Contemporary and Art Jewellery

I have been exploring the question, ‘what is contemporary jewellery?’ and to answer this question, I looked at other perspectives regarding this question. Liesbeth den Besten’s paper, On Jewellery, gives her definition on various types of jewellery, including contemporary and art jewellery.. “Contemporary jewellery indicates that it is made in the now and that it is ‘of our time’ whereas it actually covers a period of time that spans at least forty-five years” (2011:9)