October 19, 2026 · Issue No. 10 · Vol. 19
Magazine
Small treasures, lasting meaning. Explore jewelry as adornment and art, from precious metals and gemstones to contemporary design.
2 articles
Among the oldest of all human arts, jewelry design turns metal, stone and even the humblest found object into meaning we can wear. Jewelry design is the art of creating objects of personal adornment, the rings, necklaces, bracelets, brooches and earrings that people have worn on their bodies for as long as there have been bodies to wear them.
Ten designers, from Art Nouveau dreamers to studio rebels, who decided what the 20th century would wear. Jewelry entered the 20th century as a display of carats and left it as a form of design.
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