looking at ethical & fair trade issues within the jewellery industry 
wearables: jewellery and USB memory sticks 
I hate the premise for these sort of exhibitions/commissions, artist exploring their 'whimsical' and 'fun' side by making jewellery. Sometimes the pieces are good, but sometimes they are not good examples of art jewellery. 
Why does art move us? Why does it matter? The answers are not likely to be found by studying the brain. Via BrainHealth 
Ute Decker among the female makers supporting the National Museum of Women in ...Retail JewellerDuring the Silver Anniversary celebrations, Friends of the NMWA are hosting a Silver Sale celebrating some of the UK's most prominent contemporary... 
contemporary jewellery and objects ... During my trip to Munich in March of this year, I had the chance to visit the magnificent Danner Rotunde jewellery collection in the Pinakothek der Moderne (Museum of Modern Art). Contemporary jewellery - brooches http://www.marzee.nl/galerie/brooches/ wonderful jewellery (Contemporary jewellery - brooches - wonderful jewellery http://t.co/3RU6JV3G...)... 
Ali Seçkin Karayol and Mette Lyckegaard’s “Mesh” dress doesn’t just anchor seeds for planting, but it also composts kitchen scraps to nourish them. 
Triennale Européenne Du Bijou Contemporain 2011 is the fourth triennial for contemporary jewellery held by the Belgium's World Craft Council (WCC·BF). On each occasion the WCC·BF hosts jewellers from 2 other European ... |
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In a study of slime molds, scientists are learning more about how they cooperate, which ties into some of the deepest questions in evolution. 
Online library of photographs and coloured scanning electron micrographs of algae. Via Alessio Erioli, Andrea Graziano 
New Trends in Old ArtsVanity FairToday they are almost scarce enough for jewelry. 
Jewelry design has long engaged with this dialectic of art to be held (and worn) versus art to be visually admired, as well as with a related history of labor-intensive craft versus artistic inspiration. 
Though we’re immediately wary of anything prefixed with ‘rock’ as a verb, the work at the Art Rocks contemporary jewellery show opening in London next week far surpasses the exhibition’s dubious title. |
