Between Florence, Baroque and Expressionism: the works of German designer Barbara Haas.
Nobles and British and German artists nineteenth century went down to southern, in Italy, for the Grand Tour: a long trip that served to broaden the culture and experiences. Italy still has a special fascination for many Nordic countries, in particular those involved in jewelry. The German designer Barbara Haas is one of these. She attended and graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence and, perhaps not secondary, she is married to an Italian. But, probably, it have been the cultural layers of the city to stay more imprinted in the mind of Barbara Haas.
When she returned in Germany and established in the jewelry cot, Pforzheim, the designer began to develop and produce jewelry that remember, with their processing, Renaissance and Baroque motifs: flowers, cherubs, ringlets are made of silver and colored lacquers. It also uses the technique of filigree, another classic of Italian jewelery. But not only. She divides her time with the sculpture, realizes statues and works in wood, bronze or stone. Although in this case the Florentine school seems combined with the Expressionist, which is born in Germany. Lavinia Andorno
