Luxury Swiss watchmaker, Jaeger-LeCoultre has announced that it will participate in the upcoming Homo Faber event in Venice. Held at the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, the event, which is organised by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, will run from April 10 to May 1. Homo Faber celebrates the savoir-faire and the creative journey of artisans from across the world.
In its second edition, Homo Faber is bigger in its scale and scope this year and will see as any many as 15 exhibitions being held in the surroundings of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini. Overall, the event will be attended by as many as 350 designers and artisans from over 30 countries.
Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of 14 luxury Maisons who were handpicked for the event, and to be featured in the Genealogies of Ornament exhibition – a homage to meticulous details that go into creating luxury pieces. A brainchild of renowned exhibition-creator and fashion curator Judith Clark, the exhibition will bring to fore the connections between craft and the wider arts and the design world.
At the event, Jaeger-LeCoultre will pay homage to the Atmos clock. Also on display will be exquisite heritage pieces and the latest contemporary examples. Visitors will also be able to witness a master artisan from Jaeger-LeCoultre at work on the elements of an Atmos clock.
The Atmos was invented in 1928, and is one of the most desirable timepieces in the world. It has been reinterpreted several times by designers and artisans over the past 90 years.
Additionally, the other exhibitions at the event will be dedicated to a varying aspect of craftsmanship. Homo Faber will also feature master artisans from Europe, alongside 12 Japanese Living National Treasures.
