Shop @ The Jewelry Library opens September 12th-29th with textile-based jewelry and wearable art by contemporary and vintage makers working with a wide range of materials, from rags and textile scraps to luxury fibers. The Shop will feature multi-sensory works by inclusive textile designer and educator Sugandha Gupta, statement necklaces by visual artist Debra Rapoport, hand-crafted zero-waste accessories by designer Martina Dietrich, objects and jewelry by Kyrgyz textile artists Chinara Niyazova and Munara Abdukakharova, along with colorful beaded fabric jewelry by Nesftaly Gomez and metalsmith Jina Seo's enamel and fiber brooches and earrings. Vintage standouts include a 1970s collection of Alex and Lee’s exquisite passementerie necklaces and belts, and surrealist inspired velvet and felt jewelry by Moschino.
Offering a monthly curation with a changing roster of artists and vintage dealers, the Shop advances The Jewelry Library’s mission to create opportunities for education, engagement, and connection. Come by to meet the makers and experts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4:00pm for shopping, tea, and conversation! Schedule to be announced in early September.
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The Jewelry Library (TJL) is a collaborative space curated for jewelry people by jewelry people. Founded in 2018, TJL hosts a wide range of exhibitions, talks, and events all across the jewelry-spectrum, collaborating with both contemporary and vintage gallerists, artists, and collectors, as well as storytellers, historians, makers, and wearers. Along with an archive, library, and gallery space–which houses the TJL collection of books and jewelry–there is a penthouse space, The Great Room @ The Jewelry Library, for larger community gatherings, and next door, the new SHOP@TJL, opening this fall.