We are extremely pleased to announce the publication of our first book, "Brilliance! Masterpieces from the American Jewelry Design Council," a coffee table tome that showcases America's most gorgeous and inventive art jewelry. It's a perfect read for every jewelry designer.

The council that is referred to in the title -- the American Jewelry Design Council -- is an invitation-only group that includes many of the most respected figures in the fine jewelry world, names like Michael Good, Jose Hess, Henry Dunay, Alan Revere, Todd Reed, Barbara Heinrich and David Yurman.

The founders of the group banded together nearly 20 years ago to promote their work as an art form as well as the commodity the world instantly recognizes. They want to educate and enlighten people.

They incorporated as a non-profit, organized annual meetings and each year set themselves the task of creating a piece of jewelry that was their expression of a theme.

Their collected works are seen as the artistic equivalent of having the Renoir, Manet and Van Gogh of the jewelry world collaborating on an annual jewelry project over a span of 12 years.

The resultant works of art provide incredible insights into the minds of some of the greatest living jewelry designers of our time, and the works collectively form a trove of beauty and inspiration that bedazzles everyone who appreciates great design.

To research the book, we interviewed all of the three dozen council members, all of whom we already know on a first-name basis, to gain some insight into the thinking that went into the creation of each piece.

We compiled all our info and put it into 15 chapters reflecting the 12 projects that the group has done to date plus some added historical and biographical material. It is lavishly photographed and many of the individual jewels are embellished with commentary provided by their creators. Lark Books is the publisher.

Here is how you can get your own copy:

Amazon.com This is the least expensive single-copy route -- about $13.50 plus $3.99 shipping

From Our Store This will get you an autographed copy -- $19.95 plus shipping

Bulk Sales For more than 12 copies at a time, use this link to get a volume discount -- $15 each but shipping is free!

Book Stores Available at most major book sellers like Barnes & Noble and Borders -- $19.95

Also please note that taxes will be added where appropriate.

Download a copy of the press release (in pdf format) announcing the book's publication.

Download either a high-resolution copy of the cover -- 9" x 9" at 300 dpi -- or a monitor-usable nine-inch version or the four-inch version shown above.