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Butterflies are free to let ones spirits flyWhen I saw a few of these wonderful butterfly brooches while creating the checklist as curator of Cooper-Hewitt’s 2011 exhibition Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels two things came immediately to mind. The first was what perfect Cooper-Hewitt objects they were, as examples of jewelry design, and as examples of Japanese lacquerwork, a technique represented in the collection but not in jewelry. The wonderful combination of historic techniques from two cultures combined to create a contemporary object appealed to me for the collection. butterfly, lacquer, diamonds, jewelry, inro, Van Cleef & Arpels, Set in Style, water, waves |
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Down the rabbit holeIn this latest report on your usage of our new online collection, I'm going to look at entry points. One of the main aims of an online collection these days is to move beyond a "view on a database" and deliver some of the affordances of a gallery experience—especially the ability to serendipitously discover new rabbit-holes down which to disappear. permanent collection, furniture, jewelry, graphic design |
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Italian Drawings for Jewelry 1700-1875jewelry, drawings, Italy, Italian, permanent collection, 18th century, 19th century |
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All That Glisters: Thirty Centuries of Golden Deceptiongold, gilding, decorative objects, textiles, ceramics, metalwork, costume, jewelry, Glass, leatherwork, needlework, wallpaper |
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Enamel: An Historic Survey to the Present Dayenamel, Limoges, decorative objects, miniatures, jewelry |
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Nineteenth Century Jewelry: From the First Empire to the First World Warjewelry, 19th century, drawings |
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Creative Craft in Denmark Today: An Exhibition of Contemporary Work Organized by the Danish Handcraft GuildDenmark, Danish, Greenland, handicrafts, artisans, decorative arts, textiles, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, wallcoverings, 20th century |
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Set in Style: Patrick JouinAn interview with the designer of the exhibit, Patrick Jouin. Patrick is a partner at Jouin Manku, a design firm based in Paris, France. Set in Style, Exhibition, Van Cleef & Arpels, jewelry, Patrick Jouin, Jouin Manku, Celestial Aeon Project, Antony Raijekov |
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DesignPrep: From Design to MovementNYC teens worked alongside master jewelry designers from Van Cleef & Arpels as they try their hand at jewelry design here at Cooper-Hewitt in this exciting hands-on program. The exacting labor of creating a maquette, first in wax and then in pewter, is an important part of the jewelry design process. In this video, the Van Cleef & Arpels creative team works with our teens to create and critique their own jewelry designs. designprep, Teens, youth, high school, students, NYC, New York City, Van Cleef & Arpels, Set in Style, jewelry, jewelry design, education, design education, hands-on, sophie pean, nicolas bos, maquette |
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Reflecting Personalities: Jewelry on the Famous and Its Impact on DesignJewelry can help create a public persona, and in turn the wearer can help promote style. Something treasured, jewelry is rich with private symbolism for its recipients, givers, and owners. The jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels has been worn by Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, and many others in the public eye. Come hear a discussion of some of the key jewelry icons of the last 80 years and the behind-the-scenes stories gathered from archives, photos and designs. Set in Style, Exhibition, Van Cleef & Arpels, jewelry, design, sarah coffin, Ruth Peltason, Nicholas Luchsinger, celebrity, icon, Elizabeth Taylor, Jacqueline Kennedy, Grace Kelly, talk, long |
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