內容簡介
內容簡介 Forty-Five new women jewellery designers showcasing today's collectibles that are shaping jewellery's futureStunning photographs show a whole host of incredible new collectionsPersonal accounts from each designer on how they arrived in the world of jewellery, and the inspiration that produced their iconic piecesSeven chapters showing seven different approaches, from reviving tradition to rebelling against itAmusing and fascinating anecdotes from the world of a jewellerJewelry'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, and creating nuanced textural details in wax models, to bend the rules and break with tradition. While some work with their own hands, whether schooled or self-taught, challenging themselves at the bench, others work alongside artisans to reinvigorate the old school into relevant yet enduring pieces.The book's stunning photographs offer a glimpse into each designer's different aesthetic and are accompanied by the jeweller’s own words, revealing what drives their approach and giving us an insight behind these innovators. With reverence for quality, style, and technique, these 45 talented jewellers are creating today's collectibles and shaping jewellery’s future.
作者介紹
作者介紹 Beth BernsteinBeth Bernstein is a jewelry historian, author, journalist, and one-time jewelry designer. Her books include The Modern Guide to Antique Jewellery (ACC Art Books, 2022), If These Jewels Could Talk (ACC Art Books, 2015), Jewelry’s Shining Stars (Fine Points Publishing, 2013) and a memoir, My Charmed Life (Penguin, 2012). Beth has contributed to many magazines, journals and publications including Forbes.com, Jewelry Connoisseur, Rapaport Magazine, The Jewellery Editor.com, Accent Magazine, Elite Traveler, Four Seasons Departures. She has worked as a senior editor for two leading national jewelry magazines, as well as launching her own online jewelry magazine, bejeweledmag.com, in 2017. She also lectures, runs and participates in seminars and educational events. Throughout the 1990s, Beth designed a jewelry collection under the brand name Bethany B, which sold to over 250 stores throughout the USA and abroad.