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Adorn

New Jewelry
Laurence King Publishing By Amanda Mansell

9-1/2 x 6-2/3 in; 272 pp ; 460 illustrations
Paperback
Published in September, 2008
ISBN 9781856695749
ISBN10 1856695743

$29.95  

Adorn -- This showcase of new jewelry offers a global view of exciting work from nearly 200 cutting-edge jewelry designers. It highlights the diverse forms that contemporary jewelry takes, from simple wedding or commitment rings, to elaborate body jewelry that blurs the boundaries between art and adornment, to catwalk jewelry specially commissioned for couture collections.

Adorn includes pieces made using the latest industrial technologies and processes, as well as more traditional methods and materials. Because most jewelers' work crosses themes, categories, and styles, and is produced using a variety of techniques, the chapters are arranged by type of jewelry and each designer may feature in a number of chapters. In this way, from headpiece to toe ring, the book takes the reader on a visual journey around the body and provides a rich source of inspiration for anyone looking to design, commission, or buy their own jewelry.

Amanda Mansell graduated from the Royal College of Art, London with an MA in Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork, and Jewelry. She has been a designer-maker for ten years, working from her workshop in Hatton Garden, London's famous jewelry quarter. She manages the jewelry archives at the Royal College of Art and is the owner and director of a contemporary jewelry gallery in London.