Image for Jewels by jar

Jewels by jar

Part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Series series
See all formats and editions

Called “the Fabergé of our time” by Diane von Furstenberg, Joel A.

Rosenthal, who works in Paris under the name JAR, is one of the most acclaimed jewelry designers of the past thirty years.

JAR is known for his use of precious and semi-precious stones resplendent with myriad shades of vibrant color and set in organic shapes: one brooch, for instance, features lifelike petals in subtly differentiated hues, made from a thousand pavé sapphires and amethysts.

The New York Times has described his jewelry as “belligerent, stubborn, audacious, funny, contradictory,” while JAR himself has characterized his work as “somewhere between geometry and a bouquet of flowers.” This book, featuring nearly 40 pieces from throughout JAR’s career, provides a concise, accessible, elegantly designed retrospective of the best of his jewelry creations, and is the only book of its kind on his work available in English. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University PressExhibition Schedule:The Metropolitan Museum of Art(11/19/13–03/09/14)

Read More
Available
£25.50 Save 15.00%
RRP £30.00
Add Line Customisation
2 in stock Need More ?
Add to List
Product Details
Yale University Press
030019868X / 9780300198683
Hardback
15/11/2013
United States
English
120 pages : illustrations (colour)
23 cm