Caragh McKay
Caragh McKay has been a contributing editor at Wallpaper* since 2014. She was previously watches & jewellery director and is currently our resident lifestyle & shopping editor. Caragh has produced exhibitions and created and edited titles for publishers including the Daily Telegraph. She regularly chairs talks for luxury houses, Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier among them. Caragh’s current remit is cross-cultural and her recent stories include the curious tale of how Muhammad Ali met his poetic match in Robert Burns and how a Martin Scorsese film revived a forgotten Osage art.
Latest articles by Caragh McKay
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Collectors’ corner: Sotheby’s Diamonds Tree Brooches
Brim full of life, rich in sumptuous texture and with the visceral character of exquisitely crafted cartoons, we can’t help but love Sotheby’s Diamonds ‘Tree’ brooches. Each delightfully abstract form is inspired by everything from Old Master paintings to mid-century sculpture. Trunks are expertly honed from a trove of unexpected materials, such as jadeite, coral and Maw sit sit, while branches and buds pop with rare diamonds, tourmalines and sapphires. This week, Sotheby’s Hong Kong is celebrating a decade of these special designs in a retrospective exhibition, with some new pieces also featured. We preview some of the natural, shimmering wonders on show:
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Collectors’ corner: Siegelson’s rare jewels light up Tefaf New York
As with fine art, rare-jewel collections reflect their curator’s distinct point of view. Siegelson, New York, has encapsulated the verve, discipline and sheer artistry of 20th century jewellery design like no other. It would be easy to say that proprietor Lee Siegelson views jewellery as art but such is his collecting style that he doesn’t have to tell you so. Anyone with an interest in art, design and architecture would gain from a visit to his booth at Tefaf New York this week. Here, we choose five current Siegelson pieces that reveal why:
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Collectors’ corner: Mads Kornerup
When Wallpaper* visited Mads Kornerup in Copenhagen, the co-founder of fine-jewellery house Shamballa Jewels welcomed us with a leisurely meet-and-greet tour of his home city. He also gave us a personal tour of his studio at the Shamballa HQ. From huge brass Nepalese humming bowls to incense threads and crumpled metal artefacts, Kornerup, an avid globetrotter, is also a natural hoarder of weird and wonderful things. Here, he narrows down his collection to five favourite objects he cites as perennial sources of inspiration. Here’s why:
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Collectors’ corner: Albert Boghossian
Having produced jewellery for several renowned houses, Albert Boghossian established the eponymous high jewellery house with his brother Jean and nephews Roberto and Ralph in Geneva in 2007, becoming its CEO. Sixth-generation Armenian jewellers, the brothers moved from Syria to Lebanon, and then to Europe in the 1970s during the Lebanese Civil War. They established business bases in Geneva and Antwerp in the 1970s and created the Boghossian Foundation in Brussels in 1992. It is housed in the now fully restored Villa Empain, an art deco architectural masterpiece by Swiss architect Michel Polak. Here, Albert lifts the lid on his personal treasure-trove of jewelled objects:
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Masters old and new: Hannah Martin unveils a modern classic in New York
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Classic with a twist: meet Chanel’s new Boy.Friend watch
Meet one of our favourite watches of the year because of its cheeky simplicity: Chanel's new Boy.Friend watch
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Contemporary design dominates Paris Couture Week's multifaceted fine jewellery presentations
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Loris Cecchini teams up with Chaumet to design a work of art for the wall and wrist
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Chain reaction: the making of Handmade 2015’s 'Table Jewel' candy bowls, by Cora Sheibani and Hamilton & Inches
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Patricia Urquiola puts her tastemaker’s stamp on Panerai’s new London outpost
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Patek Philippe extends its influence on London's New Bond Street with the help of architects AW²
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La Double J teams up with MyTheresa to celebrate the designs of Italian jeweller Ugo Correani
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Baselworld 2012: Wallpaper's top 15 watches
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Whorl flower: the sinuous, sculpted creations of Charlotte Chesnais
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What’s in the box?: London smitten by Tiffany’s New York Minute
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Air Drive: MAD Gallery's artful homage to classic cars and mechanical engineering
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Harry Winston opens a new salon in Shanghai
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‘Love Knots': Alexandra Jefford and Smythson create five gold rings for Wallpaper* Handmade
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Gold standard: creating Fabergé’s modern treasures
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Celebrating a century of Italian jewellery design: Fabio Salini’s modernist eye
Exclusively for Wallpaper*, Fabio Salini curates a section of his postponed exhibition at Phillips New York
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Creative instincts: Assouline uncovers the rich history of H Stern
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Eye on the prize: Hublot Design Awards 2016 winner revealed
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The tale of the Tiffany Diamond
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Treasures of the deep: exploring jeweller Marina B’s rich design legacy
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