One of the finest independent craftsmen working in French Art Nouveau was actually Belgian. With his delicate florals and scary Medusas, Philippe Wolfers was a master of that era's mystical, sensuous jewelry.
Except for the help of electricity and modern chemistry, most of what jewelry artists do at the bench isn’t all...
Forget the mislabeled citrine and the cheap, irradiated blues. Here's a new look at an old gem that's making a comeback, in all its glorious and often-overlooked variations.
If metalsmiths are the sculptors of the jewelry world, attracted to form and texture, enamellists are the painters, obsessed with...
Thomas Mann made his reputation in the early ‘70s as a pioneer of the art jewelry movement. He grew up...
“When a ruby exceeds five carats, and is perfect, it is sold for whatever is asked for it,” Jean-Baptiste Tavernier wrote in 1676. Not much has changed in that regard.
While musicians and poets were rebelling against the status quo in Greenwich Village in the mid-20th century, metalsmiths like Art...
"I'm duding up my shirtfront, putting in the shirt studs, polishing my nails..."
Fred Astaire was steppin' out. Proper accessories were required. Today, Johnny Depp continues his legacy, while other Hollywood style icons follow Cary Grant's lead.
When you were a kid, Valentine's Day was all about secret, cryptic messages from the heart. Why give up all the fun just because you grew up? Here are a few of the wearable messages you can send, whether you have $40 or $14,000 to spend.
Not that you have to get literal with the valentines, but there is something about that shape. It’s tempting to...
Before Springsteen, before the Rolling Stones, before Hell's Angels, there was... Tyrone Power? That's right, those guys got this look from Hollywood swashbucklers. And long before that, swarthy sailors actually wore it on the high seas.
Since the beginning of time, it’s been used as a symbol of mortality, victory, the ultimate Memento Mori. Long before...
A woman has to be sentimental or wildly in love to appreciate heart-shaped jewelry – unless, of course, it’s just...
Holly and Paul had only $10 to spend on a love token in Breakfast at Tiffany's. What does that buy today? At Tiffany's, nothing. But there are still ways for low-budget lovers to give jewelry from the heart, without losing much from the pocket.
Yesterday, I was among the salivating media who swarmed the press preview of Jewels by JAR, the exhibition opening tomorrow at...