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"The life of Andrew Grima, the Italian-Anglo jeweler beloved of the royals, is celebrated in a stunning new book." - People
"a detailed and lavishly illustrated portrait" - Rapaport magazine
The father of modern jewelry, the
golden engineer, the King of Bling... These are just some of the
epithets assigned to Andrew Grima, the British genius who marched in the
vanguard of a 1960s London-based movement that created a new vocabulary
for jewelry design.
Jeweler to the royals and the jet set, to
the rule makers and the tastemakers, Grima was a feted celebrity who
appeared on talk shows, in Pathé newsreels and in advertisements for
Canada Dry. He won The Queen's Award for Export, The Duke of Edinburgh's
Prize for Elegant Design and a record 11 De Beers Diamonds
International Awards (the 'Oscars' of the jewelry world).
This book illuminates the
career of a man who participated in a golden age of British creativity.
It contains a dazzling array of never-before-seen sketches, designs and
photographs from the Grima archives and includes a sparkling preface
from the doyen of jewelry experts, TV celebrity Geoffrey Munn. A
must-buy publication for art and jewelry lovers alike.
"Since
discovering the work of Andrew Grima, I have not only become a collector of his
exquisite creations, I have also become one of the many to be inspired by his
unique and inimitable designs. Each piece of jewellery, each watch, each object
is a sculpture." - Marc
Jacobs
"His
work, his style, is completely identifiable, it's unique." - James
Taffin de Givenchy
About the author
William Grant
is the husband of Andrew Grima's second
wife Jojo, and step-father to their daughter Francesca. He therefore has
unique access to the family history and has thoroughly investigated the
verbal and written testimony about Grima, as well as the brand's
extensive archives.
Summary
A dazzling array of never-before-seen sketches, designs and photographs from the jewellery maestro Andrew Grima archives, introduced by Geoffrey Munn.
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“…Andrew Grima, part of the Snowdon set, had just won the Duke of Edinburgh’s Prize for Elegant Design – the first and only jewellery to ever win it – and opened his eponymous shop.”
