The Best in Contemporary Jewellery (Hardcover, New ed)

The art of jewellery-making has taken many forms, and today the most adventurous and innovative is one in which the values of art and the individual are set above the concerns of fashion, commerce and industry. Emerging in the early 1970s, contemporary jewellery is now a well-established category in the art world.;Illustrated throughout, this book is a celebration of some of the most amazing craftsmanship and imagination displayed in recent jewellery-making. It features the work of 64 artists, craftsmen and designers from 14 countries. There are three main sections - Idea, Object and Image - all of which offer a unique perspective of their individual attitudes and achievements.