Inspired by Chinese art and lore, Western art
and music, and the natural world, Anna Hus exquisitely designed and
executed pieces have catapulted her to the top of the jewelry
firmament in a few short years. This luxurious volume celebrates
the completion of Anna Hus first 100 works, or Opus 1, as she calls
the collection. Its texts address various aspects of Anna Hus work,
including the relationship between her jewelry and fashion, the
impact that her passionate study of the cello has had on her
jewelry design, and the remarkable gemstones that inspired her to
make some of her most virtuosic pieces. But the pièces de
résistance of the book are the pieces themselves, many of them
exquisitely photographed by master jewelry photographer David Behl.
Some are as intricate as Chinese embroidery; others are as ethereal
and delicate as butterflies; still others are jeweled
reinterpretations of timeless works of music and art, from
Beethovens Moonlight Sonata and Puccinis Turandot to Monets Water
Lilies and Van Goghs Irises. All in all: a Symphony of
Jewels.