In the 1930s, the glamour and extravagance of the twenties gave way, particularly in America, to increasing economic hardship and to the Depression. This had a number of different effects on the jewelry trade. On the one hand, people were less able to afford expensive jewelry, and so the costume jewelry market was comparatively thriving, [...]
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In sharp contrast with this return to safe forms of design were the avant-garde contemporary art movements, known as Dadaism and Surrealism. These movements had a considerable impact on the world of jewelry. Their ideas were embraced by designers such as Chanel’s fashion rival, Schiaparelli. In addition a number of the Dadaist and Surrealist artists [...]
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The most sophisticated and chic Art Deco jewelry of the period was made in France, using combinations of materials such as coral and jade, and Japanese-inspired black enamel and marcasite. The most outstanding of the French artist-jewelers included Georges Fouquet, Raymond Templier, Gerard Sandoz, Jean Despres and Jean Dunand. There were also a number of [...]
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The world of the twenties was changed dramatically from that of the prewar period. New technologies and materials developed during the war had changed the very nature of the manufacturing industries. The fashion industry in particular took off, and it was catering for women whose role had been changed by the war. No longer were [...]
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The Tiffany Studios, New York: The American Arts and Crafts Movement
‘Tiffany & Co, produced a prolific amount of jewelry from the latter half of the nineteenth century, first inspired both by British Arts and Crafts and later by Continental Art Nouveau in the first decade of the twentieth century. Louis Comfort Tiffany had been trained [...]
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Austria and the Wiener Werkstätte
In Austria, the search for a new style at the beginning of the century was led by Josef Hoffman and key members of the Succession group, founded in 1897. The main objective of this group of Viennese artists and designers was to improve the status of the decorative arts. Members of [...]
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Until the first decade of the twentieth century most American jewelry was imported from European collections. The first large- scale home production began at the turn of the century when corporations such as Gorham, Rhode Island, and Krementz, New Jersey started to manufacture Gallic imitations. The most outstanding and prestigious jewelry establishment in America at [...]
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Jewelry in Britain at the turn of the century differed from the French because it was more backward-looking and still owed much to the Arts and Crafts. The British decorative motifs featured primeval figures and floral tributes combined with interlace patterns of Celtic origin. These pieces were made in finely crafted silver enriched with polished [...]
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Art Nouveau jewelry had its origins in the work of French goldsmiths, whose creations were the inspiration for other European craftsmen and women. Most influential among the French artist-jewelers was the glass-maker Rene Lalique. He had a profound impact throughout Europe and America, starting when he opened a shop in Paris in 1885. He showed [...]
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Making badges and brooches out of clay is slightly more difficult than the basic techniques used for making beads. However, by using simple modelling techniques anything from strikingly modern designs to more traditionally elegant pieces can be made.
To make the Jewelry Badges
First find your motif. For first projects it is better to stick to simple [...]
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