New motifs are designed for jewelry

NEW YORK (AP) -- Noted architect Frank Gehry collaborated with Tiffany & amp; Co. on a new jewelry collection that embraces craftsmanship, unusual materials and Gehry's own childhood memories.
Gehry said he was attracted to the idea of working with jewelry because of its small scale.
He created six motifs, expressed in black gold, wood and stone, along with silver, diamonds and gemstones. A statement describes them this way:
Torque. Gehry's familiar linear and curved planes blend sweeping turns with crisp edges.
Fish. An expression of life with beauty and magnetism, the pieces nestle gracefully with one another and the body.
Orchid. The feminine shape unfurls, reaches up to embrace the light and arrest the eye with sensual surfaces.
Equus. Inspired by the majesty of the horse's head and symbolizing vitality and exhilaration.
Fold: Divergent lines and folds that result in harmony.
Axis. A rectilinear structure of two interlocking elements.
"For me, architecture and design are about the process," said Gehry, whose credits include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. "Sketching and shaping three-dimensional models and conceptualizing different possibilities -- this is the essence of creating, whether in architecture, jewelry, or any other art form. The impulse is always the same: to discover new forms that have a natural flow and a relevance to contemporary life."