Founded by Swiss art collector Thomas W. Bechtler and Alexander Pertot in 2014, the collection includes art jewellery designed by contemporary artists and crafted in a variety of materials. Today artists and designers are increasingly challenging divisions between creative disciplines like design, fashion and art. Gems and Ladders offers them many possibilities: not only can they collaborate with skilled jewellers and explore new materials and production methods; they are also invited to reconsider the formal legacy of jewellery and its interpretation.