Author(s): Marthe Le Van

Art and Design

This title reveals how skilled crafters make gallery-quality modular jewellery out of inexpensive mass-produced parts. All the essential techniques are illustrated in full-color photography including, sawing, filing and soldering. It features 25 beautiful projects by contemporary designers and a gallery of inspirational work. Here's how skilled crafters make gallery-quality modular jewellery out of inexpensive mass-produced parts. All the essential techniques - sawing, filing, drilling, making cold connections, soldering, polishing - are illustrated in full-color photography and then utilised in 25 beautiful projects by contemporary designers, from Victoria Cho's 'Guitar String Stickpin' to Joanna Gollberg's elegant cerulean and gold necklace. Finally, a spectacular color gallery of necklaces, pendants, earrings, bracelets, rings and brooches demonstrates the vast range of creative possibilities in prefab jewellery design.