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Baphomet X2 2021 Silver
Execution: R. Christoph
925 silver
Christoph, a jewelry designer from Zurich, has collaborated with the famous artist HR Giger. Giger is known for his surrealistic works of art and among other things created the design for the film "Alien". Together, Christoph and Giger have designed a unique Baphomet necklace. This piece of jewelry is of high artistic value and testifies to the collaboration of two exceptional artists.
Baphomet 1976 - the original: that revolutionized the world of buckles. HR Giger was a great admirer of my work and together we created a Baphomet belt buckle. The fame I have gained through my work was undeniable - Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and many other publications have celebrated my creations. Hansruedi had always expressed the desire to also make Baphomet as a piece of jewelry. Years later I gave him my tribute to HR Giger.
Hansruedi, short HR, Giger was born on February 5, 1940 in Chur. From 1962 he studied architecture and industrial design at the University of Applied Arts in Zurich. The Swiss artist became known worldwide with his "Alien" designs for the eponymous film by Ridley Scott. In 1980 he got the Oscar for visual effects.
In the film sector, he succeeded in addition to the "alien" trilogy about also with his character to "species". Record covers by Giger have been awarded several times, including those for Debbie Harry ("Koo Koo") and Emerson, Lake and Palmer ("Brain Salad Surgery").