Cartier and The King’s Foundation have announced a new three-year education program, The King’s Foundation and Cartier: Decorative Métiers d’Art in Watchmaking, born of a shared belief in preserving rare artisan crafts and supporting the next generation of creative talent. Applications open on 27 April via The King’s Foundation website, with the first cohort presenting their final projects in an exhibition in Spring 2027.

What the Program Covers

The postgraduate program comprises five months of formal training and two months of project work, covering specialist skills including enameling techniques such as champlevé and grisaille, and marquetry, decorative crafts that sit at the very heart of high watchmaking. Students will be based at The King’s Foundation’s headquarters at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, with residential experiences delivered at Cartier’s Maison des Métiers d’Art in Switzerland, where they will be mentored by expert tutors and master craftspeople from both organizations.

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