James Rivière

James Rivière (born 7 December, 1949) is an italian contemporary Italian contemporary architect, sculptor, and jewelry designer.

Quotes

• I liked drawing and I had a passion for sculpture, after all goldsmithing is nothing but a miniature sculpture.
  • Dalla bottega al Vaticano con i gioielli per il Papa, ilgiornale.it, Marta Bravi, Thursday 12 February 2009.

• I started with an idea that I had in mind and then I looked for the right technique to make it happen.
  • Dalla bottega al Vaticano con i gioielli per il Papa, ilgiornale.it, Marta Bravi, Thursday 12 February 2009.

• After three years spent in a small goldsmith factory, I had nothing left to learn. A colleague who was looking for a new job as goldsmith, tells me: look I went to a small shop, figured that they do not even use the electric drill, but they make holes with bows, like the primitives. I understood that this was the place for me.
  • Marta Bravi in : [s.n.] (2009). "Dalla bottega al Vaticano con i gioielli per il Papa" in ilgiornale.it

Quotes about James Rivière

• His jewels are Martian Things
  • Marta Bravi in : [s.n.] (2009). "Dalla bottega al Vaticano con i gioielli per il Papa" in ilgiornale.it

External links

James Rivière, Victoria and Albert Museum of London, governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Prime Minister of United Kingdom