The Archive: Meaning in Matter
What Gets Passed Down
Gold does not rust or decay. Platinum does not lose mass through wear. Diamonds - formed under extraordinary pressure over billions of years - will not degrade in any human...
What Gets Passed Down
Gold does not rust or decay. Platinum does not lose mass through wear. Diamonds - formed under extraordinary pressure over billions of years - will not degrade in any human...
The Signet Ring and the Weight of the Seal
For three thousand years - from ancient Mesopotamia through the mid-19th century - the signet ring was not a piece of jewelry. It was a legal document. You did not...
The Signet Ring and the Weight of the Seal
For three thousand years - from ancient Mesopotamia through the mid-19th century - the signet ring was not a piece of jewelry. It was a legal document. You did not...
22 Karat and the Courage of Softness
22 karat gold is 91.6% pure gold. It is also softer than 18K or 14K, which is precisely why most of the jewelry industry avoids it. Softness in a commercial...
22 Karat and the Courage of Softness
22 karat gold is 91.6% pure gold. It is also softer than 18K or 14K, which is precisely why most of the jewelry industry avoids it. Softness in a commercial...
Platinum and the Long Century
Platinum was unknown to Europe metallurgy until the 16rh century, when Spanish conquistadors encountered it in Ecuador and, not knowing what to do with it, named it platina - little...
Platinum and the Long Century
Platinum was unknown to Europe metallurgy until the 16rh century, when Spanish conquistadors encountered it in Ecuador and, not knowing what to do with it, named it platina - little...