Publisher's Synopsis
This title created in partnership with Ecole des Arts Joailliers, place Vendôme in Paris, offers a unique insight into the arts and crafts of jewellery-making through 10 specialist craftmen, their techniques and their Savoir-Faire. It will contain archive material, preparatory drawings, photos of major pieces by Cartier, Boucheron, Van Cleef, Chaumet, Mellerio as well as jewellery represented in ancient paintings. Contents: I. The designer: the birth of a jewel in two dimensions; II. The modeler: the revelation of the project in volume; III. The stones expert: the quest for precious stones at the service of the creative idea; IV. The jeweller: the creation of the mount; V. The smelter: the work of precious metals; VI. The polisher: the search for the brightness of the metal; VII. The crimper: the combination of stone and metal; VIII. The lapidary: the art of stone cutting; IX. The diamond specialist: the quest for brilliance; X. The engraver-sculptor.
