THE DESIGN SALE 14th May 2025 at 12pm

The brutalist architectural movement of the mid - 20th century saw buildings composed of repeating elements such as blocks, cubes, and towers with sharp corners, having a severe angular or linear arrangement. Europe’s desperate need for buildings to replace those lost in World War II, combined with keeping costs to a minimum, provided the perfect environment for this form of architecture to flourish. As Ar t and architecture often go hand in hand, we can see jewellery designs influenced by the brutalist movement in the mid to late 20th century. With bold, abstract yet repeating designs, textured gold and colourful semi – precious stones, pieces were works of ar t and often feats of engineering in themselves. New techniques with melting gold under controlled temperatures allowed for exploration of texture and we see this obsession with texture, form and colour in the designs of the famous jewellers of the time. BEAUTIFUL BRUTALISM Lot 93 5 THE DES IGN SALE | L IVE AUCT ION, 14 May 2025 a t 12pm