Jewelry
September 22, 2022
The hands of featured Black jeweler, Roxanne Rajcoomar-Hadden, in a scene from Sotheby's advert film. Image credit: Sotheby's
By Amiah Taylor
Luxury auction house Sotheby’s is presenting the second installation of “Brilliant & Black: Age of Enlightenment,” giving much deserved praise and attention to contemporary Black designers.
{"ct":"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","iv":"c5a2aaabdc3c4ec6cfa28b55c2706a1a","s":"467eb2048c5934b3"}
Share your thoughts. Click here