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Memoria de las adquisiciones de obras que el Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía ha realizado en el año 2006, mediante compras, donaciones y daciones.

Técnicas e ideas para realizar y decorar bellísimos collares y complementos de moda, con materiales fáciles de encontrar y muy asequibles. Crea tu propio estilo y deja volar la imaginación. Nadie se creera que tu collar esta hecho en casa.

Introducción con técnicas para hacer flores básicas, descripción de los materiales y herramientas. Más de 30 modelos con gráficos. Trabajos con cuentas de cristal Swarovski, rocallas, Delicas, cabuch

Never before has such a diverse collection of fine contemporary bracelets been assembled, showcasing hundreds of renowned international jewelers. Materials range from the most precious metals and gems to paper and plastic, and the varied techniques include forging, casting, weaving, and and surface embellishments. Among the featured creators: Abrasha, who contributes a Royal Pachinko Ball Bracelet; Sharon Portelance, who called her work Wrist Corsage: Ever Present; and Felieke Van Der Leest's amusingly named Hare O'Harix and His 6 Carrots. Whether you're an expert jeweler, a collector, a student, or simply someone who loves beautiful objects, these one-of-kind pieces will astound you.

En este libro se presentan 34 novedosas propuestas, a cuál más espléndida, para las entusiastas de la bisutería con cuentas de cristal y 15 modelos de atractivas sortijas de moda, así como toda una gama de variaciones de cada una de ellas o de adornos coordinados. Sortijas clásicas o étnicas, collares y pulseras a juego…todos los conjuntos de bisutería se realizan a partir de las cuentas más comunes, tejidas mediante técnicas sencillas. Los gráficos explicativos en color son claros y precisos, y, con ayuda de las fotografías permiten seguir paso a paso la realización de la pieza, desde el ensartado de la primera hasta los remates del acabado final. Se pueden realizar de este modo cuentas de cuentas, borlas y pompones de cuentas, y combinar todo ello a capricho para lograr una bisutería personalizada.

Nathalie Mornu, Suzanne J. TourtillottOne great success deserves another, here's a second chic collection featuring the very best in contemporary design. Created by today's finest artisans, these pieces all showcase the incredible diversity of interesting beads and wire types available today. The photographs alone will have beaders and jewelry makers sighing with delight: from Marinda Stewart's glistening coppery pink flower pin to Eni Oken's exotic "Bollywood Dreams" earrings, everything's simply stunning. Plus, they're all easy to make, because no soldering's required, just basic wire shaping! Fashion pearly, spiraly post earrings; the gleaming amber "trapped in honey" pendant; a rajah bangle that recalls the jingling ankle bracelets from India (but with beads instead of bells), and other beautiful jewels.

More artists make necklaces than any other form of jewelry—and these pieces are among the most exquisite ever created. Selected from over 5,000 entries, they range from unique chokers to artful collars. Some showcase precious metals and gems, while others use more unusual materials, including plastic, wood, paper, and glass. They're forged, cast, and woven, and have surface embellishments that run the gamut from inlay to enameling. And the variety is simply astonishing: Classic bejeweled chains appear next to avant-garde felted wool constructions. Some of the eye-catching, full-color images feature enlightening quotes from the creators themselves. Jewelers, students, collectors, and anyone who loves beautiful objects will treasure this extensive collection—the largest of its kind.

What awesome craftsmanship appears throughout this unique volume—the zenith of an art that marries the world's most exceptional gems with exquisitely-honed metal designs. Approximately forty of the world's top jewelers present expertly-fashioned settings that embrace a diversity of styles and techniques, including pavé, channel, invisible, gypsy, wire, and tension. Christoph Krähenmann's creations display a fabulous fusion of Swiss artisanship and American ingenuity, old world elegance and contemporary chic. Paula Crevoshay's jewelry focuses on the way gems make light tangible; she is considered by many to be one of the finest colorists today. And Kent Raible finds his inspiration in the opulent, intricate gold work of antiquity. Whether encrusted with diamonds or emphasizing just one glimmering stone, all these bejeweled pieces are simply stunning.

Confeccione elegante bisutería de aspecto profesional mediante sencillas técnicas, trabajando con una amplia variedad de materiales. Este manual ofrece instrucciones paso a paso para realizar decenas de piezas, entre ellas broches, pulseras, collares y aros. La obra será también su fuente de inspiración a la hora de desarrollar sus propias ideas, ya sean elegantes, clásicas, o innovadoras. c

Toys for girls, una biblia de las creaciones más exclusivas para mujeres, un hermoso libro ilustrado con las características de cientos de los más atesorados productos fabricados exclusivamente para las mujeres, que van desde impresionantes modelos de alta costura, pasando por diamantes o la personalizacion del guardarropa, asi como electrodomesticos, joyeria personalizada y mas de moda, sombreros, camaras o telefonos. Estas paginas presentan lujos, cosas que maravillan a cualquier persona.

An illustrated history of jewel encrusted crowns through to the current head ornaments adorning actresses, rock stars and brides.Tiaras, now available for the first time in paperback, is a sparking celebration of these beautiful jewels. Featuring diadems, wreaths and head-dresses ranging from delicate antique pieces to contemporary designs, this jewel of a book is a delight for anyone interested in fashion and precious gems. Geoffrey Munn traces the history of the tiara, illustrated with striking examples by famous designers such as Faberge, Cartier, Versace and Westwood.Originally worn by royal and aristocratic ladies as symbols of status and by brides as symbols of love, tiaras are now enjoying a revival as a fashion statement.

Understanding Jewellery is a comprehensive guide to 19th and 20th Century jewellery. From the methods used to identify and date pieces, to the factors that can affect their value, this volume contains an abundance of expertise relating to precious stones and metals.With almost 1000 magnificent colour illustrations accompanied by straightforward but thorough explanations, this publication offers a richer and more accessible reading experience than traditional text-dominated books. Including introductions to precious and semi-precious stones, and details of the stylistic developments of jewellery over the last 200 years, this volume is a standard work of reference and aninvaluable tool for collectors and dealers alike.

Después del gran éxito de Anillos y Pendientes, Collares es el nuevo volumen de la colección recopilada y comisariada por el joyero y editor colombiano Nicolas Estrada. Collares es una muestra de la

With more than 350 illustrations, Jewelry from Nature is a fresh, sensitive look at natural materials magically transformed by masters of fine jewelry.The vast range of materials is impressive: coral, amber, horn, ivory, shells, pearls, wood, tortoiseshell, and such exotica as feathers, shagreen and bog oak with origins from all over Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and the Far East. Their beauty often belies their age amber (65 million years old) and mammoth ivory (10,000 years old).Here, lavishly displayed, are superb works made by the worlds finest jewelers of the past two hundred years. Every major jeweler has created pieces of exceptional beauty, importance and style: Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, JAR, Cartier (their Art Deco coral bangles are icons of the period), Tiffany, Boivin, Verdura (whose seashell brooches studded with fine stones have long been collectors items), David Webb, Schlumberger, Lalique (whose name enbodies the best in Art Nouveau), Suzanne Belperron and Hermes.Scores of modern designers are also featured (Andrew Grima, John Donald, Noma Copley) as well as artists today such as Patricia Von Musulin, Ted Muehling and Liv Blvarp, whose exquisite objects show great respect for natural materials.Including masses of information, each chapter explores the inspiration of a different material, with special profiles on designers, themes, or style icons such as Princess Grace of Monaco, Chanel and the Duchess of Windsor.