BUBBLING OVER THE MOON WITH ANOTHER FABULOUS JEWELRY DESIGNER!

WHEN I WAS IN HONG KONG LAST OCTOBER, I HAD THE SPECIAL TREAT TO BE INVITED AND MEET KAI-YIN LO AT HERE HOME!!! SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING DESIGNERS AND HISTORIANS THAT I HAVE MEET IN A LONG, LONG TIME.  SHE WILL BE IN NEW YORK CITY THIS FEBRUARY!! OMG, HOW EVERY EXCITING!!!

SHE WILL APPEAR AT THE ASIS SOCIETY  STORE EVERY DAY FROM FEBRUARY 19 TO SATURDAY THE 22ND FROM 12:30 TILL 3PM.   I KNOW THAT I WILL BE GOING FOR LUNCH AND TO SEE WHAT NEW EXCITING CREATIONS KAI-YIN LO HAS COME UP WITH.  ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME  LET ME KNOW.   MORE TO FOLLOW…. HONEY HUGS BZ

Designers > Jewelry > Kai-Yin Lo Jewelry > Kai-Yin Lo Bio As a designer, Kai-Yin Lo has created a unique style that reflects her deep understanding of China’s heritage. She was the first designer to bridge the gap between luxury jewelry using precious stones and metals and fashion jewelry. She created a new luxury standard based on jade and semi-precious stones, accenting their colors, beauty and variations in highly versatile styles that could easily move from street wear to the board room and the ballroom. Kai-Yin Lo is globally recognized as one of the first Chinese designers to successfully break into the international market. The International Herald Tribune has called her a pioneer in jewelry design, for bringing semi-precious stones into the mainstream. In 2007, she was named the “World’s Leading Chinese Designer” by the Hong Kong Design Centre, recognized to be the most important award for designers of Chinese nationality. The influential Wall Street Journal has described her as a “Renaissance woman”. A recognized expert on Chinese art, collector, lecturer and author, Kai-Yin Lo has been instrumental in promoting a knowledge and appreciation of Chinese culture in the West. Kai-Yin Lo has organized and curated numerous exhibitions ranging from Chinese architecture and the Chinese living environment to Hong Kong’s Design Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. In 1992, she organized a landmark exhibition of the works of Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong, which was the British Museum’s first one-man show of a living artist. The prestigious Asia Society in New York is host to the annual Kai-Yin Lo lecture series, “Asian Arts and Culture: A New Vision,” which serves as an important forum for East-West cultural dialogue. Kai-Yin Lo is a sought-after speaker on subjects ranging from art, design and cultural history to the creative city. She has edited four books on Chinese art and culture. Her latest book, “House, Home, Family: Living and Being Chinese,” is in the collection of 400 libraries worldwide, and has been included on the reading list of courses in Asian studies at over 30 universities.

A DAZZLING SHOW @ MAD

Museum of Art & Design is a wonderful place to visit in New York City. I went recently to see the costume jewelry collection of the socialite Barbara Berger.  Yes, Darling even the socialites were fabulous fakes!  Below is a little tour of what I was able to absorb from this ultra Devine show. Names below the jewelry tell you a little bit about the artist who created the piece. ENJOY THE SHOW FROM THE CONFORT OF YOUR HOME. OR BETTER YET LET IT ENTICE YOU TO VISIT FOR YOUR SELF

A wonderful collector of costume jewelry

                                                   tutti frutti below. Egyptian inspired above

                                                        Pearl & "diamond"combos above to look like quilting

                                                  A special tour of the collection with THE DEVINE DAVID MANDEL as the Docent

Mr David Mandel A  true jewel

HOPE YOU ENJOYED ANOTHER BZ ADVENTURE…. LIFE'S TOO SHORT NOT TO MAKE THEM…. HAVE A SPECIAL DAY. HONEY HUGS BZ

JEWELS BY JAR EXHIBITION AT THE MET… HERE'S THE NEXT BEST VIEW IF YOU CAN'T BE THERE

Jewelry Exhibits

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS ‘JEWELS BY JAR’October 19, 2013Jewelry Exhibits

On November 20th, the work of jewelry’s most elusive contemporary designer will be on display for all to see.  The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will present the magnificent exhibition ‘Jewels by JAR’, the first devoted to a contemporary artist of gems at New York’s most illustrious museum.

JAR Tulip Brooch 2008 with diamond and ruby
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Joel Arthur Rosenthal, who works in Paris under the name JAR, has earned his reputation as one of the greatest jewelers of modern times.  A Harvard-educated New York native, Joel Arthur Rosenthal first tried his hand in several artistic enterprises, starting with writing French and English movie-scripts then jumping to designing tapestries, mastering the art of needlepoint and working briefly for Bulgari.  The series of job stints honed his skill for minute detail and jewelry making, until finally finding his calling as a jeweler.

JAR White Lilac brooch 2001 Diamonds, garnets, aluminum, silver and gold Private Collection And Lilac brooch 2002 Violet, sapphires, garnets, aluminum, silver and gold Private Collection
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His small, hidden shop in the Place Vendôme, which he opened with his partner Pierre Jeannet in 1978, is a beacon of high jewelry art.  Best known for using dark alloyed metals and exceptionally fine pavé settings, JAR’s custom-made creations are truly masterful.  Despite his popularity, JAR remains reclusive and devoted to the integrity of his craft, producing less than 100 one-of-a-kind pieces a year for an exclusive list of clients.

JAR Poppy Brooch 1982 with pink and green enamel and set with one large pear-cut diamond to the center.
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The  exhibition, the first retrospective in America, will feature 300 dazzling jewels by JAR, all exemplifying the exquisite high jewelry art for which JAR is renowned.  Diamonds, sapphires, garnets, topazes, tourmalines and citrines in hues that cover the entire color spectrum are magically set in undulating swaths of metal to form real-life jeweled renditions of  his famous flowers, poppies, camelias and tulips, in addition to other mesmerizing jewels and objets d’art.

JAR Butterfly Brooch 1994 with sapphires, fire opals, rubies, amethyst, garnets and diamonds set in silver and gold.
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The last time the public saw JAR’s work en masse was eleven years ago in 2002 at Somerset House in London, which makes this exhibition at the Met particularly special.  For JAR, as for any living artist, it is a dream come true to see one’s work on display at the Met, one of the world’s premier museums.

JAR Geranium brooch 2007 Diamonds, aluminum, silver, gold Private Collection
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The exhibition is made possible by Henry and Marie-Josée Kravis, Phaidon Press Ltd, Nancy and Howard Marks, The Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder Foundation, Agnes Gund, and Mr. and Mrs. George S. Livanos, ‘Jewels by JAR’ opens at the Metropolitan Museum on November 20th, 2013 and runs until March 9th, 2014.

JAR Zebra Brooch 1987 crafted from banded agate, diamonds, silver and gold.
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JAR Camelia Brooch 2010 with delicate pavé-set petals.
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JAR Cameo and Rose Petal Brooch 2011
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JAR bracelet, featuring beads pavé set with colorful gemstones.
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JAR Diamond Bracelet 2010
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JAR Hoop Earrings 2008 (top) and Hoop Earrings 2010 (bottom)
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JAR Multicolored Handkerchief Earrings 2011
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JAR Raspberry Brooch 2011
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JAR Earrings 2011
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Jewelry Exhibits

‘JEWELS BY JAR’ IN THE PRESSNovember 17, 2013 exhibitions opens at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.  Four hundred extraordinary creations and bejeweled fantasies bring to life the brilliance of the Bronx-born, Paris-based jeweler Joel Arthur Rosenthal in “Jewels by JAR,” the museum’s first show devoted to a living jewelry designer.

A Mughal ring from 2008 made of rubes, pearls, diamonds, silver and gold.
Credit: Jozsef Tari/JAR, Par

‘Jewels by Jar’ runs from November 20th, 2013 to March 9th, 2014, metmuseum.org

JAR Pansy rings
Credit: Jozsef Tari/JAR, Paris