Includes bibliographical references (page 182) and index.
Contents
Jewelry-a mirror of time -- 1900: Zero hour for modern jewelry art -- From an elitist style to mass-production: Art Nouveau -- Luxury objects in French-speaking Switzerland -- Fascination of the machine -- The Werkbund: By hand or machine? -- From applied art schools to design academies -- Art Deco -- Women goldsmith pioneers -- Max Bill's design doctrines -- Championing formal clarity -- Deluxe elegance in prosperous times -- Jewelry: a creative field for fine artists -- Crafts revival-the new one-off jewelry -- The jewelry revolution -- Jewelry moves into museums and galleries -- Conceptual jewelry -- Extension, performance, immaterial jewelry -- After the revolution -- Young, talented, serious and ironic ... -- Is new technology replacing craftsmanship?
