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Zusatztext A well-researched documentation of contemporary jewellery design, rich with photographs, drawing and illustrations of each practitioners work. It opens the door to contemporary practice and offers an essential reference for anyone interested in jewellery design. Informationen zum Autor Roberta Bernabei is a practitioner whose work has been exhibited at various venues in Europe, including Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery and the V&A. In addition, she holds an academic position as a lecturer in silversmithing and jewellery at Loughborough University. Klappentext This book offers an essential reference for anyone interested in contemporary European jewellery design. Through guided conversations with the major designers of today! Roberta Bernabei reveals the creative! conceptual and technical working practices that underpin the aesthetic of each practitioner's work. In addition! the dialogues shed new light on these jewellers' inspiration and their ideas about functionality and the human body. Each interview is supported by photographs and a detailed bibliography and appendix which locates the jewellers' work in galleries! museums as well as online. Major jewellery artists present include: Giampaolo Babetto! Gijs Bakker! Otto Kunzli! Ruudt Peters! Mario Pinton and Tone Vigeland! alongside members of the emergent generation: Ted Noten! Annamaria Zanella and Christoph Zellweger. This book! which opens the door to contemporary jewellery practice! will be welcomed by all students! lecturers and practitioners. Vorwort Through a series of conversations with the major European jewellery designers of today, this book opens the door to contemporary practice and offers an essential reference for all students and practitioners of jewellery design. Zusammenfassung Through a series of conversations with the major European jewellery designers of today, this book opens the door to contemporary practice and offers an essential reference for all students and practitioners of jewellery design....
