James Rivière (born 1949) is an Italian artist, designer, and sculptor. His
jewellery
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designs are held in private collections, and in museums including the
Louvre
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,
Victoria and Albert,
and
Vatican Museums
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.
He is a faculty member at
Istituto Europeo di Design
The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) is a private design school in Italy founded in 1966 by Francesco Morelli.
The school is organized into four disciplines: Design, Fashion, Visual Communication and Management.
It is spread over nine citie ...
, Milan.
References
Further reading
* James Rivière, ''Gioielli Verso il Futuro'', Agrifoglio, Milano 1991.
* James Rivière, ''Gioielli tra Arte e Design'', Collana Grandi Gioiellieri, Leonardo Arte Editore – Gruppo Mondatori Editori, Milano 1998.
*''L’Adorazione del Bramantino'', Enigma Milanese, Electa – Kalliste Arte, Milano 2004.
* Luciana Baldrighi, ''Diario di Città, milanesi in galleria'', Sperling & Kupfer Editori, Ottobre 2000 Piacenza p. 222-223.
* Guido Vergani, ''Dizionario della Moda'', Baldini & Castaldi–Pitti Immagine, Firenze, 1998
*''Dictionnaire International du Bijou'', edition du Regard, Paris, 1999
*''Fashion Dictionary'', Baldini & Castaldi–Pitti Immagine, Firenze, 1999
* Lia Lenti e Maria Cristina Bergesio, ''Dizionario del Gioiello Italiano del XIX e XX secolo'', Umberto Alemanni&Co, p. 243.
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1949 births
Italian sculptors
Italian male sculptors
Living people
Italian jewellery designers