Cartier celebrates 100 years in its Fifth Avenue home with a revamped Flagship Boutique.
Design of the times: Thierry Despont has updated the Cartier mansion’s layout, which now includes an open staircase connecting all four floors.
Almost 100 years ago, in 1917, Cartier acquired its now iconic mansion—a neo-Renaissance stunner at Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street—in a legendary trade dreamt up by Pierre Cartier, grandson of the brand’s founder. New York financier Morton F. Plant … (View original article)