New Bracelets: 400+ Contemporary Jewellery Designs

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This publication brings together more than four hundred contemporary bracelet designs of very different origins and styles, and it provides a fresh and topical look at what is happening in the world of auteur jewellery right now. Bracelets are the focus of this latest instalment of Nicolas Estrada's series on contemporary jewellery. This book confirms that auteur jewellery is currently flourishing. This collection of bracelets that come from all over the world and showcase totally different styles will surprise readers with its freshness, diversity (with plenty of materials and approaches, such as classic gold, silver and precious stones, as well as paper, wood, plastic and resins) and colourfulness. This is the most relevant and comprehensive selection of what is happening in the world of auteur jewellery right now. AUTHOR: Nicolas Estrada (Medellin, 1972) studied artistic jewellery at the Escola Massana in Barcelona (Spain). He has trained in many technical areas of jewellery, as well as in local traditional techniques. His works can be found in galleries around the world, from Glasgow to Riga, San Francisco or Barcelona. His pieces are handmade, personal and transgressive. As an editor, Nicolas has curated New Rings (2012), New Earrings, (2013), New Brooches (2018) and New Necklaces (2019). SELLING POINTS: . Part of a successful series on contemporary auteur jewellery. . There is a growing interest in jewellery pieces and designs of this kind among professionals and students of jewellery, as well as among the general public. . A topical, varied and very inspiring selection of what is happening in the world of auteur jewellery right now, particularly with regard to bracelets. . Different materials, bold colour schemes and surprising designs are some of the characteristics of the pieces published in the book. 600 colour photographs

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Jewelry designer Johanna Trnqvist makes bracelets out of cast-off packaging materials, while Elvire Blanc Briand finds inspiration in pastry-making techniques. The results can be seen in the book "New Bracelets" (Promopress), edited by Colombia-born jewelry designer Nicols Estrada, which features more than 400 pieces from 200 artists. Writing about her work, Nra Tengely asks: What if we picked jewelry "not in accordance with sight, but with other senses" Her bracelets are named after sensations that they mimic, like a "caress" bracelet made of brass and feathery polyester and a "tickle" bracelet that consists of five balloons tied to a brass circle. Steven Parker's "Egyptian Bracelet"--made of vermeil, lapis lazuli, enamel, brass, steel and quartz--contains stylized hooded cobras and hieroglyphics that contain a riddle. Gigi Mariani also looks back millennia with "Stonehenge," a ring of six prehistoric-looking blocks whose dark surface hides silver and yellow gold. Other artists bring a sharp sense of humor. In "Body Museum" by Wei Si of China, a thin traditional bracelet comes inside its own boxy glass display case, which is also part of the jewelry.

By Peter Saeger (Wall Stret Journal, 03/06/2021)

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Author Nicolas Estrada (Medellin, 1972) studied artistic jewellery at the Escola Massana in Barcelona. He has trained in many technical areas of jewellery, as well as local traditional techniques. His works can be found in galleries around the world, from Glasgow to Riga, San Francisco or Barcelona. His pieces are handmade, personal and transgressive. As editor, Nicolas has curated New Rings (2012), New Earrings (2013), New Necklaces (2016) and New Brooches (2018). Barbara Schmidt is a German artist and teacher and is head of the Academy of Design in Munich (Germany). Helen Britton is a multi-award winning Australian contemporary jeweller, and currently an adjunct professor at RMIT University in Melbourne (Australia).