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Creative Director: Rosa van Heusden
Creative Lead: Liv Wigley
Executive Producer: Ufuk Inci
Producer: Ana Schnell
VP Creative Production: Martin Granger
Casting & Talent Manager: Dasia Schowengerdt
Senior Director, Client Services: Ilenia Vottari
Account Manager: Anthony Carson
Brand Partnerships Director: Gioia Cortina
Post Producer: Paulien Voorkamp
Photographer: Vitali Gelwich
Director: Alvynn Diagne
“What emerges is always something that doesn’t just exist in time, but carries it.” - La Niña
It’s one of the maison’s most timeless pieces, and one which has lived many lives since its inception a quarter of a century ago. But this latest installment aims to open the B.zero1 to a wider audience: not by diluting its heritage or exclusivity, but by reframing it. This is not a piece reserved for rarefied occasions, but an object that can move fluidly through everyday life. Luxury here is to be lived in, worn daily, to accumulate meaning through use.
With the B.zero1, duality is not resolved but embraced. Its gold and steel bands hold within them contradictions and collisions, translated into sound by Kaytranada and La Niña. Across music and luxury, this is craftsmanship that not only defines the era that creates it, but continues to shape the one that follows.
With the B.zero1, duality is not resolved but embraced. Its gold and steel bands hold within them contradictions and collisions, translated into sound by Kaytranada and La Niña. Across music and luxury, this is craftsmanship that not only defines the era that creates it, but continues to shape the one that follows.
“What emerges is always something that doesn’t just exist in time, but carries it.” - La Niña
To me, Kaytranada seems the steel of the duo; his digital textures are meticulously crafted and refined, polished into something controlled and exacting. La Niña’s soulful vocals, by contrast, begin emotionally, glowing golden and Mediterranean. The two artists, diametrically opposed in their approaches, are seen here as symbiotically bound.
La Niña imagines her musical process in terms of textile and craft. “Songwriting, for me, is weaving,” she tells us. “I usually begin with threads—fragments of memories, sounds, language, feelings. [It’s] a ritual act for me; in the end, what emerges is always something that doesn’t just exist in time but carries it. I feel like my songs don’t really begin when I write them, they begin much earlier somewhere inside of me, in a place I cannot be aware of.”
La Niña imagines her musical process in terms of textile and craft. “Songwriting, for me, is weaving,” she tells us. “I usually begin with threads—fragments of memories, sounds, language, feelings. [It’s] a ritual act for me; in the end, what emerges is always something that doesn’t just exist in time but carries it. I feel like my songs don’t really begin when I write them, they begin much earlier somewhere inside of me, in a place I cannot be aware of.”
With the B.zero1, duality is not resolved but embraced.
But creative and aesthetic dichotomies are not the only thing this collection aims to complicate. For a brand like Bvlgari, the divide between luxury and the quotidian is, in today’s climate, of increasing concern—and a boundary that the B.zero1 blurs. This ring’s first iteration was released in 1999, inspired by the grandeur of Roman architecture.
It’s one of the maison’s most timeless pieces, and one which has lived many lives since its inception a quarter of a century ago.
It’s one of the maison’s most timeless pieces, and one which has lived many lives since its inception a quarter of a century ago.
On the occasion of the release of the new B.zero1 collection, Bvlgari, in collaboration with Highsnobiety, explores dualities of its own. Aptly sharing a name with the digital age’s most elemental binary, the B.zero1 brings together in a single ring jewelry’s two traditionally opposing shades: silver and gold. Long considered a faux pas—at times even a bad omen—to be worn together, the two or four bands of the B.zero1 ring, with its steel core flanked by gold, form a luxurious visual argument for unexpected combination.
As a celebration of the collection, musical prodigies Kaytranada and La Niña—two artists with vastly different approaches to their practice—are brought together to craft a piece inspired by the B.zero1 ring.
As a celebration of the collection, musical prodigies Kaytranada and La Niña—two artists with vastly different approaches to their practice—are brought together to craft a piece inspired by the B.zero1 ring.
As a celebration of the collection, musical prodigies Kaytranada and La Niña—two artists with vastly different approaches to their practice—are brought together to craft a piece inspired by the B.zero1 ring. To me, Kaytranada seems the steel of the duo; his digital textures are meticulously crafted and refined, polished into something controlled and exacting.
La Niña’s soulful vocals, by contrast, begin emotionally, glowing golden and Mediterranean. The two artists, diametrically opposed in their approaches, are seen here as symbiotically bound.
La Niña imagines her musical process in terms of textile and craft. “Songwriting, for me, is weaving,” she tells us. “I usually begin with threads—fragments of memories, sounds, language, feelings. [It’s] a ritual act for me; in the end, what emerges is always something that doesn’t just exist in time but carries it.
La Niña’s soulful vocals, by contrast, begin emotionally, glowing golden and Mediterranean. The two artists, diametrically opposed in their approaches, are seen here as symbiotically bound.
La Niña imagines her musical process in terms of textile and craft. “Songwriting, for me, is weaving,” she tells us. “I usually begin with threads—fragments of memories, sounds, language, feelings. [It’s] a ritual act for me; in the end, what emerges is always something that doesn’t just exist in time but carries it.
On the occasion of the release of the new B.zero1 collection, Bvlgari, in collaboration with Highsnobiety, explores dualities of its own. Aptly sharing a name with the digital age’s most elemental binary, the B.zero1 brings together in a single ring jewelry’s two traditionally opposing shades: silver and gold.
Long considered a faux pas—at times even a bad omen—to be worn together, the two or four bands of the B.zero1 ring, with its steel core flanked by gold, form a luxurious visual argument for unexpected combination.
Long considered a faux pas—at times even a bad omen—to be worn together, the two or four bands of the B.zero1 ring, with its steel core flanked by gold, form a luxurious visual argument for unexpected combination.
When gold and steel collide
HIGHSNOBIETY
KAYTRANADA & LA NIÑA
BVLGARI / BZERO1
KAYTRANADA & LA NIÑA
BVLGARI / BZERO1
History has long been defined by duels. Perhaps more a matter of narrative convenience than objective truth, the world’s most pivotal cultural and historical moments are routinely framed as a face-off between two sides. Our appetite for such neat oppositions is ubiquitous: we gamble on them, tell our stories by them, live our lives trying to be ‘one thing’ and not ‘another’. We formulate underdogs and favorites, winners and losers, more binaries than you can shake a stick at.
Duels comprise much of the art and entertainment we consume; they underpin systems of order and morality: from the perennial, popularized juxtaposition of good versus bad, to the artist’s fixation on the destructively creative spirit, we are fed such diametrics from day dot.
One side versus another, lobbing arrows, cavalry, or venomous TikToks in either direction. Male versus female, Jekyll versus Hyde, left versus right: see what I mean?
One side versus another, lobbing arrows, cavalry, or venomous TikToks in either direction. Male versus female, Jekyll versus Hyde, left versus right: see what I mean?
Duels comprise much of the art and entertainment we consume; they underpin systems of order and morality: from the perennial, popularized juxtaposition of good versus bad, to the artist’s fixation on the destructively creative spirit, we are fed such diametrics from day dot.
One side versus another, lobbing arrows, cavalry, or venomous TikToks in either direction. Male versus female, Jekyll versus Hyde, left versus right: see what I mean?
One side versus another, lobbing arrows, cavalry, or venomous TikToks in either direction. Male versus female, Jekyll versus Hyde, left versus right: see what I mean?
I feel like my songs don’t really begin when I write them, they begin much earlier somewhere inside of me, in a place I cannot be aware of.”
When we spoke to Kaytranada for his recently released cover story, the Haitian-born artist told us of his somewhat looser creative approach. Kaytranada tinkers, fiddles, plays with sound until something arresting and new has been created.
Each album, in his eyes, should capture an emotion rooted in time and place, acting as a “document of what you went through”—more an informal record than a manufactured product.
When we spoke to Kaytranada for his recently released cover story, the Haitian-born artist told us of his somewhat looser creative approach. Kaytranada tinkers, fiddles, plays with sound until something arresting and new has been created.
Each album, in his eyes, should capture an emotion rooted in time and place, acting as a “document of what you went through”—more an informal record than a manufactured product.
With the B.zero1, duality is not resolved but embraced.
When we spoke to Kaytranada for his recently released cover story, the Haitian-born artist told us of his somewhat looser creative approach. Kaytranada tinkers, fiddles, plays with sound until something arresting and new has been created. Each album, in his eyes, should capture an emotion rooted in time and place, acting as a “document of what you went through”—more an informal record than a manufactured product.
But creative and aesthetic dichotomies are not the only thing this collection aims to complicate. For a brand like Bvlgari, the divide between luxury and the quotidian is, in today’s climate, of increasing concern—and a boundary that the B.zero1 blurs. This ring’s first iteration was released in 1999, inspired by the grandeur of Roman architecture.
But creative and aesthetic dichotomies are not the only thing this collection aims to complicate. For a brand like Bvlgari, the divide between luxury and the quotidian is, in today’s climate, of increasing concern—and a boundary that the B.zero1 blurs. This ring’s first iteration was released in 1999, inspired by the grandeur of Roman architecture.
The two artists, diametrically opposed in their approaches, are seen here as symbiotically bound.
But this latest installment aims to open the B.zero1 to a wider audience: not by diluting its heritage or exclusivity, but by reframing it. This is not a piece reserved for rarefied occasions, but an object that can move fluidly through everyday life. Luxury here is to be lived in, worn daily, to accumulate meaning through use.
With the B.zero1, duality is not resolved but embraced. Its gold and steel bands hold within them contradictions and collisions, translated into sound by Kaytranada and La Niña. Across music and luxury, this is craftsmanship that not only defines the era that creates it, but continues to shape the one that follows.
With the B.zero1, duality is not resolved but embraced. Its gold and steel bands hold within them contradictions and collisions, translated into sound by Kaytranada and La Niña. Across music and luxury, this is craftsmanship that not only defines the era that creates it, but continues to shape the one that follows.
The two artists, diametrically opposed in their approaches, are seen here as symbiotically bound.
DoP: Nadia Szy
Movement Director: Franka Marlene Foth
Kaytranada Stylist: Von Ford
La Niña Stylist: Dogukan Nesanir
HMU: Adiam Habtezion
Manicurist: Pia Schulz
Set Design: Eugenio Perazzo
Sound Engineer: Adam Asnan
Editor: Alvynn Diagne
Colorist: John O’Riordan
Music / Sound Design: Nola Sound
Digital Product Manager: Shaun Roach
Digital Design: Studio Gruhl
Creative Developer: Belen Jones
Creative Director: Rosa van Heusden
Creative Lead: Liv Wigley
Executive Producer: Ufuk Inci
Producer: Ana Schnell
VP Creative Production: Martin Granger
Casting & Talent Manager: Dasia Schowengerdt
Senior Director, Client Services: Ilenia Vottari
Account Manager: Anthony Carson
Brand Partnerships Director: Gioia Cortina
Post Producer: Paulien Voorkamp
Photographer: Vitali Gelwich
Director: Alvynn Diagne
DoP: Nadia Szy
Movement Director: Franka Marlene Foth
Kaytranada Stylist: Von Ford
La Niña Stylist: Dogukan Nesanir
HMU: Adiam Habtezion
Manicurist: Pia Schulz
Set Design: Eugenio Perazzo
Sound Engineer: Adam Asnan
Editor: Alvynn Diagne
Colorist: John O’Riordan
Music / Sound Design: Nola Sound
Digital Product Manager: Shaun Roach
Digital Design: Studio Gruhl
Creative Developer: Belen Jones
When gold and steel collide
HIGHSNOBIETY
KAYTRANADA & LA NIÑA
BVLGARI / BZERO1
KAYTRANADA & LA NIÑA
BVLGARI / BZERO1
History has long been defined by duels. Perhaps more a matter of narrative convenience than objective truth, the world’s most pivotal cultural and historical moments are routinely framed as a face-off between two sides. Our appetite for such neat oppositions is ubiquitous: we gamble on them, tell our stories by them, live our lives trying to be ‘one thing’ and not ‘another’. We formulate underdogs and favorites, winners and losers, more binaries than you can shake a stick at.
Duels comprise much of the art and entertainment we consume; they underpin systems of order and morality: from the perennial, popularized juxtaposition of good versus bad, to the artist’s fixation on the destructively creative spirit, we are fed such diametrics from day dot.
One side versus another, lobbing arrows, cavalry, or venomous TikToks in either direction. Male versus female, Jekyll versus Hyde, left versus right: see what I mean?
One side versus another, lobbing arrows, cavalry, or venomous TikToks in either direction. Male versus female, Jekyll versus Hyde, left versus right: see what I mean?
On the occasion of the release of the new B.zero1 collection, Bvlgari, in collaboration with Highsnobiety, explores dualities of its own. Aptly sharing a name with the digital age’s most elemental binary, the B.zero1 brings together in a single ring jewelry’s two traditionally opposing shades: silver and gold.
Long considered a faux pas—at times even a bad omen—to be worn together, the two or four bands of the B.zero1 ring, with its steel core flanked by gold, form a luxurious visual argument for unexpected combination.
Long considered a faux pas—at times even a bad omen—to be worn together, the two or four bands of the B.zero1 ring, with its steel core flanked by gold, form a luxurious visual argument for unexpected combination.
As a celebration of the collection, musical prodigies Kaytranada and La Niña—two artists with vastly different approaches to their practice—are brought together to craft a piece inspired by the B.zero1 ring. To me, Kaytranada seems the steel of the duo; his digital textures are meticulously crafted and refined, polished into something controlled and exacting.
La Niña’s soulful vocals, by contrast, begin emotionally, glowing golden and Mediterranean. The two artists, diametrically opposed in their approaches, are seen here as symbiotically bound.
La Niña imagines her musical process in terms of textile and craft. “Songwriting, for me, is weaving,” she tells us. “I usually begin with threads—fragments of memories, sounds, language, feelings. [It’s] a ritual act for me; in the end, what emerges is always something that doesn’t just exist in time but carries it.
La Niña’s soulful vocals, by contrast, begin emotionally, glowing golden and Mediterranean. The two artists, diametrically opposed in their approaches, are seen here as symbiotically bound.
La Niña imagines her musical process in terms of textile and craft. “Songwriting, for me, is weaving,” she tells us. “I usually begin with threads—fragments of memories, sounds, language, feelings. [It’s] a ritual act for me; in the end, what emerges is always something that doesn’t just exist in time but carries it.
I feel like my songs don’t really begin when I write them, they begin much earlier somewhere inside of me, in a place I cannot be aware of.”
When we spoke to Kaytranada for his recently released cover story, the Haitian-born artist told us of his somewhat looser creative approach. Kaytranada tinkers, fiddles, plays with sound until something arresting and new has been created.
Each album, in his eyes, should capture an emotion rooted in time and place, acting as a “document of what you went through”—more an informal record than a manufactured product.
When we spoke to Kaytranada for his recently released cover story, the Haitian-born artist told us of his somewhat looser creative approach. Kaytranada tinkers, fiddles, plays with sound until something arresting and new has been created.
Each album, in his eyes, should capture an emotion rooted in time and place, acting as a “document of what you went through”—more an informal record than a manufactured product.
With the B.zero1, duality is not resolved but embraced.
But creative and aesthetic dichotomies are not the only thing this collection aims to complicate. For a brand like Bvlgari, the divide between luxury and the quotidian is, in today’s climate, of increasing concern—and a boundary that the B.zero1 blurs. This ring’s first iteration was released in 1999, inspired by the grandeur of Roman architecture.
It’s one of the maison’s most timeless pieces, and one which has lived many lives since its inception a quarter of a century ago.
It’s one of the maison’s most timeless pieces, and one which has lived many lives since its inception a quarter of a century ago.
But this latest installment aims to open the B.zero1 to a wider audience: not by diluting its heritage or exclusivity, but by reframing it. This is not a piece reserved for rarefied occasions, but an object that can move fluidly through everyday life. Luxury here is to be lived in, worn daily, to accumulate meaning through use.
With the B.zero1, duality is not resolved but embraced. Its gold and steel bands hold within them contradictions and collisions, translated into sound by Kaytranada and La Niña. Across music and luxury, this is craftsmanship that not only defines the era that creates it, but continues to shape the one that follows.
With the B.zero1, duality is not resolved but embraced. Its gold and steel bands hold within them contradictions and collisions, translated into sound by Kaytranada and La Niña. Across music and luxury, this is craftsmanship that not only defines the era that creates it, but continues to shape the one that follows.
The two artists, diametrically opposed in their approaches, are seen here as symbiotically bound.
“What emerges is always something that doesn’t just exist in time, but carries it.” - La Niña
Creative Director: Rosa van Heusden
Creative Lead: Liv Wigley
Executive Producer: Ufuk Inci
Producer: Ana Schnell
VP Creative Production: Martin Granger
Casting & Talent Manager: Dasia Schowengerdt
Senior Director, Client Services: Ilenia Vottari
Account Manager: Anthony Carson
Brand Partnerships Director: Gioia Cortina
Post Producer: Paulien Voorkamp
Photographer: Vitali Gelwich
Director: Alvynn Diagne
DoP: Nadia Szy
Movement Director: Franka Marlene Foth
Kaytranada Stylist: Von Ford
La Niña Stylist: Dogukan Nesanir
HMU: Adiam Habtezion
Manicurist: Pia Schulz
Set Design: Eugenio Perazzo
Sound Engineer: Adam Asnan
Editor: Alvynn Diagne
Colorist: John O’Riordan
Music / Sound Design: Nola Sound
Digital Product Manager: Shaun Roach
Digital Design: Studio Gruhl
Creative Developer: Belen Jones