The Jeweller's Directory of Shape and Form


Book Description

This is a guide to designing and making all forms of jewellery from earrings and pendants to cufflinks and bracelets, tie pins and rings. It includes 200 visual references for shape, form, texture and finish, with reference symbols to indicate the materials and processes used.




Stonesetting for Contemporary Jewelry Makers


Book Description

Features traditional techniques alongside modern innovations and ready-made settings.




Mixed Media Jewellery


Book Description

A highly-illustrated how-to-do-it book incorporating a thorough introduction to a range of materials and techniques as well as a section on designing your own pieces. The focus is on experimenting and combining exciting materials to create unique and individual work.




Jewelry Design


Book Description

A practical guide for jewelers of every skill level. 500+ photographs feature innovative, contemporary pieces. 400+ diagrams reveal their form, structure and processes. In this stunning guide, instruction meets inspiration to create the perfect reference for aspiring and established jewelry artisans. Divided into two sections, the first part covers the various materials and techniques that comprise contemporary jewelry design, including: processes, stones, metals, settings, links, joints, fittings, finishes and enameling. The second part features a directory of shape and form categorized by pieces, such as earrings, bracelets, cufflinks, rings, necklaces, pins, etc. Diagrams describe the methods and designs employed, so artists can learn to apply these principles to their own works.




The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths, Jewellers, and Allied Traders, 1838-1914


Book Description

4000 biographies of diverse traders, together with 15,000 makers' marks, illustrated and arranged to allow easy identification. Based on the records of Goldsmiths' Hall, this is the most important reference on British 19th-century silver and is essential







Proceedings of the International Symposium on Research of Arts, Design and Humanities (ISRADH 2014)


Book Description

This book examines the interaction between art, design, technology and the social sciences. It features 56 papers that were presented at the International Symposium on Research of Arts, Design and Humanities, ISRADH 2014, held at Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Complete with helpful diagrams and tables, the papers cover such topics as artificial reef development, racial discourse in the social media, stoneware as a replacement material for modern ventilation walls, and factors contributing to internet abuse in the workplace. Overall, the coverage focuses on global design trends and demands with an emphasis on people, business and technology. Inside, readers will find information on art and science in industrial applications; art management and entrepreneurship; cognitive, psychological and behavioral science; design technology and sustainable development; humanities and social applications in quality of life; social implications of technology; and visual communication and technologies. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, the book features insightful discussions among academicians and industrial practitioners on the evolution of design that will appeal to researchers, designers and students.




Diane Fitzgerald's Shaped Beadwork


Book Description

Provides instructions for creating a variety of two- and three-dimensional beadwork jewelry pieces.