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AJF in Conversation: Endless Love | Adoring Contemporary Jewelry

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What is it about contemporary jewelry that beckons so fiercely? Three leading gallery owners talk with journalist Jennifer Altmann about their passion for the field, how collectors are born, and magical interactions with jewelry artists. They are Patti Bleicher of Gallery Loupe, Noel Guyomarc’h of Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, and Sienna Patti of Sienna Patti Contemporary. […]

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Jewelry maker Shamaka Thompson has found the perfect thing for packing her long necklaces: a leather bowling ball bag

Jewelry Hits the Road

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We asked collectors, jewelry makers, gallerists, and curators for tips on the types of pieces they select for travel and how they transport them safely  When renowned jewelry collector Susan Grant Lewin packs for a trip, she always takes rings. Lewin doesn’t typically wear earrings or brooches, and she usually doesn’t pack more than one

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Karl Bollmann

Karl Bollmann, 1943–2022

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The Austrian attorney was—with his spouse, Heidi—an important collector of new jewelry, the term he preferred Bollmann didn’t view himself as a collector, but rather as someone who enjoyed purchasing jewelry to give to his wife The exhibition Schmuck 1970–2015, held at Vienna’s MAK in 2015, showed roughly half of the couple’s collection at the

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The cover of The Jewellery Box features this graphic treatment

A Life Story in Jewelry

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The Jewellery Box chronicles Jorunn Veiteberg’s jewelry collection. Our reviewer calls it one of the best books about jewelry ever. Life-sized photos of the pieces—presented in order of purchase—appear almost from the start. Refreshing! Veiteberg examines her motivation to collect, shining a light on this human urge The author quotes from her diaries and talks about

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How Is the Next Generation Collecting?

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During Schmuck, we presented AJF in Conversation: Collecting—The Next Generation. Gallerist and curator Christian Hoedl moderated the discussion. The panelists were: Artist and educator Mallory Weston, who teaches jewelry at Tyler School of Art and Architecture Joya organizer Paulo Ribeiro Collectors and life partners Juan Harnie and Dennis Pellens. Harnie studied jewelry making at university.

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Can I Borrow It?

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In this photo essay, Anni Nørskov Mørch tells us about the Danish Arts Foundation’s Jewellery Collection, which is available for loan. Click on the photos to learn about what they show. In fact, every Dane is invited to borrow a piece of jewelry from the collection. The loan is free of charge and insured by

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