Inspired by a Victorian bicycle brooch in an exhibit opening next month: a look back at the revolution in women's fashion brought about by the bicycle craze of the 1890s.
As Mad Men draws to a close after taking us through a time-travel adventure of 1960s Manhattan, I can’t help...
With the ongoing pandemic, many jewelry events have postponed or moved online. Here's a listing of important upcoming events currently scheduled, to be updated.
For fans of jewelry designer Joel Arthur Rosenthal – or JAR, as he is known – the exhibition opening at...
Joyce Scott’s beaded jewelry is often figurative, and not in a subtle way. Her figures swell beyond jewelry proportions: faces...
Most of us know by now that Dali, Calder, even Picasso designed jewelry at some point. But Frank Stella? The...
Crowds will pile into the Museum of Modern Art this weekend to see Yoko Ono’s art. Saturday night they will applaud...
Revival is always happening in the jewelry world, but archaeological revival had its heyday in the second half of the 19th century, when all kinds of treasure was being excavated all over Europe.
Yesterday, I was among the salivating media who swarmed the press preview of Jewels by JAR, the exhibition opening tomorrow at...
Yes, King Midas of the "golden touch" lived and ruled in ancient Turkey. Seems he had quite a sendoff. It didn't involve much gold, but lots of wine and lots of amazing fibulae. Plenty of gold jewels on display as well at the Midas exhibit opening in Philadelphia. Here's a sneak preview!
The fan represents a tradition that dates to ancient civilization, certainly in Asia. By the 19th century, fans were multifunctional...
In case you were wondering, the Picasso in From Picasso to Koons, the Artist as Jeweler, is Pablo, not his...
Jewelers have been tapping into the exoticism of Ancient Egypt for centuries. Two museum exhibitions have gathered some of the best, from ancient to Deco.
Who needs fertility treatments when you can wear jewelry instead – particularly, jewelry like this? Among the earliest treasures on...
Much of what we know about Ancient Egyptians comes from the jewels they left behind. Women played an important role...