A Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem A), Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld began her career at Sotheby's & Co., London. Based in France, she is also the author of Twenty-First century Jewellery Designers: An Inspired Style ISBN 9781851497294 (Antique Collectors' Club, 2013). Juliet's great-grandfather, Thomas Weir, founded the jewellers Weir & Sons in Dublin in 1869, a company that is still run by members of the family.

• Introduction 9Arts and Crafts 12PART I — Between the Wars: The AwakeningSetting the Scene 18Alma Pihl 24Coco Chanel 28Suzanne Belperron 36Juliette Moutard 50Olga Tritt 62Elisabeth Treskow 66Margaret de Patta 72Jeanne Toussaint 74PART II — Post-war to 1980s:Full Steam Ahead – The Search for the Perfect DesignSetting the Scene 86Line Vautrin 92Margret Craver 98Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe 100Nanna Ditzel 108Marianne Ostier 116Barbara Anton 122Gerda Flöckinger 124Astrid Fog 126Cornelia Roethel 128Catherine Noll 130Angela Cummings 134Elsa Peretti 140Wendy Ramshaw 148Marina B 156Marie-Caroline de Brosses 164Marilyn Cooperman 172Paloma Picasso 178PART III — What is Happening Now in the Field of Jewellery DesignSetting the Scene 182Colour and Light 186Victoire de Castellane 190Alexandra Mor 198Ornella Iannuzzi 204Neha Dani 210Paula Crevoshay 216Designing for the Brands 222Nathalie Castro 226Claire Choisne 230A Sense of Place 236Bina Goenka 238Carla Amorim 244Monique Péan 250Michelle Ong – Carnet 256Stories to Tell 262Kara Ross 264Lydia Courteille 270Suzanne Syz 276Sylvie Corbelin 282The Natural World 288Kaoru Kay Akihara – Gimel 290Katey Brunini 296Luz Camino 302Cindy Chao 310Aida Bergsen 316Anna Hu 322The Past is the Future 328Barbara Heinrich 330Jacqueline Cullen 336Cynthia Bach 342Appendix 1: The Designers – extra information 348Appendix 2: Toussaint 354Appendix 3: L’Affaire Chanel 356

”A copy of this book is held by the Goldsmith’s Company Library…It shares a space with the records of women goldsmiths…The beauty of this book represents a vindication of their efforts, and a victory for women in the industry.” -- Eleni Bide, Jewellery History Today

A Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem A), Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld began her career at Sotheby's & Co., London. Based in France, she is also the author of Twenty-First century Jewellery Designers: An Inspired Style ISBN 9781851497294 (Antique Collectors' Club, 2013). Juliet's great-grandfather, Thomas Weir, founded the jewellers Weir & Sons in Dublin in 1869, a company that is still run by members of the family.

• Introduction 9Arts and Crafts 12PART I — Between the Wars: The AwakeningSetting the Scene 18Alma Pihl 24Coco Chanel 28Suzanne Belperron 36Juliette Moutard 50Olga Tritt 62Elisabeth Treskow 66Margaret de Patta 72Jeanne Toussaint 74PART II — Post-war to 1980s:Full Steam Ahead – The Search for the Perfect DesignSetting the Scene 86Line Vautrin 92Margret Craver 98Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe 100Nanna Ditzel 108Marianne Ostier 116Barbara Anton 122Gerda Flöckinger 124Astrid Fog 126Cornelia Roethel 128Catherine Noll 130Angela Cummings 134Elsa Peretti 140Wendy Ramshaw 148Marina B 156Marie-Caroline de Brosses 164Marilyn Cooperman 172Paloma Picasso 178PART III — What is Happening Now in the Field of Jewellery DesignSetting the Scene 182Colour and Light 186Victoire de Castellane 190Alexandra Mor 198Ornella Iannuzzi 204Neha Dani 210Paula Crevoshay 216Designing for the Brands 222Nathalie Castro 226Claire Choisne 230A Sense of Place 236Bina Goenka 238Carla Amorim 244Monique Péan 250Michelle Ong – Carnet 256Stories to Tell 262Kara Ross 264Lydia Courteille 270Suzanne Syz 276Sylvie Corbelin 282The Natural World 288Kaoru Kay Akihara – Gimel 290Katey Brunini 296Luz Camino 302Cindy Chao 310Aida Bergsen 316Anna Hu 322The Past is the Future 328Barbara Heinrich 330Jacqueline Cullen 336Cynthia Bach 342Appendix 1: The Designers – extra information 348Appendix 2: Toussaint 354Appendix 3: L’Affaire Chanel 356

”A copy of this book is held by the Goldsmith’s Company Library…It shares a space with the records of women goldsmiths…The beauty of this book represents a vindication of their efforts, and a victory for women in the industry.” -- Eleni Bide, Jewellery History Today

A Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem A), Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld began her career at Sotheby's & Co., London. Based in France, she is also the author of Twenty-First century Jewellery Designers: An Inspired Style ISBN 9781851497294 (Antique Collectors' Club, 2013). Juliet's great-grandfather, Thomas Weir, founded the jewellers Weir & Sons in Dublin in 1869, a company that is still run by members of the family.

• Introduction 9Arts and Crafts 12PART I — Between the Wars: The AwakeningSetting the Scene 18Alma Pihl 24Coco Chanel 28Suzanne Belperron 36Juliette Moutard 50Olga Tritt 62Elisabeth Treskow 66Margaret de Patta 72Jeanne Toussaint 74PART II — Post-war to 1980s:Full Steam Ahead – The Search for the Perfect DesignSetting the Scene 86Line Vautrin 92Margret Craver 98Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe 100Nanna Ditzel 108Marianne Ostier 116Barbara Anton 122Gerda Flöckinger 124Astrid Fog 126Cornelia Roethel 128Catherine Noll 130Angela Cummings 134Elsa Peretti 140Wendy Ramshaw 148Marina B 156Marie-Caroline de Brosses 164Marilyn Cooperman 172Paloma Picasso 178PART III — What is Happening Now in the Field of Jewellery DesignSetting the Scene 182Colour and Light 186Victoire de Castellane 190Alexandra Mor 198Ornella Iannuzzi 204Neha Dani 210Paula Crevoshay 216Designing for the Brands 222Nathalie Castro 226Claire Choisne 230A Sense of Place 236Bina Goenka 238Carla Amorim 244Monique Péan 250Michelle Ong – Carnet 256Stories to Tell 262Kara Ross 264Lydia Courteille 270Suzanne Syz 276Sylvie Corbelin 282The Natural World 288Kaoru Kay Akihara – Gimel 290Katey Brunini 296Luz Camino 302Cindy Chao 310Aida Bergsen 316Anna Hu 322The Past is the Future 328Barbara Heinrich 330Jacqueline Cullen 336Cynthia Bach 342Appendix 1: The Designers – extra information 348Appendix 2: Toussaint 354Appendix 3: L’Affaire Chanel 356

”A copy of this book is held by the Goldsmith’s Company Library…It shares a space with the records of women goldsmiths…The beauty of this book represents a vindication of their efforts, and a victory for women in the industry.” -- Eleni Bide, Jewellery History Today