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Edited by Nicol s Estrada, New Brooches focuses on brooches within an exploration of current trends in contemporary jewelry. With a selection of over 400 jewelry artists' creations from all over the world, this volume is the most comprehensive compilation on the subject. A must-have for any professional or student of jewelry or fashion design, this work shows the versatile and dynamic nature of brooches and the many and varied materials and forms that they involve. Needing only a pin to secure it to the wearer's garment, this ornament is essentially a jewelry artist's blank canvas that invites endless creativity and offers more freedom of expression than any other form of jewelry. The brooch has continued to evolve and be reinterpreted, and it is playing a critical role in the development of new jewelry as a platform for artistic expression. Following the success of Promopress's New Rings, New Earrings, and New Necklaces, New Brooches represents a valuable contribution to this series. It is an inspirational compendium of the most innovative creations in today's jewelry design.

Nicolas Estrada (Medellín, 1972) studied artistic jewelry at the Escola Massana in Barcelona. He has trained in many technical areas of jewelry, as well as in local traditional techniques. His works can be found in galleries around the world, from Glasgow to Barcelona, Riga, and San Francisco. His pieces are handmade, personal, and transgressive. As an editor, Nicolas has curated New Rings (Promopress Editions, 2012), New Earrings (Promopress Editions, 2013), and New Necklaces (Promopress Editions, 2016).

Ramon Puig i Cuyàs (Mataró, 1953) is a jeweler, designer and professor of history of modern jewelry at the Massana school in Barcelona since 1978. He is one of the best renowned creators in the field of artistic jewelry; he has been invited as a professor at schools and universities in England, France, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Italy and Portugal.

Ezra Satok-Wolman earned a diploma from the Jewellery, Art and Design Program at Vancouver Community College. He also received training in classical goldsmithing and stone setting under masters in Florence, Italy at Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School. His work has been exhibited in galleries around the world and featured in publications such as 500 Gem and Stone Jewels, Lark Books and June 2013 British Vogue. He has won numerous awards, including 2011, 2013 Niche Awards and 2002, 2008, 2009 MKSA Vision Awards. In 2009 he established, in collaboration with Jennifer Howard, Atelier Hg & Company Inc., Laboratory of Jewellery Arts and Sciences in Caldeon, Ontario, Canada .