Fingers: Jewellery for Aotearoa New Zealand. 40 Years of Fingers Jewellery Gallery by Finn McCahon-Jones and Damian Skinner

On 22 November 1974, five jewellers opened Aotearoa's first contemporary jewellery gallery in a narrow shop at 6 Lorne Street, in the centre of Auckland. Fingers jewellery cooperative was an answer to the challenge of how to make a living from their craft, while keeping true to the alternative spirit of the 1970s. Over the subsequent four decades, Fingers has made a huge contribution to contemporary jewellery, representing many of this country's leading jewellers, and providing a home for some of the most sophisticated thinking about craft, materials and adornment in Aotearoa. In this richly illustrated book, Damian Skinner and Finn McCahon-Jones tell the history of Fingers through objects, texts, images, posters and invitations - all the evidence that demonstrates that the story of Fingers is also the largely untold history of contemporary jewellery and craft in Aotearoa New Zealand. This 2014 David Bateman Ltd. Paperback is in very good condition. Dedication on half-title page - unclear if this is by the author; heavy.

ISBN: 9781869538620 SKU: 1559934 This image is of the actual book.

Location: NZ Art