The history of jewelry

The history of jewelry

Jewelry has never delved so much into decorative trends, in the core values and heritage of brands for inspiration as it does now.

This Académie du Luxe course sheds light on the timeline for major decorative trends that set the tone for the history of jewelry, costume jewelry and goldsmithery from Antiquity to the present day and explores the different techniques and famous jewelers that stand out in each era.

profile

  • Marketing managers, jewelry product managers, designers, jewelry sales teams, PR managers and jewelry enthusiasts
  • People who want to further their knowledge of the jewelry universe

Duration

 
5 days or 35 hours

Prerequisites

  • This course does not require any specific prerequisites

Level

  • Beginner

Objectives

  • Gain historical knowledge about jewelry
  • Recognize a decorative period
  • Find sources of inspiration

Training tools

  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Films and reports
  • Meetings with professionals with a passion for jewelry and its history
  • Museum and exhibition tours
  • Teaching activities

Teaching content

  • Notions, emotions and sentiments surrounding a piece of jewelry
  • General information about the Art of jewelry
  • Typology of jewels
  • Understanding metals and the dawn of key jewelry  techniques
  • The history of jewelry from Antiquity to the 21st century

Follow-up and assessment

  • Skills are assessed throughout the training course

AT THE END OF THE COURSE

You will have

  • An improved jewelry culture
  • A better understanding of decorative trends in jewelry, costume jewelry and goldsmithery
  • A new way of looking at contemporary creations

You will be able to

  • Promote and romanticise the presentation of jewelry

Validation

  • All attendees are awarded an attendance certificate at the end of the course subject to the validation of their skills

Tutor

  • Dominique HARNOIS

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  • The registration form needs to be returned either by email at contact@academieduluxe.com or by post at l’Académie du Luxe 21 avenue Foch 75116 Paris. Once the form has been received, the turnaround time is between 1 or 2 days maximum. We will confirm you if there are still some places left for the training course and we will send you a training contract that will need to be returned, signed and stamped.
  • The payment can be made either by check or by bank transfer 30 to 15 days before the beginning of the training course. The registration will then be definitive.
  • In case of a cancellation of the training by the Académie du Luxe, the payment will be entirely returned by post, with a new date proposal.

Académie du luxe
21, avenue Foch
75116 Paris

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