In a broken-down communist-era factory on the outskirts of the ancient town of Prizren in Kosovo, nine aging factory workers use 50-year-old tools to make some of the most beautiful and intricate ...

Mention filigree, an ancient Indian jewellery art form, and you envisage gossamer threads of gold and silver interwoven intricately to create a magical web of forms – light in weight, but heavy on ...

A set of filigree inlay jewelry by Zou Xuewen, called Fang Fei Ji, which draws inspiration from the traditional Chinese motif of flower and butterfly. [Photo provided to China Daily] Imagine ...

His interest in jewelry started as a child when he peered into his mother’s jewelry box; now former TV show segment producer Oskar Atendido designs his own pieces. From initially working with wood and ...

Yehuda Tassa, a quiet, unassuming retiree and longtime resident of Palo Alto, has a passion for Yemenite filigree — both creating it and teaching this ancient craft to others. Yemenite filigree is ...

Libya sees rebirth of traditional jewelry craft once taught by Jewish artisans People of all ages come to train at Tripoli schools in art of filigree, which involves the use of beads, threads, and ...

The tools used in filigree making are very similar to those of goldsmithing. The first step of filigree making is to pass stocks of silver, gold, or copper through a rolling machine to turn them into ...