Stoned - Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World

“’Stoned’ has its own special vitreous luster, just as any emerald worth its salt - an illumination into what makes us irrationally human.” Informationen zum Autor Aja Raden studied ancient history and physics at the University of Chicago and, during that time, worked as the head of the auction division at famed House of Kahn Estate Jewelers. For more than seven years, she worked as a senior designer for Los Angeles–based fine jewelry company Tacori. Raden is an experienced jeweler and a trained scientist. She lives in Beverly Hills, California. Klappentext What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet expensive jewelry? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweler and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire. With sharp wit and a light touch, Raden weaves together history, science, and economics to explore our enduring love affair with beautiful things, and shows us that just like their glittering surfaces, jewels have a singular power to reflect our desires back to us and show us who we really are. Synopsis coming soon.......

Product details

• Authors: Aja Raden, Raden Aja
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9780062334701
• ISBN: 978-0-06-233470-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Care and restoration of antiques, Antiques, vintage and collectables: jewellery, HISTORY: WORLD, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / Social Theory *, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Social History, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Jewelry