en los canales y las plataformas en línea de la Organización Mundial de Fotografía utilizando contenido como videos, presentaciones y preguntas y respuestas en vivo. Una muestra digital de los proyectos ganadores y finalistas de este año está disponible en la página en pantalla.

En respuesta a eventos recientes, la Organización Mundial de Fotografía también ha lanzado la página Stay Connected, que presenta un programa diverso de iniciativas, actividades y recursos en línea destinados a apoyar e inspirar audiencias y fotógrafos reconocidos en los Premios de este año.

Hablando de los premios de este año, Scott Gray, fundador y CEO de la Organización Mundial de Fotografía, dijo: “Los Sony World Photography Awards se establecieron para ayudar a los fotógrafos a recibir el reconocimiento que merecen, brindándoles una plataforma importante para compartir su trabajo con los nuevos audiencias Debido a las restricciones actuales debido a la pandemia, no pudimos realizar la exposición de este año, pero seguimos comprometidos a promover las imágenes y proyectos ganadores y a garantizar que los Premios reconozcan y aprecien el trabajo de los fotógrafos. Somos inmensamente afortunados de poder trabajar con Sony en su desarrollo. Sony comparte nuestro compromiso con este medio y con los fotógrafos individuales, y juntos continuaremos celebrando su trabajo y elevaremos el listón de la fotografía como arte. ”

Sobre Sony Corporation

Sony Corporation es una compañía creativa de entretenimiento con una sólida base tecnológica. A través de sus divisiones, que van desde videojuegos y servicios en línea, hasta música, películas, electrónica, semiconductores y servicios financieros, el objetivo de Sony es alimentar la ilusión gracias al poder de la creatividad y la tecnología. Se puede encontrar más información en el sitio web global de Sony:

http://www.sony.net/

13 June, 2020/by Alba Flowers