Date
2024 · archive record
Venue
Watches & Wonders · Geneva
Format
Live portraits · technical illustration
Materials
Blue ink · 24-carat gold leaf
Occasion
Montblanc Iced Sea at Watches & Wonders
Record
Archive record
Story
At Watches & Wonders in Geneva, Montblanc invited Mauro Carraro to turn the Iced Sea collection into a live, personal encounter.
Guests selected an Iced Sea colour, then received a bespoke portrait made live in blue ink and finished with 24-carat gold leaf. Prepared watch illustrations gave the encounter a precise visual foundation while leaving room for each sitter.
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This archive brings together the studio’s record of the Montblanc Iced Sea event.
Event sequence
A collection, made personal.
Five frames from the archive: preparation, live drawing and the finished encounter.
Event details
Inside the encounter
The commission
Montblanc invited Mauro Carraro to create Iced Sea portraits and technical illustrations for the Watches & Wonders encounter in Geneva. This archive record brings together the source material currently held by the studio.
Materials & process
Prepared Iced Sea watch studies, blue ink and 24-carat gold leaf supported a live portrait format.
Archive status
Events & workshops
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