Falling 1 Brooch by Namu Cho of damascene, miniature pearls, twenty-four and twenty-two karat gold.
Namu Cho
CONTEMPORARY PRECIOUS
Bethesda, MD
Namu Cho is one of a small group of metalsmiths capable of working with damascene, and has conjured forth spectacular pieces of jewelry informed by his Korean background. Innovative, blending together traditional motifs and his own abstract, contemporary vocabulary, his work utilizes the contrast between brilliant gold and black, oxidized silver to create beautiful portraits of nature, mythology and the cosmos.
Mirage 5 Brooch by Namu Cho of damascene, twenty-four, twenty-two, eighteen and fourteen karat gold, diamonds.