Sometimes, when I’m at a jewelry show combing the aisles, checking out the latest collections and trying to sniff out the...
Boston is shining the spotlight this summer on a pioneer of American studio jewelry: Margret Craver. If you’re a collector...
In case you were wondering, the Picasso in From Picasso to Koons, the Artist as Jeweler, is Pablo, not his...
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.
The fan represents a tradition that dates to ancient civilization, certainly in Asia. By the 19th century, fans were multifunctional...
Much of what we know about Ancient Egyptians comes from the jewels they left behind. Women played an important role...
Joel Arthur Rosenthal designed a special collection of jewelry and watches to sell exclusively at the Metropolitan Museum with the...
Margaret De Patta pioneered so many aspects of studio art jewelry we see now that many pieces she designed before...
Who needs fertility treatments when you can wear jewelry instead – particularly, jewelry like this? Among the earliest treasures on...
As Mad Men draws to a close after taking us through a time-travel adventure of 1960s Manhattan, I can’t help...
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.
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...
She paved the way for the women who paved the way. They called her Mrs. Newman. Launching her career in...
Most of us know by now that Dali, Calder, even Picasso designed jewelry at some point. But Frank Stella? The...