ASJH CALENDAR

UPCOMING SPRING EVENTS

"Van Cleef and Arpels: Special Orders and Requests that Inspired the VCA Design Sensibility"
April 10 2008
Lecture offered by Nicolas Luchsinger. Mr. Luchsinger is currently the manager of the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique in New York City, and was a fine jewelry specialist at  Christie's for ten years. His keenly trained eye will guide us through the artistic process a major design house experiences as it creates signature pieces for signature customers.
Fashion Institute of Technology

"From Art Nouveau to Art Jewelry:  The Studio Jewelry Movement 1940-1970"
May 8 2008
Lecture offered by Patricia Kiley Faber.  Mrs. Faber is a co-owner of the New York based Aaron Faber Gallery.  She is a frequent lecturer and spokesperson on the subject of studio  jewelry and its history, and in this lecture she will guide us through the post-World War Two years that produced significant changes in jewelry design.
Fashion Institute of Technology

PAST EVENTS

Arthur King, Avant-garde Goldsmith
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Tracey Zabar (author of three books, including Charmed Bracelets) discussed the jewelry designer Arthur King, who was one of the great goldsmiths of the sixties and seventies. He used the lost wax casting technique to set fabulous baroque pearls and precious gems. With shops in New York, London, Miami, Paris and Havana, Arthur King was a trendsetter in his day, yet his pieces are fresh and collectible today.

The Rich History of Raymond Yard
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Raymond Yard jewels are rarely available in the secondary market for a simple reason: owners never want to let them go because they are such magnificent examples of the jeweler's art. Dr. Natasha Kusmanovic, noted historian, has spent several years writing the definitive book about the rich history of Raymond Yard, jeweler to America's blueblood clans. This lecture included a book signing.

Annual Members' Meeting, Lecture, and Holiday Celebration
Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 6:00 PM
With lecture by Michael Coan entitled "Guidelines, Timelines, and Social Significance: Why it was important then, Why we still love it today". Michael Coan, Chairman of Jewelry Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, has had a life-spanning career in the jewelry world. His lecture covered many topics, including pervasive themes, historical and political intrigue, and above all, a deep and abiding love of jewels themselves.  The lecture was followed by a December Holiday Celebration and our ASJH annual member's meeting. Holiday refreshments were served after the lecture.