Brighton Handbag with floral design held by a person wearing a pink dress. Brighton Handbag with floral design held by a person wearing a pink dress.
INTRODUCING

LA TULIPE

Inspired by spring in Provence, France, La Tulipe features tulip-inspired jewelry and handbags in soft, radiant color. With artisan craftsmanship in every detail, each piece captures the beauty of flowers in bloom.
Woman wearing a Brighton necklace with a floral pendant on a plain background Woman wearing a Brighton necklace with a floral pendant on a plain background
Brighton Handbag with floral design held by a person wearing a pink dress.

Woman wearing a Brighton necklace with a floral pendant on a plain background

BEHIND THE DESIGN

In creating her floral masterpieces, designer Catherine Hong taps into her love for the natural world with all of its colorful flora and fauna.

In creating her floral masterpieces, designer Catherine Hong taps into her love for the natural world with all of its colorful flora and fauna.

Colorful tulip field with a hill and trees in the background

While Provence is primarily known for its lavender fields, if you travel to Provence in March or April, you may be fortunate enough to see its springtime tulip fields.

While Provence is primarily known for its lavender fields, if you travel to Provence in March or April, you may be fortunate enough to see its springtime tulip fields.

Person painting flowers in a notebook with a color palette outdoors.

With Catherine’s love of watercolor and her artistic hand, she is able to bring these tulips to life with pigment and water. 

With Catherine’s love of watercolor and her artistic hand, she is able to bring these tulips to life with pigment and water. 

Butterfly-shaped Brighton jewelry pendant with pink gemstones on a wooden surface

Each piece of jewelry is truly a miniature work of art, with every element applied by hand—from the enamels painted on metal with a needle, to the crystals.

Each piece of jewelry is truly a miniature work of art, with every element applied by hand—from the enamels painted on metal with a needle, to the crystals.

Embroidery hoop with floral design being embroidered on a white fabric.

With 14 thread colors in, we are able to overlap and blend, creating the subtlest gradations of hue, with an ombre effect. 

With 14 thread colors in, we are able to overlap and blend, creating the subtlest gradations of hue, with an ombre effect. 

printer creating a colorful tulip design on a white surface.

On supple white leather, colorful tulips “grow”—printed using a state-of-the-art printer that recreates Catherine’s brilliant watercolor paintings with amazing detail.

On supple white leather, colorful tulips “grow”—printed using a state-of-the-art printer that recreates Catherine’s brilliant watercolor paintings with amazing detail.

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