A SPECIALIST programme will run at Dumfries House thanks to a new luxury partnership.
Cartier and The King’s Foundation have announced a new education programme - The King's Foundation and Cartier: Decorative Métiers d'Art in Watchmaking - born of a shared belief in the importance of preserving rare artistry crafts and supporting the next generation of talent.
The postgraduate programme comprises of five months of formal training and two months of project work, including specialist skills areas including enamelling techniques such as champlevé and grisaille, and marquetry.
Applicants can apply for the course via The King’s Foundation website.
Cartier and The King’s Foundation have opened this fellowship to UK-based jewellery and watch making graduates or emerging designers in the first three years of running their business who wish to add to their technical expertise.
Based at The King’s Foundation’s headquarters in Dumfries House with residential experiences delivered at Cartier’s Maison des Métiers d’Art in Switzerland, students will be mentored by expert tutors and master craftspeople from both organisations.
Students will live on site at Dumfries House during their studies with The King’s Foundation in Scotland.
Jacqueline Farrell, executive director of education at The King’s Foundation, said: “At The King’s Foundation, we are passionate about protecting traditional crafts and we are delighted to be partnering with Cartier - who share this passion - on this exciting new education programme.
“This course will give students a rare opportunity to learn the highly specialised skills involved in the decorative arts for watchmaking.
“By nurturing the next generation of makers in two extraordinary settings in Scotland and Switzerland, we hope to ensure that these remarkable skills are preserved and developed for years to come.”
Louis Ferla, president and CEO of Cartier, added: “We are delighted to partner with The King’s Foundation on this important new fellowship programme.
"Support for creative talents in watchmaking and the métiers d’art is crucial to ensure these ancestral skills are transmitted to the next generation, where they can continue to share their singular beauty.
"This commitment reaffirms the Maison’s longstanding dedication to the shared human adventure of preserving, developing and, of course, celebrating these rare and traditional crafts.”
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