Contemporary Jewellers: Interviews with European Artists : Berg Publishers : 9781845207700 : 184520770X : 01 Jul 2011 : This book offers an essential reference for anyone interested in contemporary European jewellery. Through guided conversations with the major artists today, Roberta Bernabei reveals the creative, conceptual and technical working practices that underpin the aesthetic of each practitioner's work. In addition, the dialogues shed new light on these jewellers' inspiration and their ideas about functionality and the human body. Each interview is supported by photographs, a detailed bibliography and an appendix that locates the jewellers' work in galleries and museums, as well as online. Major jewellery artists present include: Giampaolo Babetto, Gijs Bakker, Otto Knnzli, Ruudt Peters, Mario Pinton and Tone Vigeland, alongside members of the emergent generation: Ted Noten, Annamaria Zanella and Christoph Zellweger. This book, which opens the door to contemporary jewellery p