{"id":2823,"date":"2020-12-16T20:42:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T15:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2020-12-16T20:42:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T15:12:54","slug":"pippa-smalls-new-collection-birthed-in-jaipur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/pippa-smalls-new-collection-birthed-in-jaipur\/","title":{"rendered":"Pippa Small\u2019s New Collection Birthed In Jaipur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

London-based jewellery designer Pippa Small\u2019s new collection Old Is New has been crafted by the artisans of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The collection was conceived in collaboration with  Joseph Coplin, the co-owner of New York\u2019s Antiquarium, Ltd. Fine Ancient Arts Gallery. But to bring the pieces to life, she headed to Jaipur, her second home! Here\u2019s why…<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

London-based Pippa Small creates ethical jewellery designs. For her latest offering, Old Is New, she has teamed up with Joseph Coplin of New York-based gallery Antiquarium, noted for its antiques, artefacts and jewellery. The jewellery from the collection features artefacts that date back to 1st Millennium BC. \u201cJoseph Coplin\u2019s extraordinary knowledge of history and art, his passion for the pieces and the stories of cultures, civilisations and empires that lay behind the pieces, brought them to life for me,\u201d says Pippa on the collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pippa Small<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

She had always been \u201cspellbound\u201d by Joseph\u2019s collection of treasures but it was only two years ago \u2013 on a visit to Joseph\u2019s new gallery space in New York \u2013 that Pippa broached the subject of creating a collection together. They chose some pieces from Antiquarium\u2019s collection \u2013 artefacts they felt could translate into jewellery. For this collection, as with many of her previous creations, Pippa headed to Jaipur, in Rajasthan. \u201cI have been travelling to India since I was a teenager and it has become my second home; I love it for its magic and madness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does Rajasthani craftsmanship command such fascination in her work? The answer lies, perhaps, in the fact that some of the freelance goldsmiths \u2013 especially the ones that Pippa has been working with for decades \u2013 are from long lines of artisans. \u201cFrom fathers to grandfathers, they have grown up around workshops and have such a knowledge and instinct for the material.\u201d Every year, she spends a month or so in Jaipur, working with goldsmiths and stone cutters. \u201cIn some ways, the workshops operate in the same way as they did hundreds of years ago. It is very much based on trust and word of mouth, when it comes to finding skilled artisans. The hand work is very similar \u2013 we don\u2019t use CADs, computer graphics or any other technology, everything is handmade,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A rare EF grade Achaemenid silver Siglos of Artaxerxes II \u2013III \u2013 Persian King in kneeling stance holding dagger and bow (375 -340 BC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eastern Hellenistic repouss\u00e9 gold sheet jewellery elements with turquoise inlay-3rd \u2013 2nd Century BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bracelet with two silver Greek coins. – Hellenistic Greek silver didrachm of the head of the Nymph Larissa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An Oxus opaque carnelian cameo inlay of recumbent oryx, symbol of power and virility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The jewellery, crafted in India, has been nearly two years in the making due to the incredibly rare nature of the artefacts and the designer\u2019s exacting approach to fine craftsmanship. Artisan Sushil prefers to work in 22-karat gold and has a very good instinct with gold and design, explains Pippa. She has worked with him for many years and chose to have him realise her vision in gold for pieces in the Old Is New collection. \u201cHe has a natural sense of proportion and scale that comes from learning from his father at a young age.\u201d Hammered sheets of gold were employed for most of the collection, including the handmade chains. \u201cWe wanted to highlight the antique pieces by presenting them in contemporary gold settings, but with a harmonious feel to the ancient,\u201d she explains. The gold work used is simple and serves to enhance the ancient piece. \u201cWe did not want to distract from the antiquities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To complete the ambitious project, both the designer and the artisans worked at a slow pace; bearing in mind that some of the pieces are made from ancient glass or Faience and are thousands of years old. Stones such as lapis lazuli, feldspar, bloodstone, chalcedony, chrysoprase, carnelian and banded agate, among others, featuring intricate carvings and precious details \u2013 from pre-dynastic Sumerian and Neo Assyrian styles \u2013 had to be turned into wearables mostly in 18-karat gold and, on occasions, resorting to oxidised silver to separate the antiquities from the 22-karat gold setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea for the collection, informs Pippa, is to act as tiny museum pieces that can be worn. \u201cFull of magic and meaning and infused with the life stories from kingdoms, cultures and communities past,\u201d Phoenician glass eye beads, Greek and Egyptian amulets seamlessly transform into pendants, rings and bracelets. Intaglios and cameos form a key part of necklaces and pendants, while Islamic gold filigree and Eastern Hellenistic repouss\u00e9 gold sheet jewellery elements freeze moments in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An Islamic gold filigree pendant- 11th\u2013 13th Century<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A rare Greco Persian Heliotrope (bloodstone) scaraboid seal, uncarved. Bloodstone was believed to have magical and salubrious qualities (5th \u2013 4th Century BC)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Encased within yellow gold rings, one sees a Wester Asiatic solid gold amulet of an oryx, an African antelope that is a symbol of power and virility; an Etruscan ring bezel of solid gold dolphin, swimming over a hollow box bezel with beaded wave; and a rare Achaemenid silver Siglos of Artaxerxes II \u2013III (Persian king) in kneeling stance, holding a dagger and bow. \u201cIt\u2019s an honour to be able to handle, touch and feel these pieces that would otherwise live behind glass cases in museums,\u201d says the artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

London-based jewellery designer Pippa Small\u2019s new collection Old Is New has been crafted by the artisans of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The collection was conceived in collaboration with  Joseph Coplin, the co-owner of New York\u2019s Antiquarium, Ltd. Fine Ancient Arts Gallery. But to bring the pieces to life, she headed to Jaipur, her second home! 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