Jewelry Design

Before photography, lockets were decorated with miniature, handpainted portraits -- a luxury few could afford. The advent of affordable photographic...

In many countries, regulations govern the caratage of gold solders used to make jewellery and, with few exceptions, gold solder...

When making custom jewelry with any alloy, certain components within the piece are often hand made to enhance the final...

This column is from the At the Bench column that appears every month in AJM. For this project, it is...

First the stone's diameter is measured at the pavillion and a dent is made in metal for the pilot drill...

Considered to be one of the richest and most important archaeological finds in Great Britain, the Ship Burial known as...

Using a relatively inexpensive metal and casting it in an ingot mold, you can create a sophisticated design at the...

This research paper was presented at the Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference at Cranbrook Academy of Art in June,...

Concrete is a wonderful, hard, neutral, unprecious material with a real presence. And it can be successfully adapted to jewellery....

Jewelers are a restless and inquisitive group. Not content with producing sumptuous jewelry, they spray it with chemicals, dip it...

Available in a wide variety of formulas, epoxy resins are used in jewelry making as adhesives, as coatings, and for...

Box catches lend themselves to a wide range of shapes and are frequently used on chains, bracelets and cuff bracelets....

Generation Z is tech savvy, frugal, philanthropic, and globally aware, and soon its members will be shopping at a jewelry...

In 1898, Wilhelm Krische, owner of a factory that made history books and a stone printing shop, patented one of...

Today, platinum is enjoying its renaissance. In the U.S., platinum consumption has risen by more than 700% since 1990. More...

When the Babylonians observed the passage of the heavenly bodies across the firmament many thousands of years ago and believed...

There is always pressure to reduce the cost of manufactured items and carat gold jewellery is no exception to this...

Recently a woman brought an old family diamond into our store and asked to have a custom mounting made for...

People have always been fascinated with the material clay. Our forefathers believed the intelligent design of clay in some way...

Over the past forty years, jewelry making has become increasingly rich and diversified as the time-honored reliance on precious metals...

One of the most interesting things about the jewellery/metals field is that there are so many career options, so many...

The interplay between the erotic and art has featured in all periods of history, on occasion crossing the line into...

Transforming a single sheet of metal into an undulating organic form using only a hammer and stake is the art...

Adding vibrant colors to jewelry can involve any number of methods -- from careful enameling by hand to the high-tech...

As many jewelry manufacturers and goldsmiths know from hard experience, cracking in jewelry can occur at any time during its...

Many German jewelry producers have stunning ideas for design combined with a level of quality that satisfies even the most...

"My birthstone is emerald," a potential customer recently told me. "But I don't like green," she continued, "so I never...

Master jeweler Charles Loloma was a Hopi spiritual leader -- a member of the Badger Clan and a Hopi snake...

First the stone's diameter is measured at the pavillion and a dent is made in the metal for the pilot...

Did you ever imagine you'd see the day when a finely woven mesh bracelet with thousands of tiny links could...

A selected bibliography list for the jeweler - Metal working, Casting, Plating, Enamelling ,Gem Cutting, Setting, Engraving and Etching, Other...

True damascus steel is made by a casting process utilizing very high carbon steel. The material is held at or...

This paper describes a simple process of forming jump rings. These jump rings were formed from 16 guage sterling silver...

Mokume gane translated from Japanese means "wood eye metal." This rare metal lamination process was developed and used by Japanese...

Do you know why that piece of jewelry that goes around your arm is called a bracelet? Or why a...

Chasing and repousse is carried out on various surfaces using steel punches to strike and manipulate sheet metal or cast...

Carat, karat, caret, and carrot are all pronounced the same, but each has a different meaning. Carat and karat, of...

The first requirement of all catches is that they secure neckpieces and bracelets in such a way that they will...

Sascha Brastoff was known for his talent and ability in many fields of art, both performing and visual, both fine...

Tarnishing is superficial corrosion of the carat gold surface and is evident by a usually dark discolouration - the tarnish...

When questions arise about manufacturing quality gold jewelry, manufacturers are eager to talk shop with their peers and industry experts....

Since the late 60s, Gijs Bakker (b. 1942) has been influential to both Dutch and international jewelry design. His work,...

Dusty cobblestone streets traversed by oxen and donkeys pulling hay carts, anvils ringing, woodsmoke, chickens pecking next to the wooden...

Jewellery design is generally considered solely from an artistic standpoint, and the jewellery is viewed as an expression of a...

It is only within the past two decades that craft jewelry has become big business. From a marketing viewpoint, the...

In a promotional flyer from the early 1950s, Art Smith offered a "fanciful ring of space, silver and gold." The...

In this article Deborah Norton traces the rise and fall of this seminal 20th-century school. Although Bauhaus policy revolved around...

This Metalsmith's Guide to Los Angeles can be useful to metalsmiths who are new to the Los Angeles area or...

Euro Tool, Inc. offers a wide variety of innovative and standard holding device's to make working at the bench easier,...

For someone new to the jewelry industry, the sheer assortment of tools and equipment in the typical workshop can be...

The Turkish jewelry industry is booming. Last year, exports reached a record high of 1,172 billion US-$. Over the last...

Everyone knows the famous picture from the film The Seven Year Itch, of Marilyn Monroe standing on a New York...

These pages contain a list of recommended tools to jewelry rendering, as well as a series of projects that I...

The South American Andes state can look back on a jewelry culture spanning over one thousand years. This has remained...

The history of jewelry in Japan is full of upheavals: it dates back more than 9,000 years and yet is...

Until fairly recently, gem cutting was one of the few areas of the world economy to remain uncontaminated by the...

For this project, the No. 1 tip was used with the ABI Pulse Arc Welder. Five tips come with the...

My skills as an artist combined with my years of experience at the bench have given me a practical approach...

Although enameling is a new art form for me, I came to it with many years of china painting experience....

Manfred Bischoff has a fascination with language. Like many Europeans of his generation, Bischoff is fluent in several languages, including...

When most people think of colored jewelry, their minds conjure visions of rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. After all, jewelry makers...

One of the most difficult types of construction in jewelry is assembling a cluster of settings supported by a wire...

For four decades, Marjorie Schick has been one of the pioneers of original avant-garde jewelry. Her works are based on...

Long recognized for the ubiquitous turquoise and silver squash-blossom necklaces and concho belts, the traditional metalwork of the Southwest has...

Ed Wiener exemplifies the studio jewelry artist of the late 1940s and 50s. The first time we met, this fascinating...

Recently, collectors have discovered a body of silver jewelry, eclectic in scope—by turns serious and whimsical—creative, original and quintessentially modern....

Not so many years ago Thomas Mann figured that 2002 would be his year to retire. But the projected date...

Silversmith's Art in Peru In sixteenth-century Viceregal Peru, the area claimed by Spain that originally encompassed all of South America...

Starting in the early 1950s, Gerda Flöckinger worked to change the face of British jewelry. Others joined her fledgling crusade,...

Working on the most meticulous and precise scale, three contemporary wire artists, Barbara SilverStein, Nikki Feldbaum and Biba Schutz create...

In the last issue of Bench Magazine I demonstrated how I would go about wax model carving for this unusual...

People have gazed at adorned ears for many millennia. Discoveries in tombs and old legends tel of how ears were...

My enamel jewelry includes earrings, pins, pendants, lockets and rings done in Grisaille and Limoges techniques. Within most of the...

If you are involved with computers you know how rapidly things are changing, prices are sinking and capabilities increasing. Computer...

Platinum is a very durable metal, so prongs will last a long time. However, it is sometimes necessary to re-tip...

Urushi is the sap from a staghorn sumac tree (rhus vernicifera) which is native to East Asia. Japanese and Chinese...

The history of contemporary Canadian jewellery, like that of Canada itself, has struggled with the assimilation of foreign influences, economies...

For the past 60 years, tourists visiting Mexico have sought distinctive silver jewelry and holloware, crafted by native artisans. Although...

The European Union’s gemstone imports were up a solid 7.5 percent to €412.5 million (US$544.4 million) in 2006, mostly on...

If you're designing jewelry using CAD, understanding how the piece will be cast and then set and finished at the...

All that glitters attracts both the museum visitor and the archaeologist. Whether one is looking at tastefully displayed objects in...

It is sometimes useful to have criticism of one's work in order to develop it. While studying as an apprentice...

In 1971, excavations in a kurgan (grave mound) named Tolstaya Mogila – big barrow – in the city of Ordzonikidzhe...

Can the colored stone industry choose a standard light source from the multitude on the market?

The gold and silversmith Friedrich Becker has succeeded in uniting technology and art in a fascinating manner. Through his work...

My trips to Germany in 1980 and 1982 were the most satisfying experiences in relation to my metalwork. They were...

Sometimes working with jewelry hinges can be too taxing. And not knowing how will make your work even harder. Here's...

I came up with this system to solve some production and prioritizing problems at a small custom jewelry store. We...

Björn Weckström had a decisive influence on the idea of Finnish style. Over four decades of cooperation with Lapponia Jewellery...

Merry-Lee Rae has been making jewelry since 1966 when she joined her father in the garage while he dabbled in...

No single item is more used yet more neglected than flatware. It is used in one form or another by...

It does not enclose the precious object to conceal it, but to display it: the jewelry clasp. It protects against...

Smalt is a word used to describe ground glass when it is either mixed with oil and applied to canvas,...

Eating and drinking have been part of life forever. And people have always striven to make something special out of...

A short review of construction and soldering principles would be a good idea at this point. They're fairly basic. Principles...

In October of 1983 Angela Cummings announced that she would end a 16-year association with Tiffany & Company in order...

Five thousand years of Korean goldsmithing was interrupted from 1913 to 1953 due to the Japanese invasion and the Korean...

The accomplishments of Paul A. Lobel, industrial designer, metalsmith, sculptor and cartoonist/illustrator, may be viewed as the quintessential American success...

A pretty red brick building from the 19th century is located not far from the city center of Geneva, a...

Harry Bertoia was not simply a metalsmith or a furniture designer, sculptor or printmaker, artist or craftsman. He was all...

Now this is a truly attractive book. One of those coffee table type books dripping with gorgeous National Geographic quality...

Possibly the most controversial jewelry artist now working in the United States, Keith Lewis Is undergoing a transition from propagandist...

The other week a friend came by the shop for some jewelry related lathe help. She was using a ring...

Claire Falkenstein is a master of linear metal sculpture. Hers is not an art of solid form, as relating to...

Roads connect. The various cultures along the Silk Road are spread out like pearls along a string. Its name is...

The history of the School for American Craftsmen (SAC) can be seen as a microcosm of the history of the...

Ask a seasoned bench jeweler how many rings he or she has sized and they'll probably give you a figure...

Looking down the long corridors of time, the ancient Etruscans emerge as a powerful people whose economic and social development...

Ask any experienced jeweler, and they'll tell you: it takes stones to become a gem setter. You literally have to...

To begin with, it might be important to present some background material on Kyoto itself. The Emperor Kammu founded Kyoto...

The eclipse of nature makes it all the more captivating, especially for artists. Nature has been a topic that cultural...

The imposing seven-story Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, often photographer for architecture magazines because of its unique design, juts up...

Dutch jewelry designer Emmy van Leersum, who died November 2, 1984, had been internationally recognized for over 20 years. Her...

It is a rare and most welcome event when a technical innovation is accompanied by an esthetic revelation. This is...

The Helen Williams Drutt Collection offers a personal view of the development in fine art jewelry over the past 20...

Silver has been a part of American domestic ritual and tradition since the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when bourgeois families...

This 14 karat white and yellow gold two tone bracelet has hollow wire links. The link near the clasp which...

The bright, white metal exudes purism, suggests technical aptitude and hints at progress, zeitgeist and perfection. Jewelry made of stainless...

As the global economy expands and the Internet gives us access to faraway destinations in a matter of minutes, there...

Throughout history, beads have been treated as valuable personal possessions. More than thirty-thousand years ago, Cro-Magnon man strung pierced bear...

What he wanted to be was a painter, although he was also thinking about being a graphic artist or book...

Firtz Falk, the curator of the Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, was the first to call it the Padua School, back in 1983....

This is a continuing series of metalsmith's guides to cities, regions and museums throughout the world. The purpose of these...

One function of art is to challenge the status quo-to persuade, shock, or seduce us into seeing the world, and...

Victoria Lansford on the art of filigree—Russian or otherwise BOX: The Art of Handcraft Every jewelry designer can pinpoint the...

For Giampaolo Babetto, the student occupation of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1968 was a harsh blow....

The first American exhibition of Kayserzinn Pewter, the trademark for art pewter ware manufactured at the turn of the century...

As the only magazine of its kind, Metalsmith is many things to many people. In an effort to encourage not...

A few years ago, Jewelers Circular Magazine reported that over 75% of all retail jewelers in America lose money on...

Trade fairs are still the most important platform to find information on trends and new products. Direct discussions between existing...

Ivory and bone have been used by humans for sculptures and jewelry purposes from very early times. The Upper Paleolithic...

Gems are a lot of fun to render, but because they require some precision, you might want to render a...

For the last couple years The W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation has held "Intro To Enameling" workshops that are designed to...

This is the second in a series of articles on the art and skill of rendering jewelry and small metal...

No other precious metal has experienced such a varied history over the course of time. Discovered early on and appreciated...

Even if France is not offering the same high level of education in fine jewelry making as in certain other...

Mary Lee Mary Lee Hu has worked with wire - looping, wrapping, weaving and most notably twining—for the past 22...

The fact that the jewelry by Turkish designer Sevan Bicakci looks like they come straight from the legend of Ali...

Memories of Tony Relationships with individuals are born in a variety oFways - my friendship with Tony Papp began at...

Imagine walking into your studio and having the skill and confidence to create anything you desire. From the tiniest ladys...

This article covers methods and techniques for hand fabrication, soldering and assembly for a custom designed 950 palladium and cultured...

Jewelry making is a big job. That is that there is a lot to know and a lot to learn....

From the ancient Greeks to contemporary art – this Vienna-based enamel workshop excites its clients throughout the world with artistic...

The doors to the craft show have opened, and customers are beginning to make their way down the aisle. One...

In this issue I'm going to walk you through the creation of a ring with two different colors of gold....

Cast hinges are a very important part of much production jewelry work, partly because hinge assembly on such pieces is...

Full eBook.48 Pages: Jewelry and metalsmithing are hard work, and also very rewarding. There is great pleasure in creating with...

Rome. Truly the eternal city, where every monument reflects simultaneously the past and the present. As Goethe so aptly states...

Jewelry artist Michael Boyd fills his cup with newfound forms and shapes. Well known for his contemporary roll-on cuff bracelets...

Some years ago, I was working on a cloisonné piece using silver wire on copper in my home studio and...

To date, Orpheus and Spartacus are probably the best-known representatives of a people whose traces have been lost in history....

Porcelain – for over 600 years a well kept secret of the Chinese, before it was discovered for a second...

With a simple corrugation tool and basic metalsmithing skills, you can make these great earrings. The newest toy in my...

Active as an enamelist since 1957, Annemarie Davidson has made functional objects - from plates and boxes to ashtrays, trivets,...

When setting a round brilliant diamond in a four prong setting there is some debate among stone setters on how...

The strength of Computer Aided Design &  Manufacturing is similar to that of any other tool on the bench:it is...

Peru, Land of the Inca, the Sun Worshippers, Land of Gold (the "Sweat of the Sun"), Land of Silver (the...

It takes a powerful psyche to cope with and build on the kind of support and inspiration that has surrounded...

The fascinating depth and quality of the intesive colors that are created by melting stained glass on a metal surface...

Votives are objects offered to a deity in exchange for favor and in the cultures of southern Italy and Sicily,...

From 1988 to 1989, German goldsmith Hermann Jünger was celebrated in his native country with a major retrospective of his...

A knot is what you create when you tangle up a piece of string and join up the two ends,...

I first discovered Allan Adler's Silversmithing Shop about 23 years ago when I arrived in Southern California to begin my...

"There are no rules there. At one point there will be an idea...and I will find a material that is...

This technique involves the blending of several transparent and opalescent colors on a background of flux flecked with white, with...

When we became engaged two years ago, we bought a Niessing tension ring, a simple band in which a diamond...

Visitors to craft shows may know Steven Ford and David Forlano by their company name, CityZenCane, the polymer clay guys,...

A changed world and new perceptions of life determined the development of jewelry art in the period before the Second...

Due to their magical variety of color, opals are evocative of a solidified rainbow. These gemstones seem to have captured...

In our April issue, we reported the 189-piece collection (including 9 Fabergé Imperial Eggs) owned by the late Malcolm Forbes...

The Kremlin Armory houses unique collections of precious items that mirror the artistic wealth of the country and the relations...

Line art, such as logos, family crests, text or numbers, cartoon characters, and even sketches can be quickly and easily...

From 1919-23 the Bauhaus also had a jewelry workshop run as a private enterprise by Naum Slutzky. He was on...

Earl Pardon's work has an elusive quality that is difficult to describe, yet this quality has motivated him throughout years...

No other precious gem is as familiar — and coveted — as diamond. Learn the legends and histories behind some...

This paper describes a process that combines techniques researched by others with a few well known facts about the properties...

Clear floral motifs or forms like from a dream world, mystic color contrasts with soft waves, patterns that appear like...

At GLJW it iss not unusual to see the sales staff wearing jewelers aprons and optivisors at one of the...

Kiff Slemmons: Uncommon Means of Measure Kiff Slemmons’s jewelry is created as much for the mind as for the body....

This project shows a challenging repair and reconstruction of earrings with a broken Omega clip and heat sensitive gemstones.

A representative cross-section of jewelry design in Switzerland in the last century, entitled "The Art of Jewelry in Switzerland in...

In 1946 a small band of metal enthusiasts in Toronto, Canada, formed the Metal Arts Guild (MAG) "to promote and...

Phillip Baldwin Now that The Year of American Craft is here, the list of artists deserving immediate recognition and overdue...

Richly detailed portrait sculptures of great American heroes—in solid pewter, solid brass and fine enamels. An heirloom chess set to...

It seems only just, when so many barriers are collapsing, that one of the more prophetic artists of the late...

Opinions are divided when it comes to beetles: while some people flee as soon as one of these six-legged creatures...

Recently, a woman brought in her diamonds and asked to have a ring made with them. Her requirements were very...

Sometimes when you are looking for one thing, you discover something else. The unexpected can change your course and you...

The most intriguing characteristic of Arline Fisch's work, particularly the textile constructions, is their utter transformation when worn. What may...

From autodidact to prize-winning designer: 30 years ago, the Brazilian national Antonio bernardo founded his jewelry production firm in Rio...

Jessica Calderwood after having stepped upon some magic toes in history gives renewed credential to the field of enameling in...

For setting round brilliant gemstones in prongs, many setters and bench jeweler generalists use a 90 degree low speed bearing...

The art of gem cutting (glyptics in Greek) is one of the oldest testimonies to how installed, fascinating miniatures can...

At Rhode Island School of Design’s recent exhibitions of work by graduates of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, objects...

A taboo was broken when the word ”feminist" was used in the review of "Form Beyond Function" in Metalsmith (Spring...

Breslau-born Dorothea Pruhl (in 1937) has been dealing with jewelry as a statement and the design of jewelry for four...

Engine Turned Fine Silver for Basse Taille I do engine turning on precious metal. It is a joy. The finished...

Anyone working in a creative field knows just how strong the influence between the direct environment and each individual’s work...

If you wish to create filigree jewelry using porcelain, up to now you had been forced to make a mass...

… And so it came to pass that of the mostly sons and occasional daughters of the Heroes, there was...

In the three years since her retirement from 31 years of teaching, Ramona Solberg has had three exhibitions of her...

"It is allowing machines to be our masters and not our servants that so insures the beauty of life nowadays."...

The following text is edited from two interviews taped in 1982 with Irena Brynner, one by Dorothy Van Arsdale in...

Contemporary Japanese Jewellery, In order to introduce largely unknown contemporary Japanese jewelry to the West, British jeweler Simon Fraser, working...

Everybody knows Pat Flynn. Pat Flynn, the jewelerly jeweler. Pat Flynn the goldsmith’s goldsmith. The bear of a man from...

Christian Schmidt is infamous for his contribution to the 1964 "Fiber, Clay, Metal" exhibition at the St. Paul Art Center,...

It is named after a great architect, located in the southern part of one of Europe’s most interesting cities and...

In modern-day fine jewelry, the most commonly used stone material is round brilliant-cut (RBC) diamond melee. Widely available in a...

Considering metals prices continue to be sky high, it's no surprise that plating companies' phones are ringing off the hook....

When I began writing about American metalsmithing and jewelry and researching influential artists of the 1970s, the name Miyé Matsukata...

Machines have always fascinated Mary Ann Scherr – first the drill press, bandsaw and oxyacetylene torch, and now the computer;...

Santa Fe jewelry designer Kathleen O’Rourke is describing a move whose opening shot shows a Celtic queen riding horseback, her...

Professions and professional skills change over the years. In this context, it is an undeniable fact that computers have revolutionized...

Click on the image to enlarge and download and you can use this layout form or template to help layout...

This is the second in a series of articles about production jewelers. This installment concentrates on design versus saleability, the...

The latest watch and design trends in 2004 make it obvious that the trend is going towards larger casing sizes...

The natural beauty of this white, bright and light palladium ring is enhanced with hand engraving of initials done in...

It seems like a lot of laser repairs involve emeralds. I recall the Indiana Jones movies where "Indy" comes face...

Once upon a time, all art was about nature, the simplification or elaboration of natural forms. Egyptians assembled leaves of...

Barney Jette and wife Nancy Ball have built a retail success story, solely focused on jewelry featuring Jettes design. The...

The 10th Brazil Gem Show was, in many respects, a show reborn. Held March 15-18 in Governador Valadares, Brazil, the...

Making jewelry is the perfect confluence of art and science. It’s where aesthetic and inspiration meet application and practicality. Computer-aided...

In recent years, the design of furniture has invited experimentation by practitioners in a wide range of artistic disciplines. While...

On January 7, 1921, a son was born to Rex of the Sand and Tobacco Clan and Rachael Loloma of...

Jewelers redefining what it means to source responsibly Martin Taber is happy. “I am living in a world where people...

In many cultures, exchanging rings as a symbol of eternal togetherness is an integral element of the wedding rituals. Other...

Flush setting, or "gypsy setting" as it is sometimes known, is a somewhat exacting and delicate setting technique. The main...

Professor Hermann Jünger, one of the most defining personalities in goldsmith art over the second half of the last century,...

The real Alexander Calder is to be found in the intimate work – the toys, gadgets, jewelry – those delightful...

When Venetian glassmakers sold out their state secrets to Czech glassmakers, Jablonec began its hegemony in glass beads. The region...

This wonderful style of setting has been around the world of stone setting for many, many years. As you can...

Regardless of whether it is question of machines, tools, equipment, working materials and chemicals, findings, gemstones or pearls for gold...

Sand casting is among the oldest techniques of duplicating items of jewelry. It is simple in terms of equipment, but...

Along with a desire to know how things work and how to do things, I have had a lifelong fascination...

Nothing is simple in Tokyo—not the language, not the culture, not the geography. Even getting information is a major task...

Michael Rowe uses functional containers as a base from which to explore formal studies of space, form and balance, which...

The most trusted way for Jewelers, Artists, Craftsmen ' Metalsmiths to discover state-of-the-art products and services has fundamentally changed. Word-of-mouth has become a Metalsmiths most efficient way of learning about new products...

When I sought out a writing project Metalsmith proposed Phillip Fike, a founding member of SNAG, and resident of my...

Since her first year of studies at the Edinburgh College of Art, Katharina Bianca Vones has been deluged with awards...

Golden, white, and rose-colored pearls of dubious quality dangle from her outstretched arms. At least 20 more strands are draped...

Upon entering his studio, anyone familiar with Heinz Brummel’s work will recognize the playful geometry of the vignette making up...

People who think exclusively of geometric forms when they hear the name Alberto Zorzi only know half the story. His...

This is a HIDI, (How I Do It). It is not the only way to make a piece like this,...

The cry of the rejected: “Why?” is the loudest single continuing lament heard after every juried show. Even when juror’s...

In February 2006, some unusual rubies began to appear in the gem market in Bangkok, Thailand. They were both attractive...

Although the political situation has caused a reorientation and reevaluation of the entire society for years, not very much has...

Charon Kransen, a New Yorker by choice, has dedicated himself with passion to innovative jewelry design – he has been...

A provocative dilemma evolves when one attempts to use the written word to describe things which are in essence ineffable....

The Swedish silversmith and designer Sigurd Persson retained his most typical characteristics to a ripe old age: his creativity and...

This article showcases various exhibitions  published in the 1997 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Greg Campbell, David...

In 1996, Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico, introduced artists and jewelers in the United States to Precious Metal Clay...

Jewish ceremonial objects have been in production since ancient times. Periodic migrations, voluntary and otherwise, distributed the Jewish people throughout...

Richard Reinhardt's best-known pieces today are silver bracelets, constructed in concave or convex forms that curve smoothly and logically in...

Where else, if not in Hamburg, this unique riverside city, has jewelry earned a platform that exceeds the bounds of...

When Larry Bruno built his new store across from picturesque Springfield Falls in western Pennsylvania, he knew he had lucked...

Large and comfortable – this is the style of the rings created by the Munich-based jewelry designer Angela Hübel. The...

A petrified miracle of creation – most deserving of this kind of finely sensual description is agate. Agate is found...

February 11, 1954: “Traces of work appear to be something akin to ornaments of contemporary society. If you, Klaus Ullrich,...

Jade Snow Wong 1922 – 2006 Jade Snow Wong, an extraordinarily accomplished enamelist, ceramist, and author, died on Thursday, March...

Editor's Note: Looking ahead at the coming year, it's just as important to consider the challenges facing the jewelry industry...

The various education centers for jewelry design offer very different ways of completing a course of stuides to become a...

Last fall, the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee hosted a retrospective of the work of Helen Shirk. Nearly...

The JCK Show in Las Vegas from June 1 to 5, 2007 is seen around the world as one of...

A woman's job evaluation included the observation that she showed unmistakable signs of penis envy. "The unmistakable signs were. ....

Those of us who have been following Wendy Ramshaw's work, for close to 20 years, hove come to anticipate the...

In the Spring 1959 issue of Craft Horizons, entitled "U.S. Crafts in This Industrial Society," Editor Rose Slivka divides the...

When enamelist Bill Helwig celebrated the half-century mark in July of 1988, his wife Lenore Davis, asked the celebrants to...

This book is written as a guideline for the potential buyer of gemstones that are mined from the earth or...

Some designers find inspiration in the night sky, others in the natural world, and some in flowing architectural lines. This...

The jewelry industry today is not what it was 15 or 20 years ago. From CAD/CAM to inventory control software,...

Platinum casting with gemstones in place has been the latest development before the end of the second millennium. It has...

On the second floor of a historic wooden building in an elegant shopping area of affluent Concord, Massachusetts, is found...

Small and intricate, they contribute significantly to easing the workload of the goldsmith. From classical ball clasps for the repair...

Orsolya Ráski Nagy and Daniel Nagy Splendor Jewellery Budakeszi, Hungary First Place, Professional Excellence (4 or More Years in Business)...

This past fall, the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee mounted a retrospective exhibition of the work of master...

This article features manufacturing steps for a custom designed 14-karat yellow gold and diamond coin pendant. The coin pendant featured...

Fred Woell's spirit was born in and of the sixties. His molten slogans register, graffitt-ilike, upon the collective "wall" of...

This article was written by Margaret De Patta in 1948 and never published. It is printed here with the kind...

This article features the manufacturing steps for a one-of-a-kind free-form pendant designed and created by Barney Jette. The center stone...

Early in 1984 Jack called to see if I'd be interested in creating an anniversary gift to celebrate twenty-five years...

It is refreshing to see a designer of Betty Helen Longhi's ability break away from the museum mentality and move...

It takes an interesting person to make interesting jewelry and Holly Lee fits the bill. Originally from a family that...

Within the framework of the competition “Jewelry plus silicon carbide”, participants were asked to use the aesthetic properties of a...

There are parallels in many areas: a carefree mix of style and cultural influences characterizes the overall trends in the...

Fabergé – the name carries special significance even today. It is inextricably linked with the glamour of pre-revolution Russia. Fabergé’s...

The delicious paradox of quantum physics is that matter exists simultaneously as particle and as wave. Much of Reiko Ishiyama's...

“…GOLD – EVERYWHERE THE GLINT OF GOLD.” THESE WERE THE WORDS RECORDED BY HOWARD CARTER TO DESCRIBE HIS INITIAL GLIMPSE...

After experimenting with the various techniques of enameling I decided that champleve jewelry best suited my interests. Being very familiar...

An article in the February 19, 1982 issues of the San Francisco Chronicle ironically suggests that "No body of water,...

The classics never go out of style. Classicism as a design principle has come to mean simplicity, proportion, restraint, and...

Masks & Facades – Perspectives on St. Petersburg is a book handling themes of jewelry and the pleasure of wearing...

When using CAD/CAM products like Gemvision's Matrix, there are a number of "virtual" techniques to achieve renderings that more closely...

When the Tea and Coffee Piazza was introduced to the US by the Max Protetch Gallery in the early 1980s,...

What is a trend? It is easier to answer what it is not: a designer’s inspired idea, which brings immediate...

A country whose flag is comprised of four different colors must love vivacity. Brazil and the Brazilians most certainly do....

Growing variety defines Portugal’s still relatively young jewelry design scene, which draws on other applied arts. Portugal’s history of contemporary...

The unique style of the designers Björn Weckström, Zoltan Popovits, Christophe Burger, and Pekka Hirvonen has been the creative imprint...

Experimentelles Schmuck design (Experimental Jewelry Design) is the name of a project implemented by the Berlin-based painter and goldsmith Werner...

Kenya s new color-change garnet performs miracles in different lighting environments. In fluorescent light, it looks the bluest any garnet...

Joe Wood says he was first attracted to jewelry for its economy – the opportunity to focus a great deal...

In the Ojibway language, Toronto means "meeting place." At this site on the northern shore of Lake Ontario 18th-century French...

Editor’s Note: This is the full text of a speech, submitted by Florentina Nichols, given by Christine Hew at the...

This article was completed just weeks before Robert von Neumann's accidental fall and subsequent death on April 23, 1984. Books...

We are often drawn to the naïve sensibility of self-taught artists in any medium. The fresh, unassuming quality of their...

It's no wonder that as precious metals prices have risen to new heights over the past few years, jewelry castings...

Colored Gemstones on Men’s Jewelry is becoming a trend and may as will be dominating men's fashion as noted by  ...

Cool, glistening, and vaguely human, Jennifer Crupi's sculpture and jewelry arouse curiosity even as they evoke fear. While the power...

Daniel Pedersons planishing hammer came into the possession of William Frederick in a way that still provokes emotion. Pederson, a...

In a poem of the T’ang dynasty, the cultivated man who eats his meal from a polished bowl gazes into...

Known for his contemporary designs, Andrew Costen of Costen Catbalue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, enjoys occasionally returning to his...

Chang's work is intentionally anthropomorphic, disturbingly so. She likens her technique to that of a plastic surgeon, shaping and sculpting...

The assumption the business economist and philosopher Dr. Ulrich Freiesleben invented two revolutionary new diamond cuts out of pure boredom...

Everyone has long seen gems wrapped in small wire cages with hanging devices, and more recently, the Dichroic glass pendants...

Ask someone to define "fine jewelry" and you'll usually hear something about gold, platinum, diamonds, and other traditionally "precious" materials....

This article describes step by step instructions how forged ring shank is done as described by Bradney W. Simon. For...

14-karat yellow gold cultured freshwater pearl and diamond earrings will be repaired as a demonstration of the new Mini Pulse...

Electrum Gallery was founded by Barbara Carlidge in June of 1971. She was prompted by the significant changes in the...

The idea that she should become a goldsmith actually came from her biology teacher. Could this be the reason why...

Gilbert Poillerat French ironwork of the 1920s, as exemplified in the work of Edgar Brandt, represented a pinnacle of technical...

Lisa Gralnick makes jewelry of rare power from imagined artifacts of our own time. Its extraordinary impact derives from her...

Kum-Boo (rhymes with “loom low”) is a Korean appliqué technique of surface decoration in which pure gold foil is fused...

This article is one of a series of articles from Metalsmith Magazine “Art and Technics” talking about techniques in craftsmanship...

Skeleton watch movements are small chronomatic works of art. Made by hand, they demonstrate the high level of craftsmanship involved...

Lodz is the second biggest city in Poland. It is renowned for being a center of the textiles industry which...

Faults or miracles? In general, gemstones are held to be more precious if they have as little “contamination” with other...

For nearly 30 years, Ambery-Smith has been using architecture as an inspiration for her work. Her name has become synonymous...

I attended a school for goldsmiths in Norway and worked as an apprentice for a total of 3 years before...

Andrzej Bielak emerged as a gallery owner from his production and design of jewelry. Together with his wife Barbara Kanska...

Laser engravers can do wonders for a jewelry manufacturer's hallmarking process, making it more efficient and leaving a crisp, clear...

Once more the realm of engineers and number-crunchers, CAD over the years has become more user-friendly and artisan-intuitive. Similarly, small-shop,...

Standing in her forming studio, surrounded by hammers, stakes, and photo equipment, metalsmith Cynthia Eid is experiencing a moment of...

Making prong settings for items that can not be fired in place. I would like to take you on an...

This is a method to reduce technical problems which one repeatedly experienes. We all find during the learning process that...

The new campus is still a building site and will most likely not be ready for opening until 2009. However,...

Chunghi Choo captures her joyful creativity in sensuous forms and beguiling surfaces, but, despite this sumptuousness, simplicity harmony and tranquility...

Historically gem possession has been reserved for wealthy, royalty, or high religious leaders. It has always been human nature to...

As many and varied as the reasons may be to publicize a message or to make a very personal statement,...

Robert Lee Morris: The End of an Era Seventeen years ago Robert Lee Morris opened Artwear in the Soho section...

While firms in the US have busied themselves for decades with marketing goals and tasks, the topic was first taken...

Light and filigree, yet robust and elastic: feathers are one of nature’s true works of art. This magnificently colored dress...