Jewelry By Architects: From the Collection of Cleto Munari

by Barbara Radice

Shows necklaces, rings, bracelets, pendants, earrings, and cuff links by sixteen modern architects and talks briefly with each designer about his work

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 1988

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

If there were little or no text, mainly photographs, this book - published in 1987 - would seem contemporary. Most all the pieces have a strong geometric feel to them, some avant-garde, and they all look beautifully crafted. Much of the introductory text can be skipped - curators' drivel is a pet peeve of mine. The architects were asked the same questions, to explain motivation, presumably, but those answers can mostly be skipped, too. (Do you like buying jewelry for a woman? Do you like seeing a woman wearing jewelry?...) Argh. This is an interesting book to flip through, though.