Author Description

Alongside artistically experimental aspects of education, the <i>ThinkingJewellery</i> 'trademark' stands as a contextual leitmotif throughout the gemstones and jewelry study programme at Trier University/Idar-Oberstein campus. The aims of <i>ThinkingJewellery</i> comprise scientifically oriented research as well as discourse on the historical and societal interconnection of jewelry. Highlights are the <i>ThinkingJewellery</i> symposia, which are now accompanied by a series of periodicals. The new series discusses contributions to a contemporary theory of jewelry beyond disciplinary boundaries or typical categories. The texts envisioned for <b><i>ThinkingJewellery 2</i></b> include 'On the Cultural History of the Gemstone', 'Goethe on Colour' and 'Cold Shine - Empty Glamour, on Jeff Koons's Celebration Series', which are based on lectures from the 2017 symposium.