My 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 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 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 MoreWhen I was little, my mother had a custom ring made in Craiova, while she was attending high school. It really fascinated me and I admired it throughout my childhood. This was. perhaps, the spark that made me want to learn jewelry design. It was quite the challenge, but eventually I turned from a jewelry consumer into a jewelry maker. Later on, between 2017 and 2019, I graduated several courses from Assamblage Jewelry School.
Read MoreFor me, a piece of jewelry is not worn. You wear it to let yourself be carried into its world.
It is more than just an accessory which enhances a fashion context. It is a sign with its own message, creating unexpected relationships between an idea which has just discovered new means of expression and a shape, uniquely articulated by the juxtaposition of materials (silver, brass but also precarious materials encountered accidentally - pieces of wood, paper, etc). The jewelry becomes an unconventional collage, a metamorphosis of the initial purpose of the materials and also of the bearer which is in touch with it.
I never wanted to create embellishment, but to bring ideas to life. That is why my pieces seem to have become jewellery by mistake: some are very fragile, some too heavy. All of them are not easy to wear. Those wearing them have been impressed by the story behind them and can recognize themselves in the pieces.
Read MoreI’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.
Read MoreMy 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”.
Read MoreJULS 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreMy 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.
Read MoreI am a jewellery designer maker, with a strong background in cultural marketing and over ten years of engineering work experience. I am interested in people and inspired by books. I tell stories through figurative and sculptural jewellery. Empowered by the freedom of expression that jewellery can offer, I hope that my work is an authentic and sincere expression of my ideas and emotions.
Read MoreWith universal historical elements and a Romanian spirit of creation I hope I can contribute to a legacy for the future that will bring as much happiness and satisfaction, to the one who wears them, as I felt when making them.
Read MoreLaura Tartau, graduate of the National University of Bucharest Arts / Faculty of Decorative Arts and
Design / Ceramics-Glass-Metal, Specialization Metal and master's degree with glass specialization.
