Short description
Focusing on innovations in materials, technique, scale and concept as exemplified by the work of over 70 makers, this second volume showcases the aspects relating to the field of jewellery design. It includes illustrations, and profiles and brief interviews with jewellers working in a variety of ways.
Long description
"New Directions in Jewellery II" is a sourcebook of the most experimental jewellery design today, focusing on innovations in materials, technique, scale and concept as exemplified by the work of over 70 makers. Following the success of "New Directions in Jewellery", this second volume showcases the latest developments in the field, and includes all new designers and illustrations, with an even greater international scope. Focusing on contemporary jewellery as an experimental practice that engages with fine art, craft, design, fashion and popular culture, this book further challenges our conception of adornment. With profiles and brief interviews with jewellers working in a variety of ways - from those who are manipulating the properties of metal to conceptual works that critique the cultural and social meanings that have built up around the wearing and manufacture of jewellery - this book documents the progress of an ever-broadening discipline. Alongside this visual survey are contextualising essays by specialists in the design, curation and history of jewellery, forming a unique archive of contemporary practice and opinion.;The format of the book is designed to appeal to both the general reader and the jewellery specialist, with thematic sections providing a visual introduction to a wide range of jewellery. The essays, also extensively illustrated, provide a deeper consideration of the expanding experimental areas in contemporary jewellery, with perspectives from some of the key international figures working in jewellery today.