Tiffany & Co. and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs join forces to preserve Jean Schlumberger’s Legacy 

Fantastical birds, sculptural flowers and sea-inspired forms are among the signatures of Jean Schlumberger, whose designs helped shape Tiffany & Co.’s creative identity. When he joined the Maison in 1956, he brought a fresh perspective to jewelry, drawing on his fascination with nature, Surrealism and haute couture. Now, Tiffany & Co. is partnering with Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs on a multi-year project to preserve and digitize his archives. 

The collection includes some 5,000 original drawings and 5,000 documents, charting the evolution of Schlumberger’s ideas from his first sketches to his most developed designs. The project will protect these delicate materials while making them accessible to researchers, curators and designers of the future. 

The initiative launches with I Am Only a Pencil, presented in Paris during Fashion Week 2026. Organized by with the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the exhibition pairs Schlumberger’s drawings with the jewels they inspired. The exhibition also explores the artistic influences that shaped Schlumberger’s work and his inventive approach to form. 

The partnership with the Musée des Arts Décoratifs will carry this work forward beyond the exhibition, preserving a valuable record of Schlumberger’s creative process and ensuring that his contribution to jewelry design remains a source of inspiration for future generations.