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YInMn Blue

Posted by Remo Giuffré on

YInMn Blue

The first new blue to be “discovered" in 200 years was a happy accident.

Blue has been an important colour in art and decoration since ancient times, and so it is somewhat of a big deal when a brand new blue gets “discovered”.

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Gold Makes Blind

Posted by Remo Giuffré on

Gold Makes Blind

This unique and beguiling piece of jewellery challenges your assumptions and asks you to believe.

Swiss-trained, Munich-based artist Otto Künzli is one of the world’s most renowned and respected contemporary jewellers. His 1980 artwork “Gold Makes Blind” is a bangle made from black rubber and gold; although the gold is comprised solely of a completely encased and concealed 12mm diameter sphere. The thing about “Gold Makes Blind” is that you are asked to believe. 

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