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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Dickson Yewn is the quintessential modern-day literatus. His
contemporary jewellery is a crystallisation of thousands of years
of Chinese material history. Square rings rub shoulders with
antique porcelain forms, shapes taken from Ming furniture and the
geometric latticework found in Chinese architecture. Yewn focuses
on these traditional Chinese motifs, but also understands the
significance of different materials. Wood, one of the five elements
in Chinese philosophy, is present in most of his collections. To
wear a contemporary jewel by Dickson Yewn is to delve back into
China's works of art and its history, blended with a contemporary
twist. This new monograph of his work details the inspiration Yewn
has drawn from the Imperial court, exploring its influence on the
art of jewellery, from silks, embroidery, painting, architecture
and cloisonne enamel to courtesan culture. Beautiful, detailed
illustrations and photographs highlight Yewn's fealty to the
artisanal techniques employed by the Imperial courts. Esteemed
jewellery writer Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld invites the reader
to explore the deeper symbolism behind Yewn's jewels.
"...here's eye candy on every page of the book." - Natural Diamonds
This sumptuous book showcases the work of women jewellers in the
20th century. Beginning with Arts & Crafts jewellers in
Britain, Europe and North America, the author then examines the key
figures and movements of the pre-war period including Coco Chanel's
legendary 'Bijoux de Diamants' exhibition of 1932, the designs of
Suzanne Belperron and the roles of Jeanne Toussaint at Cartier and
Renee Puissant at Van Cleef & Arpels. From the 1950s to the
present day, a wide range of international designers are examined
in detail with many examples of their work clearly illustrated. The
author focuses on themes associated with jewellery, including
colour, light, proportion, nature and legends. Among the many names
included are Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube (designer for Georg Jensen),
Margaret De Patta, Wendy Ramshaw, Angela Cummings, Paloma Picasso,
Marina B, Lydia Courteille and Michelle Ong. Jewellery firms
include: Boivin, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, Jensen,
Tiffany & Co. Designers featured: Alma Pihl, Coco Chanel,
Suzanne Belperron, Juliette Moutard, Olga Tritt, Elisabeth Treskow,
Margaret de Patta, Jeanne Toussaint, Line Vautrin, Margret Craver,
Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube, Nanna Ditzel, Marianne Ostier, Barbara
Anton, Gerda Floeckinger, Astrid Fog, Cornelia Roethel, Catherine
Noll, Angela Cummings, Elsa Peretti, Wendy Ramshaw, Marina B,
Marie-Caroline de Brosses, Marilyn Cooperman, Paloma Picasso,
Victoire de Castellane, Alexandra Mor, Ornella Iannuzzi, Neha Dani,
Paula Crevoshay, Nathalie Castro, Claire Choisne, Bina Goenka,
Carla Amorim, Monique Pean, Michelle Ong - Carnet, Kara Ross, Lydia
Courteille, Suzanne Syz, Sylvie Corbelin, Kaoru Kay Akihara -
Gimel, Katey Brunini, Luz Camino, Cindy Chao, Aida Bergsen, Anna
Hu, Barbara Heinrich, Jacqueline Cullen, Cynthia Bach.
For more than 40 years, Parisian jeweller Lydia Courteille has been
confounding the Place Vendome jewellery houses with her bold and
brazen designs. Her unique and avant-garde style is legendary. Her
collections spark the senses. In this impassioned new biography,
Juliet Weir-de la Rochefoucauld takes us on a voyage around the
world, sharing the stunning locations and famous women from whom
Courteille draws inspiration. In the disposable world of 21st
century consumerism, amidst the monotony of marketing algorithms
and ceaseless production lines, Lydia Courteille has forged her own
creative path, refusing to let the individuality of her work slip
from her fingers. Her jewels crystalise memories, honour the dead,
make powerful social statements, poke fun at modern absurdities,
and transport us to the other side of the planet. Guided by an
acclaimed author and jewellery expert, this colourful monograph
renders her odysseys of creation and discovery in stunning visual
detail.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
"When you land on this book, if you do not yet have an appreciation
of butterflies or Chan's workmanship, after reading, it will leave
you in awe of both."-Beth Bernstein, Forbes "When I was a young
boy, butterflies were flying colours - I knew not their name. Then
butterflies became the Butterfly Lovers: a tragedy, a love story, a
symbol of eternal love. As I grew older, I found them to embody the
words of a great philosopher: life is but a dream; only we need to
decide whether we want it to be the dream of a man, or the dream of
a butterfly. I could not decide, and so I became The Butterfly
Man." - Wallace Chan Father of The Wallace Cut - an illusionary
three-dimensional gemstone carving technique - and The Wallace Chan
Porcelain - a ground-breaking material five times stronger than
steel - Wallace Chan is a guiding light in the world of jewellery
design. Always innovating, always testing boundaries with his
materials and technique, Chan's creations are as stunning as they
are intricate. Compiled by jewellery experts, this book explores
the cultural and personal significance of Wallace Chan's most
famous emblem: the butterfly. Winged Beauty: The Butterfly
Jewellery Art of Wallace Chan features approximately 30 of his
finest pieces. Enter a butterfly house of colourful gems, with
brooches and necklaces so delicate they might have flown down and
alighted on the page.
High jewellery has entered the 21st century with a spring in its
step. Design has been as diverse as it has been innovative. The
technical advances of the '90s and the new materials being used by
this exuberant group of independent jewellers have helped pave the
way to breaking down preconceived ideas of high jewellery. Some
enjoy the adventure of finding the rarest of gemstones that speak
to them, others seek to tell a tale or relay a secret message to
the wearer and thus the onlooker. They are artists, engineers and
adventurers; and, above all, they are passionate about their world,
using only the best workmanship wherever it is to be found. From
the great JAR, to James de Givenchy and Nicholas Varney in the
West, and Michelle Ong, Wallace Chan and Bhagat in the East,
21st-Century Jewellery Designers: An Inspired Style is an
exploration into the designers' worlds. Interviews reveal the
designers' inspirations and passions, their signature materials,
designing processes, and how their personalities influence their
designs.
When Francois de la Rochefoucauld and his brother Alexandre visited
Suffolk in 1784, the events which were to lead to the French
Revolution in 1789 were already in train. Francois' father, the duc
de Liancourt, Grand Master of the Wardrobe at Louis XVI's court,
was well placed to appreciate the dangers of the situation in
France, and it must have been with anxious hopefulness that he sent
his sons (Francois was then 18) to England for a year to appreciate
the ordering of these things in a country which had experienced a
revolution over a century earlier. Such reflections are never far
below the surface of this otherwise cheerful journal of a year
abroad, which gives a vivid picture of English provincial life;
Francois' observations range over such diverse subjects as English
customs and manners and methods of agriculture and stockbreeding,
and include a lively account of a general election. Norman Scarfe,
the well-known historian of Suffolk and beyond, provides a spirited
translation of Francois' journal; it is complemented by numerous
illustrations.
*Celebrates the enduring work of women jewelers and jewelry
designers from around the globe, throughout the twentieth century
to the present day*Including works by Coco Chanel, Suzanne
Belperron, Paloma Picasso, and many more*From the best-selling
author of 21st-Century Jewelry Designs, ISBN 9781851497294, and
Lydia Courteille, ISBN 9781851498376 This sumptuous book showcases
the work of women jewelers in the twentieth century. Beginning with
Arts & Crafts jewelers in Britain, Europe and North America,
the author then examines the key figures and movements of the
pre-war period including Coco Chanel's legendary 'Bijoux de
Diamants' exhibition of 1932, the designs of Suzanne Belperron and
the roles of Jeanne Toussaint at Cartier and Renee Puissant at Van
Cleef & Arpels. From the 1950s to the present day, a wide range
of international designers are examined in detail with many
examples of their work clearly illustrated. The author focuses on
themes associated with jewellery, including color, light,
proportion, nature and legends. Among the many names included are
Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube (designer for Georg Jensen), Margaret De
Patta, Wendy Ramshaw, Angela Cummings, Paloma Picasso, Marina B,
Lydia Courteille and Michelle Ong. Jewelry firms include: Boivin,
Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, Jensen, Tiffany & Co.
Designers featured: Alma Pihl, Coco Chanel, Suzanne Belperron,
Juliette Moutard, Olga Tritt, Elisabeth Treskow, Margaret de Patta,
Jeanne Toussaint, Line Vautrin, Margret Craver, Vivianna Torun
Bulow-Hube, Nanna Ditzel, Marianne Ostier, Barbara Anton, Gerda
Flockinger, Astrid Fog, Cornelia Roethel, Catherine Noll, Angela
Cummings, Elsa Peretti, Wendy Ranshaw, Marina B, Marie-Caroline de
Brosses, Marilyn Cooperman, Paloma Picasso, Victoire de Castellane,
Alexandra Mor, Ornella Iannuzzi, Neha Dani, Paula Crevoshay,
Nathalie Castro, Claire Choisne, Bina Goenka, Carla Amorim, Monique
Pean, Michelle Ong Carnet, Kara Ross, Lydia Courteille, Suzanne
Syz, Sylvie Corbelin, Kaoru Kay Akihara, Katey Brunini, Luz Camino,
Cindy Chao, Aida Bergsen, Anna Hu, Barbara Heinrich, Jacqueline
Cullen, Cynthia Bach.
'Our virtues are, most often, only vices in disguise.' Deceptively
brief and insidiously easy to read, La Rochefoucauld's shrewd,
unflattering analyses of human behaviour have influenced writers,
thinkers, and public figures as various as Voltaire, Proust, de
Gaulle, Nietzsche, and Conan Doyle. The author gave himself the
following advice: 'The reader's best policy is to assume that none
of these maxims is directed at him, and that he is the sole
exception...After that, I guarantee that he will be the first to
subscribe to them.' This is the fullest collection of La
Rochefoucauld's writings ever published in English, and includes
the first complete translation of the Reflexions diverses
(Miscellaneous Reflections). A table of alternative maxim numbers
and an index of topics help the reader to locate any maxim quickly
and to appreciate the full range of La Rochefoucauld's thought on
any of his favourite themes, such as self-love, vice and virtue,
love and jealousy, friendship and self-interest, passion and pride.
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