Thomas Mann is an American artist who is considered a pioneer in the art jewelry movement, focusing on the ideas and content of a piece rather than just the intrinsic value of precious materials. Thom began making jewelry in high school and has been doing it ever since. An icon of the American craft jewelry movement and a full-time practicing professional artist for close to 50 years. He describes himself as a artist working in the medium of jewelry and sculpture. Inspired by parts from machines, electronic instruments, costume jewelry, and old postcards and photos, Thom’s recurring but always changing parts give his work its storytelling quality and theatricality. He calls this design vocabulary, which combines industrial aesthetics and materials with evocative themes and romantic imagery, “Techno-Romantic”.
