A stunning and authoritative collection of 300 of jewelry’s greatest names spanning more than 200 years

‘A new jewelry encyclopedia.’ –   New York Times

The Jewelry Book is a deep dive into the designers, creative houses, artists, collectors, and style icons from around the world who have produced and inspired the most memorable designs in jewelry.

Edited by Melanie Grant, author of Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry, in collaboration with an international panel of experts, this stunning book spans more than two centuries of rich history, showcasing 300 of the industry’s greatest contributors in one lavish, collectible volume.

The Jewelry Book is arranged in A to Z order, placing early stars and iconic brands alongside today’s most innovative designers and creatives. Entries ranging from Boucheron, Buccellati, Cartier, René Lalique, Elsa Peretti, Hemmerle, Tiffany & Co and Van Cleef & Arpels to Iris Apfel, Wallace Chan, Loulou de la Falaise, Olivier Rousteing, James de Givenchy, and Elizabeth Taylor reveal the jewelry world’s inextricable connection to fashion, art, and culture.

Filled with inspirational images, the book is designed as a gorgeous object in its own right, with a cover featuring a luxe, faceted deboss on a metallic material to evoke a dazzling gemstone.

About the Author:

Melanie Grant is a luxury writer and curator based in London, specializing in the interplay between art, jewelry, and economics in society. With more than two decades as a journalist, she has worked at The Times, the Financial Times, Independent, Guardian, the BBC, and the Economist, where she spent sixteen years overseeing luxury content and photography for their 1843 Magazine.

She also writes for Vogue, Vanity Fair, Tatler, and The New York Times, and has curated for Sotheby’s as well as Kensington Palace. She published her first book, Coveted, in 2020 and served as Executive Director for the Responsible Jewellery Council from 2023 to 2025, stepping into an Executive Consultant role early 2025.

The first comprehensive book on jewelry as an art form showcases a collection of today's most exclusive jewelers

When does jewelry transcend the category of fashion accessory to become art? Coveted provides a vital survey of the field, profiling more than 70 of the most prominent designers working across the globe today. In thematic chapters featuring exceptional pieces from each artist's extraordinary oeuvre, the book explores their conceptual approach, provenance of materials, quality of design, composition, and workmanship, revealing what makes these creations not only coveted objects of exceptional value but also works of art.

About the Author:

Melanie Grant is a journalist who works at the Economist. She has also worked at the BBC, the Financial Times, The Times and the Independent, amongst others. She is luxury editor of the Economist's sister publication 1843, for which she writes, styles, and commissions, editing an annual jewelry supplement. Grant speaks regularly on watches and jewelry at events and prestigious venues.

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- An entrée into a rarified world, whose practitioners produce very limited pieces, sold through prestige art fairs including Art Basel, TEFAF, and Maastricht
- Includes a global line-up of designers from China and India, to the UK, France and the US, including Bvlgari, Wallace Chan and Hemmerle
- Features stunning illustrations and photography, including never-before-seen imagery
- High-end art jewelry has a broad global appeal with passionate consumers and a global market value of 388 billion US$
- Thematic chapters chart the emergence of a new kind of jewelry and artist in relation to ideas of modernism, globalization, design, and feminism
- Luxury pearlescent paper cover with foil-stamping