Introduction -- Arts and crafts -- Part I. Between the wars: the awakening. Setting the scene ; Alma Pihl ; Coco Chanel ; Suzanne Belperron ; Juliette Moutard ; Olga Tritt ; Elisabeth Treskow ; Margaret de Patta ; Jeanne Toussaint -- Part II. Post-war to 1980s: full steam ahead--the search for the perfert design. Setting the scene ; Line Vautrin ; Margret Craver ; Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe ; Nanna Ditzel ; Marianne Ostier ; Barbara Anton ; Gerda Flöckinger ; Astrid Fog ; Cornelia Roethel ; Catherine Noll ; Angela Cummings ; Elsa Peretti ; Wendy Ramshaw ; Marina B ; Marie-Caroline de Brosses ; Marilyn Cooperman ; Paloma Picasso -- Part III. What is happening now in the field of jewellery design. Setting the scene ; Colour and light ; Victoire de Castellane ; Alexandra Mor ; Ornella Iannuzzi ; Neha Dani ; Paula Crevoshay ; Designing for the brands ; Nathalie Castro ; Claire Choisne ; A sense of place ; Bina Goenka ; Carla Amorim ; Monique Péan ; Michelle Ong - Carnet ; Stories to tell ; Kara Ross ; Lydia Courteille ; Suzanne Syz ; Sylvie Corbelin ; The natural world ; Kaoru Kay Akihara - Gimel ; Katey Brunini ; Luz Camino ; Cindy Chao ; Aida Bergsen ; Anna Hu ; The past is the future ; Barbara Heinrich ; Jacqueline Cullen ; Cynthia Bach -- Appendix 1. The designers: extra information -- Appendix 2. Toussaint --- Appendix 3. L'Affaire Chanel.
This sumptuous book showcases the work of women jewellers from around the world. It tells the story of influential women in the jewellery industry throughout the twentieth century, continuing to the present day. Along with beautiful images of the fantastic work they have produced, Women Jewellery Designers also follows the role of women in the jeweller's workshop. Jewellery designers include: Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, Suzanne Belperron, Line Vautrin, Wendy Ramshaw, Gerada Flockinger, Claude Lalanne, and many more. Jewellery firms include: Boivin, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, Jensen, Tiffany & Co.