Joel Arthur Rosenthal designed a special collection of jewelry and watches to sell exclusively at the Metropolitan Museum with the...
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!
Niki de Saint Phalle's pop art from the late '60s are everywhere lately - on display and at auction. Her cartoon-like snakes and plump, joyful women became one of the era's most resonant feminist messages: a battle cry for women's liberation. Her cartoon snakes and joyful, leaping women were translated into all media, including jewelry by Gem Montebello. An enticing collection is on display in London now.
Sometimes, when I’m at a jewelry show combing the aisles, checking out the latest collections and trying to sniff out the...
Among the rash of artist/goldsmith collaborations that came out in the sixties and seventies, Man Ray’s jewelry truly stands out....
Joyce Scott’s beaded jewelry is often figurative, and not in a subtle way. Her figures swell beyond jewelry proportions: faces...
The fan represents a tradition that dates to ancient civilization, certainly in Asia. By the 19th century, fans were multifunctional...
Who needs fertility treatments when you can wear jewelry instead – particularly, jewelry like this? Among the earliest treasures on...
Margaret De Patta pioneered so many aspects of studio art jewelry we see now that many pieces she designed before...
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.
You may know Verdura as one of the designer flagships along the glitziest couple blocks of Fifth Avenue, but the...
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.
Most of us know by now that Dali, Calder, even Picasso designed jewelry at some point. But Frank Stella? The...
In case you were wondering, the Picasso in From Picasso to Koons, the Artist as Jeweler, is Pablo, not his...
As Mad Men draws to a close after taking us through a time-travel adventure of 1960s Manhattan, I can’t help...