Architecture & Jewelry: A Bridge between the Arts (Online Talk)

Jewelry, a work of infinite precision, may seem worlds apart from the gigantism of the great monuments celebrated across the world. Yet the two disciplines are deeply intertwined. The search for balance, the play of materials, and the quest for perfection of shapes are concerns they share.

Architects did not wait for the Art Deco era to create jewelry. The Arts & Crafts movement and the Glasgow School gave birth to Art Nouveau, one of the first movements to embrace true multidisciplinarity and foster fruitful exchanges among artists and creative fields. Later, Art Deco brought lasting echoes between artistic disciplines. During and after the 1925 Exhibition, jewelers took part in interior design in a context of creative porosity. The Art Deco style was everywhere, with stylistic resonances linking buildings, jewels, and precious objects of the time.

This talk, live from the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami, will take you on a stroll through American cities to discover architectural marvels and their aesthetic connections to jewelry.

With Sung Moon Cho, Jewelry Historian and Lecturer  at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts,
Paul Paradis, Art Historian and Lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts

& Silvia Barisone, Chief Curator at The Wolfsonian-Florida International University.

Online Talk:

Friday, October 31st 
at 3 p.m. (Paris time)
In English 
with simultaneous interpretation in French 

REGISTER

Photo:
Jean Fouquet (1899-1961), Georges Fouquet (1852-1957), Maison Fouquet​​
Necklace​, c. 1925​​ / Collier, vers 1925
The Wolfsonian–FIU, Gift of Historical Design, New York

Developed by the teams at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts to offer a new look at the world of jewelry, these online talks bring together two experts for a 45–50-minute conversation that is followed by a Q&A session during which you may submit your questions by instant messaging.

Should you wish to learn more, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts will send you a detailed bibliography following the event.

You will also find the past talks available for viewing on YouTube at your leisure once the event has come to a close.

Participating in these talks hosted by L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts allows you to join a community of curious enthusiasts eager to discover and learn.