The Jakarta Post

Contemporary designs reshape the nature of jewelry
JAKARTA: The emergence of the new and more innovative designs in jewelry making have led it to evolve from being a mere craft to that of a fine and difficult art. Contemporary designers no longer stick to traditional materials like gold, silver and platinum. Nowadays a designer feels free to use anything from aluminium to textiles to rubbish. The shifting trends in jewelry design are on full display at the Erasmus Huis, which is showcasing distinguished works of outstanding Dutch jewelry by designer Hans Appenzeller…….