Manfred Bischoff is an artist and a superb craftsman. In our Post-Industrial Age of Reproduction and Ready Made Art he is a goldsmith, a hero who is superbly gifted in making work with his hands. He will coax an olive leaf into a donkey's ear or take a twig of coral and make it symbolize anything. These jewels are small highly lyrical and sensual works of art. And the best thing is that you can wear them! Born in 1947, Bischoff worked in Munich and Berlin before moving to Tuscany, where he now resides. More on Manfred at : http://www.klimt02.net/jewellers/index.php?item_id=726 and http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/manfred-bischoff.htm