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The ongoing photography series Eyes as Big as Plates by Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen studies personifications of nature and folkloric explanations of natural phenomena.

Represents a monograph on modern Norwegian photography since the 1970s. This book traces various developments that took place in the four movements in photography: Subjectivism, Abstraction, Post-Modernism and Photorealism. It also shows the influences Norwegian artists and photographers from other countries exerted on each other.

A ground-breaking monograph of Otto Kunzli, 'one of the most intelligent makers in the jewelry world and also one of the most sceptical.' (Ralph Turner, The New Jewelry, 1985/1994)

Wo Worte ihre Kraft und Bedeutung verlieren, kann die Kunst sprechen. Sie hat ihre eigenen Möglichkeiten, um Vielschichtigkeit sichtbar zu machen, Geschehenes zu kommentieren oder Gedanken zu verbinden. Das beweisen die 2024 mit dem Westerwaldpreis prämierten und im Rahmen der Preisvergabe ausgestellten keramischen Arbeiten einmal mehr auf vielfältige Weise.Während Irina Razumovskaya (geb. 1990, 1. Preis) durch ihre berührende Oberflächengestaltung Schmerz und Komplexität verbildlicht, erwachsen auf den skulpturalen Objekten von Nora Arrieta (geb. 1989, 2. Preis) märchenhafte oder gar apokalyptische Bildwelten. Bodil Manz (geb. 1943) erobert die Salzkeramik mit ihrem klaren, geometrisierenden Stil und kann damit den Preis der Stadt Höhr-Grenzhausen erringen. Für ihre mutigen, farbenfrohen Perspektiven in der Keramik wird Beate Gatschelhofer (geb. 1994) der Förderpreis verliehen.

This publication presents a round table discussion between authors within the field of design and art history about theRussian-Danish designer Boris Berlin's works, his challenges and innovative solutions, and development of materials and production methods, which all contribute to a future focused on sustainable design.Boris Berlin's practice is based on a deep understanding of art in a wider cultural context as well as the collaboration betweencraftsmanship, the intellectual, and the emotional. He thus works in these many different areas alongside architects, academics,artisans, and artists. This overarching perspective seeks to set thoughts in motion and initiate discussions about the actuality of contemporary design issues.

Tibetan Women's Jewelry describes the cultural history of Central Tibet told through traditional jewelry and trade from the17th century of the 5th Dalai Lama through the 14th Dalai Lama's 1959 exile to India. This art book presents ten distinctivestyles of women's relic boxes (Gaus), plus headdresses, ear pendants, shoulder chatelaines, and waist ornaments. The author's fascinating interviews with the last living Lhasa noblewomen and master goldsmiths reveal original names and how and when these beautiful treasures were worn. This innovative study establishes for the first time that jewelry styles changed with each Dalai Lama, setting an important dating precedent for all Tibetan collectibles. Meticulous research makes this the definitivescholarly publication on Tibetan jewelry.

Sculptor Martin Kargruber (b. 1965), from South Tyrol, Italy, forms each of his distinctive sculptural objects from a single piece of solid wood. He consciously uses the wood's natural properties and organic materiality in his architectural and landscape motifs, employing traditional techniques and interpreting them anewin extraordinary ways. He transforms the rigidity of the material into a seemingly gentle movement, incorporating the workmanship itself into an explicit part of the design. His representative motifs are characterized-above and beyond the formal concept-by intensive exploration into the reality of the living world and a high level of poetic abstraction.

Bruno Pedrosa (geb. 1955) ist einer der bekanntesten zeitgenössischen Künstler Brasiliens. Diese Monografie zeigt die Vielfalt seiner inzwischen 55 Jahre anhaltenden künstlerischen Reise, in der er sich mit verschiedenen Medien und Techniken von der Malerei bis zu Muranoglas, Zeichnungen, Schmuck, Webarbeiten und Skulpturen - auseinandergesetzt und mit einer Vielzahl von Materialien gearbeitet hat. Die Publikation bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Pedrosas Expressivität und seinen formalen Reichtum, mit dem er sich nahtlos in das Gefüge der europäischen Kunstszene einfügt. Vom kühnen Duktus seiner Gemälde bis zur komplexen Schönheit seines Muranoglases spiegelt jedes Werk seine eklektische und charismatische Persönlichkeit wider und lädt Betrachter:innen in ein Reich ein, in dem der Fantasie keine Grenzen gesetzt sind.

This impressive monograph of the Norwegian potter Elisa Helland-Hansen (b. 1950) is an all-encompassing work of art. With unique hand-processed photographs, she documents her distinctive vessels, traces her sources of inspiration, and displays her objects "in action": serving, pouring, or cooking. The publication brings together essays by various authors and a series of short, poetic texts by Helland-Hansen and others on significant figures, topics, and events in her life. This book, which is published in conjunction with an exhibition of her work at Kunstnerforbundet in Oslo, presents and contextualizes an important, contemporary ceramicist and affords personal insights into her life, thinking, and work processes.

This publication presents a round table discussion between authors within the field of design and art history about theRussian-Danish designer Boris Berlin's works, his challenges and innovative solutions, and development of materials and production methods, which all contribute to a future focused on sustainable design.Boris Berlin's practice is based on a deep understanding of art in a wider cultural context as well as the collaboration betweencraftsmanship, the intellectual, and the emotional. He thus works in these many different areas alongside architects, academics,artisans, and artists. This overarching perspective seeks to set thoughts in motion and initiate discussions about the actuality of contemporary design issues.

This outstanding jewelry collection of the Cologne Museum of Applied Arts (MAKK) will be showcased for the first time in a dedicated exhibition. Featuring cross-epochal and cross-cultural themes, the exhibition successfully presents diverse approaches to the art of jewelry-making. The photographs of around 370 objects and the accompanying descriptions demonstrate just how multifaceted jewelry design is. The social, societal, emotional, and symbolic aspects of jewelry are also evaluated and discussed in an essay by Beatriz Chadour-Sampson. The MAKK's jewelry collection of around 1,600 works spans a period of 7,000 years: from ancient oriental gems from the 5th millennium BC to contemporary jewelry. This is what makes this collection so unique and diverse.

Joachim Baldauf, renowned proponent of international fashion photography, presents a new, previously unknown side to his creative output. Inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Walpurgis Night" in the tragedy Faust I and II, his portraits, studio subjects, and outdoor themes illustrate its content with artistic freedom. Thrilling, revealing, and erotic, all leitmotifs tell their own story, complement each other, and spark the imagination. From analog photography via mixed reality to the use of artificial intelligence, Joachim Baldauf moves masterfully through a complex network of possibilities, true to the maxim "Consider What, more deeply consider How" (Faust II, Act II).

All the World's a Stage grants an in-depth insight into the fascinating oeuvre of the Israeli artist Attai Chen (1979-2023). The four series of jewelry presented in the book take a poetical look at the perpetual becoming and passing of life and of things, reflecting the complexity of these existential themes, at times with humor, other times with foreboding. In 2022 the artist himself described it thus: "I was always fascinated by the endless cyclical flow of things, be they in nature or in the man-made world; the movement of growth aimed at the fleeting moment of its realization, the consummation of this moment, followed by decay and finally a new beginning."

The New York jewelry firm of Marcus & Co. (1892-1942) created exceptional examples of Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewelry for an art-loving, wealthy elite. Innovative in their collaboration with contemporary artists, and in their captivating window displays and advertisements, the firm captured the imagination of Gilded Age families such as the Rockefellers. This volume chronicles their story, from the founder's apprenticeship in Dresden to the firm's grand premises on Fifth Avenue neighboring Tiffany and Cartier. The triumphs and tragedies of three generations of Marcus jewelers, both artistic and entrepreneurial, are presented here together with exquisite jewelry and archival design drawings spanning fifty years.

Over the course of six decades, the American artist William Harper (b. 1944) has conjured a body of work unique in the realm of jewelry. Masterfully crafted in enamel and gold, his pieces explore multiple realms-from ancient mythology to personal iconography-and draw on influences such as African sculpture, medieval art, and modernist dance. Harper has nonetheless created an oeuvre that is instantly recognizable, branching into formats including paintings, ornamented casks, artist's books,and more.Bizarre Beauty, the definitive study of Harper and his work, includes a full biography by co-editor Glenn Adamson, as well asthematic essays and primary texts. A visual feast, the book provides an intimate look at this brilliantly imaginative artist.

Kindred Spirits showcases the remarkable flowering of Chinese-style ceramics that took place in Japan after the mid-19th century. For over a thousand years, Chinese ceramics have been admired and emulated in Japan. This book discusses for the first time how this artistic relationship evolved during the Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa eras. A selection of 100 works from the acclaimed Shen Zhai Collection demonstrates the range and quality of these ceramics, from elegant celadons to sophisticated underglaze blue porcelains. Detailed descriptions, makers' marks, and box inscriptions make this a valuable reference resource for collectors and art historians.

Elisabeth von Krogh (b. 1947) has been a prominent figure in the field of ceramics in Norway for several decades. Her works have been acquired by numerous Norwegian collections, and her artistic oeuvre is well-known even beyond the art world.Describing von Krogh's works without resorting to what are often deemed clich.s is challenging. How does one articulate that something is simultaneously playful and colorful yet serious and complex? The works' duality is their strength, and the term 'playful'- referring to a beneficial and civilized aspect of humanity- assumes a new dimension in her realm. Play, like ceramics, is one of the few arenas where both body and mind are simultaneously challenged.This is the first comprehensive monograph on Elisabeth von Krogh. A retrospective of the last fifty years that opens up to the prospective of playful utopian spaces.

After Glow documents the New Nordic Porcelain Forum, a project which focuses on the Nordic tradition of porcelain production. The focal point is the establishment of a collaboration between thirteen ceramic artists from the Scandinavian regions, who gathered for a residency in Denmark in 2019 and in 2021 for a two-week stay in various workshops associated with porcelain production in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.This publication not only serves as an exhibition catalogue; it also gives insights into the important industrial and design histories of northern Europe, as well as into today's use of porcelain as an artistic medium. In doing so, it is hoped that the production of Nordic contemporary ceramics will advance in a new collaborative praxis in order to transform and therefore preserve this important cultural heritage.

Renowned American textile artist and sculptor Gyöngy Laky (b. 1944) was once described as a "wood whisperer." Her highly individual, puzzle-like assemblages of timber and textiles helped to significantly propel the growth of the contemporaryfiber-arts movement. Laky's art traverses an extraordinary personal story: Born amid the bombings of World War II, she escaped from post-war, Soviet-dominated Hungary; a sponsorship from a family in Ohio, grade school in Oklahoma, and a course of study at the University of California, Berkeley, followed, before founding Fiberworks Center for Textile Arts in the 1970s and fostering innovations as a professor at the University of California, Davis.The publication "Screwing with Order" provides insight into her studio practice, activism, and teaching philosophy, whichchampions sustainable art and design, original thinking, and the value of the unexpected.

Der virtuose Silberschmied Earl Krentzin (1929-2021) nutzte sein enormes Talent für figürliche Skulpturen. Er setzte als einfühlsamer Dramatiker und vollendeter Requisiteur seine Arbeiten in Szene: Mit trockenem Humor zeigen die Figuren wie auf einer Bühne die Absurdität des Lebens. Krentzin vertrat dabei eine einmalige Position in der Welt der modernen Crafts-Bewegung und hatte mehr mit dem Goldschmied Benvenuto Cellini aus dem 16. Jahrhundert gemeinsam als mit seinen Zeitgenossen.Taming the Beast zeigt die ganze Bandbreite von Krentzins Kreationen: edle Taten, gefährliche Unternehmungen und einfaches Vergnügen, beruhend auf seiner Liebe zu Spielzeug, Bewegung und Mechanik. Mit Humor und Pathos in seinen theatralischen Aufbauten überzeugt dieser moderne Meister bis ins kleinste Detail. Amüsement und Tagtraum beflügeln die Phantasie.

Her material is silver, not gold, with a vernacular created from the classical canon of fundamental forms. The Archaic aspect of her work conveys peace and power-not to be mistaken for coolness and distance. The fast pace of living today grinds to a halt when observing her works, when sensing the cautious, tentative way of communicating that allows us to discover an emotional depth, the joyful, the radiant, but also the vulnerable side of the artist ... and ultimately of ourselves. These are the jewelry objects by Therese Hilbert, the Swiss-born former student of Max Fröhlich in Zurich and Hermann Jünger in Munich.One needs to take the time to sense all the tenderness, as well as the irrepressible force, held within her jewelry. The volcano theme has therefore also played a decisive role in her work since the 1990s.

With a focus on the designers of early avant-garde jewellery, this publication presents an exciting insight into Austrian jewellery production from the 1970s to the present day. Text in English and German.