Women Jewelers (1965-1990) Between Art and Design

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Image courtesy of Museu del Disseny de Barcelona

Women Jewelers (1965-1990). Between Art and Design is an exhibition devoted to the first female jewelers working in Barcelona from the start of the final third of the 20th century. The period comprised between 1965 and 1990 was a golden era for contemporary jewellery, during this period an international phenomenon known as the neue Schmuck or new jewellery took place.

This period was mainly characterized by a new concept of jewellery in which creativity was valued above the traditional rich materials, with this profession being considered another area for artistic expression and experimentation. In reality, it opened up new paths between art and design, a discipline that was only just starting at the time.

A huge new development was the large presence of female creators as, in spite of Catalulya's great jewelry tradition, we know of almost no female jewelers in the country before that time. This exhibition contains a representative selection of jewelry by Montserrat Guardiola, Carmen Zulueta, Teresa Capella, Anna Font, Teresa Casanovas, Chelo Sastre, Margarita Kirchner, Ángeles López Antei, Marta Breis and Núria Matabosch, ten women preceded by two pioneers, Mariona Lluch and Ninon Collett, a Swiss-born artist based in Barcelona who is ​​considered Catalunya’s first female jeweler.

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