Jewelry

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783906915012Author Celia FornerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Hauser & WirthPublisher Hauser & Wirth

The distinguished private collection, known as the Griffin Collection, comprises in its entirety examples of every category of ring - signet, devotional, memorial, decorative - dating from antiquity to modern times. This catalogue focuses on about one...

A behind-the-scenes look at the prestigious French jeweler Maison Chaumet The history of the fine Parisian jeweler Chaumet has been entwined with that of France since Chaumet's founding in 1780, when it quickly became the official jeweler to Empress...

Eisenberg was one of the first American design houses, and the jewelry that bears its mark is among the finest costume pieces ever created. Yet there is surprisingly little written about the company, and almost nothing about the other products it...

Welcome to a celebration of alternatively designed wrist- and pocket watches, which honors innovative craftsmanship within the world of modern horology. The 150 different brands featured in this unique book each have a double-page spread dedicated to...

The multifarious relationships between drawing and jewellery constitute a largely unknown aspect of contemporary art jewellery. Private Confessions, the first publication on this topic, therefore focuses on graphic work by well-known and aspiring...

Contemporary gold- and silversmithing encompasses a vast range. Increasingly, a daring, (self-)critical, and inventive scene is edging its way to the fore, focusing on challenging the innovative expansion of classical forms and motifs of jewellery,...

The techniques used to forge iron and precious metal are a key theme in the work of Viennese artist Gabriele Kutschera (b. 1950). Starting out with jewellery creations related to the body, she turned to spatially related, forged iron sculptures from the...

A portrait of an eminent jewellery artist and her unique creations! Inspired by the Arte Povera movement, the Italian jewellery artist Annamaria Zanella (b. 1966) uses base materials, which only gain meaning through their context. Corroded metal or...

The Museo del Gioiello in Vicenza - the only example in Italy entirely dedicated to jewellery - is renewed every two years: without permanent collections, it offers biennial exhibitions of unique and exclusive jewels in the evocative spaces of the...

In Testament Kadri Malk leaves more than just the legacy of her prodigious artistic output of recent years. Alongside impressive new jewellery pieces and breath-taking detailed photographs, the publication conveys an emotional creative aspiration. The...

That Ute Eitzenhoefer's jewellery is related to contemporary phenomena is beyond any doubt. The longevity of precious metals and stones is juxtaposed with the rapid development of social realities - or with our increasingly overwhelmed perception of them...

Beginning with the renaissance of gemstones in jewellery design since the 1970s, Ute Eitzenhofer, Theo Smeets, Lothar Brugel (ret. 2014) and Eva-Maria Kollischan (since 2014) successfully established the Hochschule Trier in Idar-Oberstein as a creative...

2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first international symposium of silver jewellery Jablonec '68. Thanks to the liberalisation endeavours as part of the 'Prague Spring', European jewellery artists from East and West came together for a 'summit'...

Rare stones have fascinated people for thousands of years. Their extraction is never free of conflict, but at the same time the trading and processing of stones brings together people from the most remote regions of the world. In Germany, the town of...

This lavishly illustrated book provides an intriguing glimpse inside the luminous world of Fatma Altinba?, an anthropology professor and the creative mind behind the heritage jewellery brand Mevaris. Born into a family of gold merchants, she had the...

Alongside artistically experimental aspects of education, the ThinkingJewellery 'trademark' stands as a contextual leitmotif throughout the gemstones and jewellery study programme at Trier University/Idar-Oberstein campus. The aims of ThinkingJewellery...

Under the ambiguous term HUNT (English: the hunt; Estonian: the wolf), Kadri Mälk unites her collection of contemporary art jewellery. As a lone wolf, the Estonian artist and teacher compiled the pieces in her eternal hunt for beauty, mystery and...

ROCKstars presents works that focus on the "eternal material" in jewellery: they are declarations of love, experimental snapshots, or rebellious works revolving around precious stones. At Campus Idar-Oberstein, newcomers to the gemstone and...

- Artist jeweller Mia Maljojoki's first monograph shows two decades of works - Extraordinary photos make visible the intimate connection between the jewelry and its wearer "This book is an amusement park of emotions, which have become frozen in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788891841773Author Gregory Breitling Format HardbackPage Count 288Imprint RizzoliPublisher Rizzoli

David Morris established his eponymous fine jewelry house in 1962 at the height of the Swinging Sixties and quickly gained a global reputation for his opulent use of the rarest, most extraordinary gemstones and for innovative design sought by jewelry...

Jewelry's Shining Stars: The Next Generation brings together 45 new women designers who have liberated the way we view and buy jewellery. This compilation of talented women, who hail from around the globe, use techniques such as enamelling, engraving,...

The very first retrospective book showcasing the renowned high jewellery Maison Chaumet features a collection of iconic editorials and campaigns captured by major photographers such as Guy Bourdin, Peter Lindberg, Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, Richard...

Marilyn Monroe was right: diamonds are a girl’s best friend. In such fast-paced times jewellery appears timeless and long-lasting, and is often a smart investment. Being the perfect homage to the wonderful world of jewellery, For the Love of Diamonds...

Witty, urbane, and edgy, Azagury-Partridge s jewels are known for their explosive design and provocative themes and characterized by bold and unconventional use of color and material. Her work has gained a dedicated following in the fashion and jewelry...