Design For Jewellery Makers: Inspiration, Development And Creation By Louise Seijen Ten Hoorn from Search Press Ltd
Merchant: Cooksongold
Brand: Search Press Ltd
Product code: 999 A217
Merchant's Category: Arts & Entertainment> Crafts & Hobbies> Jewellery Making
Explains the design process with 10 step by step open project brief themes Essential resource for professional jewellers and students 30 contemporary jewellers offer inspirational examples and advice 16 design techniques included including wire modelling, casting and technical drawing 8 process led projects help to explore stone setting, surface decoration and more A clear, comprehensive and practical `how-to` guide and resource for all aspects of designing jewellery. This book contains expert guidance on design and the design process, and includes step-by-step project briefs themes for readers to use as a basis for developing their own ideas. It is suitable for all intermediate and professional jewellery makers, as well as those attending jewellery-making courses and who have taken up jewellery making as a hobby. The book explores the design process in depth, from fundamentals of jewellery design such as practical considerations to high-level conceptual briefs. Included within its pages are: Inspirational contributions from 12 contemporary jewellery designers. A chapter of the book shows how 6 of them apply the concepts in the book to their own practice. 16 design techniques: a mix of drawing and model-making techniques including how to draw facetted gemstones, sketching, producing a technical drawing, paper models, mould-making and casting. 5 technique-led projects: examples of how you can use basic jeweller`s skills together with the design techniques to create a specific type of jewellery. These include cutting out to make a band ring, press-forming for a brooch, and using repeated patterns for a necklace. 8 process-led design projects show different creative approaches to the same challenge. For example 6 different ways of connecting links without soldering, or 12 different ways of setting a stone. The book finishes with 10 open projects briefs and finished inspirational examples for the reader to try out and learn from. Design for Jewellery Makers is a paperback book consisting of 208 pages.
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For over twenty years, we at Cooksongold have remained the one stop shop for the jewellery maker. We have all of the essential tools and supplies required for jewellery makers of all levels, as well as high quality bullion made from 100% recycled gold.