ROMANIAN JEWELRY WEEK 2020 PARTICIPANTS

Mihaela Ciocalteu (Romania) - Designer

Mihaela Ciocalteu (Romania) - Designer

I am part of a generation wielded by “this is how it should be”, this is what we are supposed to do”, according to rules passed over by our elders. I did not find myself, I did not adapt, I did not want to cut any corners. I have learned to listen to my heart and soul, to develop my thoughts from a qualitative point of view. I have learned that it is never too late or too early to want to do it, as long as you love whatever you do. I consider myself a spoiled brat of life. It is a privilege to dream, to set goals and to fulfill them.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 24, 2020ring, brooch, silver, bracelet, designer, romanian

Valentina Cziko (Romania) - Designer

Valentina Cziko (Romania) - Designer

I’ve started creating jewelry last winter, following the advice of a dear friend, which knew I had good abilities in crafting things with my hands. Therefor, I signed up for contemporary jewelry courses at Assamblage School of Contemporary Jewelry, which I graduated successfully. All my pieces have been created somewhere around mid-way 2019, so they haven’t been exhibited yet, thus you’ll have the chance to see them premiere at #ROJW.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 24, 2020ring, pendant, silver, copper, brass, jasper, citrine, romanian, designer

Irina Antonesi (Romania) - Designer

Irina Antonesi (Romania) - Designer

In every stage of jewelry development, challenges arise and choices must be made. The process requires a fluid approach and the final outcome displays the relationship between the idea, the choices made, the application of the process and the behavior of the material.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 24, 2020pendant, ring, silver, wood, svarowski, designer

Georgiana Ciceo - Monom (Romania) - Designer

Georgiana Ciceo - Monom (Romania) - Designer

Monom bears the mark of the designer's personality, the objects being created in a calculated way, with
a special dedication for each piece. It creates architectures that, once dressed, potentiate both geometry and organic by contrast.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020silver, rhodium, vermeil, necklace, hoops, bracelet, earrings, designer, romanian

Alexandra Florea (Romania) - Designer

Alexandra Florea (Romania) - Designer

I’m an architect by formation and a self-taught jewelry designer, with a passion for color, texture and fluid, organic shapes. In 2009 I began creating jewelry as a hobby, experimenting with various materials and later on taking part in contests, exhibitions and trade shows. In jewelry making I found a refugee from my day job, as "There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature" (Antonio Gaudi).

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020brooch, necklace, silver, wool, silk, cotton, beads, seed, pearls, romanian, designer

Adelina Amza (Romania) - Designer

Adelina Amza (Romania) - Designer

My biggest creative stimulant is my constant need for newness. To me, the creative act becomes a form of searching and (re)discovering parts of myself because “we don’t see the world as it is, we see it as we are”.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020pendant, silver, copper, brass, brooch, ring, romanian, designer

Madalina Spiridon (Romania) - Designer

Madalina Spiridon (Romania) - Designer

Madalina Spiridon has an extensive experience in the creative fields, from mosaic to furniture design, from painting to graphic design. Attention to details defines her in any field she activates. As a consequence, the creation of jewelry, a passion born during the faculty, has taken shape and has begun to materialize starting with 2019.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020ring, pendant, silver, peridot, earrings, designer, romanian

Antonio Dumitrescu (Romania) - Designer

Antonio Dumitrescu (Romania) - Designer

I am a graduate and a M.A. of UNArte National University of Arts, the Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, specialized in Metalwork and I began to exhibit my creations publicly, in Romania and abroad, since 2015. In 2018, after completing courses at Assamblage, I started to think about adding jewelry design to my independent working activity. I try to build into silver and bronze, at a much smaller scale, the shapes and volumes I imagine in my smiting projects.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020ring, earrings, brooch, silver, bronze, romanian, designer

Teodora Rus - Juls (Romania) - Designer

JULS is a conceptual jewelry brand launched by Teodora Rus. She graduated Arts and Design University - product design. Launched in 2015, the brand has defined a minimalist line, using primary geometric shapes.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020tiara, ring, earrings, choker, brooch, silver, cement, brass, aluminum, designer, romanian, brand

Gena Tudor (Romania) - Designer

Gena Tudor (Romania) - Designer

I adamantly believe in designing and creating unique and one of a kind pieces of jewelries for all the art lovers that seek and understand the importance of expressing one’s identity.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020egg shell, silver, copper, gold, romanian, designer, earrings, brooch

Bizar Concept (Romania) - Designer

Bizar Concept (Romania) - Designer

Looking back, everything I did before attending the Assamblage School of Contemporary Jewelry courses, were but quests for meaning. I started making jewelry in a very monotonous period of my life, when I was no longer finding my bearings and exhilaration whatsoever. I was in need of a creative offline activity and jewelry-making came to light as the only way that made me feel really good.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020necklace, silver, gold, earrings, aquamarine, enamel, romanian, designer

Diana Tobosaru - Anayd Blu (Romania) - Designer

Diana Tobosaru - Anayd Blu (Romania) - Designer

I graduated (B.A.) the scenography section from UNARTE, I worked in the theatre “Sica Alexandrescu” in Brasov, then, for 28 years, I tried to bring value to advertising. Now I design and manufacture unique jewelry or limited series trying to give them meaning and value through the symbolism of the message they carry.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020bronze, silver, pearls, necklace, brooch, pendant, romanian, designer

Afrodita Blasius (Romania) - Designer

Afrodita Blasius (Romania) - Designer

It all began as a game, along with a friend, and it soon became a serious hobby. It reminded me of a passion I had in my teenage years - painting, and I’ve discovered it combines rather well with leather. So I started crafting some bracelets, than a necklace, until, all of a sudden, I had quite a few pieces created.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020leather, stainless steel, necklace, pendant, earrings, bracelet, romanian, designer

Razvan Popa (Romania) - Designer

Razvan Popa (Romania) - Designer

Razvan Popa combines in a new way materials that at first glance are difficult to combine, especially ceramic with metal. His works, inspired by old cultures, brought to modernity, are approached with classical techniques, be it jewelry, ceramics or metal.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020ring, pendant, ceramic, silver, rutile, designer, romanian

Luiza Teodorescu (Romania) - Designer

Luiza Teodorescu (Romania) - Designer

The initial vision of each jewelry piece is instinctive and visceral, an organic expression of my perception of the world. Yet, the final design is sleek and architectural, influenced by my years of architecture study and my inclination towards minimalism, extracting the quintessence of things. I place great value on concept and try to tell a story with my pieces but also to allow for them to create a story for the wearer.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020ring, bracelet, brooch, silver, mirror, plastic bag, copper, designer, leather

Renata Dragusin (Romania) - Designer

Renata Dragusin (Romania) - Designer

I am a graduate of the Romanian-American University of Economics, but after completing several courses at Assamblage School of Contemporary Jewelry, I started to work as an independent jewelry designer. In my jewelry design I seek out the almost imperceptible details in lines, colors, forms that are surrounding us and in the reflection of light. I think there is a subtle geometry in our everyday life.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020ring, bracelet, cigarette holder, silver, bronze, porcelain, designer, romanian

Oana Totoret (Romania) - Designer

Oana Totoret (Romania) - Designer

This creative road I’ve taken started from a pure passion to create. I enjoy spending time in my workshop focusing on different things, learning new techniques and inventing new ways of doing the same thing, but much easier and faster. My inspiration comes from the beauty and simplicity of nature. What drives me is the tendency to translate this admiration into a visual language, to illustrate the connection with something bigger, that operates according to the same principles and breathes in the same way.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020ring, hairpin, enamel, silver, brass, designer, romanian

Noha Nicolescu (Romania) - Designer

Noha Nicolescu (Romania) - Designer

A brief sighting of wildlife or the discovery of a growing jewel can be a transitory respite or a lifelong enrichment. My attention has long been held by these glimpses and discoveries; they have become my source of sanctuary and personal rhythm. Collecting natural forms and incorporating them into my work reaffirms truths that begin with the self, but are at once universal. A certain intimacy is established by both acts - the collecting and the making.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020brooch, ring, necklace, wood, silver, brass, cotton, designer, romanian

Mona Velciov (Romania) - Designer

Mona Velciov (Romania) - Designer

Mona Velciov studied Visual Arts and Design at George Enescu National University of Arts in Iasi and jewelry design at Assamblage School of Contemporary Jewelry in Bucharest. She worked as art director at Octogon, an architecture and design magazine in Bucharest. Presently, she is a freelance graphic designer and jewelry designer.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020choker, bracelet, earrings, ring, concrete, designer, romanian, aluminium, copper

Miruna Belicovici (Romania) - Designer

Miruna Belicovici (Romania) - Designer

My passion for jewelry making begun unexpectedly, as any true love would. It was like all of a sudden, after a life long full of educated words, I finally learned to talk. No boundaries, no misconceptions, just the purity of the concept, articulated meticulously in each piece of jewelry. It is like transposing the beauty of the felt word, the depth of a concept or merely the joy of playing with metal, in each jewel.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020ring, brooch, silver, brass, copper, designer, romanian