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#92
From the Met website:

The Jewelry by JAR
Late fall 2013

This exhibition will feature some 150 pieces by the most acclaimed jewelry designer of the last twenty-five years, Joel A. Rosenthal. Rosenthal was born in New York, educated at Harvard University and moved to Paris immediately after his graduation in 1966. It was there that he began to experiment with jewelry making and quickly became well known for his designs of vibrant colors and organic shapes. Very early he revealed his special sensitivity to color whether in the hue of an exotic apricot diamond, the shimmer of topaz and ruby, or the simple clarity of a perfect diamond. He has focused on the pavé technique and most often uses a dark metal alloy for the settings to highlight the gem's color. This exhibition will be the first retrospective of his work in America. Accompanied by a catalogue published by the Metropolitan Museum.

Exhibition sponsorship: Exclusive and partial corporate sponsorship at the Metropolitan Museum available.
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http://www.metmuseum.org/give-and-join/corporate-support/exhibition-sponsorship/opportunities#21

I would love to go to this...wish it was sooner!
 
#93
I'm bumping this old thread to see if any of you ladies can help. I found this photo on instagram from a user called jewelfinder; http://instagram.com/p/bOk9yeRilB/# - it shows a new edition of the big JAR book, purchased from Bergdorf Goodman. I've tried online chat and email with BG and they can give no info.

Have any of you ladies seen this book instore? I'm in the UK so ordering would be no good, i'm just trying to find info on the publisher so I can try to track it down over here. Google doesn't return anything useful.

I CRAVE this book, so any info at all would be great.
 
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Lennick said:
That's the first edition, i'm talking about the NEW edition.
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Try contacting the JAR boutique in BG...

I saw the book two weeks ago I don't know if they are
for sale yet but the book is priced at $750.

If you PM me, I will share my contact with you...

The original book was published by Arts International... not sure about the
new book
 
#97
hotshot said:
Try contacting the JAR boutique in BG...

I saw the book two weeks ago I don't know if they are
for sale yet but the book is priced at $750.

If you PM me, I will share my contact with you...

The original book was published by Arts International... not sure about the
new book
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I didn't know there was a JAR boutique in (I presume you mean) Bergdorfs. As I say, i'm in the UK. What do they sell, just the perfumes? I'm so jealous that you've seen the book!:smile1:

I don't have PMs yet, too few posts at the moment, but thanks for the offer. Do you think I could email the boutique at BG? I've had an email exchange with the store but they had no idea what I was talking about.

I've searched for Arts International but found nothing. So frustrating!:D
 
#98
Lennick said:
I didn't know there was a JAR boutique in (I presume you mean) Bergdorfs. As I say, i'm in the UK. What do they sell, just the perfumes? I'm so jealous that you've seen the book!:smile1:

I don't have PMs yet, too few posts at the moment, but thanks for the offer. Do you think I could email the boutique at BG? I've had an email exchange with the store but they had no idea what I was talking about.

I've searched for Arts International but found nothing. So frustrating!:D
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There is a JAR boutique in BG... They might be pre-selling the book
so if you are interested contact them..

The book is the same as the first edition only the pictures are clearer.

You may also want to get the catalogue from Ellen Barkin's sale
which also featured many JAR pieces..

I'm surprised that are having a hard time finding the book especially
since the exhibition took place in London.. I have seen the
catalogues for sale .Have you tried any book dealers in London??

I was most fortunate to have seen it & to this day I remember it
as if it was yesterday.. Breathtaking...
 
#99
hotshot said:
There is a JAR boutique in BG... They might be pre-selling the book
so if you are interested contact them..

The book is the same as the first edition only the pictures are clearer.

You may also want to get the catalogue from Ellen Barkin's sale
which also featured many JAR pieces..

I'm surprised that are having a hard time finding the book especially
since the exhibition took place in London.. I have seen the
catalogues for sale .Have you tried any book dealers in London??

I was most fortunate to have seen it & to this day I remember it
as if it was yesterday.. Breathtaking...
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Thanks so much, i'll contact the store again.

I have the Barkin catalogue, also the catalogue from the Somerset House exhibition, which is much smaller than the book. I've been able to track down a few copies over the years but never for anything under £2k a copy - I can't afford that. $750 I can cope with.

I didn't know about the exhibition until it was long finished, I don't live in London. I wish I could make it to NYC for the exhibition later this year. I've only seen a handful of JAR pieces in the flesh over the years and I've been utterly blown away each time.
 
#100
Lennick said:
Thanks so much, i'll contact the store again.

I have the Barkin catalogue, also the catalogue from the Somerset House exhibition, which is much smaller than the book. I've been able to track down a few copies over the years but never for anything under £2k a copy - I can't afford that. $750 I can cope with.

I didn't know about the exhibition until it was long finished, I don't live in London. I wish I could make it to NYC for the exhibition later this year. I've only seen a handful of JAR pieces in the flesh over the years and I've been utterly blown away each time.
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JAR pieces are most spectacular & many of us can't wait til
the exhibition is here at the MET in the fall

By the way, there is a book from the MET exhibition that you can pre-order
at Amazon & they will ship overseas
 
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#101
Lennick said:
Thanks so much, i'll contact the store again.

I have the Barkin catalogue, also the catalogue from the Somerset House exhibition, which is much smaller than the book. I've been able to track down a few copies over the years but never for anything under £2k a copy - I can't afford that. $750 I can cope with.

I didn't know about the exhibition until it was long finished, I don't live in London. I wish I could make it to NYC for the exhibition later this year. I've only seen a handful of JAR pieces in the flesh over the years and I've been utterly blown away each time.
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I found this on AmazonUK, not much info unfortunately.
 
#102
hotshot said:
JAR pieces are most spectacular & many of us can't wait til
the exhibition is here at the MET in the fall

By the way, there is a book from the MET exhibition that you can pre-order
at Amazon & they will ship overseas
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charliefarlie said:
I found this on AmazonUK, not much info unfortunately.
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Yes, i'd found that on Amazon - at 120 pages i'm guessing it's going to be similar to the original catalogue, perhaps with different pieces featured, and I certainly plan to buy it. I just want to get my hands on the big book!

Bergdorfs gave me an email for the Paris perfume store, waiting to hear back from them.
 
#103
Leah said:
My best friend has a bubble watch from JAR, one of the very few limited numbered pieces produced in the 90s. It was a gift from her parents.

Joel Arthur Rosenthal (JAR) is without doubt one of the most innovative jewelers of modern times. That said, I do think the demand for his (undoubtedly) beautiful jewelry has been driven by the ultra secretive/expensive cachet, the "sooo exclusive that he chooses who to sell to" perception (he supposedly rejected Gwyneth until Madonna provided a personal introduction), the long waiting list, etc.

Having seen several of his pieces, I must say JAR's pave work is second to none, truly the best in the industry. That's how he first became famous.
Also Rosenthal was one of the first modern jewelers to be truly innovative in his approach - he is famous for mixing metals, mixing semi-precious & precious stones (e.g. burnished silver with diamonds), etc. He is respected for never following trends, but defining his own style (which has been copied by many jewelers over the years.)

What a lot of people don't know is while Rosenthal is the creative force behind JAR, it's his business and personal partner Pierre Jeannet who is the business genius behind the company. Over the years, it's Jeannet who has been calling the shots, including deciding which clients to choose. There were rumours some years back that Rosenthal had fallen ill and had started to teach and train young jewelers to ensure the company's future.

There's been quite a number of fake JAR jewelry that's made its way in the marketplace particularly in New York, I've seen a few of those replicas (made with real gems but using JAR designs) and it's scary how good those replicas are.

I do think today there are a few jewelers that produce jewels of almost the same level of quality and beauty as JAR.
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Great read! Thanks for the info.
 
#104
Lennick said:
Yes, i'd found that on Amazon - at 120 pages i'm guessing it's going to be similar to the original catalogue, perhaps with different pieces featured, and I certainly plan to buy it. I just want to get my hands on the big book!

Bergdorfs gave me an email for the Paris perfume store, waiting to hear back from them.
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I believe the book that Amazon will be selling will be from the MET
exhibition pieces which will be different from the original exhibition.

The JAR address is 14 rue de Castiglione Paris 75001.. I might follow
up with a note...

Please be patient... They do take time in responding...
 
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