Jewellery design

The art has taken many forms throughout the centuries, from the simple beadwork of ancient times to the sophisticated metalworking and gem-cutting known in the modern day.

[citation needed] Once conceptual/ideation is complete, the design is rendered and fabricated using the necessary materials for proper adaptation to the function of the object.

The earliest documented gemstone cut was done by Theophilus Presbyter (c. 1070–1125), who practised and developed many applied arts and was a known goldsmith.

[2] Early jewellery design commissions were often constituted by nobility or the church to honour an event or as wearable ornamentation.

The boundaries of styles and trends tend to blur together and the clear stylistic divisions of the past are harder to see during the 20th century.