Art Deco Jewellery and Accessories: A New Style for a New World

The end of the First World War left much of Europe faced with an entirely new political and social situation: absolute monarchy was consigned to the dustbin of history and essays in democracy were the order of the day. The changed conditions and the new way of life associated with them required new forms of expression in music, dance, architecture and painting - and of course also in design. There France had led the field since the ground-breaking 1925 Exposition International des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. Germany had not even been invited to that world exhibition - the effects of the Great War that had only ended a few years previously were still being felt.All great jewellery-designers were strongly committed to the Art Deco style, which featured astringent sophistication in design and choice of materials: jewellers such as Cartier, Boucheron, Rene Lalique, Georges Fouquet and designers such as Jean Despres and Rene Boivin. From about 1928, this canon of forms occurs both in the work of Naum Slutzky at the Bauhaus and the German jewellery industry as represented by Theodor Fahrner Nachf. Gustav Brandle in Pforzheim and Jakob Bengel in Idar-Oberstein.

ISBN 3897902907   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9783897902909 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1040 Publisher Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH   Language English & German Imprint ARNOLDSCHE   Published in Stuttgart Format Hardback   Height (mm) 287 Publication date 01 Nov 2008   Width (mm) 239 DEWEY 739   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General Pages 160

		Vorwort		4
		Foreword by Cornelie Holzach
		Der grosse Traum von einer neuen Welt: The Great Dream of a New World by Christianne Weber-Stober		6
		Tendenzen der Mode um 1925: Fashion Trends in 1925 by Adelheid Rasche		20
		Juwelen und Accessoires: Jewellery and Accessories		34
		Kunstler- und Modeschmuck: Artist- and Costume Jewellery		108
		Metall-Kunst: Metal Art		148
		Bibliographie: Bibliography		157
		Impressum: Imprint		159
		Register: Index		160

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