[Jewelry making - Article 00951] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry and "Cultural Property"

[david kopp]

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    I find this discussion really interesting. I think there is a
    difference between: Copying and getting inspired. 

    We all get inspired by what is around us and there is no problem
    with that. 

    There is different kind of symbols: 

    1/ Religious symbols ( Cross, Star of David, Egyptian cross of
    life...) 

    2/ General symbols: ( Spiral, star, square, circle...) 

    3/ Logos: ( Nike, Chanel, Dior...) 

    We all use the general symbols in jewelry, it is an universal
    language and it belong to everybody, so we can all use them. 

    The religious symbols are a little more delicate. It is going to
    depend on what you are going to do with them. Making a cross pendant
    is fine even if you are not catholic, it's the person who is going
    to wear it that will give it its signification. If you see a middle
    aged woman wearing a cross pendant it's fine. But if you see a punk
    or even a rap singer wearing a gigantic cross with 30 cts of
    diamonds, most people will have a problem with that. Madonna made
    the cross a fashionable item to wear just by wearing one in a video. 

    The heart is a symbol of love. Everybody can make a heart shape
    pendant, and everybody can wear one: you don't have to be in love to
    make or wear one. 

    Now the logos: That's a "Do not touch, do not copy" kind of symbol.
    But you can still get inspired by the Nike logo. 

    My point is if you copy a symbol, try to know what it means first
    and search the web or books to see if there is any restrictions of
    how and where to use this symbol. 

    But why copying it anyway, it's been done, just make your own 
    interpretation of it, that's much more interesting.
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