Andrew Grima

"The life of Andrew Grima, the Italian-Anglo jeweler beloved of the royals, is celebrated in a stunning new book." - People"a detailed and lavishly illustrated portrait" - Rapaport magazineThe father of modern jewellery, the golden engineer, the King of Bling... These are just some of the epithets assigned to Andrew Grima, the British genius who marched in thevanguard of a 1960s London-based movement that created a new vocabularyfor jewellery design.Jeweller to the royals and the jet set, tothe rule makers and the tastemakers, Grima was a feted celebrity who appeared on talk shows, in Pathé newsreels and in advertisements for Canada Dry. He won The Queen's Award for Export, The Duke of Edinburgh'sPrize for Elegant Design and a record 11 De Beers Diamonds International Awards (the 'Oscars' of the jewellery world). This book illuminates thecareer of a man who participated in a golden age of British creativity.It contains a dazzling array of never-before-seen sketches, designs andphotographs from the Grima archives and includes a sparkling preface from the doyen of jewellery experts, TV celebrity Geoffrey Munn. A must-buy publication for art and jewellery lovers alike."Sincediscovering the work of Andrew Grima, I have not only become a collector of hisexquisite creations, I have also become one of the many to be inspired by hisunique and inimitable designs. Each piece of jewellery, each watch, each objectis a sculpture." - MarcJacobs"Hiswork, his style, is completely identifiable, it's unique." - JamesTaffin de Givenchy