DESIGNERS E SEUS MATERIAIS: ADORNOS DA SEGUNDA METADE DO SÉCULO XX

Abstract

In this research we made a analyzed historically the materials used in adornments since the early twentieth century so we could contextualize the importance of the 50’s and the second half of the twentieth century for the use of different materials in jewelry. This analysis included a literature of designers, jewelers, historical studies, socio-cultural and economic research at the time, besides reading books fashion. The importance of it was the analysis of how these new materials have brought new meaning to the jewelry without taking their original meanings (spruce; represent power, social class, location of tribes; identification in general). The research focused on the regions of Europe and the United States during these years were considered the main creative jewelers and poles.

Index Terms - adornment, design, materials.