{"product_id":"winged-beauty-the-butterfly-jewellery-art-of-wallace-chan-hardcover","title":"Winged Beauty: The Butterfly Jewellery Art of Wallace Chan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Stoehrer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelanie Grant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJuliet Weir-de la Rochefoucauld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When you land on this book, if you do not yet have an appreciation of butterflies or Chan's workmanship, after reading, it will leave you in awe of both.\"\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBeth Bernstein, Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"When I was a young boy, butterflies were flying colours - I knew not their name. Then butterflies became the Butterfly Lovers: a tragedy, a love story, a symbol of eternal love. As I grew older, I found them to embody the words of a great philosopher: life is but a dream; only we need to decide whether we want it to be the dream of a man, or the dream of a butterfly. I could not decide, and so I became The Butterfly Man.\" \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWallace Chan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFather of The Wallace Cut - an illusionary three-dimensional gemstone carving technique - and The Wallace Chan Porcelain - a ground-breaking material five times stronger than steel - Wallace Chan is a guiding light in the world of jewelry design. Always innovating, always testing boundaries with his materials and technique, Chan's creations are as stunning as they are intricate. Compiled by jewelry experts, this book explores the cultural and personal significance of Wallace Chan's most famous emblem: the butterfly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinged Beauty: The Butterfly Jewellery Art of Wallace Chan \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efeatures approximately 30 of his finest pieces. Enter a butterfly house of colorful gems, with brooches and necklaces so delicate they might have flown down and alighted on the page.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWallace Chan\u003c\/b\u003e was the first Chinese jewelry artist to exhibit at prestigious western art fairs such as The European Fine Art Fair (Maastricht 2016-2020; New York 2016 \u0026amp; 2017) and Biennale des Antiquaires (Paris, 2012 \u0026amp; 2014). Venues for his multiple international solo shows included Asia House (London, September 2019); Christie's Gallery (Hong Kong, 2019); the Gemological Institute of America Museum (Carlsbad, 2011); and the Capital Museum (Beijing, 2010). He has delivered lectures at the British Museum (London, 2019), the British Academy of Jewellery (London, 2019); Royal College of Art (London, 2019); University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, 2019) and many more. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eForbes, CNN Style, Tatler Asia, The Telegraph, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, The Economist\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Stoehrer\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. \u003cb\u003eMelanie Grant\u003c\/b\u003e is the luxury editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e1843 Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJuliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld\u003c\/b\u003e is a jewelry expert and author of books including\u003ci\u003e Women Jewellery Designers\u003c\/i\u003e (ACC Art Books 2017)\u003ci\u003e, 21st-Century Jewellery Designers: An Inspired Style \u003c\/i\u003e(ACC Art Books 2018). \u003cb\u003eMing Liu\u003c\/b\u003e is a lifestyle writer for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e who often writes special articles on watches and jewelry. \u003cstrong\u003eVanessa Cron is in charge of the 'Jewellery Design History' class at the Geneva University of Art and Design.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.8 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333992485101,"sku":"9781788841405","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/l1GFktVyo-9781788841405.webp?v=1784998695","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/winged-beauty-the-butterfly-jewellery-art-of-wallace-chan-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}