Jewelry designer
A jewelry designer or jewellery designer (see American and British English spelling differences) is a person who renders original jewelry creations and usually constructs them as well. By profession this person would be trained in design and metalsmithing.
Historically jewelry designers originated as goldsmiths in the cultural aspects of Etruscan Civilization[citation needed] and became more dominant through ancient Greek and Roman cultures. In Ancient Macedonia[1] from Thessaloniki, the art of milling and rolling 24K Gold rose to the highest form and ignited the origins of what later 18th century jewelers such as the family of Castellani[2] used in Italian archaeological jewelry.
Contemporary jewelry designers are often professionals with knowledge of gemology, metalsmithing and rendering in order to cater to buyers. Designs can be initiated in a special jewelers model wax or even in metal (silver) in order to create a mold where an unlimited number of the pieces can be cast in gold, silver or platinum.
There are also modern jewelry-making methods. These are gaining popularity and some of the styles are beading, resin jewelry, lampwork and photo jewelry.
[edit] List of notable jewelry designers
The active period relates to jewelry design period.
- Kurt Aepli (1914-2002) Swiss jewelry designer, silversmith and educator. Active period: 1942 through late 1980s
- Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel aka Coco Chanel (1883-1971) Active period:
- Frank Gehry (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) Active period:
- Elsa Peretti (1940-) Italian jewelry designer. Active period: 1968? still active
- Paloma Picasso (1949-) Jewelry designer at Zolotas and at the Tiffany & Co. Active period: 1968- still active
- Jean Schlumberger (1907-1987) Jewelry designer at the Tiffany & Co Active period: 1946 till late 1970s
- Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, enamels and metalwork. Active period:
- Louise Nippierd (1962-) Oslo-based Anglo-Norwegian jewelry designer specializing in anodized aluminum. Active period: still active
- Betony Vernon (1968-) lives and works in Milan and in Paris. She is most well known for her jewelry based on eroticism and sexual ceremony. Active period: still active
- Sabine Römer (1980-) lives and works in Germany. She is known for her one-of-a-kind pieces. Active period: still active
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