This book on jewelry design does not attempt to define or put limitations on these terms but quite the reverse. Through the work of sixty-eight international jewelry designers, from countries as diverse as USA, Italy, Norway, Turkey and Japan, t he wider range of current jewelry is showcased, which accommodates art, culture and the idiosyncrasies characteristic of each place. The pages of this book showcase the coexistence of classical and contemporary jewelry, and the fusion between both styles. The fusion of perfect crimps and precious gems, the fusion committed to new technologies and that dares to opt for impracticable shapes and materials and that is devoted to ecological evolution proposing the recycling of natural and unused elements. A complete design gallery of jewelry that is sure to entice lovers of quality and good ideas