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| [627] New Cutting of Gemstones Creates Freedom For Design |
Difficult times are often good times for the unusual. The higher the hurdle that must be overcome to make clients decide to buy, the more important are originality and exclusiveness. Proven, well-loved, timeless... This year the trend is toward lasting values. That iss why classic gemstones are particularly in demand. Quality and originality are doing well.... (2002)
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| Show me more articles from: [GZ Art+Design]|[GZ Art+Design] |
| Releated Categories: [GemBiz]|[Behind The Design] |
| ISBN: B00007B9ED |
| [688] New Heights, New Widths - The Jewelry of Cynthia Eid |
Standing in her forming studio, surrounded by hammers, stakes, and photo equipment, metalsmith Cynthia Eid is experiencing a moment of excitement. Even though she has finessed metal into altered states for 30 years, this decisive moment is always riveting. A sheet of sterling silver gleams on the workbench while Eid ponders its destiny. Her next move will, through muscle and mastery, transform it into jewelry, hollowware, or Judaica - almost at the drop of a hammer. But long before this sterling silver adorns a body, a table, or a synagogue, Eid must listen to the metal.... (2005)
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| Show me more articles from: [Lapidary Journal]|[Nina Graci] |
| Releated Categories: [Behind The Design]|[Fold Forming] |
| ISBN: B000060MHN |
| [959] New Territory: Etienne Perret Explores with ´ Gem Ceramic ´
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It´s harder than steel, more durable than enamel, can be worn for years without scratching, and costs less than half the price of gold. It´s not science fiction; it´s the high-end ´gem ceramic´ jewelry made by Etienne Perret of Salon Etienne in Camden, Maine. The material, which is composed of zirconium oxide in powder form combined with an organic binder, has a very high hardness (8.7 Mohs). Once pressed in molds and sintered to form jewelry, it can be finished with diamond abrasives and set with diamonds.... (2011)
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| Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Shannon L. Brown] |
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| ISBN: B00006K39S |
| [659] Noël Yovovich - Seeing Ttitanium in a New Light |
Noel Yovovich discovered titanium in her first year as a jewelry artist. "A friend of mine was working with it and doing fairly typical things -- heating it from one side to get gradient bright colors, for example," says Yovovich. "She showed me how to do it, and because I can never leave well enough alone, I started experimenting with it." That experimentation led her to what would develop into her signature pieces -- complex, detailed pins and pendants in silver and titanium, which feature landscapes and interior scenes.... (2005)
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| Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Suzanne Wade] |
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| ISBN: B00006K39S |
| [893] Pat Pruitt Masters The Art of Machining Stainless Steel Jewelry |
Pat Pruitt of Paguate, New Mexico, has been working with stainless steel for over a decade. Three years ago, he decided to seriously commit himself to making fine jewelry from it, saying, Let me see what I can do with this, how far I can take it. I am all about manipulating metal; there is just something beautiful about sheer metal..... (2009)
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| Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Shannon Cournoyer] |
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| ISBN: B00006K39S |
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