Contemporary Native American jewelry ranges from hand-quarried and processed stones and shells to computer-fabricated metal and titanium jewellery. RenĂ© Lalique, working for the Paris shop of Samuel Bing, was recognised by contemporaries as a leading determine on this development. The Darmstadt Artists’ Colony and Wiener Werkstätte supplied maybe essentially the most significant input to the trend, while in Denmark Georg Jensen, though greatest identified for his Silverware, additionally contributed significant pieces. In England, Liberty & Co., and the British arts & crafts movement of Charles Robert Ashbee contributed barely extra linear but still characteristic designs. The new style moved the …
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