Author(s): Guillaume Glorieux

Fashion Design

This title created in partnership with Ecole des Arts Joailliers, place Vendome in Paris, offers a unique insight into the arts and crafts of jewellery-making through 10 specialist craftmen, their techniques and their Savoir-Faire. It will contain archive material, preparatory drawings, photos of major pieces by Cartier, Boucheron, Van Cleef, Chaumet, Mellerio as well as jewellery represented in ancient paintings. AUTHOR: University professor and art historian, Guillaume Glorieux is Director of Education and Research at the Ecole des Arts Joailliers in Paris, supported by Van Cleef & Arpels. He is the author of numerous publications in particular a book on merchant mercer and jeweller Gersaint (1694-1750), published in 2002 and which was awarded a prize by l'Academie francaise. SELLING POINTS: * Unusual approach to jewellery art * Highly visual with archive material, preparatory drawings, photos and paintings * Features major pieces by Cartier, Boucheron, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chaumet, Mellerio 80 colour images