Schullin: Tradition Reinvented

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Herbert Schullin has been at the vanguard of innovative jewellery design and craftsmanship for half a century. This riveting, carefully curated, and sumptuously illustrated book is a long-overdue homage to his startling oeuvre and renders a very intimate view of one of Europe's finest jewellers. AUTHOR: Vivienne Becker is a jewellery historian, journalist and author of 28 books on the history of jewellery design and contemporary jewellery. As a journalist, she is a Contributing Editor to the Financial Times' luxury magazine, HTSI, and she writes for newspapers and magazines, including Tatler UK and Bazaar Jewelry China. Her books include Art Nouveau Jewelry, the standard work on the subject, Vivienne has curated major exhibitions and worked as a creative consultant within the jewellery world. She lectures widely on her subject, around the world. Her new venture, Vivarium, gives a platform to international individual designer-jewellers, combining curated exhibitions with education, talks and discussions. SELLING POINTS: . Firstbookon HerbertSchullin'sjewellery,influencedby theWiener Werksttte . Among Schullin's customers were and are celebrities like Christine Kaufmann, Elton John and Barbara Streisand . Most beautiful Schullin pieces plus a detailed look behind the scenes of the creative process of designing and of producing fine-art jewellery by hand 350 colour illustrations

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Vivienne Becker is a jewellery historian, journalist and author of 28 books on the history of jewellery design and contemporary jewellery. As a journalist, she is a Contributing Editor to the Financial Times luxury magazine, HTSI, and she writes for newspapers and magazines, including Tatler UK and Bazaar Jewelry China. Her books include Art Nouveau Jewelry, the standard work on the subject, Vivienne has curated major exhibitions and worked as a creative consultant within the jewellery world. She lectures widely on her subject,around the world. Her new venture, Vivarium, gives a platform to international individual designer-jewellers, combining curated exhibitions with education, talks and discussions.