Walter Schluep (Spanish, worked in Canada, 1931–2016), Bracelet, 1971, gold, resin

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This bracelet was designed by Spanish jeweler Walter Schluep in 1971. Schluep worked in Canada and lived from 1931–2016.

Made of polished gold, this bracelet is six square blocks inset with a brown colored resin.

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This bracelet was designed by Spanish jeweler Walter Schluep in 1971. Schluep worked in Canada and lived from 1931–2016.

Considering himself an artist first, a jeweler second, Walter Schluep produced work for his own pleasure and thought of his jewelry as sculpture to be worn on the body. Primarily using geometric forms, his work always has a modern, space-age quality.

Interested in experimenting with new materials, he was one of the first jewelers to mix plastics with silver and gold. This bracelet embraces that exploration and is a very modern piece, even today. Schluep has embedded perfectly square resin cubes in simple four-sided links. Each gold box is hinged to its neighbor and, when laid flat, the squares lie side by side.

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