This book celebrates the innovations of contemporary jewelry designers, who link fine craftsmanship with an inspired use of materials to create work which is truly of its time. Janice West discusses the changes in jewelry and metal work design and education over the last 30 years which have influenced makers working today. This encompasses changes in the consumption of jewelry; changing ideas about body adornment; the development of new materials and techniques and an examination of the role of the craftsperson working with precious materials in the late twentieth century. The jewelry designers themselves explain the ideas behind their work, the materials which they use and the changing status of jewelry both within the industry and for the consumer.
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