Several Major Changes in Jewelry Development in the Last Two Hundred Years
Antique Jewelry: When it comes to the development of jewelry, you have to mention antique jewelry. Speaking of the style of “Antique Jewelry”, it can be roughly divided into five stages: in these five periods, each jewelry also has its own characteristics:
1. Victorian jewels are mostly the theme of love and romance, flowers, heart-shaped, birds, bows and arrows were designed by the craftsmen to bejeweled.
2. During the Art Nouveau period, jewelry was mainly used to welcome the arrival of the “new era”. It was a peaceful situation. Natural plants such as butterflies, dragonflies, snakes, poppies, orchids, and water lilies were widely used in the design of cheap couples jewelry.
3. During the Edwardian period, a large number of precious metals such as diamonds and platinum were used, which were extremely luxurious and finely crafted.
4. Art Deco period Jewelry design is distinct, contrasting with the past, the handsome and thick lines show the industrialized society and women’s self-reliance, the cutting of geometric crafts makes the jewelry has perfect symmetry.
5. Neoclassical period Jewelry is in the midst of the Great Depression. The jewels of this period are characterized by chunky, exaggerated colored gems. The massive use of rose gold, green gold and gold makes the jewels of this period colorful and glamorous.
In addition to different historical periods, the development of jewelry has also experienced multiple cultural stages.
1. In the 19th century, the most popular art style in the West was Orientalism. From Europe to the United States, the trend of artists who loved the theme of oriental elements was called Orientalism. During this period, artists and designers like the cultural symbols and aesthetic trends of the Middle East and East Asia. They are dominated by the famous Paul Poiret in the fashion industry. In the jewelry design, it is the designer Paulding Farnham who made his name at the Paris International Exposition in 1889. At the Paris World Exposition in 1889, he presented 24 artificial orchid brooch–the orchids in bloom were wrapped in special enamel, the gold, as well as silver and gems, were inlaid on them, allowing the elegance of the orchid to condense at the most beautiful moment of life.
2. Impressionism and abstraction. Louis’s glass painting nature is always the inexhaustible source of inspiration. Louis applied his past artistic experience to jewelry design. He also invented a unique spiral texture and multi-faceted diamond cutting process to make the diamond more gorgeous. Louis has always admired the Art Nouveau style throughout his life which deeply imprinted into Tiffany’s brand style – lines are simple and clear, harmonious and natural beauty.
3. The rise of black and white jazz In the 1920s, jazz was popular and the emergence of the army led the entire music scene. There is finally a place in black music, like the book “The Great Gatsby”, the lavish party of Long Island, the jazz style of the 1920s, which not only influenced the music scene but also influenced the entire fashion world.
4. The retro trend of classical pastoralism In the 1950s. After the end of World War II, people began to miss the classical beauty of old homes. The fashion world began to pick up the retro style – rich and varied materials, bright and pure colors, the vitality of nature and infinite imagination.
5. In the 1970s, with the advancement of the industrial revolution, more functional modernism became the mainstream of design style, and minimalist and simple minimalism was more and more popular. In 1974, female designer Elsa Perett came from Italy, debuted in Spain, fascinated by Antonio Gaudi’s wonderful architecture, and met the surrealist master Dali, becoming the core figure of the art salon, Gaudí’s architectural lines and Dali’s abstract thinking made her like to emphasize the silhouette of the jewelry; then she went to Japan to dump the mysterious craftsmanship of the East, she studied the 70-step ancient painting process, and later, she designed the Doughnut grandma name bracelet with this lacquer process; She came to China and was impressed by the unique Zen conception of the ancient Eastern countries. The origin of all life was shown by her famous “Life Seed” Bean series.
6. Surrealism In 1980, Paloma Picasso showed her talents. Her parents were well-known painters, especially the father Picasso was called the creator of Cubism. The genius of the 20th century, as his daughter, Paloma Picasso grew up and studied painting, but by the time she was 14, she suddenly found herself overwhelmed by the expectations of the people around her. She didn’t want to go to her parents’ path to become a painter, so she chose jewelry that she was obsessed with since her childhood as her creative direction and expression. So she found a necklace made of different materials from the flea market in Paris, which attracted the attention of the fashion circle.
7. Modern Industrial Revolution In 2013, Francesca Amfitheatrof, a designer who graduated from St. Martin and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the UK, has extensive experience in fashion, hot men’s jewelry(find here) and art. She is a representative of the 21st-century style designer. Her growth experience has a very rich cultural background and fashion taste. The first collection of Tiffany T for the brand has a modernist style. The T-series has become the favorite eye-catching killer of the fashion Icon. Francesca Amfitheatrof has also launched a high-end series with natural elements.
