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Carnet by Michelle Ong

Hardback

Main Details

Title Carnet by Michelle Ong
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Vivienne Becker
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 320,Width 250
Category/GenrePrecious metal and precious stones: artworks and design
Jewellery
ISBN/Barcode 9780500021637
ClassificationsDewey:739.27092
Audience
General
Illustrations 263 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 11 April 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Michelle Ong established Carnet, her Hong Kong-based boutique jewelry house, over twenty-five years ago, and her unique one-off creations draw on Chinese motifs and her love of European culture and craftsmanship. Her multi-hued jewels crystallize natural forms with invisible mastery. The hovering translucency of dragonfly wings, the succulence of ripe fruits, the whisper-light touch of a feather, the seductive fragility of black lace, meticulously hand-wrought from silver, the velvet petals of an anemone, a voluptuously curled seashell, the evanescence of a floating cloud evoked in a scroll of diamonds: each jewel is a miniature sculptural work of art. Jade, China's imperial gemstone, is reworked into an Art Deco-style cocktail ring. Her Chinese dragon, a fiercely benign creature, writhes in blackened gold and pave-set emeralds, breathing a stream of fiery rubies. Ong's work is now acknowledged among the greatest names in high jewelry, renowned for her sublime designs, idiosyncratic colour combinations and deft craftsmanship. This volume will be required reading by serious collectors and aficionados, and a source of deep delight for all those seeking inspiration from the finest of contemporary jewelry creators.

Author Biography

Vivienne Becker has written for newspapers and magazines around the globe, and is recognized today as a world-leading authority on Art Nouveau Jewelry.

Reviews

For the first time the Hong Kong-based jeweler Michelle Ong has encapsulated her career since she started the Carnet label in 1998 in a book... The 272-page volume took two years to produce, partly because she had to borrow most of the pieces from clients to have them photographed.-- "The New York Times"