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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Jewellery"”.
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Forensic Jewellery: A Design-Led Approach to Exploring Jewellery in Forensic Human Identification
Jewellery as a tool in the identification of the deceased is increasingly referenced within the scientific process of Forensic Human Identification (FHI). Jewellery’s prevalence in society, connection to both place and geographic region, potential to corroborate primary methods of identification …
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A social analysis of Viking jewellery from Iceland
Abstract available p. 2-3
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The iconography of ancient Greek and Roman jewellery
… various forms of symbolism and iconography in jewellery from ancient Greece and Rome. It sets out to elucidate and place into the appropriate cultural context the motifs represented in jewellery from these civilisations. The work is largely divided into three parts. The first part, itself …
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A multimodal social semiotic approach to jewellery design pedagogy
… social semiotic theoretical framework to explore jewellery design pedagogy. The role of the designer, meaning making and the semiotic functions of resources used within the practice of jewellery design are analysed.
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Factors Influencing Consumer Buying Decisions on Gold and Gemstone Jewellery in Myanmar
… buying decisions concerning gold and gemstone jewellery in the Myanmar market. The dynamic landscape of the Myanmar gold and gemstone jewellery sector is characterised by a diverse array of marketing strategies and evolving product designs. A spectrum of motivations underpins consumer …
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Rethinking jewellery for Korea: a practice-led approach to creating high-visibility wearables
… wearables as a new way of thinking about craft (jewellery in particular) in Korea. This new idea is challenging for many people in Korea, because jewellery is still narrowly understood there either as that which has financial value or as an instrument of personal expression (social status, …
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Transformational jewellery: practice-based research on the relationship between transformation and emotional attachment
… transformation; to find ways in which objects (jewellery) can be transformed to engender a wearer’s emotional attachment; and to demonstrate the different ways of applying such transformations that are pertinent to jewellery. This research has developed a certain type of transformation, which …
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Maker, Wearer, Viewer, Object: the reflexive destabilisation of brooches in a contemporary jewellery making practice
… writing both within and without the field of jewellery making. Sociologist Georg Simmel proposed that the structure of jewellery is composed of the Wearer and Viewer interaction. Jeweller and author Bruce Metcalf argued that the Maker plays a major role in addition to the Wearer and Viewer. …
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An investigation into the cultural meanings of contemporary mourning and memento mori jewellery (London 1980-2008)
This thesis surveys various types of jewellery that reference death which emerged between 1980-2008. It compares them to their historical precedents, particularly mourning and memento mori jewellery, which had fallen out of use by the early twentieth century. The return of this imagery in late …
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A grammar of sentiment thinking about sentimental jewellery towards making new art about love and loss.
… project explores English and French sentimental jewellery of the Victorian period. ‘Sentimental jewellery’ or ‘message jewellery’ denotes jewellery created to function as a tangible expression of feeling between donor and recipient, mediated through complex narratives relating to its exchange. …
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Small Treasures: The Production, Retail and Consumption of Jewellery in Dublin, c.1770 to c.1870
… the production, retail and consumption of jewellery in Dublin during the period c.1770 to c.1870, by analysing the market from the perspectives of makers, retailers and consumers. Dublin as the centre of manufacture, retail and consumption forms the geographical focus of this research.1 The …
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An investigation into the use of traditional woven grass bangle techniques to design and develop contemporary jewellery
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master's Degree of Fine Art, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.
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Silent Protest: the questionable existence, role and impact of political jewellery in Iran as a response to war
An abstract of this thesis is not available.
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Towards the Uncanny Object: Creating Interactive Craft with Smart Materials
… need to redefine the critical context of digital jewellery and wearable futures. Previous research in this area, such as that presented by Sarah Kettley (2007a) and Jayne Wallace (2007), has provided the foundations for further enquiry but has not been advanced significantly since its inception. …
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I+E Illumination and Emanation; Light as Body Adornment and the Implications of Wearable Light
… with light and body crosses disciplines from jewellery and fashion to fine art, performance and lens-based media. Wearable light, however, is a new field with few precedents and potential for future applications in sportswear, therapeutic rehabilitation and personal safety. A reflexive, and …
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An evaluation of the gold share market on the JSE
… and used in the manufacture of ornaments and jewellery; its use dates as far back as the Ancient Egyptians. Since August 1971, however when the dollar/gold convertibility was officially terminated, the price of gold bullion has become very volatile, but has also increased so rapidly that the …
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