Ring
2015 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Andrew Lamb studied at Edinburgh College of Art and at the Royal College of Art in London, developing distinctive techniques with coloured metals and with wire which are both highly innovative and highly exacting. His designs are particularly inspired by microscopic patterns of the natural world, by illusion and optical effects: pieces such as the lenticular ring are designed to create the impression of shifting shapes, colours and textures when worn on the moving body and when the eye moves over them.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Yellow and white gold |
| Brief description | 'Lenticular' ring, yellow and white gold, designed and made by Andrew Lamb, Scotland 2015 |
| Physical description | Curved gold band, the surface a mass of tiny loops which are yellow gold on one side and white gold on the other. As the ring moves the surface appears to change colour. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ADL and Edinburgh 2015 hallmarks for 18 carat gold on the inside of the band |
| Object history | The ring was commissioned for the exhibition 'A Sense of Jewellery' at the Goldsmiths' Centre, Clerkenwell, London, 15 September to 19 November 2015, by the exhibition's curators Amanda Game and Dorothy Hogg. |
| Summary | Andrew Lamb studied at Edinburgh College of Art and at the Royal College of Art in London, developing distinctive techniques with coloured metals and with wire which are both highly innovative and highly exacting. His designs are particularly inspired by microscopic patterns of the natural world, by illusion and optical effects: pieces such as the lenticular ring are designed to create the impression of shifting shapes, colours and textures when worn on the moving body and when the eye moves over them. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.33-2017 |
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| Record created | July 12, 2017 |
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