The pieces displayed in this text range from unique chokers to artful collars and showcases precious metals and gems and more unusual materials, including plastic, wood, paper and glass.

Photographs show five hundred art necklace pieces, including work by Megan N. Clark, Klaus Spies, and Marian Acosta Contreras.

Poring through the beautiful images in this exquisite gallery of earrings is like stepping inside a jewelry store filled with remarkable pieces from the finest contemporary jewelers. The earrings range from the classic to the avant-garde and come from an international array of artists.

This outstanding collection of 500 contemporary brooches showcases the inventive design and technical virtuosity of artists from around the world. It features both traditional and avantgarde approaches to the art of jewelry making. Some pieces are formed from precious metals and gemstones while others are fabricated from found objects. Some are simple and practical while others are elaborate and eccentric. This diverse and beautifully presented collection will inspire jewelers, collectors, and art enthusiasts alike. Book jacket.

"This beautiful and inspiring book gathers photographs of 500 of the most breathtaking beaded jewelry designs created in recent years. The techniques the beaders employ are as varied as the aesthetic sensibilities they bring to their gorgeous creations and include beadweaving in every stitch imaginable, embroidery, quilling, loom weaving, and kumihimo braiding, as well as basic stringing, simple wirework, and fine metalwork. Sometimes, a bead maker's focal piece simply is set in a straightforward, unpretentious, and beautiful design. Virtually all of the world's most famous beaders who make jewelry have pieces included -- including Carol Wilcox Wells, Diane Fitzgerald, Marcia DeCoster, Jamie Cloud Eakin, Huib Petersen, Paulette Baron, Sabine Lippert, Sherry Serafini, Margie Deeb, Maggie Meister, Melanie Potter, Ann Tevepaugh Mitchell, Laura McCabe, Suzanne Golden, Jean Campbell, Rachel Nelson-Smith, Eva Dobos, and many more -- but we also present work from many artists who have never been published before. All together, this extensive, international, and fabulous survey of 500 pieces includes work from nearly 300 artists from 30 countries and reveals the striking vision and ambition of today's beading community. Every beader, jeweler, and crafter will want Showcase 500 beaded jewelry in their collection"--

Hundreds of renowned international jewelers are showcased in this volume. Whether the viewer is an expert jeweler, collector, student, or someone who loves beautiful objects, these one-of-a-kind pieces will be astounding.

This new addition to the 500 gallery-book series presents an outstanding and visually diverse collection of handmade silver art jewelry by both established and emerging international designers. From time-honored forging of cuffs and chokers to cutting-edge brooches and rings, silver's beauty is fully revealed in a range of techniques, styles, and forms that will delight readers. 500 Silver Jewelry Designs will inspire jewelers and crafters of all media, and makes a gorgeous and delightful gift book for women -- and men -- who dream of wearing the world's finest jewelry creations.