Lital Mendel (Israel)
LITAL MENDEL
Biography:
Member of klimt02 – an international jewelry designers community.
Graduate, jewelry design dep., "Shenkar College of engineering and design"
Participated in exhibitions worldwide- among them: Schmuck (Munich) and other exhibition in the Munich jewelry week through the years, Itami 2013/2015(Japan), Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial 2013/2015/2017/2019 (china), Empreintes and Legacy award by ALLIAGES (France), Jewelry VDW Selection 2019 (Italy) and more.
Collection Concept:
The popular perception of jewelry is that it needs to be made of materials like precious metals, diamonds, and gems. It should sparkle and be beautiful.
What happens when I play with this perception: If I change the materiality, the classic way of setting, the material being set? Will it still be quickly recognized as jewelry?
I looked for new settings to provide another point of view about the relationship between the stone and the setting, between the stone and the body and between the stone and tradition.
Brooch, oxidized silver, zirconia, epoxy
Necklace, oxidized silver, silver, casting wax, epoxy
Necklace, oxidized silver, zirconia, epoxy
Necklace, oxidized silver, zirconia, epoxy