UNIVERSITY NEWS LAST UPDATED : 09 MAY 2018
Two academics from HND Jewellery and Silversmithing, Programme Leader Dauvit Alexander and Senior Lecturer Jo Pond, feature in a new book on narrative jewellery available to buy now.
Featuring 450 full-colour photos and 241 of the world’s foremost narrative jewellery makers, this book showcases the best of what today’s makers, ranging from the newly graduated students to the luminaries of the jewellery world have to offer us: jewellery that’s designed to evoke a range of thoughts and feelings.
Do you have a piece of jewellery that offers a story? What does the jewellery we own or desire tell? Why are you attracted to some pieces, but repelled by others? The answers unfold in this contemporary compendium, also a featuring a forward by jewellery professor expert, and former Head of The School of Jewellery Jack Cunningham, PhD. The book also includes texts by artists, makers and School of Jewellery staff Dauvit Alexander and Jo Pond.
The makers and images selected for this book are a broad representation of the genre of narrative jewellery, and offer a fascinating look for anyone who wears, collects, or has an interest in jewellery or design.
The author, Mark Fenn, is a maker and curator of narrative jewellery. He has been making for over 30 years and holds a degree in silversmithing and jewellery design from the University of the Creative Arts UK. His work has been shown widely, including at Christies and Goldsmiths.
Narrative Jewelry, Tales from the Toolbox, is available to buy now.