LIQUID METAL
Metals are all around us. We appreciate them for their strenght, toughness, ductility. They are composed of atoms which are held together by strong bonds. When heated to its melting point a metal loses...
Author: Lostinjewels
Pearls of Qatar Museums in Moscow: About the Exhibition
Yesterday I visited the Pearls: Treasures from the Seas and the Rivers Exhibition at the State Historical Museum of Moscow. I could not miss this rare oppotunity to see one of the finest collections of...
Ethnos. Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry: From the Colette and Jean Pierre Ghysels Collection
Publisher: Skira, 1996 Language: Italian “Ethnos. Gioielli da terre lontane” (English: “The Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry”, 1994) Review: Looking for something to read, I stumbled upon this book randomly at the public library of my...
Christine MacKellar. Contemporary organic
Brooklyn jewelry maker Christine MacKellar calls her work “contemporary organic.” Her inspiration is nature, but she’s not interested in “literal representations.” She combines the different alloys for their color values, and she textures the...
BVLGARI. Between eternity and history. From 1884 to 2009. 125 years of italian jewels
Publisher: Skira, 2009 Language: English, Italian, French Review: It is the catalogue of the first amazing retrospective exhibition on Bulgari held at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome in 2009. The exhibition, with over 500 objects,...
Visiting the Gioielli in Fermento 2018
Gioielli in Fermento is an international exhibition project and award for contemporary studio jewelry curated by Eliana Negroni with the kind collaboration of AGC Italian Contemporary Jewellery Association, Joya Art Jewellery Fair Barcelona, Klimt02 International Art...
Precious Paper. Paper Jewellery Design
Publisher: Skira, 2018 Language: Italian, English Review: This book contains 20 pop-up jewels created by world-renowned designers and contemporary artists who have worked with paper for many years. For the first time was highlighted the preciousness...
The paper jewelry design. The Carte Preziose Exhibition
Yesterday I visited the exhibition which amazed me by its creativity, artistic vision and inventive approach. The extremely common material was reborn in the new unique forms. The exhibition curated by Marina Chiocchetta and...
A visit to Irene Belfi Gallery in Milan. The THINKING HAND #01 Exhibition
The new oasis dedicated to contemporary jewelry was opened in April in Milan. Ideated by a young Italian, with a great passion for the arts, the space presents to the Milanese public Jewellery portraying ideas...
Yura Bylkov. Expressive titanium
The jewelry of the Russian artist Yura Bylkov is inspired by both organic nature and architecture. His works are very expressive and dynamic. Intentional negligence, sculptural and geometric forms, iridescent colors ranging from blue to...