More than just an animal, she is the very embodiment of the historic jewelry house Cartier. In 1933, Louis Cartier appoints Jeanne Toussaint artistic director of her house. Nicknamed the panther, she designed the first panther jewelry, available in rings, bracelets, etc.

This emblematic figure has continued to evolve, both in its attitude and in its design.

There Panthère Cartier, elegant, free, impossible to tame

She has this image of being wild, independent and wildly sensual. There panther stands out as a signature, definition of femininity that the house wants to embody Cartier.

Always in motion, she took different forms, never letting herself be caught. In 1914, the pattern of the panther's coat was revealed on a wristwatch, using onyx spots on a background of diamonds. Today it is also in the form of ring. 

At the time, the figure of the panther revealed the wild aspect of the animal. To date, this feline is approached with a new silhouette and attitude. It imposes itself in three dimensions, transforming into a more complex creature, exotic, certainly, but above all fascinating and hypnotic.

There was a lot of research into new materials, designs and volumes to show the different facets of the panther. She follows the vision of women and becomes the symbol of a reappropriation of femininity, the standard of a contemporary outlook.

There Panthère Cartier, representative of freedom

Representing both the beauty, power and grace of the animal. Although the meaning of the panther can vary between cultures, in Western culture the panther is often associated with freedom, independence, and strength.

In the context of the brand Cartier, there Panthère represents the freedom and emancipation of women, as it was first used in the 1910s to represent the modern and daring woman of the time, notably in coat made of onyx and diamond on a watch- bracelet. 

Since then, the panther has become a symbol of boldness, power and freedom, and has been used in jewelry and also watch collections.

There Panthère Cartier today, a technical feat

It is not a question of imitating but of transfiguring the animal but of giving it life and a personality. Within the workshops, ergonomics, architecture, movement and realism are worked on, with varied constraints and processes over the years.

Cartier continues to question this emblem with modernity. Today, the House plays on graphic effects, as for a bracelet whose fur impression is created using pixels and the movement represented by the flexibility of the jewel or the panther mesh jewelry.

The panther of Cartier, always expressive, never fixed.