{"product_id":"chaumet-drawing-from-nature-9780500023815","title":"Chaumet: Drawing from Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most storied high jewelry houses in Paris, Chaumet has been entwined with the history of France since its founding in 1780. Appointed official jeweler to Empress Joséphine, the house has passed down its unique savoir-faire for almost 240 years. Each generation of Chaumet jewelers has looked to the natural world as a key source of inspiration, dreaming up ruby orchids, delicate laurel wreath tiaras, striking diamond starbursts, and a beguiling array of animals--from birds and butterflies to snakes and octopuses--on necklaces, brooches, and headpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawings were used not only to research and develop ideas, revealing little-known aspects of the creative process of jewelry design, but also to present fully conceptualized bespoke pieces to clients, tempting them to place an order. These beautiful and inventive drawings--many of which are published here for the first time--are presented in thematic chapters (\"Flowers,\" \"Trees and Plants,\" \"Bestiary,\" and \"Universe\"), while essays by curator Gaëlle Rio offer a concise art-historical perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA visually fascinating compendium, \u003cem\u003eChaumet: Drawing from Nature\u003c\/em\u003e will delight all lovers of jewelry, art, and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gaëlle Rio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.52h x 9.49w x 1.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500023815","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41179315798131,"sku":"9.7805E+12","price":96.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6a3cbf9f-01c8-4cac-a8fd-6149ddb1304d.jpg?v=1703608914","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/chaumet-drawing-from-nature-9780500023815","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}