Unexpected Pleasures, Design Museum
Forcing the limits of human adornment, Unexpected Pleasures at the Design Museum in London (until 3 March 2013) brings together almost 200 objects and pieces of outstanding jewelry and celebrates the work and talent of international creators who went beyond the classical boundaries. Curated by the jewellery designer and maker Dr. Susan Cohn, a number of themes are central to the exhibition : 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 insights into the origins of contemporary jewellery today, highlighting key instigators of the contemporary jewellery movement. Among the renown jewelry designers: Wendy Ramshaw, Hans Stofer, Gijs Bakker and Dorothea Pruhl.
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