#Love for jewellery

[honourablejester]

A lot of the time when I reblog jewellery on here, it’s art nouveau jewellery, because I really like art nouveau. In general, and in jewellery in particular. And most of that is the aesthetic. I like the natural forms, I like the twisty curly bits, I like the use of materials, I like how a lot of art nouveau jewellery is using metals and stones and other materials to create a specific form, an insect or a plant or a goddess or even sometimes nature scenes. I like …

I feel like a lot of the time with jewellery, it feels like ‘I’m going to use this object to show off the size and value of my pretty rock’. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Some of those rocks are indeed gorgeous. But art nouveau feels more ‘I’m going to use these pretty rocks, and several other things, to create the impact of this object’? I just love the use of materials, glass and enamel and colour, as well as precious stones and metals, to create a form or a scene.

Like, you get a diamond ring, it’s a diamond ring. But you get something like a dragonfly brooch (Louis Acoc):

Or a lilypad hair comb (Rene Lalique):

Or a wisteria branch (Georges Fouquet):

And it’s a whole creation. A little wearable piece of art.

And I don’t want to sound too dismissive. I know the craftmanship and skill and artistry that goes into any kind of jewellery making. That diamond ring took skill I will never have. I just.

I like the emphasis on form more than material that you get with art nouveau. Like normally you hear ‘glass jewellery’, ‘enamel jewellery’, and it’s cheap, it’s frowned upon, but in art nouveau it’s what that glass or enamel was used to make that’s the important part:

(Rene Lalique)

(Eugene Feuillatre)

Anyway. In summary, I really, really, really like art nouveau jewellery?

[pinkwishlist]

Pandora sparkling heart tennis bracelet

[swordmaid]

brienne but she's wearing 1949 cocteau's beauty and the beast inspired fit!!! this is the inspo pic i used if ur curious.

gonna be posting more of this redesign thing (and also jaime's ver) some time in the future but i just wanted to share this one <3

[camille-lachenille]

I precise it’s a piece of jewellery you can wear either daily or only for special occasions like weddings, you choose!And there isn’t a ‘none’ option because this isn’t a post for cowards.

[esti3]

OPIUM

[distant--shadow]

"that must be a new personal record."

taken up more brain space for the sake of an AU where laudna has white hair

[softlvoe]

kate spade my love heart studs

[aka-riverside]

love the hc that bebe takes marjorine shopping

bonus silly doodle

[callmebabygirll0]

Barbie mariposa

[javelinbk]

The Beatles performing Twist and Shout at the Royal Variety Performance, 4th November 1963 (x)

[bebemoon]

"love like the galaxy"-inspired spring look, requested by @konvalia .

a research of elapsing sheer-backed double-layered flower-dyed silk top in color "jade"

ann demeulemeester pale silk maxi skirt, a/w 2o23

sandy liang satin mary jane pointe in black

sophie buhai "audrey" silver, pearl and chalcedony drop earrings

sheridan tjhung "black flower" bearded iris ruffle bag w/ silver shoulder chain

[vixenangel]

[titaniumpiercings]

He pisses me off... Why the pretty face? For other men to look at?

[yourcoffeeguru]

Natural Rainbow Moonstone on Solid 925 Silver Solitaire ||

My Luna Jewel - Etsy

[alicent-archive]

Right right right they gave Alicent and Rhaenyra matching rings but didn't want us to act like they were soulmates right right right that makes sense.

[maironsmaid]

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

~ Maglor / Finrod (or as I call them Macarato)