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Catalogue Neo9 LR
Catalogue Neo9 LR
Métaux Mélangés
NOMADE EXQUIS Fall ’09 presents Métaux Mélangés, over seventy-five pieces of vintage organic
modernist, biomorphic and brutalist copper, brass, silver and mixed medium jewelry from the late
1950’s through the late 1970’s. This collection of modernist works assembled over eighteen months
by curator Mo Clancy features artisans such as Robert Larin, Guy Vidal, De Passille-Sylvestre, Jorma
Laine and Pentti Sarpaneva.
Métaux Mélangés explores the workmanship of the craftspeople who contributed to these movements,
with shapes, materials and intentions appreciated as a true art form.
ROBERT LARIN
silver plated pewter necklace with brass round
Montreal, c. 1970
Opposite:
UNSIGNED
bronze 3-tiered necklace with neckring
Unknown origin, c. 1960
Opposite:
ROBERT LARIN ROBERT LARIN
gold plated bracelet with black rounds and pin clasp gold plated 3 inch cuff with pin clasp
Montreal, c. 1970 Montreal, c. 1970
ROBERT LARIN
silver plated pewter chain link belt
Montreal, c. 1970
Left to Right:
JORMA LAINE
bronze ring with round cutaways
Finland, c. 1970
PENTTI SARPANEVA
bronze ring with solid round
Finland, c. 1960
Left to Right:
UNSIGNED PENTTI SARPANEVA
silver dome ring with brass inlays FOR TURUN HOPEA OY
Unknown origin, c. 1970 bronze round ring
Finland, c. 1960
JORMA LAINE
bronze ring with deep grooves JORMA LAINE
Finland, c. 1970 silver celestial ring
Finland, c. 1970
ROBERT LARIN
brass plated pewter bracelet with turquoise studs
Montreal, c. 1970
Top to Bottom:
MARJORIE BAER
brass round pendant with copper hinges and snake chain
San Francisco, c. late 1970’s
MARJORIE BAER
silver round pendant with metal mesh chain
San Francisco, c. late 1970’s
JORMA LAINE
bronze celestial necklace
Finland, c. 1970
Left to Right:
JORMA LAINE
bronze celestial bracelet with chain closure
Finland, c. 1970
JORMA LAINE
bronze celestial necklace
Finland, c. 1970
JORMA LAINE
bronze celestial ring
Finland, c. 1970
Top to Bottom:
JORMA LAINE
bronze heart valve ring
Finland, c. 1970
JORMA LAINE
bronze valve necklace
Finland, c. 1970
PENTTI SARPANEVA
bronze lava necklace
Finland, c. 1960
PENNTTI SARPANEVA
bronze pendant with neckring
Finland, c. 1970
Top to Bottom:
LUCIANO
hand wrought brass necklace with Eliat stone
Italy, c. 1960
LUCIANO UNSIGNED
hand wrought brass necklace with Eliat stone brass bracelet
Italy, c. 1960 Unknown origin, c. 1960
Left to Right:
DE PASSILLE-SYLVESTRE
gold plated enameled blue hues pendant with chain
Montreal, c. late 1970’s
DE PASSILLE-SYLVESTRE
gold plated enameled brown hues pendant with chain
Montreal, c. 1970’s
DE PASSILLE-SYLVESTRE
gold plated enameled red hues round pendant with chain
GUY (GILES) VIDAL
silver 3-tiered pendant with chain
Montreal, c. 1960
UNSIGNED
silver crushed bracelet
Unknown origin, c. 1970
BETTY COOKE
silver choker with white quartz
Baltimore, c. late 1970’s
UNSIGNED
silver choker with quartz and pearls
Unknown origin, c. 1970’s
UNSIGNED
brass earings
Unknown origin, c. 1970
Top to Bottom:
UNSIGNED
mixed metal necklace with brass neckring
London, c. 1960
UNSIGNED UNSIGNED
mixed metal necklace with knotted brass neckring mixed metals of copper, brass and silver bracelet with agate stone
London, c. 1960 Unknown origin, c. 1970
Opposite:
LOUIS GIUSTI
brass fish with flexible spine
Unknown origin, c. 1970
UNSIGNED
brass belt buckle with newly constructed muslin braided/tea dyed belt
Unknown origin, c. late 1960’s
NOMADE EXQUIS is a nomadic purveyor of luxury hard-to-find and limited edition goods, all
curated with a perceptive eye, relentless taste and a modern edge. Once a year, NOMADE EXQUIS
presents an offering of distinctive goods with an augural look at the directions of covetable design.
MO CLANCY
Founder + Curator
Mo Clancy is a former fashion trend watcher & cultural forecasted – advising on social movements and fashion influencers
for iconic brands including Levi Strauss, Nike and Proctor & Gamble UK. In addition, Mo co-founded one of the country’s
first influencer & cultural anthropology companies, Ammo (www.ammomarketing.com).
Mo launched NOMADE EXQUIS in 2008, during which she privately sold a line of handmade and hand dyed clothing
and accessories to celebrities, tastemakers and stylists.
MATT DICK
Collaborator
Matt Dick is a designer and creative director. His work in textile and clothing design, fashion branding, and product development
has kept him involved in the Japanese market since 1997, although he is based in San Francisco. After eight years working
for Tamotsu Yagi Design, he opened Matocreative, continuing to work in the areas of clothing design, space design, and art
direction. He is guest faculty in the Design and Technology department of the San Francisco Art Institute.
Matt and Mo worked together to produce the elegantly raw belts for the Fall ‘09 NOMADE EXQUIS (Matt designed
and produced the braids; Mo provided vintage buckle and tea dying). Matt will be contributing to NOMADE EXQUIS
again in 2010.
ELENA LACUESTA
Collaborator
The images of Métaux Mélangés comprise the second round of collaboration between NOMADE EXQUIS and LA-based
photographer Elena Lacuesta, whose polished yet raw work originates from the juxtaposition between her early inspirations of
record bands such as Bikini Kill and the later influence of photographer Sally Mann. Prior to hitting the LA photo scene, she
earned her B.A. at Pasadena’s prestigious Art Center College of Design. Currently she maintains her studio in LA, where she
continues to create some of the world’s most evocative photographs for fashion and music.
www.elenamarialacuesta.com
SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO: Brutalism is typically a raw, unstructured style, often the surface looks damaged, reminiscent of broken
Allison Storr, Ben Bennett, Gustavo Wainzbot and Shelly Socol Wainzbot, Doris Raymond.
rock or forming lava – quite primitive but elegant.
Biomorphism incorporates fluid lines and biological-derived ideas, often amoeba-like shapes, with the
use of mixed or singular metals.
FEATURED ARTISANS
Most of Larin’s production jewelry was made of pewter, which was cast by the lost wax process and then filed by hand to
remove the rough surfaces left by the casting. The piece was then oxidized or plated with silver or gold and then, finally
polished. He only produced work during 1968 through 1972.
DE PASSILLE-SYLVESTRE // Montreal
The talented team of Micheline de Passille and Yves Sylvestre began their shop in St. Adele PQ in 1960. Skilled enamalists, their
work embodies the most prized elements of colour and form related to modern design. Their early work is all hand done
and enameled on both sides where it was signed by also by hand.