The jewelry for Céline’s SS 2016 collection relied on the pure beauty of natural stones and metals worked into functional geometric forms to achieve a resolute aesthetic utility.

On these drop earrings, a cuboid gemstone pendant made of rutilated quartz is set on a silver-finished brass frame. These pendants are hung on gold brass French hooks.

Dubbed the ‘Modernist Long’ earrings, its name is a nod to Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, an icon of modernist architecture. The building's well-considered use of simple forms using stainless steel and onyx draws parallels with the earrings’ use of similar materials.