Stained glass jewelry: hot enamel technique in the creation of jewelry

Virtuoso enamel is deservedly considered an Italian painter and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini 16th century. This technique in the early 20th century tenderly loved and adherents of Art Nouveau for its complexity, detail and ornate. In addition, the very creation of the jewelry masterpiece demanded a lot of hard work, which is very characteristic of this style of art. Nowadays complex patterned enamel technique used by such well-known luxury-brands such as Vacheron Constantine and Cartier.

Cloisonne technique is complex and still requires fine handmade. First of all, setting up a framework decoration - Filigree (partitions of thin silver threads). Next, fill the gaps metal enamel wet weight, then all product carefully dried and fired. At high temperature (800 ° C) is melted and becomes enamel gloss, similar to pieces of glass inserted in the lace stained.

Not only metal ornaments can be different, but the enamel is also different in its properties and purpose. That after melting and burning the product was strong and kept the bright color, master observe a strict sequence. First, heat-resistant enamel is applied, and then to other species. For example, green is the most refractory, however, it is applied first. Then there is a blue, white and pink. At the end of applied red enamel that perfectly melts uniformly filling all gaps that might remain after the previous stages. The product is then polished again baked and brought to the surface and form an ideal. Decoration passes firing as many times as the layers therein and colors, as each time it is necessary enameling "fix" in the oven.

One of the most famous brands, working in the technique of hot enamel, Russian premium brand NAMFLEG. NAMFLEG can be considered a real expert on the enamel, as all conditions are taken into account when creating such jewelry. It began when the founder of the brand was a collection of Swiss watches with enamel dials from his grandfather and began to search for artists capable of restoring the lost fragments. Restore failed and was even released several new very expensive watches with enamel dials. Later, there was a desire to bring this art to more people, and the brand has released several collections of jewelry in the spirit of our time. For example, in a series of NAMFLEG abstraction meets chintz patterns and floral motifs combine with romantic pictures.

Altogether this jewelry brand 8 thematic areas, which include a variety of rings with enamel pendants, earrings and cufflinks.