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Coveted. By Melanie Grant. Phaidon; 208 pages; $89.95 and £69.95
When, asks the picture and luxury editor of 1843, does jewellery make the leap from fashion accessory to art? Her richly illustrated profiles of leading designers range from Fabergé’s and Cartier’s links to Art Nouveau and Art Deco, to the collaboration between Georg Jensen, a Scandinavian brand, with the architect Zaha Hadid. The New York Times said the book showed “the complexity, power and artistic impact of great design”.
Image: Nicholas Varney, Onion Brooch, Baroque golden South Sea pearl, diamonds, moonstones, natural freshwater pearls, and tsavorite garnets in gold and platinum. Picture credit: Courtesy Nicholas Varney (p.155)
Original article: www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/12/05/books-by-our-writers
Written by The Economist on December 5th 2020.
