July 31st, 2008 at 3:07pm |
The Bauhaus continued to influence art and design establishments throughout Europe, particularly in Britain and Holland, during this period. Designers searched for forms that would be minimalist, universal and democratic. Artists and craftsmen saw themselves as ‘pioneers who were liberating the world from the bonds of tradition’. Studio Crafts were established in art schools in [...]
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July 28th, 2008 at 4:05am |
In the past, the jewelry trade had usually lagged behind the fashion industry by as much as 10 or 15 years. However, this time lag had begun decreasing with the introduction of mass-produced jewelry in the twenties and thirties, and by the end of the Second World War the jewelry trade was able to respond [...]
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March 22nd, 2008 at 1:12am |
Although many of the materials used for contemporary jewellery-making are new and revolutionary, the art of metalwork often follows the basic rules set out by early craftsmen thousands of years ago. Apart from the advent of electroplating in the 19th century and the more efficient techniques allowed by today’s machines, many of the basic metalworking [...]
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March 17th, 2008 at 2:57am |
Enamel is a form of glass and enamelling is the process of fusing it to metal with heat. The earliest known example of enamelled jewellery is a set of Mycenaean beads which date back to 1450BC. Constructed using the champleve method, they are made from blue enamel fused to decorative gold beads. During the 3rd [...]
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