‎Cappellieri, Alba‎
‎Jewellery‎

‎ZEITGEIST. 100 JAHRE MODESCHMUCK AUS IDAR-OBERSTEIN. A CENTURY OF IDAR-OBERSTEIN COSTUME JEWELLERY,‎

‎Stuttgart, Arnoldsche, 2009 Bound, illustrated cardboard and dito dustjacket, 230 x 295mm., 192pp., beautiful and profound illustration in colour and b/w. ISBN 9783897903142.‎

‎From the latter half of the nineteenth century, Idar-Oberstein developed into an important centre of costume jewellery production. Numerous factories, large and small, produced costume jewellery for the world into the 1980s although today this trade has virtually lost its former significance. During that long time span, Idar-Oberstein was one of the four major German jewellery centres along with Pforzheim, Schwabisch Gmund and Hanau. Idar-Oberstein costume jewellery reflects each of the prevailing fashions in turn: Historicism, Jugendstil/Art Nouveau, Art Deco... to 1960s and 1970s Informel and Zero. Innovative handling of simple (inexpensive) materials soon led to an aesthetic that stood on its own merits, independently of -real- jewellery. Here the Bengel company - with its sophisticated Art Deco jewellery - exemplifies innovative models and business policy. The author was able to study many early documents and photographs in Idar-Oberstein archives as well as pieces of jewellery that, taken together, are highly instructive on the history of costume jewellery. A vivid image of twelve jewellery manufacturers is evoked; proprietors and employees, production conditions, models policy, pieces of jewellery in each period style and worldwide marketing and distribution. Costume jewellery from Idar-Oberstein was not usually marked (stamped) because it was sold through wholesalers; this is what makes attribution to specific makers quite difficult today. The present publication time-travels through a century of creative jewellery production in Idar-Oberstein, which has hitherto remained largely unexplored so that exciting discoveries are still to be made. New book. ‎

‎BENGEL ART DECO SCHMUK. SCHMUK UND INDUSTRIE-DENKMAL, IDAR-OBERSTEIN / BENGEL ART DECO JEWELLERY. JEWELLERY AND INDUSTRIAL MONUMENT, IDAR-OBERSTEIN,‎

‎, Stuttgart, Arnoldsche, 2007, Bound, illustrated cardboard and dustjacket, frontispice in colour, 235 x 305mm., 216pp., beautiful and profound colour illustration GERMAN / ENGLISH TEXT. ISBN 9783897901797.‎

‎Art Deco Jewelry, Jakob Bengel, Idar-Oberstein (2nd ed.) in 2002. Until then entirely unknown, the costume-jewellery maker Jakob Bengel was thus introduced to the annals of jewellery history. The discovery of this Art Deco collection, that is unique in 1930s European jewellery, focused public attention on the business (est. 1873). Comprising a factory, with a villa for the proprietor and housing for the workforce, it had been preserved in its building, replete with machinery and tools as a relic of 1870s boom era costume jewellery. Turned into a cultural monument through the establishment of a foundation in 2001, today it makes 130 years of costume jewellery history come alive and is being successfully transformed into a centre for contemporary art jewellery. Rotating exhibitions, artists-in-residence and studios for young artists in jewellery link tradition and future at a unique place. This new publication showcases 100 hitherto unknown pieces of jewellery from the historic Art Deco collection owned by the Jakob Bengel company. The authors, however, approach both the past and the future of this unique industrial monument and the Art Deco jewellery made there. New book, text in German and English.‎

‎Petra Zimmermann: Jewellery / Schmuck.‎

‎Stuttgart, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2011 Flexibinding, 128pp., 21.5x29cm., illustr. troughout, new. German / English text. ISBN 9783897903463.‎

‎Petra Zimmermann occupies a unique position among emerging contemporary jewellery artists: she shares their exciting approach to the subject of jewellery and the quotable adoption of the pop culture label for defining the auteur jewellery concept in which she succeeds, this time through historical reference. The artist draws on past encounters with costume jewellery from the previous century for her rings, bracelets and brooches. Comprised of bright, colourful synthetic forms, these objects receive a framework in which their artificial appearance contrasts to the dusty splendour of the historic costume jewellery. Beguiling pieces of jewellery emerge, which combine the present fascination for glamour with an element of progression, thus referencing the costume jewellery as an essential component in the production and construction of glamour in the portrait photography of the Hollywood diva. In her latest series of works, the artist uses mass media images of models, floral motifs, architecture and design objects which broaden her scope of cultural and social interpretations. Thus behind the visual opulence of her work, she succeeds in handling relevant aesthetic and social themes in her pieces; relevant for a generation that no longer struggles against traditional conventions, but that negotiates much more in an increasingly complex environment in the search for personal and historical coherence.‎

‎Dronova Nona. 1. What a jewellery expert needs to know. 2. Secrets of jewellery.‎

‎Dronova Nona. 1. What a jewellery expert needs to know. 2. Secrets of jewellery. 3. The jewellery business. Rules. Terms. 4. What you need to know about success in the jewellery market. 5. Estimation of the market value of jewellery and precious stones. 5 volumes. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Dronova Nona. 1. Chto nado znat' ekspertu po yuvelirnym kamnyam. 2. Sekrety yuvelirnykh ukrasheniy. 3. Yuvelirnyy biznes. Pravila. Terminy. 4. Chto nado znat' ob uspekhe na yuvelirnom rynke. 5. Otsenka rynochnoy stoimosti yuvelirnykh izdeliy i dragotsennykh kamney. 5 tomov. Reference book encyclopedia. M. NCSO Izvestia Delo. 2006 2010 2001 264198392192296p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb71a098a9f0614c32‎

‎Pinned! Contemporary Antwerp Jewellery‎

‎Antwerp, DIVA museum, 2024 softcover, 190 pages Color illustrations 24x20cm .text ENG/NL ISBN 9789078487265.‎

‎The exhibition: Pinned! Contemporary Antwerp Jewellery showcases the impressive jewellery collection of Dirk Schrijvers, a passionate Antwerp-based art collector. The 200 jewels, most of which were created in Antwerp, provide a unique insight into the work of over 60 designers during the past 25 years. Dirk Schrijvers' collection is highly personal and often conceptual in nature. He collects jewellery that touches him emotionally; for him, a piece of jewellery does not have to be merely beautiful or wearable. His favourite items are brooches of an experimental nature; he sees them as sculptures in miniature. Not only the colour, but also the shape and the materials play an important part in his selection process. The jewellery itself reflects a variety of themes and highlights the layered nature of the collection. In addition, the jewellery designers Rembrandt Jordan, Dimitar Stankov, Peter Vermandere and Nadine Wijnants will be explaining their work and their special connection to the collector in more depth in a number of filmed interviews ‎