Otto Kunzli - The Book

The Swiss artist Otto K nzli has revolutionized modern art jewelry. In the 45-odd years in which he has been addressing the topic of jewelry, K nzli has carved out for himself a unique position of far-reaching international influence, not only as an artist and a pioneer but also as an author and mentor. Otto K nzli's works are based on complex reflection, conceptual and visual imagination. The result: objects with a clear, minimalist appearance, captivatingly crafted to perfection and highly visible - jewelry that adorns and at the same time possesses an autonomous aesthetic status of its own. The publication presents for the first time Otto K nzli's highly diverse oeuvre. It includes hundreds of jewelry objects as well as interdisciplinary conceptual works from the artist's various creative phases. An extraordinary artist's book designed in close collaboration with Otto K nzli and Die Neue Sammlung - The International Design Museum Munich.

Otto K nzli was born in 1948 in Zurich, Switzerland. Since 1991 K nzli has held the Chair of Art Jewelry at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich - as the successor of Prof. Hermann J nger. Otto K nzli's work is represented in numerous international museums and collections. Alongside numerous awards, in 2010 Otto K nzli was awarded the Swiss Grand Prix Design, and in 2011 the Goldener Ehrenring der Gesellschaft f r Goldschmiedekunst, the golden ring of honor conferred by the German Association for Goldsmiths' Art.