Stardust. The Work and Life of Jeweler Extraordinaire Frédéric Zaavy.
Titel
Stardust. The Work and Life of Jeweler Extraordinaire Frédéric Zaavy.
Auteur(s)
ZAAVY - Hrerzog, Gilles & John Taylor & Dianne Dubler:
Gepubliceerd
11 2020, (24,5 x 30,5 cm), 240 pp. English text and Simplified Chinese text, 205 colour ills., 1 b/w ills., hardcover.
Omschrijving
Frédéric Zaavy’s brilliant career as a master jeweller shone like a meteor but flamed out far too soon. Zaavy considered himself heir to the legacy of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, gem dealer to Louis XIV, and was chosen as the exclusive jeweller for the 21st century revival of Fabergé. Zaavy’s artistic genius lay in painting with precious stones and in engineering remarkable settings to hold those stones almost invisibly. Stardust encapsulates the last year of his life, from the moment he learned he would soon die, right through to the end, with his life still at full throttle. With a text by acclaimed French philosophical writer Gilles Hertzog and a stunning visual narrative by celebrated photographers John Bigelow Taylor and Dianne Dubler, Zaavy’s work and life are presented in a portrait of what was and of what might have been.
