Founded in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has remained one of the world’s most iconic and legendary American luxury jewellery brands.
Known for their signature “Tiffany blue” boxes and colour shade, the brand has had moments throughout the years in which they strayed away from what would be seen as a jewellery brand’s mould and taken the leap to partner up with some of the most creative minds and in demand brands for the creation of a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration.
Check out our picks for the seven most memorable Tiffany & Co. collaborations from past years below.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
In 2021, Tiffany and Co. teamed up with the estate of the late Jean-Michel Basquiat and created a limited-edition advent calendar which retailed at a $150,000 USD each.
The four-foot-tall calendar – which features Basquiat’s Equals Pi painting – was revealed in an advert that featured Jay-Z and Beyoncé. $250,000 USD of the total proceeds made from the calendar sales were donated to Free Arts NYC, a nonprofit organisation which provides high-quality arts programming for youth in underserved communities.
Beyoncé
Tiffany & Co. was the official jeweller for Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ world tour back in 2023 and for the run of dates, the luxury jewellery brand teamed up with the 35 time Grammy Award winner to create a limited edition charm necklace for a collection that was titled “The Return to Tiffany x Beyoncé Collection.”
Inspired by the iconic Tiffany & Co. heart tag key ring in sterling silver that was first released in 1969, the charm necklaces read: “Welcome to the Renaissance” with the brand’s logo and the outline of a horse engraved on the back. Tiffany & Co. partnered with both BeyGOOD and the Shawn Carter Foundation to donate all of the profits from the collection to the About Love Scholarship, a program to help students interested in pursuing careers in creative fields.
Kendrick Lamar
Tiffany & Co. teamed up with rapper and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar to create a custom crown of thorns, which was first unveiled on the cover of his fifth LP ‘Mr Morale & The Bigger Stepper’.
The glimmering piece was a collaborative effort between Lamar, his creative partner Dave Free and Tiffany & Co. The crown was created with titanium and pavé diamonds and took about 10 months and more than 1,300 hours to make. Since the release of the LP, Lamar has worn the artpiece various times while performing.
Supreme
Back in 2021, Tiffany & Co. made their way into streetwear, teaming up with the high-in-demand skatewear company Supreme to create their “Return to Tiffany” collaboration.
The extremely sought-after collection was comprised of various silver pieces, such as a keyknife, a star charm bracelet that spelt out Supreme, a keychain, a pair of heart-studded earrings and a white t-shirt with Supreme’s iconic box logo t-shirt in the legendary Tiffany blue colourway.
Daniel Arsham
In the autumn of 2022, the American luxury brand joined forces with contemporary artist Daniel Arsham
A post shared by Tiffany & Co. (@tiffanyandco)to create the Bronze Eroded Tiffany Blue Box set. The collaboration featured 49 sculptures created in the same way as his “Future Relics” pieces which show items being decomposed and crystalised.
Each box featured a limited-edition Tiffany Knot bangle in white gold with tsavorites and diamonds. The artist and brand would later re-unite for a collaboration with Pokémon with the capsule including a range of oxidized sterling silver necklaces and pendants with special designs featuring six iconic Pokémon: Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, Jigglypuff, Cubone, and Mew.
Patek Phillipe
Tiffany & Co. teamed up with the luxury watch brand Patek Phillipe to create the Patek Philippe 5711/1A-018 Nautilus watch, a limited edition wristwatch with a Tiffany blue lacquered dial and co-branding.
The timepiece was limited to 170 pieces and were exclusive to Tiffany’s New York, Beverly Hills, and San Francisco boutiques. The collaboration was in homage to the long-standing partnership between the two brands, which dates back to 1851, when Tiffany & Co. acquired permission to begin selling Patek Phillipe pieces at their shops.
Pharrell Williams
While making his debut as the Men’s Creative Director of Louis Vuitton at Paris Fashion Week in 2023, Pharrell Williams sported a unique pair of blinged-out sunglasses made for him by Tiffany & Co.
The thin gold frames featured small teardrop-shaped lenses and were cast from 18-carat yellow gold with over 20 carats of round and baguette diamonds. The glasses were an updated version of a previous custom pair the ‘Get Lucky’ hitmaker had previously sported the year prior at the Kenzo Fall/Winter 2022 show in Paris.
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