Carnet by Michelle Ong /

Michelle Ong established 'Carnet', her Hong Kong-based boutique jewelry house, over twenty-five years ago, and her unique one-off creations draw on Chinese motifs and her love of European culture and craftsmanship. Her multi-hued jewels crystallize natural forms with invisible mastery. The hovering...

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Main Author:	Becker, Vivienne, 1953- (Author)
Other Authors:	Rosenthal, Joel Arthur (writer of foreword.), Kucherenko, Alex (Photographer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2018.
Subjects:	Jewelry > China > Hong Kong. Ong, Michelle. Carnet (Jewelers) Jewelry. China > Hong Kong.
Summary:	Michelle Ong established 'Carnet', her Hong Kong-based boutique jewelry house, over twenty-five years ago, and her unique one-off creations draw on Chinese motifs and her love of European culture and craftsmanship. Her multi-hued jewels crystallize natural forms with invisible mastery. The hovering translucency of dragonfly wings, the succulence of ripe fruits, the whisper-light touch of a feather, the seductive fragility of black lace, meticulously hand-wrought from silver, the velvet petals of an anemone, a voluptuously curled seashell, the evanescence of a floating cloud evoked in a scroll of diamonds: each jewel is a miniature sculptural work of art. Ong's work is now acknowledged among the greatest names in high jewelry, renowned for her sublime designs, idiosyncratic colour combinations and deft craftsmanship.