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History of Cartier (continued)
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1979:
This marked the year of historic culmination in the reunification of Cartier's worldwide interests with the formation of Cartier Monde, which reunited and controlled Cartier Paris, Cartier London and Cartier New York. Following the accidental death of Robert Hocq in the December of that year, Joseph Kanoui was appointed Chairman of Cartier Monde.
1981:
Cartier merged with "Les Must de Cartier", and Alain Dominique Perrin was appointed Chairman of Cartier SAA and Cartier International.
1982:
Micheline Kanoui assumed responsibility for jewellery design and launched her first collection "Nouvelle Joaillerie".
1984:
Alain Dominique Perrin founded the "Fondation Cartier pour l'art Contemporain"(the Cartier Foundation of Contemporary Art) as proof of his determination to bring Cartier without delay into the twenty- first century, by forming an association with living artists.
1986:
The French Ministry for Culture appointed Alain Dominique Perrin head of the "Mission sur le mecenat d'entreprise" (a commission to study a business patronage of the Arts).
1988:
Cartier acquired a majority holding in Piaget and Baume and Mercier.
1989/1990:
The first major exhibition of the Cartier collection was staged, at the request of a museum of international renown: "l'Art de Cartier" had a triumphant success at the Musee du Petit Palais in Paris.
1991:
Wishing to advance the influence of High Matchmaking, Alain Dominque Perrin founded an international committee, Comite International de la Haute Horlogerie, to organise the first salon international de la Haute Horlogerie exhibition which was finally held on 15th April, 1991. This has become an annual meeting place in Geneva for professionals in High Matchmaking.
1992:
The second great exhibition of "l'Art de Cartier" was held at the Ermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
1993:
The "Vendome Luxury Group" was formed as an umbrella company to combine Cartier, Alfred Dunhill, Montblanc, Piaget, Baume and Mercier, Karl Lagerfield, Chloe, Sulka, Hackett, Seeger.
1994:
The Cartier Foundation moved to the Rive Gauche and opened their new headquarters, an architectural work of art designed for them by the architect, Jean Nouvel.
1995:
A major exhibition of the Cartier Antique Collection was held in Asia.
1996:
The Lausanne Hermitage Foundation in Switzerland hosted the exhibition "Splendours of the Jewellery", presenting a hundred and fifty years of artistic creation by Maison Cartier. Today Cartier is a major participant in the luxury market and occupies a leading position in jewellery, watch-making and luxury goods.
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