The significant piece is the latest one named (ME)lanin Bra. This piece evoked further progress in my practice-based research of innovative synthesised bio melanin from soil to create the body adornment. (ME)lanin Bra expresses the potential of adding value to invented material through lingerie, the most delicate garment for humans.
Read MoreI started creating jewelry as a professional in 2013. The passion has always been there, but fortunately I have always been able to express my love for jewelry in my work as a curator. I worked with (inter)national designers and organized jewelry exhibitions and workshops in the Netherlands and abroad.
Read MoreI was always attracted by design and fine arts. I created a few interior design projects but they did not satisfy my desire to do something with my hands or by my own mind. I was always waiting to free my soul and let the inspiration come to me. And it did. In 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic I realized that creating jewelry makes me happy and that the possibilities are endless.
Read More10 уears ago I fell in love with ukrainian mountains. There I saw the first meteor shower in my life. And this inspired me to create the Comet Brooch and necklace Sunrise in the mountains.
Read MoreNew avenues of communication are being explored through contemporary jewelry, appearing a strong connection between object/space/body components where the pieces are genderless and take on other non-tangible functions.
Read MoreWhere the tradition of craftsmanship is respected - the sensitivity of the human touch - with industrial precision, they create pieces with a contemporary elegance: exclusivity and excellence.
Read MoreIt means that nothing can exist without a tight link to the past. Contemporary jewelry would not be able to exist without traditional manufacturing.
Read MoreI have to say I am happy that I am living and working in this era of growth for contemporary and designer jewellery. I feel that I can possibly be a part of this wave and leave something worthwhile behind.
Read MoreI was usually hanging out in a Jazz club in Rome, The Alexanderplatz jazz club, and I decided to sketch the club during the concerts…when the first necklace was ready I decided to show it to the club owner and he offered me to exhibit all my jazz colections during his Jazz Festival in Rome in the summer, it was my first exhibition…was the 2002.
Read MoreContemporary jewelry is the new, the different, the unusual, sometimes the crazy. It arouses curiosity and interest. The world in the future will be more and more open to her.
Read MoreJewellery in itself is, at least for me, a tool of expression. Just like every other art form, it can have opinions, beliefs, and it can make statements. It did so, in different forms, for millennia of human evolution and we can trace back the "need" for jewellery to the dawn of human development.
Read MoreI discovered an elephant in the room: jewelry. I realized that, if there was anything that I was passionate about and motivated all my life, it was jewelry…I used to say that jewelry is good for the soul. To me, jewelry is art. It touches my senses and therefore sometimes the decision is emotional.
Read MoreAs a Chinese designer, I always wanted to try more designs with the jade stone. There’s a lot of cultural meaning and stories behind this particular stone, so it will be a big challenge and responsibility for me to recreate or design the material in my way. It can be a long process but I’m working on it now.
Read MoreI appreciate the craftspeople who have come before me. I believe that the generations before us helped to provide a strong craft fountain. This traditional fountain is how I’m able implement well crafted contemporary designs.
Read MoreMore and more people are experimenting with pieces made from upcycled materials, are playing around with them in different projects, and are living off of the potential that discarded waste has and it’s truly wonderful.
Read MoreI suppose I’d make the comparison between learning vocabulary and writing; manufacturing techniques are the words and once you learn them you can tell any story you want. I prefer using and learning traditional craft techniques, in part because it feels like I become part of a practice that has been used for centuries or millennia.
Read MoreI think the future of contemporary jewelry is very bright, especially as a young jewelry designer, we can put more ideas of young people nowadays in jewelry design.
Read MoreThe idea of designing jewellery for my grandmother is more like my own spiritual sustenance, discussing the concept of life and death, love and memory.
Read MoreARTSTHREAD is pleased to announce the list of industry judges participating in this year’s Global Design Graduate Show 2022 in collaboration with GUCCI. Following the success of the inaugural Global Design Graduate Show in 2020, ARTSTHREAD has, for the third year running, teamed up with GUCCI who, as in 2021, will be the exclusive partner for the Global Design Graduate Show 2022. The 2020 show was the first ever online showcase of the world’s leading emerging artists and designers and was created as a proactive response to the cancellation of end of year student exhibitions worldwide due to the pandemic.
Read MoreHow to get ready for Romanian Jewelry Week. And any other jewelry exhibition, contest or event. A short guide.
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