August 20th, 2008 at 6:03am |
The beguiling luster of this attractive gemstone—shining like damp moss in autumn sunshine—earned peridot the sobriquet of “green gold.” In earlier times it was readily linked with the sun, of whose bright rays it was said to be the keeper and therefore alleged to be a shield against the threat of eclipse and blindness of […]
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August 2nd, 2008 at 12:22pm |
During the Flower Power era, the renewed interest in Asia and the Far East led to a return to natural materials such as bone, ivory and Indian metalwork. Western jewelers were influenced by the varied assortment of goods being imported from Asia, and leather thong jewelry hung with dyed feathers and wooden beads typified the […]
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July 28th, 2008 at 4:05am |
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July 23rd, 2008 at 3:22am |
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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July 20th, 2008 at 10:53pm |
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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July 20th, 2008 at 10:52pm |
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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