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. Read More
She paved the way for the women who paved the way. They called her Mrs. Newman. Launching her career in... Read More
Joel Arthur Rosenthal designed a special collection of jewelry and watches to sell exclusively at the Metropolitan Museum with the... Read More
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. Read More
Sometimes, when I’m at a jewelry show combing the aisles, checking out the latest collections and trying to sniff out the... Read More
For fans of jewelry designer Joel Arthur Rosenthal – or JAR, as he is known – the exhibition opening at... Read More
A glorious retrospective of Cartier jewels opened Sunday at the Denver Art Museum, with 250 rare jewels produced between 1900... Read More
Joyce Scott’s beaded jewelry is often figurative, and not in a subtle way. Her figures swell beyond jewelry proportions: faces... Read More
Most of us know by now that Dali, Calder, even Picasso designed jewelry at some point. But Yoko Ono, Frank... Read More
Who needs fertility treatments when you can wear jewelry instead – particularly, jewelry like this? Among the earliest treasures on... Read More
Boston is shining the spotlight this summer on a pioneer of American studio jewelry: Margret Craver. If you’re a collector... Read More
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! Read More
You may know Verdura as one of the designer flagships along the glitziest couple blocks of Fifth Avenue, but the... 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
In case you were wondering, the Picasso in From Picasso to Koons, the Artist as Jeweler, is Pablo, not his... Read More