Mysterious ancient amulet
A few days ago on Christie’s website I stumbled on an curious gold amulet found in the Balkan territory and created around the 5th millennium BC. Technically it can be divided into two parts:...
Author: Lostinjewels
About one ring
About gold ring “René Descartes” by German artist Manfred Bischoff. In his work the artist researched parallels, artistic interrelation between language, drawing, sign and jewelry. For me, as a philologist, his art is of...
Jewelry. From Antiquity to the Present
Publisher: Thames&Hudson, 2012 Language: English Review: Interesting journey from shell beads worn by Palaeolithic hunters, beauties of Egyptian and Byzantine jewelry art through Renaissance gold work and Art Nouveau enamels to experimental and contemporary...
Bex Manners. Bridging the gap between artisan and collector
Recently one article caught my eye. The author described some human activities that UNESCO had included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. It made me think how fragile and vulnerable our...
Pomegranate. Symbol of life.
Pomegranate with a thick firm rind concealing the treasure of juicy bright red seeds, is one of the most ancient fruits. It always was a symbols of abundance and unity of people, because of...
Poetic jewelry paintings. Robert Smit
The Dutch artist Robert Smith is one of the leading jewelers of our time. His jewelry blurs the boundaries of traditional jewelry art, his art looks like graphics with vivid color elements and poetic...
Milan Design Week 2019. Jewelry stop
Every year, in April, Milan turns into an exhibition hall of design events, installations and performances. Hundreds of innovative projects are distributed in different areas of the city, international craftsmen and designers come together to...
Notes about Milan exhibition Artistar 2019
In February during Milan Fashion Week took place Artistar Jewels, an event that gives an international and original perspective on the contemporary jewelry world, showing us the latest trends. This is the sixth year...
Discovering the origins of contemporary jewelry. “Rigore e Libertà” exhibition
A piece of goldsmithery, like any other work by man, cannot come from the mere execution of a customary act or be passively reproduced by basing it on pre-conceived schemes, as is commonly the...
In conversation with Laura Volpi
I met with Laura in her workshop in Milan. Wax blanks, silver jewelry elements, colored stones and new project sketches were all laying out on her table. She was preparing for the Inhorgenta...
