Unexpected Pleasures presents the world’s most surprising works of contemporary jewellery. It challenges the conventional function of jewellery as a symbol of status, sentimentality and taste – forcing the limits of human adornment. Can a ring manufactured to mimic a finger blister be considered a thing of beauty? Does the migration of the iPod from the pocket to the lapel cross the role of industrial designer with jeweller? Does plastering gold leaf to the gums mean the beginning of true self-expression and the ‘end of the trend’?
This exhibition celebrates jewellery from the point of view of both the maker and the wearer. It considers the pleasures of wearing jewellery and the many meanings associated with jewellery which are at times unpredictable and, in turn, unexpected.
The contemporary jewellery movement, which started in the late 1970s, saw a radical rethinking of jewellery and its social context. New processes and experimentation questioned the relevance of precious materials and shifted the role of preciousness from financial value to personal association.
Curated by jewellery designer and maker Dr. Susan Cohn, this exhibition offers a survey of contemporary jewellery at a time when investment and personal ideas of ‘value’ are under scrutiny.
The exhibition will feature prominent UK and international jewellers including Wendy Ramshaw, renowned for her complex geometric designs and Hans Stofer who trained in Precision Engineering and produces irreverent, intricate wire form jewellery, the avant-garde designs of Alexander Calder, Gijs Bakker’s conceptual adornments and Dorothea Pruhl’s delicate abstract pieces.
It is presented through a number of themes: Worn Out - celebrating the experience of wearing jewellery, Linking Links - looking at the ways in which meaning and narratives are expressed in jewellery and A Fine Line – offering insight into the origins of contemporary jewellery today, highlighting key instigators of the contemporary jewellery movement.
The contemporary jewellery movement, which started in the late 1970s, saw a radical rethinking of jewellery and its social context. New processes and experimentation questioned the relevance of precious materials and shifted the role of preciousness from financial value to personal association.
Curated by jewellery designer and maker Dr. Susan Cohn, this exhibition offers a survey of contemporary jewellery at a time when investment and personal ideas of ‘value’ are under scrutiny.
The exhibition will feature prominent UK and international jewellers including Wendy Ramshaw, renowned for her complex geometric designs and Hans Stofer who trained in Precision Engineering and produces irreverent, intricate wire form jewellery, the avant-garde designs of Alexander Calder, Gijs Bakker’s conceptual adornments and Dorothea Pruhl’s delicate abstract pieces.
It is presented through a number of themes: Worn Out - celebrating the experience of wearing jewellery, Linking Links - looking at the ways in which meaning and narratives are expressed in jewellery and A Fine Line – offering insight into the origins of contemporary jewellery today, highlighting key instigators of the contemporary jewellery movement.
DESIGN MUSEUM, SHAD THAMES, LONDON SE1 2YD
OPENING: 10.00 -17.45 daily
Admissions: £10.00 Adults, £9.00 Concessions, £6.00 Students, under 12s Free
OPENING: 10.00 -17.45 daily
Admissions: £10.00 Adults, £9.00 Concessions, £6.00 Students, under 12s Free
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