Archive for March, 2008

A Must See: WIENER WERKSTÄTTE JEWELRY at the Neue Galerie

March 26th, 2008

This absolutely exquis­ite exhi­bi­tion opens in Man­hat­tan at the Neue Galerie tomor­row and will be on view through June 30, 2008. The show was orga­nized by Janis Staggs, Assis­tant Cura­tor, who did a mag­nif­i­cent job of pre­sent­ing more than forty objects in an his­tor­i­cal and styl­is­tic con­text that not only informs but will prove inspirational. […]

The Monumental and Memorable At Christie’s April 15th Jewelry Sale

March 21st, 2008

Sorry…I goofed. I thought that the press pre­view for Wiener Werk­statte Jew­elry at the Neue Galerie in New York was this past Wednes­day. It’s not tak­ing place until next week, and I will bring you all the details then. Promise.
Since you’ve taken the time to stop by, I want to make it worth your while […]

Brooches and Harper’s Bazaar for April

March 18th, 2008

If you would like to get a sneak peak at one of the “stars” of my book, Brooches: Time­less Adorn­ment, take a look at page 208 of April’s Harper’s Bazaar. The orna­ment they chose was made by the renowned French jew­elry house of Boivin. While almost all of the book’s glo­ri­ous images were pho­tographed by […]

Have They Hit Their Target?

March 17th, 2008

Jew­elry col­lec­tions are sprout­ing up for spring–as are exhi­bi­tions. Please be sure to check back later this week when I review the fab­u­lous show Wiener Werk­statte Jew­elry at Neue Galerie in New York. This exhi­bi­tion will open to the pub­lic in the com­ing days. In the mean­time, the new Sub­ver­sive jew­elry line for Tar­get is […]

A Great Vibe

March 12th, 2008

Some design­ers make jew­elry that astounds for its elab­o­rate pre­sen­ta­tion; oth­ers present us with a pic­ture has a sub­dued yet no less pro­found aes­thetic. Dan­ish designer Lene Vibe Dahlgren shares with us her love of the wood­land where flow­ers, snails, mush­rooms, vines, and sin­u­ous ten­drils cap­ture the emo­tive char­ac­ter of asym­me­try; each piece hails […]