Audio: Three Pieces of Jewellery
Christopher Cook and Clare Phillips talk about three pieces of 20th century jewellery from the V&A collection. The pieces include a bracelet by Naum Slutzky, a ring by Arthur Fleischmann and a brooch by Giovanni Corvaja.
Part of the 2004 Proms Performing Art season of talks.
Bracelet, Naum Slutzky, Hamburg, Germany, 1929. Chromium plated brass with haematite panel. Museum no. CIRC.1235-1967
Ring, Arthur Fleischmann, London, 1950-60. Silver & carved pearlised perspex. Museum no. M.55-2000
Brooch, Giovanni Corvaja, Italy, 2000. Gold & platinum wire. Museum no. M.5-2004. Copyright Giovanni Corvaja.
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
31 March–12 August 2012
Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.
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Long Three Strand Necklace (Gold) by Sarah Cavender
This beautifully detailed, three strand necklace has been expertly hand made in the USA from woven metal mesh
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Fri 06 July 2012 20:00
LIVE MUSIC: Join us for a concert by Femi Temowo and hear pieces from his new exciting work ‘Orin Meta’. Drawing on the music culture of the early West African Yoruba people, Femi brings together Nigerian traditional sounds with aspects of jazz in a way that is slick and inspiring.
