DORMER, Peter and TURNER, Ralph. The New Jewelry: Trends and Traditions.

(London): Thames and Hudson, 1986. First paperback edition. Softcover. 25.4 by 22cm. 192 pages. One of the earliest and most influential surveys of the international studio jewellery movement, documenting the emergence of contemporary jewellery as an independent artistic discipline. The author’s examine the work of leading jewellers from Europe, North America, Australia and Japan, illustrating the radical departure from conventional notions of precious materials and ornament in favour of experimentation with form, concept and non-traditional media. Bringing together the work of established pioneers and younger makers, the volume helped define the canon of late twentieth-century art jewellery. A good copy in wrappers, front endpaper removed, light fading to spine.