Awards season kicked off with the 76th Annual Golden Globes (read our story here) with a dazzling array of diamond jewelry that was styled to perfection on many of the A-list actresses. Tune in to see if this direction continues (which we think it will ) and what other celebrity trends will be made as the red carpet arrivals continue with The 25th Annual (SAG) Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 and the 91th Academy Awards, which will be held on February 24, 2019. One prediction: more colored gemstones!
The Cartier Collection: Jewelry
The world-renowned house which produced iconic jewels from the 19th through 21st centuries is captured in this ultra-luxe two-volume tome of over 3000 pieces which date from 1860 through the present day. The Cartier Collection: Jewelry (Flammarion, Pub date: March 26, 2019) features legendary jewels from Queen Elizabeth, The Duchess of Windsor, Daisy Fellowes in addition to a host of other celebrities and royalty. Written by François Chaille , Thierry Coudert , Christophe Vachaudez , Violette Petit and Michael Spink, it traces the history of the house and the originality and daring of its designers. The books include works that are previously unseen and also included full-size reproductions and an illustrated chronology and documentation. It’s a lavish tribute and a must have for any jewelry enthusiast’s library. US price $450.
Is on view at Bard Graduate Center Gallery from February 14 through July 7, 2019, explores how the past is affecting the present. Curated by Sasha Nixon, the exhibit focuses on contemporary jewelry makers who borrow from antique forms, details and techniques to create modern jewelry works of art.
To reveal the process of jewelry wrought by hand throughout history, the theme reveals the history of the jeweler’s bench, where an ancient dapping block can be found, as well as a page from Diderot’s sixteenth-century encyclopedia and displays these elements alongside contemporary in-progress pieces. “We are attempting to engage our visitors in the way in which contemporary makers continue to build on the legacy of the lure of the past,” explains Nixon, “This includes ancient gold, cameos, and memory, value and fashion, power and prestige, or archetypes and attachment. “
Jewelry display and highlighted throughout the exhibit dates back from centuries and includes ancient Egyptian and Roman jewelry, Etruscan goldwork and revival styles by Castellani, the Wade necklace by Tiffany & Co., a nineteenth-century masterwork wrought in diamonds and platinum and sentimental jewelry—which continue to emote long after leaving its original owners’ hands. There are also numerous supplementary images from antiquity through the present day.
These are accompanied by contemporary jewelry artists’ pieces. The artists include Ashley Buchanan, Jeanette Caines, Lin Cheung, Giovanni Corvaja, Mary Lee Hu, Gabriella Kiss, Otto Kunzli, Mary Hallam, Pearse, Nicole Jacquard, Anya Kivarkis, and Kiff Slemmons.
