The Art of the Jeweler. Excellence and Craftsmanship

Guillaume Glorieux

This book tells the story of how a piece of jewelry comes to life, from the first sketch to the final polish, paying tribute to the diversity, stringency and technical savvy that goes into each of the steps involved in creating bold and precious jewels.

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Lavishly illustrated with photographs from the great jewelry houses, this work takes the reader into workshops, where traditions of excellence in craftsmanship are handed down through the generations.

It tells the story of how a piece of jewelry comes to life, from the first sketch to the final polish, paying tribute to the diversity, stringency and technical savvy that goes into each of the steps involved in creating bold and precious jewels. Designers, model-makers, gemologists, casters, jewelers, polishers, gem-setters, stone cutters, diamond cutters, engravers and sculptors all work towards a single goal: beauty. Enhanced by an esthetic approach that magnifies the work of the craftsmen and the virtuosity of the jewelry arts, this book is an initiation into trades that are not well known, but are a source of wonder.

Guillaume Glorieux

Author of The Art of the Jeweler, university Professor and Director of Education and Research at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts

No less than ten professions are involved in the creation of a piece of jewelry. The object, a collective work, goes from hand to hand, drawing on a wide range of know-how that belongs to the age-old traditions of these trades.