In a broken-down communist-era factory on the outskirts of the ancient town of Prizren in Kosovo, nine aging factory workers use 50-year-old tools to make some of the most beautiful and intricate ...
Nenad Stojakovic, who works in Belgrade, is trying to modernize the traditional jewelry style. By Sandra Jordan Reporting from Belgrade, Serbia “It was not a traditional wedding, it was more like a ...
Even the grandchildren in the Salgado Téllez workshop know how to create jewelry by hand. By Janelle Conaway Reporting from Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Mexico “I’ve been doing this work for 50 years now, ...
TIGHT COIL Glue the loose end of the paper to the outside of the coil while it’s still in position on the filigree tool. RELAXED SCROLL Move the filigree tool over the end of the coil, grip it with ...
Mention filigree, an ancient Indian jewellery art form, and you envisage gossamer threads of gold and silver interwoven intricately to create a magical web of forms – light in weight, but heavy on ...
Filgree-making is a fast disappearing trade. While Malta had some 300 silversmiths able to create fine masterpieces of intricate designs until a few decades ago, today the number of them can probably ...
In order to protect the ancient art of silver filigree — making artefacts and ornaments by using silver wire — women belonging to the goldsmith community have taken up the art in Karimnagar town. A ...
This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Printemps NY is hosting a Certified Portuguese Filigree exhibit and demonstration next week, ...
Gu Guoqiang works on a filigree inlay phoenix coronet in his studio in Chongqing. [Photo by Deng Rui/China Daily] Former porcelain painter turned filigree designer breathing new life into ancient ...