Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry

Melanie Grant's Coveted explores the historical and artistic significance of high jewelry, featuring 75 innovative designers and their exceptional works. With beautiful color photography and a luxurious pearlescent paper cover, it is a captivating entrée into the world of luxury jewelry.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2020
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Melanie Grant's captivating book, "Coveted: The Art of High Jewelry," offers a captivating exploration into the realm of high jewelry, shedding light on its historical and artistic significance. This lavish publication stands as the first comprehensive survey of jewelry as an art form, showcasing the breathtaking creations of a diverse array of today's most exclusive jewelers. It delves into the question of when jewelry transcends the realm of fashion accessory to become a true work of art. "Coveted" features the most innovative designs in the world of jewelry, profiling 75 of the most prominent and groundbreaking designers currently working in the field. Through the exceptional pieces included, Melanie Grant delves into the conceptual approach of each featured artist's extraordinary oeuvre, the provenance of the materials they use, the quality of design, composition, and workmanship, and reveals what makes these creations not only coveted objects of exceptional value but also works of art. Beautiful color photography beautifully illustrates the profiled designers and their works, some of which have never been seen before. Divided into five thematic chapters, the fascinating text covers the most relevant issues for contemporary high jewelry, including Modernism, the cultural exchange between East and West and its effect on design, the evolution and meaning of innovative materials, the natural world as inspiration, and the growing empowerment of women, both as designers and consumers. Packaged in an incredible luxury pearlescent paper cover with foil-stamping, "Coveted" is a dazzling entrée to an extraordinary world of beauty.

Weight: 1694g
Dimension: 252 x 313 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838661496