Tulle or Ice Cube
Buccellati · Chopard
Tulle
Tulle
A half-millimetre sheet of gold pierced by hand into hundreds of minute hexagonal cells, so the metal reads like net lace.
Ice Cube
A band divided into small gold cubes with chamfered edges, so light breaks across it like ice.
Tulle's unit is a tiny hexagon, sawn by hand through thin gold sheet; Ice Cube's is a small square block, separated from its neighbours by grooves cut with diamond-tipped tools. Mario Buccellati developed his openwork in the 1920s after Venetian lace, and a single plate can take a month. Chopard launched its cubes in 1999 as something graphic and androgynous. Light passes through the one and bounces off the other.
| Fact | Tulle | Ice Cube |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | — | 1999 |
| Designer | Mario Buccellati | — |
| School | Milan & Valenza | Geneva |
| Materials | yellow gold, white gold, diamond | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond, ceramic |
| Moves | No | stacks |
| From | Not published | €1,240 |
| Top of line | — | €86,400 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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