Jewellery books worth the read
Hello readers! Today we have prepared a special selection of 8 magnificent Jewellery books worth the read to make the most of your free time at home.
These entertaining works have a lot to tell, full of images, epic legends and incredible personalities specially selected to entertain jewelry lovers and the curious who need a foyer text to spend some time waiting.
So, deep reading lover or not, any of these books will leave you even more hooked on jewelry culture and its incredible stories.
1. Immortal pieces with something to say: Jewelry that made history: 100 stones, myths and legends
In "Jewels that Made History: 100 Stones, Myths and Legends" jewelry leaves the museums and safes of the world to take us on an epic journey through time. We will be looking at the history of mankind through the most emblematic pieces.
We will travel from Cleopatra's personal collections, historical finds in ancient ruins and unknown designs, to the mysteries of the jewelry of contemporary figures such as Jennifer Lopez or Lady Gaga.
In this text, Stellene Volandes lets the jewels show the realities they lived through while engaging us with all kinds of anecdotes, mysteries and curious facts about personalities and gems that changed the world.
2. A graphic introduction to the world of gemology: GEM - the ultimate visual guide
“GEM: the definitive visual guide" published by DK Publishing in collaboration with The Smithsonian is a very interesting and special literary piece to catch connoisseurs and new enthusiasts in the world of jewelry.
This is one of the most complete and entertaining graphic collections ever made, full of relevant facts about precious gems, the world of jewelry, impossible finds and the adventures that led to their discovery.
A guide full of high quality images and many details, with world records, the giants of the industries and even millenary curses of famous jewels.
From the basic materials to make a piece of jewelry, to the most famous jewels, their owners and all kinds of curiosities in a colorful must-have.
3. What Inspires a Designer: Fine Couture Jewelry - Contemporary Heirlooms
For readers more interested in design, in that unknown element behind the mind of an artist and personalities in tailoring, "Haute Couture Fine Jewelry - Contemporary Relics" is a text that deserves to be read.
In this great work, designer and author Olivier Dupon compiles the works and personal motivations of more than 35 designers from around the world.
Without much effort, this work becomes a cross-section of fine jewelry, what drives a designer, his or her art, the conception of beauty and the message behind a high-end piece of jewelry.
4. The Cartiers: the untold story of the family behind a jewelry empire
Three brothers, Jacques, Louis and Pierre, pooled their unique individual skills and turned their grandfather's business, a small jewelry confection in Paris, into one of the most relevant jewelry empires in history, synonymous with luxury in the world.
"The Cartiers" is the untold story of the family, narrated by the granddaughter of the youngest of the three brothers, Francesca Cartier Brickell. Obsessed by a drawer full of letters and photos of her grandfather, Brickell traveled the world in search of any stories or people connected to the family and the brand.
The result of her travels, and the exclusive access her lineage allowed her to the family's confidential archives, is a well-researched, nostalgia-free, fierce but fair masterpiece of the brand, seen from a human point of view.
Four generations marked by glamour, intrigues, passions and ambition as no one else could tell.
5. A journey through Western design: celebrating jewelry: exceptional jewelry of the 19th and 20th centuries
David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti, two imposing figures from Sotheby's, created an exceptional work that references 200 years of great jewelry that changed perspectives in the world of Western design.
The greatest of the industry in their best works loaded with details, design specifications and images of very good quality, make this work a must-see.
6. The Why Behind the Beauty: Stoned - Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
Have you ever wanted to know what's behind our obsession with shiny things? What gives a piece of jewelry its value? Why do we find them so beautiful? These are some of the questions sought to be answered in "Stoned - Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World" by author Aja Raden.
A whole psychological profile behind the world of precious gems full of very interesting and amusing anecdotes. From our basic instincts to the evolution of desire towards more exquisite pieces.
7. The personalities behind the jewels: diamond jewelry: 700 years of glory and glamour
One thing that all of history's stunning antique jewelry has in common is the great personalities behind it, something that is on display in "Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour" by author Diana Scarisbrick.
Seven centuries full of drama, glamour, lovers, betrayals, conquests, tragedies and powerful personalities. Must-see duos between personalities and jewels that made the world tremble.
8. Jewelry book for earrings: The Earring Book
A hidden gem in the world of design, "The Earring Book" by Yvonne Kulagowski. A technical, but highly interesting work on all kinds of elements related to earrings in the context of runways and haute couture.
Why is it worth reading? Because it contains all the secrets of design, gem selection, materials, tools and styles for the creation of masterful works.
From selection strategies to anecdotal earrings that were created solely for a runway. An important point that is easily neglected in the world of expressionist and representative design through accessories.
A must-see for design lovers.
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