This publication brings together more than four hundred contemporary bracelet designs of very different origins and styles, and it provides a fresh and topical look at what is happening in the world of auteur jewellery right now.
The new trends in earring design and craftsmanship explored through myriad styles, forms, and concepts A new wave of designers and artisans are creating earrings that push the boundaries of jewelry design. Drawing on unique sources of inspiration to incorporate symbol and meaning, they are redefining the earring as more than a mere ornamental piece. This book showcases a stunning collection of the innovative work of jewelry designers from around the world. The 500 earrings that are featured demonstrate the wide variety of techniques, practices, and resources—some traditional, some more avant-garde—used to execute these imaginative designs in a range of materials.
A very special selection of impressive pieces by more than 180 artists from forty-two countries. From those that look back to classic forms and materials to the most daring, experimental, and surprising ideas, each of the five hundred necklaces included in this book has something that makes it unique and relates strongly to today's social, cultural, and artistic reality. Nicolas Estrada is a jeweler who specializes in handmade, personal, and transgressive jewelry. His works can be found in galleries around the world, from Glasgow to Riga and San Francisco to Barcelona. He has curated the successful books New Rings (2012) and New Earrings (2013).
This new edition of New Earrings, part of Nicolás Estrada's contemporary art jewellery series, features over 550 pieces by 198 innovative international jewellers. It showcases diverse creative approaches, from traditional to avant-garde, using materials like porcelain and gold. The book includes artist profiles and a fresh layout.
An illustrated book that showcases nearly 600 contemporary rings by some 300 international designers who stimulate the imagination by challenging traditional practices and standard definitions. It features rings made of gold, platinum and precious stones, of wood, bones, fibre and shells.
An inspiring selection of what is happening in the world of auteur jewellery right now, particularly with regard to brooches. Edited by Nicolás Estrada, New Brooches , now in paperback, focuses on brooches within an exploration of current innovative trends in contemporary jewelry. With a selection of over 400 jewelry artists’ creations from all over the world, this inspirational volume is the most comprehensive compilation on this subject and an important step in Nicolás Estrada’s exploration of current trends in contemporary jewellery. A must-have for any professional or student of jewelry or fashion design, this work shows the versatile and dynamic nature of brooches and the many and varied materials and forms that they involve. Needing only a pin to secure it to the wearer’s garment, this ornament is essentially a jewelry artist’s blank canvas that invites endless creativity and offers more freedom of expression than any other form of jewelry. The brooch has continued to evolve and be reinterpreted over time, and it is playing a critical role in the development of new jewelry as a platform for artistic expression. Following the success of Estrada’s New Rings, New Earrings, New Necklaces, New Brooches represents a valuable contribution to this series.