Not to be confused with cloisonne, there’s always champleve.
Champleve is an enameling technique in which areas of metal are cut, etched, or routed and filled with enamel vs cloisonne where wire is cut and sautered onto enamel to create the shapes. What’s interesting about both of these ancient techniques is that they are showing up again in buttons, jewelry and lamps.
It’s worth noting especially with the amount of jewelry being handcrafted nowadays but also because of the popularity of buttons. Cloisonne and champleve are worth money in the button collectors market.
For Spring 08 collections we have the Proenza Schouler boys showing military wear for women featuring cool buttons….and lots of them. Frankly, for me, it was all about the buttons. The ones shown here are just classic, but I’ll be on the look-out for more interesting ones as they surface.
Hi!
Great, Kim! I already have material on Europe masters from the middle ages. If you would like it, just say so, and I’ll gladly share it for you - just info.
Best,
Thank you, Marko! Much appreciated. I’ll let you know. I wouldn’t mind seeing more of what champleve was all about.