Slow Clap Stories

…more to come

I will write more – much more – about Jean Després (1889–1980), the legendary French jewelry maker and designer, another day.

For now, I will simply leave you with a sneak peak at some of his wonderfully intricate Art Déco jewelry pieces, most often crafted from semi-precious stones and enamel. While his work was shaped by the spirit and modern day of the 1920s and the machine age, his aesthetic also drew heavily on the influence of fellow avant-garde artists.

More to come…