Saturday, December 31, 2011

What Makes Jewelry "Modern"?

This is a necklace and bangle that  I recently ran across online.  Pretty modern looking, isn't it?

What struck me, is that it was created by Jean Fouquet in the 1930's.  It's made from ebony, chrome and gold. And yet, if I were looking at it, I could have been mistaken and thought it was recently designed.  Do you agree?

Which made me wonder, "what design elements makes something look modern"?  Tell me what you think?  Is it spare and clean lines?  Something more geometric than not?  I'd love to hear your thoughts.

2 comments:

  1. Marcy, I have been thinking about your post all day. I read it early this morning, and I thought about it, and what I've decided is this. What goes around comes around. Modern is ancient and ancient is modern. I hope that makes sense. Oh, Happy New Year!

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  2. The techniques that are used in making these jewelries were used more than 2000 years back. This gives them a special feel about the ancient kind of jewelry and it really looks good on the person who is wearing it.

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