I draw frequently for inspiration, technical knowledge, and guidance from my ever-growing jewelry library. I’ve listed the books I love below and would welcome suggestions from any of you designers, goldsmiths, craftspeople and jewelry-lovers for books to fill in the gaps.
DESIGN/RENDERING TECHNIQUE BOOKS
THE ART OF JEWELRY DESIGN by Maurice Galli (with Dominique Riviere and Fanfan Li)
THE ART OF JEWELRY DESIGN FROM IDEA TO REALITY BY Elizabeth Olver
CREATIVE VARIATIONS IN JEWELRY DESIGN by Maurice Galli (with Dominique Riviere and Fanfan Li)
DESIGNING JEWELRY by Maurice Galli (with Dominique Riviere and Fanfan Li)
PRACTICAL JEWELRY RENDERING by Tim McCreight
SCHMUCKZEICHNEN mit GZ (Jewellery Drawing with GZ) by Harald Fischer (search “buchshop” at rdv.online)
SHINDE JEWELS by Reema Keswani
TECHNIQUES OF JEWELRY ILLUSTRATION AND COLOR RENDERING by Adolfo Mattiello (also available through Rio Grande)
OTHER DESIGN IDEA BOOKS
ART DECO JEWELRY DESIGNS IN FULL COLOR Idee-Paris/Dover Pictorial Archives Series
ERTE’S FASHION DESIGNS 218 Illustrations from “Harper’s Bazar” 1918-1932
ORIGINAL ART DECO DESIGNS by William Rowe
SPECTACULAR JEWELRY BOOKS
ART DECO JEWELRY by Sylvie Raulet (includes fabulous renderings)
FABERGE FLOWERS by Marilyn Pfeifer Swezey
GEORGE JENSEN JEWELRY edited by David A. Taylor (includes lovely sketches and renderings)
IMPERISHABLE BEAUTY ART NOUVEAU JEWELRY by Yvonne J. Markowitz and Elyse Zorn Karlin
MASTERPIECES OF AMERICAN JEWELRY by Judith Price
PLATINUM BY CARTIER TRIUMPHS OF THE JEWELERS’ ART by Franco Cologni and Eric Nussbaum (includes beautiful renderings)
TIFFANY JEWELS by John Loring (includes great renderings)
VERDURA THE LIFE AND WORK OF A MASTER JEWELER by Patricia Corbett (includes charming renderings)
WIENER WERKSTATTE JEWELRY edited by Janis Staggs (includes pencil sketches and renderings)
CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY BOOKS
500 BEADED OBJECTS NEW DIMENSIONS IN CONTEMPORARY BEADWORK Edited by Terry Krautwurst
500 BROOCHES INSPIRING ADORNMENTS FOR THE BODY Edited by Marthe Le Van
500 EARRINGS NEW DIRECTIONS IN CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY Edited by Marthe Le Van
1000 RINGS INSPIRING ADORNMENTS FOR THE HAND Edited by Marthe Le Van
BRILLIANCE! MASTERPIECES FROM THE AMERICAN JEWELRY DESIGN COUNCIL by Cindy Edelstein and Frank Stankus
MASTERS: GEMSTONES MAJOR WORKS BY LEADING JEWELERS Curated by Alan Revere
JEWELRY TECHNIQUE BOOKS
THE ART AND CRAFT OF MAKING JEWELRY A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES by Joanna Gollberg
JEWELRY FUNDAMENTALS OF METALSMITHING by Tim McCreight
JEWELRY MAKING TECHNIQUES BOOK by Elizabeth Olver
JEWELRY TWO BOOKS IN ONE by Madeline Coles
KEUM-BOO ON SILVER TECHNIQUES FOR APPLYING 24K GOLD TO SILVER by Celie Fago
METALS TECHNIC A COLLECTION OF TECHNIQUES FOR METALSMITHS published by Brynmorgen Press
METAL TECHNIQUES FOR CRAFTSMEN by Oppi Untracht
MOKUME GANE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY by Steve Midgett
THE PENLAND BOOK OF JEWELRY MASTERCLASSES IN JEWELRY TECHNIQUES Edited by Marthe Le Van
PRACTICAL CASTING A STUDIO REFERENCE by Tim McCreight
ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS TECHNIQUE BOOKS
THE ART OF POLYMER CLAY DESIGNS AND TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING JEWELRY, POTTERY AND DECORATIVE ARTWORK by Donna Kato
BEAD WORK SECOND EDITION edited by Jules and Kaethe Kliot
RESIN JEWELRY by Kathie Murphy
JEWELRY BUSINESS BOOKS
CRAFTING AS A BUSINESS by Wendy Rosen
HOW TO SELL WHAT YOU MAKE THE BUSINESS OF MARKETING CRAFTS by Paul Gerhards
MARKETING AND SELLING YOUR HANDMADE JEWELRY THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO TURNING YOUR PASSION INTO PROFIT by Viki Lareau
PROFITING BY DESIGN A JEWELRY MAKER’S GUIDE TO BUSINESS SUCCESS by Marlene Richey
OTHER BUSINESS BOOKS
SEVEN STEP BUSINESS PLAN by Shelia Holm
OF INTEREST…
ANTIQUE PURSES A HISTORY, IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE GUIDE by Richard Holiner
your designs r awsome.
Thanks so much for your nice comment! I hope you’ll visit back here often.
All best wishes,
Joana