Calder began making jewelry for his sister’s dolls at age 6, and produced 1,800 pieces in his lifetime, always carrying pliers and wire in his pockets. “I think best in wire,” he once said. Read More
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SOFA comes to Chicago next weekend bringing, among other things, amazing examples of art jewelry, past and present. Now on... Read More
Thomas Mann made his reputation in the early ‘70s as a pioneer of the art jewelry movement. He grew up... Read More
On September 11, what’s left of the amazing jewelry Joan Sonnabend once wore and sold at her New York City... Read More
Among the rash of artist/goldsmith collaborations that came out in the sixties and seventies, Man Ray’s jewelry truly stands out.... Read More
Many famous twentieth-century painters and sculptors designed in jewelry at some point in their careers, usually in close collaboration with trained goldsmiths. Most of it looks a lot like their art - and some of it opened doors for both celebrity designers and creative studio jewelry. Read More
“The entire history of the state of Israel is reflected in the jewellery created during its 65 years of existence,”... Read More
Margaret De Patta pioneered so many aspects of studio art jewelry we see now that many pieces she designed before... Read More
This small work on paper by Georges Braque titled “Oiseaux” (birds) will be auctioned at Christie’s London next week, one... Read More
Most of us know by now that Dali, Calder, even Picasso designed jewelry at some point. But Yoko Ono, Frank... Read More
A ring containing a portrait of Dora Maar made for her by Pablo Picasso in the 1930s is expected to fetch half a million at Sotheby's this month. That's a lot more than it sold for at the 1998 estate sale in Paris following Maar's death. No one knew Picasso had made jewelry by hand but the news was overshadowed by those paintings. Read More
A fun new coffeetable book on earrings just hit the stands, tracing our fascination with ear ornament from medieval times... Read More
Few people have done more to push contemporary studio art jewelry forward than Helen Drutt. She was teaching craft history... Read More
The spotlight is on Elsa Schiaparelli, once again. She closed her shop in Paris almost six decades ago, yet her... Read More
Continued from Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 1: At the auction, a chrome-metal watch with... Read More