From Paris to Shanghai, discover through a rich collection of century-old jewelry drawings how the exchange and intermingling of Eastern and Western cultures in history has influenced international jewelry design and inspired generations of jewelry designers.
Paying tribute to this precious heritage of jewelry arts, this conversation will also lead us to further explore the unique exhibition “Designing Jewels”, currently on show at L'ÉCOLE China in Shanghai.
Talk given from L’ÉCOLE China, School of Jewelry Arts in Shanghai
Online Conversation
Tuesday, February 25th at 8pm (Japan time)
In English
with simultaneous translation in Japanese, French, Cantonese and Mandarin
LINK
Speakers
With Claire Zhang, Jewelry Designer and Lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
& Xiaojia Wang, Art Historian & Lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
Photo: Drawing of a box decorated with a dragon, circa 1920 Gouache and pencil on cardboard Van Cleef & Arpels Archives