PIN – Associação Portuguesa de Joalharia Contemporânea is a non-profit cultural organization aimed at promoting contemporary jewelry, interchanges of ideas and experiences and the development of theoretical and practical projects within the arts, especially national and international jewelry.
Read MoreMy inspiration often comes while I am sleeping. Many times, a clear piece of jewelry pops into my mind just by observing the world around me, looking at a picture or just watching several forms of my daily life. I may see a simple line, a luminaire or a building full of curves and immediately imagine it in a jewelry form. I am very much inspired by nature and its organic materials. What nature offers cannot be done by human hands.
Read MoreI'm a researcher of forms; my creations have always been distinguished by this research, even in the period when I was training, during my studies, stages or workshops.
Read MoreLaura Forte is born in Copertino in 1982. She studied in Lecce at an applied goldsmith school. In 2001 she moved to Bassano del Grappa, where she continued her specialist studies at IRIGEM, a gemological research institute, earning a qualification diploma as a setter goldsmith. In 2005 she decided to return to her hometown where she opened her jewelry and design studio. Her work finds inspiration contemporary art a new world that nurtures Laura’s creativity. She defines her works as a dialogue, a contamination, a search for herself, something that is timeless. She has received various awards and her work is in various international galleries dealing with contemporary jewelry.
Read MoreBarbara’s ongoing commitment to conveying her knowledge of technical, traditional and experimental enameling techniques in combination with appropriate and necessary metalworking for jewelry is evident in her innovative and researched teaching. “I believe that in depth visual and technical investigation along with experimentation provides increased expertise, continual discovery and aesthetic development.”
Read MoreYoungji Chi majored in metal craft at a university in Seoul and Participated a total of 6 sessions solo exhibitions and a multitude of group exhibitions.
Read MoreTing-Chun, Chen is an art jeweller based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. My works are mostly created with metal, using intuition and repeated labor to convey personal surroundings and sentiments.
Read MoreTammy’s work invites those that wear her jewelry to embark on a journey of self-exploration and a connection to nature.
Read MoreSadâ is a textile and jewellery designer who designs products that will not harm the environment, the human body and living things. She started her career designing clothes for children.
Read MoreIn general, all the pieces that I present are made in the same way with the classic techniques of always, cast, profiling, welding, polishing or matting, rusty, etc. He did not use any new modern techniques, work as usual.
Read MoreBeing an avid nature lover, my biggest nightmare is currently a reality: pollution, environmental emergency, bush fires. There are different types of pollution and different degrees to what we can control, but I believe that we can do more than we think.
Read MoreAlina Carp has been attracted since childhood by the artistic field, that’s when she started to create the first objects and adornments for her mother. Although she studied medicine, her passion for painting and art creation remained alive, so she opened in Bucharest, in 2005, a first personal exhibition, with decorative objects and jewels. This event was followed, over the years, by other personal or group exhibitions, which had on display either paintings or jewelry.
Read MoreFounded by architect Paolo Gambarelli, Lunante was born from necessity and will to explore the art of handwork as true achetypal dimension of making; the constant lymph of his work are the notions acquired in architectural knowledge and the innate propensities and deep love for manual work: the design, the construction and the presentation of his jewels are part of semantic reinterpretation of forms and concepts of our everyday life.
Read MoreI create contemporary jewelry unique and limited series, and also costume products. Made from gold, silver, gems, and semiprecious natural stones next to unconventional materials, my collections are strongly linked to the inspiration of the moment and comes from everywhere around me: forms, sensations, feelings. My jewelry always starts from a concept.
Read MoreWith a degree in Classical Studies, and strongly influenced by ancient history, surrealism and goth/steampunk imagery, Christine works to create jewelry that challenges one’s perspective of adornment. Christine is inspired by movement, by abstract shapes, by themes of whimsy or darkness. She works with simple tools and time-honored traditions to bring life to the metal, paying homage to the artisans of long ago who inspire her work.
Read MoreEvery piece that I create is unique and has its own story. They are all manufactured, each part of every piece is processed separately and then combined with the other parts, as a whole, by soldering and riveting. I wish that my pieces be worn by those who see in jewelry more than an accessory, but rather a way of expressing themselves.
Read MoreMy design is influenced by the raw materials surrounding me. I create new worlds from the limited resources and find tremendous wealth in the soil, the rotting logs, wasp's nest, branches of the trees, broken objects, old plastic bags, it can be anything. I refer to the material and not to the object, study it, understand its properties and use it to create small but complete scenes of staged nature, ex-wild. I believe that through design - as a tool - I can make a change, make a difference, affect people.
Read MorePlay is my personal and whimsical path to uncovering new ideas. Shapes and volumes come to life through experimentation which is a key aspect in my process of creation and often leads to beautiful discoveries.
Read MoreI always look for something that mixes technological research and craftsmanship, humanistic studies and scientific theories, creating symbolic objects that allow us to reflect about contemporary issues linked to post-digital culture.
Read MoreThe Hungarian Art Jewelry Night started in 2015, with the aim of popularizing the Hungarian jewelry design in a broader circle. Following the previous principles, new perspectives have been evolved. This year, as a result of the positive evaluation of past events and the growing interests in the program, aside from Hungarian artists, foreign participants are also welcomed. We wish to introduce the Hungarian and the Central Eastern European contemporary jewelry design, and the accompanying arts. Our attempt is to call the attention of a broader designer community, involving the young Hungarian goldsmith generation, with expanding the concept of jewelry and geographical boundaries.
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