Body Jewellery

By Donald Willcox
Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Ltd
1974 ISBN 0-273-00723-8

Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons writes:

Essentially a pictorial survey of the best in international jewellery design today, Body Jewellery is made up of essays by those designers who have contributed pieces of work to the photographic section.

The designers range from the world famous to less well-known but successful beginners. Donald Willcox provides the summarizing introduction. A variety of topics are covered: from technical aspects of jewellery work to general views on the way jewellery design is developing or ought to develop. The writers all share a determination to break away from the confining tradition of gold and silver jewellery for the ears, wrist, neck and fingers, and to incorporate instead more of the artist’s imagination in ornaments for virtually any part of the body, made out of more or less any malleable material.

Jewellery craftsmen will find ideas and encouragement here. With over 400 illustrations, it is a valuable book for art students and a useful reference for designers.

Donald Willcox describes himself as an ‘author, lunatic, poet, craftsmen, critic and educator..’. He is the author of three poetry books and many on design and crafts, including Leather, which is also published by Pitman. His articles have been widely published in such magazines as Craft Horizons and American Artist.