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Carnet by Michelle Ong
Hardback
Main Details
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Carnet by Michelle Ong
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Vivienne Becker
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:272 | Dimensions(mm): Height 320,Width 250 |
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Category/Genre | Precious metal and precious stones: artworks and design Jewellery |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780500021637
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Classifications | Dewey:739.27092 |
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Illustrations |
263 Illustrations, color
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Imprint |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Publication Date |
11 April 2019 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
ReviewsFor 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"
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